[4] Throughout the past century, the medium of film has depicted the history, culture and everyday life of the people of North Macedonia.

The first film to be produced on the territory of the present-day country was made in 1895 by Janaki and Milton Manaki in Bitola, who are today considered the founding fathers of the cinema.

The first feature film in colour was Miss Stone, a movie about a Protestant missionary in Ottoman Macedonia.

The most famous Macedonian director is Milčo Mančevski, whose debut feature film Before the Rain was nominated for an Academy Award.

In 2019, the documentary Honeyland, directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov, received stellar reviews and universal acclaim from contemporary film critics.