International Cinematographers Film Festival
"Manaki Brothers"
International Cinematographers Film Festival "Manaki Brothers", October 15– 21, 2011 Manaki Brothers Script Corner, October 2011 Deadline: September 1, 2011
International Cinematographers Film Festival "Manaki Brothers" Labina Mitevska 8 Mart br. 4 1000 Skopje Macedonia
Phone: +389 23 11 94 96 [email protected] www.manaki.com.mk [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHERS FILM FESTIVAL "MANAKI BROTHERS" takes place in Bitola, Macedonia (October 15 – 21, 2011). "Manaki Brothers" is the world's oldest film festival that pays tribute to the creative work of the cinematographers and celebrates the visual artistic aspects of film.
The main part of the Festival's programme belongs to "CAMERA 300" - Official Competition of feature films of the most recent European and world production. The cinematographers of these films compete for the Golden, Silver and Bronze CAMERA 300, awarded by the Festival's International Jury. The Short Film Programme is competitive programme and presents films from the newest production. The aim of this programme is to discover new and young directors of photography. One cinematographer receives the award “small” Golden Camera 300.
Traditionally, the Festival grants Life Achievement Award Golden CAMERA 300. It is dedicated to the most exceptional and leading cinematographers, who have given extraordinary contribution to the film art. Up to now our laureates in the Club of the Greats are: Vadim Ivanovic Jusov, Raoul Coutard, Tonino Delli Colli, Miroslav Ondricek, Henry Alekan, Freddie Francise, Jerzy Wojcik, Sven Nykvist, Vittorio Storaro, Michael Ballhaus, Anatoliy Petritsky, Peter Suschitzky, Billy William last year to Mr. Vilmos Zsigmont and Roger Pratt.
Every year the Festival awards Special Award Golden Camera 300, which is dedicated to the film art professionals who have made exceptional contribution to the world cinema. In the last two years recipients of this award were American actress Daryl Hannah and Almodovar muse, actress Victoria Abril and Oscar winning Director of Photography Antony dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire, Antichrist, Dogville). Among the winners of this award are: Walter Carvalho, Robby Muller, Jirzi Menzel, Vittorio Storaro.
EAVE partnership EAVE is partner of the Manaki Brothers Script Corner, organized by the International Cinematographers Film Festival "Manaki Brothers" and Macedonian Film Fund. The programme provides two days intensive script developing workshop with renowned script doctors from Europe. The selected candidates will have script tutoring meetings. The festival will cover the travel and accommodation costs for the four selected scriptwriters. Special priority is given to applying EAVE producers. Manaki Brothers Script Corner 2011 is financially supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Skopje.