| Cinema of North Macedonia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 film industry based in North Macedonia or any motion-picture made by Macedonians abroad. Janaki and Milton Manaki are considered the founding fathers. The first feature film produced by the country was Frosina (1952) and the most famous director is Milčo Mančevski. The first and only Macedonian movie theater chain is Kinoverzum.[4]
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 Academy Award, namely Before the Rain (1994) and Honeyland (2019).
- ^ 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.