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- DirectorVojislav NanovicStarsMeri BoskovaAco JovanovskiLjuba ArsovaFrosina is one of the many Macedonian wives whose husbands are economic emigrants abroad. Marriage does not bring them a family, only the burden of life itself. After her husband's short visits, she gives birth to children who do not live long because of the poverty into which they have been born. She gives birth to them alone, and she buries them alone. Only her last child, Klime, survives all his various illnesses and grows up to be her one joy in life. The war breaks out...
- DirectorMilcho ManchevskiStarsBorce NacevVesna StanojevskaSabina AjrulaThe son of a reputable physician struggles to live up to other people's expectations of him, until one day he is confronted by people who appear to die time and again.
- DirectorSvetozar RistovskiStarsVlado JovanovskiMarko KovacevicJordanco CevrevskiAs Macedonia faces its difficult transition, a boy escapes into a world of his own creation.
- DirectorMilcho ManchevskiStarsKatrin CartlidgeRade SerbedzijaGrégoire ColinThree interconnected stories of love under the threat of civil war in Macedonia and London.
- DirectorMilcho ManchevskiStarsJoseph FiennesDavid WenhamAdrian LesterA New York thief, a tough-as-nails hundred-year-old woman, two brothers from the Wild West, a Macedonian revolutionary and a beautiful pregnant woman, all cross paths in a tale that spans two continents and three centuries.
- DirectorAntonio MitrikeskiStarsAgnieszka WagnerNikola RistanovskiMarija AtanasovskaA true story about tragic love of the couple who found themselves at the different sides of the border in 1948.
- DirectorDarko MitrevskiStarsKatarina IvanovskaSasko KocevRichard SammelDimitry hires German coach Rudolph Spitz to galvanize his ragtag team into the country's best football club, but then the first Nazi tanks roll in and Rebecca, a local banker's beautiful daughter, elopes with his star player.
- DirectorDarko MitrevskiStarsVlado JovanovskiAdolfo MargiottaZvezda AngelovskaA Macedonian military deserter and his Italian blood-brother are searching for a dead grandmother wrapped up in a stolen carpet, all over the Balkan's criminal underworld.
- DirectorAntonio MitrikeskiStarsLoris CurciRobert EnglundTamara GarbajsStory about people and their destinies, frustrated by war traumas who try to erase memories of their past.
- DirectorKiril CenevskiStarsDarko DamevskiAco JovanovskiRisto SiskovThe story of Macedonian soldiers who were captured by the Greek army and taken to the prison camps on Greek islands during Greek Civil War in 1946. Suspected of being communists, they are maltreated by the Greek officers running the camp.
- DirectorFrance StiglicStarsIlija DzuvalekovskiDragomir FelbaTrajko CorevskiA group of Macedonian partisans are hiding away in the mountains from Bulgarian fascist authorities that occupy Macedonia.
- DirectorAleksandar DjurcinovStarsNeda ArnericDarko DamevskiSlobodan DimitrijevicA Macedonian girl is trying to swim the British Channel. During the ordeal, she remembers her troubled past.
- DirectorStole PopovStarsSvetozar CvetkovicMeto JovanovskiVladislava MilosavljevicThe story of two brothers of different orientation and fate. The drama takes place in an atmosphere of tension and fear, during the conflict of Yugoslav Communist Party with the Stalinism, during the Cominform. Older brother Dragoslav, a returnee from Russia, was unjustly accused of being a Russian spy and subsequently arrested. Younger brother Kosta is not interested in politics, but he's attracted by a brother's wife Vera and underworld mafia. In the end, it turns out that a young woman belongs to the Soviet spy agency.
- DirectorStole PopovStarsMeto JovanovskiLjiljana MedjesiStojan 'Stole' ArandjelovicAfter a quarrel with his wife, a man leaves their apartment with one suitcase only. Having slept in a train station, the police legitimates him and found him suspicious. Soon he'll find himself locked in a prison with several other, mostly innocent people. The true horror begins only then.
