SKOPJE: The Macedonian documentary The Tale of Silyan  / Siljan, directed by acclaimed Macedonian director Tamara Kotevska, has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be announced in September 2026.

SKOPJE: Sedat Sulejmani has been appointed the new Minister of Culture and Tourism in North Macedonia at the 112th session of Parliament, held on 13 July 2026 and dedicated to the government reshuffle.

BITOLA: The former Partizan cinema in Bitola is undergoing a major reconstruction and will be turned into a contemporary multifunctional cultural centre, with completion planned by the end of 2027. The project, worth around 1.5 m EUR / 94–96 m MKD, is described as one of recent key investments in cultural infrastructure in the region.

SKOPJE: The debut feature documentary Ruins / Ruini by Macedonian visual artist and director Elena Chemerska will have its world premiere in the documentary competition of the Shanghai International Film Festival on 14 June 2026. It was backed by the North Macedonia Film Agency, and the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, among others.

SKOPJE: Macedonian director Marija Apchevska Petrovska has started shooting Spring Cleaning / Proletnochistenje in Skopje, a coproduction between North Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia, and Serbia.

SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1.5 m EUR / 93 m MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated and documentary films, as well as minority coproductions, in the first batch of production grants in 2026. A total of 14 films received financial support.

SKOPJE: North Macedonia’s cinemas recorded 299,560 admissions in 2025, marking a 10.4% decrease from the 334,479 admissions reported in 2024, according to data from the State Statistical Office.

SKOPJE: The Government of North Macedonia has approved a new Draft Law on Games of Chance, which will allocate 3% of all levies from games of chance to the North Macedonia Film Agency, reinstating a funding mechanism that was abolished a decade ago.

SKOPJE: Filming has begun in Skopje on Macedonian director Stojan Vujičić’s second feature, Snowman / Sneshko. The Macedonian/Croatian/Italian/Bulgarian/Albanian coproduction is a teenage coming-of-age drama with fantasy elements.

SKOPJE: Rome‑based Coccinelle Film Sales has boarded international sales for Sister Brother Manhole Cover (formerly titled Leaving Copacabana), the eighth feature film by Venice Golden Lion and Academy Award winner director Milcho Manchevski.