Trajče Popov

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Trajče Popov

Directing July 15, 1923

Veles, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes [now North Macedonia]

Trajče Popov was a Macedonian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer, recognized as a pioneer in Macedonian cinema. He is best known for directing Makedonska krvava svad…

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Macedonian Blood Wedding

Macedonian Blood Wedding

6.6 1967 Movie
In the Mountains of Yugoslavia

In the Mountains of Yugoslavia

5.6 1946 Movie
Miss Stone

Miss Stone

5.8 1958 Movie
Rhythm and Sound

Rhythm and Sound

6.5 1955 Movie
October 11th

October 11th

1949 Movie
The Verdict

The Verdict

6.0 1977 Movie
Foundations of Solidarity

Foundations of Solidarity

10.0 1966 Movie
White Dawns

White Dawns

1952 Movie
Skopje Journal #5

Skopje Journal #5

1964 Movie
Murgosh - The Sharplaninec

Murgosh - The Sharplaninec

1960 Movie
Dojran Lake

Dojran Lake

1961 Movie
We Are Asking for Bread

We Are Asking for Bread

1962 Movie

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Trajče Popov was a Macedonian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer, recognized as a pioneer in Macedonian cinema. He is best known for directing Makedonska krvava svadba (Macedonian Blood Wedding, 1967), a film that portrays the resistance of Macedonian people against Ottoman rule. This work is considered a classic in Macedonian film history. Popov's contributions significantly shaped the development of the film industry in North Macedonia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1998
    In Continuo

    Movie Director

  2. 1983
    Liquidator

    Movie Director

  3. 1977
    The Verdict

    Movie Director

  4. 1970
    The Wedding of the Sharplaninec

    Movie Director

  5. 1968
    The Calling of the Spring

    Movie Director

  6. 1968
    A Letter from Skopje

    Movie Director

  7. 1967
    Macedonian Blood Wedding

    Movie Director

  8. 1966
    Foundations of Solidarity

    Movie Writer

  9. 1964
    Skopje Journal #5

    Movie Director

  10. 1964
    The Rule of Rice

    Movie Director

  11. 1963
    Skopje Journal #1

    Movie Director

  12. 1963
    Skopje Journal #2

    Movie Director

  13. 1963
    Catastrophe, Sufferings, Hopes

    Movie Assistant Director

  14. 1962
    Elemental Force

    Movie Director

  15. 1962
    We Are Asking for Bread

    Movie Director

  16. 1962
    Abandoned Altars

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1961
    Dojran Lake

    Movie Director

  2. 1961
    Birds and Fish

    Movie Director

  3. 1960
    Murgosh - The Sharplaninec

    Movie Director

  4. 1958
    Miss Stone

    Movie Writer

  5. 1958
    In the Embrace of Shar Mountain

    Movie Director

  6. 1957
    Polog (Economic Review)

    Movie Director

  7. 1957
    Merino

    Movie Writer

  8. 1957
    Polog (Tourist Review)

    Movie Director

  9. 1955
    Rhythm and Sound

    Movie Director

  10. 1953
    Tito Among Us

    Movie Director

  11. 1952
    White Dawns

    Movie Director

  12. 1951
    Our First Sparks

    Movie Director

  13. 1950
    A Journey Down the Valley of River Vardar

    Movie Director

  14. 1950
    National Culture Week

    Movie Director

  15. 1949
    October 11th

    Movie Writer

  16. 1948
    Throughout Pirin Macedonia

    Movie Director

  17. 1947
    Grain for the People

    Movie Director

  18. 1946
    In the Mountains of Yugoslavia

    Movie Assistant Director