- DirectorStole PopovStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicAntony ZakiKatina IvanovaIn a Macedonian gypsy village local man meets an Indian UNPROFOR physician whom he sees as solution to all his troubles.
- DirectorJan HintjensStarsRik van UffelenAnn EschChristophe VienneTo love or to kill ? A story of a strong friendship between two men with nothing in common. A story of an impossible friendship which ends in a vendetta between two families for generations. 1902, Macedonia: Mitre, a poor Macedonian Christian, saves the life of Osman, a rich Turkish Muslim. They become blood-brothers. But vendetta and betrayal will take the place of friendship and love. Two generations later, Antwerp : Pavel, nephew of Mitre, is living in Antwerp. He has a daughter, Els. Orchan, descendant of Osman, arrives with the purpose of finding him and revenging his family. He falls in love with Els, not knowing that her father is the man he has to kill. When he finds out; he faces a great dilemma: kill Pavel in name of his family's honour or forgive him in name of love and friendship.
- DirectorAneta LesnikovskaStarsIrena RisticIgor DzambazovDejan LilicDOGMA 95 exists for over 10 years now. But it has been living in the Balkans forever. A desperate Macedonian filmmaker swears it's time to kill DOGMA . But how far will she go to make it come true?
- DirectorTeona Strugar MitevskaStarsLabina MitevskaAna KostovskaNikolina KujacaThree sisters living in an ancient city known for its toxic lead factory strive to break free from their past and get something more out of life in this darkly comic family drama. In a fractured landscape where communism and capitalism have both failed, virginal 27-year-old Afrodita lives in a modest home with her twin sister Sapho and their older sibling Slavica. Afrodita has remained mute ever since her mother walked out on the family and her father died, and Sapho is a promiscuous handball player whose many conquests fail to provide personal fulfillment. Slavica is a 35-year-old recovering drug addict whose radiant beauty can't make up for the fact that she is perceived by many as damaged goods. If only Afrodita and Sapho could find their lonely sibling a suitable mate who could also stand as the family breadwinner, perhaps they could take the tentative first steps toward escaping their noxious hometown.
- DirectorIgor Ivanov IziStarsMilan TocinovskiSanja TrajkovicSlavisha KajevskiJan is the type of romantic malcontent who can't find rest, who continually hurts people and gets hurt himself. This dark, raw and uncompromising Macedonian film presents a gloomy testimony of the degradation of the life of the individual and society as a whole.
- DirectorVladimir BlazevskiStarsJordan SimonovKamka TocinovskiToni MihajlovskiA group of crotchety codgers attempt to revive the punk-rock band they all played in 17 years earlier in "Punk Is Not Dead," from Macedonian scribe-helmer
- DirectorDanilo SerbedzijaRade SerbedzijaStarsRade SerbedzijaMikko NousiainenLucija SerbedzijaSkopje 1941, the city is occupied by the Germans and their Bulgarian allies. Zoran, a boy of 11, witnesses the horrors of war. Zoran's father is away fighting in the partisan army. Zoran's mother and a German officer develop a special affection for one another.
- DirectorGoran TrenchovskiStarsPetre ArsovskiIgor AngelovLjupka DzundevaMaki, Kata, and Jiji are loyal friends who believe in their youthful ideals. However, when Maki and Kata announce their engagement, Jiji becomes jealous. In the period of Communist liquidations, there is an unsolved murder of five students, one of them being Maki. A half-century later, Alavantie, as a witness and a researcher, returns to his homeland with the "Golden Five" dossier. His secrets and knowledge bring additional tension to Kata's and Jiji's married lives.
- DirectorVardan TozijaStarsMartin GjorgoskiDeniz AbdulaNikola RistanovskiA cruel chain of events turns a quiet, introvert boy from a desolated adoption Center into a fierce leader of a group of ruthless youngsters, who decide to take revenge of the world that has done them nothing but harm.
- DirectorAleksandar PopovskiStarsNikola RistanovskiDragana KostadinovskaNatasa TapuskovicA Macedonian family from Bitola at the turn of the twentieth century tries to survive, preserve its roots and remain together.
- DirectorKosara MiticStarsDeniz AbdulaSara KlimoskaNikola KolevBirthday is a film about a group of teenagers who find a bizarre way for entertainment. One rainy evening, Marko and Kecko join in to celebrate Milan eighteenth birthday. It starts as a typical birthday party in which they indulge in hedonism and vices. Knowing that Milan is still a virgin and is desperately in love with their class teacher Nevena, Marko decides to make him an offer he can not refuse.
- DirectorGoran TrenchovskiStarsDragan SaldzievThe mocumentary about famous clockmaker Dragan Saldziev in Skopje.
- DirectorDimitrie OsmanliStarsEmil RubenSnezana Velkova
- DirectorIgor AleksovStarsIgor AngelovSlavica JovanovskaPredrag PavlovskiThis is a short and poignant story about the life of the main heroine Anna and her hellish journey from dream to become a film actress, through communist torture, to the monastic quarters. A story of double standards, hypocrisy and cruelty of the past and present.
- DirectorMarija ApcevskaStarsMarija BlagoevskaMaja VeljkovicLjupka DzundevaThe Tibetan word Bardo means literally intermediate state also translated as transitional state or in-between state. It is a state that lies between two other states, between life and death, sadness and joy, being a child and growing up. Bardo is a story about two friends, a little girl and a balloon which reminds her of her father. A story about little girl's world coming face to face with grownups world while attending her father's funeral.
- DirectorTomislav AleksovStarsZlatko GeorgievKiril AndonovskiRobert RistovThe story is about a deaf child named Najden and his mother Nevena (Snezana Konevska Rusi). The journalist (Magdalena Rizova) wants to make a documentary about Najden.
- DirectorTomislav AleksovStarsZoran LjutkovMarija Spirkoska
- DirectorEleonora VeninovaStarsMite GrozdanovIlija StrumenikovskiTwo aging inhabitants of a remote village lead a bitter fight over who dies first and gets the only remaining grave in the village.
- DirectorDina DumaStarsEva RasJordan SimonovAn old woman suffering from dementia thinks she is twenty years old and is about to run away with her lover. How does this illness affect her son?
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film from Janaki and Milton Manaki capturing footage of their grandmother, Despina.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiThe movie depicts Macedonian women are shown working hard.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents children ling up for a class picture and performing school exercises.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents women doing the laundry.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA black and white short film documenting a large group of people.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents people loading pack animals and a caravan.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film containing early Balkan footage directed by the Manaki brothers.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the celebration of the religious festival Epiphany.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents a Balkan wedding processional.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents animal breeding.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents cattle breeding.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the celebration of St. Cyril and Methodius on the main street in Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the religious holiday All Souls' Day.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short prior to World War I film which captures festivities at a fair near a church in Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton Manaki"Reprisals by the Turkish Army Against the Macedonian Population" showing the hanging bodies of Macedonians.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA documentary which captures a funeral taking place on the main street of Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the celebration of Young Turks' Revolution in Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the Parade which celebrates Hürriyet.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting about Turks Hold Huriet's Speech at Ottoman Macedonia.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents a celebration with slogans in Greek.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the defilee of Army Orchestra, Carriages and Horsemen.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the Romanian Minister Istrate's visit to Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the Romanian Minister Istrate's visit to Gopesh.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the Romanian Minister Istrate's visit to Resen.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the city of Grevena.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the Grevena Church.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiThis short film documents the funeral ceremony of the Metropolitan Aimilianos of Grevena, who was killed on October 1, 1911.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film documenting Macedonian culture.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents Alexander Karadjordjevic's visit to Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the reception of the Greek King and the heir Pavle made by General Bojovic in Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short black and white film about the Serbian army doing a parade in Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the celebration of Epiphany in Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents the opening of the City Café in Bitola.
