Yanaki and Milton Manaki, renowned as Manaki Brothers were the first filmmakers in Balkan as they created the first motion pictures in the Ottoman Empire. And for the first time ever in Turkey, a full set of restored films from Manaki Brothers were shown in the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. The show was in association with a segment called ‘In Search of Celluloid’ in the film festival.

All their films were shot in the late 19th and in the early years of 20th century. The film show of Manaki brothers received wide spread acclaim and audience enjoyed it to the fullest. The show was in a special mood as Macedonian musicians Blogaj Maratov and Bojan Maratov’s elegantly composed pieces of music were played at the screening.

Igor Stardelov, the head of Cinematheque of Macedonia, said, ‘’ We made an extraordinary effort to take care of the photography archive of the Manaki’s, we kept them in the wooden boxes buried in the ground. They had left a unique archive to Macedonia. Manaki’s archive is extremely important for the world heritage; they filmed local miracles, dances, traditions, religious rituals and feasts, weddings and funerals. They had a particular interest to film the crowds’’

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival is crossing its 50 year mark, and semi centennial celebrations are going on in a splendid manner. As expected, this year’s festival has reached the peak of fame and glory and this festival is now a prominent name in the World Film Market.