Skoplje '63

Skoplje '63^[a] is a 1964 Yugoslavian (Croatian and Macedonian) documentary film directed by Veljko Bulajić about the 1963 Skopje earthquake. The film documents and interprets the aftermath the earthquake, especially its social consequences. It is presented as a film within a film, with citizens of Skopje commenting on the documentary during its screening.^[1] Among the material is one of the first recorded concerts of Esma Redžepova, performing Chaje Shukarije.^[2]

Skoplje '63
Poster designed by Zlatko Zrnec
Directed by	Veljko Bulajić
Written by	Jovan Boškovski Stevan Bulajić Ratko Đurovic Mateja Mateski Đorđe Stardelov
Produced by	Stipe Gurdulić Risto Teofilovski
Cinematography	Živorad Milić Ljube Petkovski Dragan Salkovski Aleksandar Sekulović
Edited by	Veljko Bulajić
Music by	Vladimir Kraus-Rajterić
Production companies	Jadran Film Vardar Film
Release date	12 March 1964 (1964-03-12)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Yugoslavia
Languages	Serbo-Croatian Macedonian

The filming started three days after the earthquake and lasted for four months. After that, Bulajić spent 12 months editing the footage at Jadran Film studios.^[3]

It was screened at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition.^[4] The film was awarded the Golden Nymph award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival,^[5] and it was selected as the Yugoslav entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but it was not accepted as a nominee.^[6] In 2020, a poll of Croatian film critics voted it the 10th best Croatian documentary film of all time.^[7]

Notes

1. Skoplje is the Serbo-Croatian form of Skopje (Macedonian Скопје)

See also

• List of submissions to the 37th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Yugoslav submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film