The documentary film “Manaki, a Story in Pictures” won the best documentary film award at the 9th edition of the South East European Cinema Festival SEE a Paris 2019.

The film is directed by Robert Jankulovski, written by Ilindenka Petrushevska and Robert Jankulovski, with editing by Blaze Dulev, music by Darko Spasovski, and produced by MCF film production Skopje.

The film covers the photographic and film production of Janaki and Milton Manaki, the first cameramen in the Balkans, which is of great significance to the Macedonian and Balkan culture documenting the events of the 19th and 20th centuries. The documentary way of looking at their lives and work in this film is presented through animated photos and recorded material in present time.

At the SEE a Paris festival held from 28-31.05.2019 in Paris, another Macedonian film was awarded with the best screenplay award – feature film “The Mocking  of Christ” written and directed by Jani Bojadzi.

The films “Manaki, a Story in Pictures” and “The Mocking of Christ” are financially supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency.