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The brothers Ianachia (Avdella, Ottoman Empire, 1878 – Thessaloniki, Greece, 1954) and Milton Manachia (Avdella, Ottoman Empire, 1882 – Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia, 1964) were pioneering photographers and the first filmmakers in the Balkans. In 1905 they filmed in Avdela the first motion pictures in the Ottoman Balkans - The Weavers.[2] In honor of their work, the International Cinematographers' Film Festival "Manaki Brothers"[3] is held every year in Bitola, the city where most of their activities were organized. In total, they took over 17,300 photographs in 120 localities. | The brothers Ianachia (Avdella, Ottoman Empire, 1878 – Thessaloniki, Greece, 1954) and Milton Manachia (Avdella, Ottoman Empire, 1882 – Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia, 1964) were pioneering photographers and the first filmmakers in the Balkans. In 1905 they filmed in Avdela the first motion pictures in the Ottoman Balkans - The Weavers.[2] In honor of their work, the International Cinematographers' Film Festival "Manaki Brothers"[3] is held every year in Bitola, the city where most of their activities were organized. In total, they took over 17,300 photographs in 120 localities. | ||
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The brothers Ianachia (Avdella, Ottoman Empire, 1878 – Thessaloniki, Greece, 1954) and Milton Manachia (Avdella, Ottoman Empire, 1882 – Bitola, SFR Yugoslavia, 1964) were pioneering photographers and the first filmmakers in the Balkans. In 1905 they filmed in Avdela the first motion pictures in the Ottoman Balkans - The Weavers.[2] In honor of their work, the International Cinematographers' Film Festival "Manaki Brothers"[3] is held every year in Bitola, the city where most of their activities were organized. In total, they took over 17,300 photographs in 120 localities.
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