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Projects
CIVIC TRACKS Project

Documentary Production

Within the framework of various projects, Civic Tracks has produced a large number of documentaries focusing on young people and their interests, strengthening inter-ethnic relations, promotion of cultural values and historical heritage of the region, supporting the processes of educating young people and developing their professional skills. and talents and more. The production of the films was supported by international foundations and local government institutions.
List of documentaries produced:

  • Documentary film "Bitola in Europe" is dedicated to Bitola - the city of living museum under the open sky. The film reviews the cosmopolitan characteristics of Bitola that are present both throughout history and today. This is what makes Bitola a city with a strong tradition and culture, with a significant background, but also with huge potentials that mark it as a European city in the true sense of the word and inevitably impose the conclusion that Bitola has been in Europe for a long time. The film is directed by Aneta Shijakova, who is also a screenwriter. The production is by the Civic Tracks Association with the support of the mayor of the municipality of Bitola within the Beatfest festival.

  • "Bitolska Saga" is a documentary television film whose script was written by the President of Civic Tracks, Aneta Shijakova, and the Honorary Turkish Consul, Mitat Cemal. The film was produced by Tera TV with financial support from the Radio Broadcasting Council with one million denars. The film is dedicated to the great love of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk for Eleni Karinte from Bitola, as well as to the historical events that follow that period. Shijakova and Jemal's script relies on original documents and testimonies. The film was directed by Mitko S. Apostolovski.

  • The documentary film "Tales from Shirok Sokak" through the statements of historians, archaeologists, ethnologists and publicists reveals how only Bitola in its history gathered such a large number of consulates and consulates, even though it is not the capital. Only in Bitola there were such a large number of churches after which, according to traditions, the city got its name, and later grew into a cosmopolitan center open to everyone. The film also depicts unique events. In Bitola, 90 years ago, chess was played with live figures, that is, live people, which was recorded by the photo lens of the first cameramen in the Balkans, the Manaki brothers.

  • "Museums of Bitola" is a documentary film presenting the cultural heritage of the various ethnic groups living in Bitola. The film is produced by Civic Tracks in cooperation with Zavod Muzej Bitola, the Museum of the Albanian Alphabet in Bitola and the Philip Auto and Ethno Museum.

  • "Bitola through my eyes" is a film produced by Civic Tracks in collaboration with faculties from Saint Kliment Ohridski University in Bitola. The film deals with the perspectives of young people in the IT sector and conveys success stories of young entrepreneurs in order to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit among the young population.

  • "Bitola - the city of coffee" is a film dedicated to the Bitola tradition that dates back to the arrival of the consuls and is related to coffee. That tradition is a strong cultural feature of the city for which Bitola is recognized in the region and the world.

  • The film "Old Bitola Bazaar" presents the cultural characteristics of a special historical entity of Bitola.

  • Documentary film The Battle for the Monastery of the Holy Virgin in Novaci.

  • Documentary film "Our miracle of nature: Pelister" presents natural beauty of the mountain.