Tomislav Osmanli
 
 
Raznorodni pisatelski pridonesi 

Tomislav Osmanli (25 oktomvri 1956, Bitola) e diplomiran pravnik po obrazovanie, novinar po profesija i pisatel po vokacija. Vo svojot profesionalen i umetni~ki anga`man  do sega se potvrdi kako isklu~itelno raznoroden  avtor: scenarist, dramaturg, teoreti~ar na mediumite, pisatel, kriti~ar, novinar i eseist.   
Avtor e na sedum knigi od razli~ni `anrovi, me|u koi: prvite makedonski knigi posveteni na Sedmata ("Filmot i politi~koto", 1981) i na Devettata umetnost ("Strip, zapis so ~ove~ki lik", 1987) , kako i na knigata scenarija ("Skopski diptih", 1991), esei za gra|anskiot urbanitet ("Mediumot {to nedostasuva", 1992), zbirka raskazi ("Peperutkata na detstvoto", 1993) i politi~ki osvrti i esei ("Oslu{nuvawa vo gluvo doba", 1994).   
Negovata dramatur{ka aktivnost zapo~na vo 1976 godina, koga na anonimniot konkurs na TV Skopje za svoeto dolgometra`no igrano scenario "Lu|e bez adresa" ja osvoi Vtorata nagrada. Vo 1984 godina negovoto dolgometra`no igrano scenario "Yvezdite na '42-ta" na sli~en nacionalen konkurs stana dobitnik i na Prvata nagrada.   Tomislav Osmanli go napi{a originalnoto scenario za dolgometra`niot igran film "Angeli na otpad" posveteno na ~ove~kata drama vo postkomunisti~kiot ambient. Avtor e i na drugi scenarija (kako za TV filmot "Skopski snovidenija", realiziran 1987 godina i nagraden na jugoslovenskiot festival vo Neum so nagrada za re`ija), me|u koi i za kratkometra`ni igrani filmovi, televiziski i kinematografski dokumentarci.   
   Pi{uva i proekti za scenska realizacija. Najnapred  bitolskiot Naroden teatar (1987), a potoa i Narodniot teatar "Anton Panov" vo Strumica (1990), ja izvedoa negovata satiri~na komedija "Salonot Bums". Po povod 30 godi{ninata od skopskiot zemjotres vo Univerzalnata sala be{e izvedena negovata multimedijalna scenska povest "Memento za eden grad" (1993), a vo ramkite na me|unarodniot  filmski  festival "Bra}a Manaki" be{e postaven negoviot multimedijalen proekt "Nemirni senki" (1993). "Dvajca vo Eden" e  najnovata, kamerna piesa na Osmanli, objavena kako negova sedma po red kniga (1995), {to neodamna ja do`ivea svojata praizvedba na scenata na Narodniot teatar vo Kumanovo. Vo april godinava ovaa piesa be{e postavena vo Teatarot John W.Gains od Wuport Wuz vo amerikanskata dr`ava Virxinija, a u~estvuva{e na amerikanskiot "Blu Rix" teaqtarski festival vo Ri~mond, SAD. Narednata sezona "Dvajca vo Eden" }e bide postaven ve~ernata scena na Teatarot za deca i mladinci vo Skopje.   
Vo 1993 godina me|u 47 pristignati trudovi ja osvoi Prvata nagrada za video-proektot na politi~kata kampawa "Zaedno do nade`ta" na fondacijata Otvoreno op{testvo.    
Za svojata umetni~ka,  novinarska i kriti~arska dejnost, Tomislav osmanli e dobnitnik na pove}e op{testveni i profesionalni nagradi i priznanija me|u koi: vo 1986 godina - prvata novinska makedonska nagrada za postigawa vo umetni~ka kritika, za svojata kriti~arska aktivnost vo filmot; vo1987 godina - nagradata "13 noemvri" za umetni~ko i teoretsko tvore{tvo; vo 1988 godina na najvisokoto mladinsko priznanie  "Plaketata na NOMSM" za specijalni postigawa na poleto na novinarstvoto i publicisti~kata rabota; vo 1992 godina ja dobiva nagrada na "Nova Makedonija" za svojata novinarska rabota, a 1993 godina mu be{e dodelena i nagradata "Krste P. Misirkov" za osobenite postigawa vo makedonskoto novinarstvo .   
 Vo svojata 20-godi{na profesionalna novinarska kariera bil ~len na redakciiite na vesnicite "Mlad borec", "Komunist", "21", "Nova Makedonija" i na belgradskoto spisanie "Ideje", kade{to se anga`iral kako novinar, zamenik glaven i odgovoren urednik i urednik na Prilozi i Rubriki od Kulturata. Svoite teoretski tekstovi gi objavuval vo site spisanija na makedonskata periodika i vo zna~aen del porane{ni jugoslovenski spisanija.   
Bil izbiran na pogolem broj op{testveni funkcii: Pretsedatel na Filmskata mladina na Makedonija, ~len na Komitetot za kultura na Sekretarijatot za kultura na RM i na Komisijata za kulturni vrski so stranstvo, biran i imenuvan vo golem broj stru~ni i op{testveni tela i umetni~ki komisii, vo Makedonija i nekoga{na Jugoslavija.   
Denes toj e istaknat novinar, kolumnist, filmski i TV kriti~ar vo vesnikot "Nova Makedonija". 

