SKOPJE: Igor Šeregi’s The Wedding / Svadba has become one of the strongest recent theatrical successes in North Macedonia, drawing 59,802 admissions by 18 March 2026. The film continues its run in local cinemas, distributed by Constantin Film.

SKOPJE: Acclaimed Macedonian film and theatre actor Kiril Pop Hristov has died at 58. He starred in some of the most popular Macedonian films of all time, including Tattoo / Tetoviranje by Stole Popov and Bal-Can-Can by Darko Mitrevski.

SKOPJE: Acclaimed Macedonian film and theatre actress Lence Delova has died at 77. During her career, she played in more than 30 films, TV films and series, including titles such as Before the Rain / Pred dozhdot (1994) by Milcho Manchevski, Upside Down / Prevrteno (2007) by Igor Ivanov, and To the Hilt / Do balcak (2014) by Stole Popov.

SKOPJE: The French outfit Totem Films has acquired Kosara Mitić’s debut feature 17 ahead of its world premiere in the Berlinale’s competitive Perspectives section 2026.

SKOPJE: Georgi M. Unkovski’s debut feature DJ Ahmet, a coproduction between North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, and Croatia, was the most watched domestic film in Macedonian cinemas in 2025, and the fourth most watched film in cinemas in 2025. Admissions to Macedonian films almost tripled in 2025, surpassing 15,000 admissions nationwide, compared to 2024.

SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1.57 m EUR / 97.3 m MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated and documentary films, as well as minority coproductions, in the second batch of production grants in 2025. A total of 20 films received financial support.

SKOPJE: The Serbian/Montenegrin/Croatian/Bulgarian coproduction Yugo Florida directed by Vladimir Tagić won the Golden Star for Best Film in the Official Competition of the 24th Cinedays Festival of European Film, which took place 3 – 10 December 2025 in Skopje.

SKOPJE: Films from Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania have received funding from the South Eastern Europe Cinema Network (SEE Cinema Network) in the amount of 9,000 EUR each for development of feature-length projects.

SKOPJE: The Georgian/French/Italian/Romanian coproduction Panopticon/ Panoptikoni, directed by George Sikharulidze won the Grand Prix at the 10th edition of the KineNova International Film Festival, which took place in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 28 September to 5 October 2025.

SKOPJE: Six titles have been selected for the Official Competition of the KineNova International Film Festival, whose 10th edition is taking place in Skopje from 28 September to 5 October 2025. The programme includes films from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, among others.