Milton Manaki

Directing·Sep 9, 1882·Avdella, Ottoman Empire, Manastir Vilayet

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Miltos (Miltiadis) Manakis (Aromanian: Milton Manachia, Greek: Μίλτος Μανάκης, 1882–1964) was a leading pioneer of cinema and photography in the Balkans. Together with his brother, Giannakis, they are considered the "Lumier brothers of the Balkans", as in 1905 they created the first motion picture in the region, capturing their 114-year-old grandmother spinning wool in Avdella, Grevena. He born in 1882 in Avdella, Grevena, a Vlach village in Pindos that at the time belonged to the Ottoman Empire (today Greece). Miltos Manakis and his brother left a vast cultural legacy that includes: They recorded 67 short films, mainly of ethnographic and historical interest, such as the visits of Sultan Mehmet V to Monastir and scenes from the Balkan Wars. It is estimated that they took over 12,500 photographs, capturing the daily life, traditions and landscapes of Macedonia and Epirus. The "Manakia" Cinema: In 1921 they founded their own cinema in Monastir, which was a cultural center of the time until its destruction by fire. Their work inspired Theodoros Angelopoulos in the film "The Gaze of Ulysses" (1995), in which the protagonist searches for three lost reels of film by the Manaki brothers. In their honor, the "Manaki Brothers" International Film Festival is organized every year in Monastir, which is the oldest festival in the world dedicated to the art of cinematography.

Film	Credit
The Manakia Brothers: Diary of a Long Look Back2016 · (voice) (archive footage)	(voice) (archive footage)
The Reception of the Greek King and the Heir Pavle Made by General Bojovic in Bitola1918 · Director	Director
Alexander Karadjordjevic Visiting Bitola1912 · Director	Director
Opening of the City Café in Bitola1912 · Director	Director
TThe Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria1911 · Director	Director
The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Bitola1911 · Director	Director
The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Gopesh1911 · Director	Director
The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Resen1911 · Director	Director
Panorama of the City of Grevena1911 · Director	Director
Grevena Church1911 · Director	Director
TThe Visit of the Sultan Mehmed the Fifth Reshad to Salonika1911 · Director	Director
TThe Turkish Sultan Mehmed V Resad Visiting Bitola1911 · Director	Director
Celebration on the Occasion of Young Turks' Revolution in Bitola1908 · Director	Director
TThe Celebration on Hürriyet1908 · Director	Director
Parade on the Occasion of the Hürriyet1908 · Director	Director
Turks' Hearing Speech on Hürriyet1908 · Director	Director
The Celebration with Slogans in Greek1908 · Director	Director
The Defilee of Army Orchestra, Carriages and Horsemen1908 · Director	Director
WWeaving Women1905 · Director	Director
TThe Parade of Serbian Army in Bitola1905 · Director	Director
Grandma Despina1905 · Director	Director
Weavers1905 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Outside Class1905 · Director	Director
Washerwomen1905 · Director	Director
TThe Mass1905 · Director	Director
MMarket Day in Bitola1905 · Director	Director
VVeria Fair1905 · Director	Director
Wallachian Nomads1905 · Director	Director
SSheep Slaughter1905 · Director	Director
WWallachian Dance1905 · Director	Director
TThe Celebration of Saint George1905 · Director	Director
The Celebration of the Religious Festival Epiphany1905 · Director	Director
Village Wedding1905 · Director	Director
A Veterinary Station1905 · Director	Director
Turkish Professor at the Agricultural School1905 · Director	Director
The Celebration of St. Cyril and Methodius on the Main Street in Bitola1905 · Director	Director
The Religious Holiday All Souls’ Day1905 · Director	Director
FFair Near "Holy Sunday" Church in Bitola1905 · Director	Director
RReprisals by the Turkish Army Against the Macedonian Population1905 · Director	Director
AA Funeral of a Metropolitan in Bitola1905 · Director	Director
IInfantry and Cavalcade on the Occasion of the Young Turks1905 · Director	Director
PParades of the Turkish Artillery in Bitola1905 · Director	Director
A Wedding in Bitola1905 · Director	Director
Celebration of Epiphany in Bitola1905 · Director	Director