Yanaki Manaki
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Biography
Giannakis (Ioannis) Manakis (Aromanian: Ianachia Manachia, Greek: Γιαννάκης Μανάκης, 1878–1954) was a pioneering photographer and cinematographer, who, together with his brother, Miltos, are considered the “Lumier brothers of the Balkans”. He born in Avdella, Grevena, a Vlach village in Pindos (Ottoman Empire - today Greece). Attended the high school of Monastir (present-day Bitola), where he received a diploma as a teacher and painter (tracery/calligraphy). In 1898 he opened his first photography studio in Ioannina, while also working as a teacher. In 1904, the brothers moved to Monastir, wh…
Also known as
Janaki Manaki · Yianaki Manaki · Ianachia Manaki · Ιωάννης (Γιαννάκης) Μανάκης · Γιαννάκης Μανάκης · Ιωάννης Μανάκης
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The Romanian Minister Istrate Visits Resen
1911 · Movie
A Veterinary Station
1905 · Movie
Alexander Karadjordjevic Visiting Bitola
1912 · Movie
The Turkish Sultan Mehmed V Resad Visiting Bitola
1911 · Movie
The Outside Class
1905 · Movie
The Defilee of Army Orchestra, Carriages and Horsemen
1908 · Movie
Sheep Slaughter
1905 · Movie
The Celebration of St. Cyril and Methodius on the Main Street in Bitola
1905 · Movie
Weaving Women
1905 · Movie
The Celebration of Saint George
1905 · Movie
The Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria
1911 · Movie
Wallachian Nomads
1905 · Movie
Filmography
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