Arsenij Jovkov (1884-1924)


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      Arsenij Jovkov (1884 -1924), a fighter for national liberation, journalist, writer, photographer and cinematographer - author of the screenplay of the feature film "Ilinden" and the documentary "Macedonia". Only the prologue and the first part of the "Ilinden" screenplay have been preserved. The text is divided into pictures, and the action is occasionally explained by subtitles. It has not been known the exact period of its creation, though some indications lead to 1919 at the latest. The script of Arsenij Jovkov was written in a folk drama style. This particular script, and the one written for the documentary "Macedonia" (1923), shows that Jovkov had a feeling for the film medium and that he knew the rules of film aesthetics and shaping up of the visual material.