Dimitrie Osmanli

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1927-05-29

Deathday 2006-03-13 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Bitola, Macedonia

Also Known As Dimitre Osmanli, D. Osmanli

Dimitrie Osmanli

Biography

Dimitrie Osmanli (1927–2006) was a Macedonian film, television, and theater director. He was the first academically graduated Macedonian, both film and theater, director. Osmanli was a multimedia director. Highly respected for introducing modern themes and genres in the age of socialist and patriotic realism, introducing the new creative approach with his first feature films, the short film "Puppets` Rebellion" (1957), and especially with the modern comedy "Peaceful Summer" (1961), a film keeping its charm and freshness up to date. One of the founders, the first dean, and a professor in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts ("Fakultet na dramski umetnosti") of the St.st. Cyrillus and Methodius University of Skopje. Dimitrie Osmanli was given a Macedonian Ministry of Culture award for his doyen contributions to the country's film industry. He was born in Bitola and lived in Skopje, and working in his country and abroad.

Known For

Director

1995
1988
Skopje's Dreams

as Director

1974
First Evening

as Director

1974
Encounter

as Director

1973
People and Birds

as Director

1973
New Year Carousel

as Director

1971
Thirst

as Director

1969
1967
Memento

as Director

1961
A Quiet Summer

as Director

Writer

1974
First Evening

as Writer

1973
1973
1967
Memento

as Writer