Macedonian Cinematography (1947 - 1991)

After the Second World War, great political and economic changes took place in Macedonia. It also reflects on culture—on its creation, purpose, and perception by the audience. The film is one of the priorities of the new Government and represents a convenient tool for establishing and accepting the new social order. Institutions and bodies are created that regulate and organize the production, screening, and distribution of films. A new cinematography is being created, domestic, Macedonian, shaping and educating a new audience. An audience that will be able to read and understand the aesthetics, narratives, and codes of that new cinematography.

Thus, in the newly formed (People's / Socialist) Republic of Macedonia, a new, indigenous institutionalized cinematography is being created, which by the way also left a written trace in the State Archives, which we can see through preserved funds such as: “Commission for Cinematography under the Government of PRM”, “Association of the independent film authors and collaborators of Macedonia—Film Studio—Skopje 1968/1975”, the “City Cinemas” fund, the “Republic Secretariat for Culture in the SR Macedonia” fund, the “Central Committee of the Union of Communists of Macedonia” fund and many others.

All of them found their place in the exhibition “Macedonian Cinematography (1947-1991), which is practically a short story about the development of Macedonian cinematography until 1991 and is prepared in cooperation with the Cinematheque of the Republic of North Macedonia, where it is installed as a permanent exhibition.