Diverse writer's contributions 
  
Tomislav Osmanli (1956) is a distinguished Macedonian author - a play and screenplay writer, a media theoretic, a prose writer and an essayist. He has graduated on the Law faculty in Skopje, and during his studies has begun his screenplay writing and journalist career. He has written the first Macedonian books dedicated to the theory of the Seventh ("The Film and the Politic", 1981) and the Ninth art ("Comics - a Scripture of Human Image", 1987), as well of the books "The Missing media" (essays on the civil urbanity, 1992), "The Butterfly of the Childhood", 1993) and "Listening in the Deaf Time" (political essays, 1994).  

His screenplay writer's activity began in 1976 with the feature screenplay "Men Without Address", when he won the Second prize at the anonymous competition of the Macedonian the national TV. In 1984 his long meter feature screenplay "The Stars of the '42" on a similar national competition won the First prize. He published a book with two feature film screenplays named "The Skopje Dyptihon" in 1991.  

Tomislav Osmanli is author of the screenplay for the feature film "Angels of the Dumps" (1995) - a movie on the human drama in the East-European post communist environment - and other screenplays as well, among whom there are some for short meter film and TV documentaries.  

Writes theater plays, too. In 1987, first the National Theater in Bitola, and in 1990 the National theater in Strumica staged his satirical comedy "The Salon Booms". In 1993 the "Universal Hall", on the occasion of the 30 years from the catastrophical earthquake in Skopje, staged his multimedia play "Memento for a City". Last year the Kumanovo National Theater staged his new play "Two in Eden". In April this year, the play had its American premiere at "John W.Gainse" Theater in Newport News, Virginia, and took part on the Blue Ridge Theater Festival in Richmond, USA. This theater season, "Two in Eden" will be staged in Skopje.  

He is an author of a variety of texts published in numerous film and other periodicals in the former Yugoslavia as well as in almost all periodicals and magazines appearing in the Republic of Macedonia. His film critic's activity lasts for more than 17 years. Has won the Skopje City Council prize "13 November" (in 1987) for his contributions in the field of the screenplay for "The Stars of '42" and in the media theory for the book "Comics - a Scripture oh Human Image".  

In the anonymous competition of the George Soros' Open Society Fond for the multimedia campaign named "Together till the Hope", among the 47 other screenplays, in 1993 he won the First prize for his video-project, while a second was not awarded.  

For his journalist activity Tomislav Osmanli won the following public and professional prizes: "The NOMSM Platte", the highest prize of the Youth Organization of Macedonia (on December 29-th, 1988) "for special achievements in the field of journalism and publicist work"; won the first awarded national Prize for (his film) critic activity organized by a national weekly (May 22-nd, 1986). In October 29-th, 1992 he won the Journalist of the Year Prize of the Newspaper "Nova Makedonia" for his journalist and critic "achievements that had attracted a special interest in the public".  

On February 18-th, 1993 he was awarded with the highest national journalist prize "Krste P. Misirkov" for his actual journalist activity.  

Today he is a distinguished Macedonian journalist and a remarkable film ant TV critic of the national newspaper "Nova Makedonia".  
 

 
Contacts:  osmanli@unet.com.mk