Cinema of North Macedonia
Cinema of North Macedonia | |
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No. of screens | 18 (2009)[1] |
• Per capita | 0.9 per 100,000 (2009)[1] |
Produced feature films (2010)[2] | |
Fictional | 4 |
Animated | - |
Documentary | - |
Number of admissions (2011)[3] | |
Total | 119,575 |
National films | 24,986 (20.9%) |
Cinema of North Macedonia refers to
Throughout the past century, the medium of film has depicted the history, culture and everyday life of the people of North Macedonia. Over the years many Macedonian films have been presented at film festivals around the world and several of these films have won prestigious awards. Two Macedonian films have been nominated for an
Early period
The first film to be produced on the territory of the present-day country was made in 1895 by
The first Macedonian feature film was Frosina, released in 1952 and directed by Vojislav Nanović. The screenplay was written by Vlado Maleski, who wrote the lyrics for the country's national anthem. The first feature film in colour was Miss Stone, a movie about a Protestant missionary in Ottoman Macedonia. It was released in 1958.
Contemporary period
The most famous Macedonian director is
In 2019, the documentary
See also
- List of films from North Macedonia
- Cinema of the world
References
- ^ a b "Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)". UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Lazarevska, Marina. "North Macedonia's First Cinema Chain Opens New Cinema in Veles - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
- ISBN 9781538119624.
- ISBN 9781474458436.
- ^ Martinelli, Marissa (13 January 2020). "Honeyland Just Made Oscar History". Slate. The Slate Group. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Kleiman, Evan (3 January 2020). "The documentary 'Honeyland' captures a story of resilience". KCRW. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Squires, Bethy (2 February 2019). "Here Are the Winners of the 2019 Sundance Awards". Vulture. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ "Oscars: Macedonia Bows Out of Foreign Language Category Race". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
External links
- Official website of North Macedonia Film Agency, the main body that supports film-making in the country