Person
Trajče Popov
Directing · 1923–2007 · Veles, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes [now North Macedonia]
Biography
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.
Known for

In the Mountains of Yugoslavia
Assistant Director

Birds and Fish
Director

Foundations of Solidarity
Writer

We Are Asking for Bread
Director

Murgosh - The Sharplaninec
Director

Macedonian Blood Wedding
Director

White Dawns
Director

Rhythm and Sound
Director

Dojran Lake
Director

Hailing of the Spring
Director
Filmography
- 1998In ContinuoDirector
- 1983LiquidatorDirector
- 1977The VerdictDirector
- 1970The Wedding of the SharplaninecDirector
- 1968Hailing of the SpringDirector
- 1968A Letter from SkopjeDirector
- 1967Macedonian Blood WeddingDirector
- 1966Foundations of SolidarityWriter
- 1964The Rule of RiceDirector
- 1963Catastrophe, Sufferings, HopesAssistant Director
- 1962Elemental ForceDirector
- 1962We Are Asking for BreadDirector
- 1962Abandoned AltarsDirector
- 1961Birds and FishDirector
- 1961Dojran LakeDirector
- 1960Murgosh - The SharplaninecDirector
- 1958Miss StoneWriter
- 1958In the Embrace of Shar MountainDirector
- 1957MerinoWriter
- 1957PologDirector
- 1957Polog (Tourist Review)Director
- 1955Rhythm and SoundDirector
- 1953Tito Among UsDirector
- 1952White DawnsDirector
- 1951Our First SparksDirector
- 1950Along the Valley of Vardar RiverDirector
- 1950National Culture WeekDirector
- 1949October 11thWriter
- 1948Throughout Pirin MacedoniaDirector
- 1947Grain for the PeopleDirector
- 1946In the Mountains of YugoslaviaAssistant Director
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