Dimitrie Osmanli

(1927 - 2006)

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.