SKOPJE: Shambhala by Nepalese director Min Bahadur Bham won the Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film at the 15th Philosophical Film Festival, which took place in Skopje, North Macedonia.

SKOPJE: Macedonian actor Dimitrija Doksevski has been appointed director of the International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers, whose 46th edition will be held 20 - 27 September 2025.

SKOPJE: Macedonian producer Pance (Panta) Mizhimakov has passed away after a short illness at 79. He was known for his significant contributions to Macedonian cinema, notably as a producer at the first production company in North Macedonia, Vardar Film, and later through his own company, Pegaz.

SKOPJE: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of North Macedonia has announced a feature film, a documentary and a television series to honour the late music icon Toše Proeski (1981-2007). Most of the national television stations from the Balkans are expected to join.

SKOPJE: Admissions for domestic films in North Macedonia saw a significant decline in 2024, dropping by more than 50% at the country’s major cinemas, compared to 2023.

SKOPJE: Macedonian writer/director Georgi M. Unkovski, whose debut feature DJ Ahmet world-premiered in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition 2025 where it won the Audience Award, is currently in preparation with the animated series Bukvozhder.

SKOPJE: The acclaimed Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska is currently in postproduction with her seventh feature film Mother / Majka, an international coproduction set to be released in 2026. The cast is led by the Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, and Kinology is handling the international sales.

SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government has appointed Veronika Buchkovska as the new acting director of the North Macedonia Film Agency. She is replacing Daniela Stankovska-Plachkovska, who recently resigned from the position.

SKOPJE: Georgi M. Unkovski’s debut feature DJ Ahmet has been acquired by Berlin-based Films Boutique ahead of its world premiere in the World Dramatic Competition section within the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (23 January – 2 February 2025). The film is a coproduction between North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Croatia.

BITOLA: The 5th Forum of UNESCO Creative Cities of Film, which took place in Bitola, North Macedonia from 5 to 7 December 2024, has gathered international film professionals from eight UNESCO Creative Cities of Film to discuss sustainability and eco-conscious practices within the film and creative industries.