The film is based on a screenplay by Krste Gospodinovski, Zharko Ivanov and Dimitar Dimoski, which was inspired by the short story of the same name by Dimitar Dimoski, which won an award at the "Nova Makedonija" literary competition. Dimitar Dimoski and Darko Popov are the producers, and Zharko Ivanov (Flip Book Productions) Radu Nicolae and Dorin Stelescu (Opal Production) are the co-producers. Zharko Ivanov is also the Director of Animation together with Goce Gospodinovski. The cinematography is by Goran Naumovski, Dimo Popov, Krste Gospodinovski, the sound designer is Goran Petrovski, and the music composer is Vladimir Lukash. The set design is by Krste Gospodinovski, Viktorija Dineva and Tamara Radojković.
“Silent Cinema” is a story about a small cinema set at the end of the silent era, where a former film star, masking his fading fame, decides to screen only silent films. His son grows up peacefully in this illusory world, unaware of the changes taking place outside its walls, until an unusual discovery shakes his beliefs, disrupting the already fragile relationship with his father.
The film is made in the puppet stop-motion animation technique and what makes it exceptionally specific is the fact that the entire film is made in one continuous shot.
The 64th edition of Annecy will be held from June 8th to 14th in Annecy, France. In addition to Annecy, the film will also be screened at the 53rd edition of the prestigious “Animafest” Zagreb, another one of the most important animated film festivals in the world. "Silent Cinema" will soon be premiered before the Macedonian audience.
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