Brothers Manakia - Pioneers of Greek and Balkan Cinema

Unknown, 1988

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This film traces the history of Yannis and Miltos Manakia, beginning at their place of birth, the Macedonian village of Abdela, where the first Greek film “The Weavers” was made by the Manakia brothers in 1905, laying the foundations of the Greek and Balkan Cinema.

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Credits

director

Kostas Andritos

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places
Unknown
Production dates
1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324380

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Manakias, Miltos

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Manakias, Yiannis

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry

Documentary

People → Manakias, Miltos

People → Manakias, Yiannis

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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