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiA short film by the Manaki brothers which documents a Wedding in Bitola.
- DirectorMilton Manaki
- DirectorZivorad 'Zika' MitrovicStarsOlga SpiridonovicIlija MilcinMarija TocinoskiMacedonia on the turn of the century is enslaved by decaying Ottoman Empire. Freedom fighters, in order to raise money for their cause, kidnap American lady who works in Protestant mission.
- DirectorSlavko Janevski
- DirectorZivorad 'Zika' MitrovicStarsJovan MilicevicMarijan LovricOlivera MarkovicA group of railroad workers decide to make extra money by smuggling forbidden goods and engaging in other criminal activities.Writers: Slavko Janevski
- DirectorDimitar KostarovStarsIvan IcmarevKole SinjkievikjMishko NestorovskiSister and brothers, left home alone, draw on the apartment wall. A painter arrives to repair the damage. While he is occupied, the kids try their hand at finger painting. This inspires the painter to change his plans.
- DirectorDimitrie OsmanliStarsLjupka DzundevaSlobodan 'Cica' PerovicMeri BoskovaYoung scientist Zare and his wife, a theater costume designer Mira, live in a rented apartment where they were under the pressure of curious and disturbing neighbors. Once Zare was given the keys of the Ethnographic Museum in Ohrid in order to sort out the situation in this museum, this means escape for the family.
- DirectorSlavko JanevskiStarsKiro Cortosev
- DirectorZivorad 'Zika' MitrovicStarsAleksandar GavricDragan OcokoljicDarko DamevskiThe story of a famous group of Macedonian freedom fighters that opposed Ottoman repression at the beginning of 20th century.
- DirectorLjubisa GeorgievskiMiomir 'Miki' StamenkovicStarsDragomir FelbaJovan MilicevicVesna KrajinaThree partisans come to a fascist held town at the end of the war to create diversions. Their protector is tortured to reveal their whereabouts, but the partisans arrive in time.
- DirectorBranko GapoStarsJanez VrhovecDimitar GesovskiPetar PrlickoIn 1918, after the end of the Balkan Wars and the First World War, hundreds of Macedonians immigrated to Bulgaria. Among them there were pro-Bulgarian Macedonians who wanted to exploit the emigrants for their own political purposes. A number of decent freedom fighters were eliminated. The victim of one of the assassins in Sofia was Gjorche Petrov. His assassin is a young boy who doesn't even know that he is shooting dead the man who is one of the last real fighters for the freedom of Macedonia. By discovering that he has been unknowingly involved in the pro-Bulgarian organization and has been used for an execution of this vile act, it means the death sentence for the young boy.
- DirectorArsenij JovkovThis film was made on the occasion of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Ilinden (St. Ellias Day) Rebellion. This panoramic film depicts the most significant historic figures and places situated in the Aegian, Pirin and Vardar regions.
- DirectorAco PetrovskiA description of wedding customs during the religious holiday of St. Peter's Day (Petrovden) in the village Galichnik and its surroundings.
- DirectorSifrid MiladinovThis ethnographic and historical silent 16mm cinematic jewel was filmed in 1940 by Sifrid Miladinov - a professional photographer and amateur filmmaker from Kumanovo, a man with eclectic range of interests. In 16 short but precious minutes you one sees what the village of Galichnik, the famous Galichnik wedding and our ancestors looked like 80 years ago - in color. - very unusual at that time. Sifrid Miladinov's film is a rare opportunity to look back in the past through authentic, original archive footage.
- DirectorBlagoja Drnkov
- DirectorTrajce Popov
- DirectorTrajce Popov
- DirectorJovan Boskovski
- DirectorBlagoja Drnkov
- DirectorTrajce Popov
- DirectorJovo Kamberski