GRANTS: North Macedonia Announces Second Production Grants for 2023
SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1,907,317 EUR / 117,300,000 MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated and documentary films, as well as minority coproductions, in the first…
Vladimir Angelov Appointed Head of North Macedonia Film Agency
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Government appointed Vladimir Angelov as the director of the North Macedonia Film Agency on 6 February 2024. A filmologist, producer and former director of the Cinematheque of…
BOX OFFICE: One Domestic Film in Macedonian Top Ten 2023
SKOPJE: The domestic low budget comedy Te Dua, I Swear / Te dua, zimi mene by Marjan Gavrilovski finished the year 2023 among the Top 10 most watched films in…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian Writer/Director Georgi Unkovski in Postproduction with Debut Feature DJ Ahmet
SKOPJE: Macedonian writer/director Georgi Unkovski is currently in postproduction with his debut feature DJ Ahmet, which is a coproduction between North Macedonia, the Czech Republic and Serbia.
OBITUARY: Macedonian Actor Meto Jovanovski
SKOPJE: Meto Jovanovski, one of the best-known Macedonian actors, died on 16 November 2023 at 77 years of age.
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: North Macedonia Selects Housekeeping for Beginners as Oscar Candidate
SKOPJE: Australian-Macedonian director Goran Stolevski’s third feature Housekeeping for Beginners / Domakinstvo za pocetnici has been selected as North Macedonia’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
FESTIVALS: Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ FF 2023 Announces Lineup
BITOLA: Twelve films have been selected for the Competition Camera 300 of the 44th edition of the Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival, set to be held in Bitola from…
GRANTS: North Macedonia Announces First Production Grants for 2023
SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 1,422,764 EUR / 87.5 m MKD as production grants for feature, short, animated films, documentaries and minority coproductions in the first grant call…
FESTIVALS: Between Revolutions Wins 2023 MakeDox in North Macedonia
SKOPJE: The Romania/Croatia/Qatari/Iranian coproduction Between Revolutions / Între revoluții by Vlad Petri received the Onion Award for best film in the main competition of the 14th edition of the MakeDox …
FESTIVALS: Serbian/Croatian Have You Seen this Woman? Wins 2023 Beach Film Festival in North Macedonia
OHRID: The Serbian/Croatian coproduction Have You Seen This Woman? directed by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluscevic won the Large Wave Award for Best Film at the 6h edition of the …
FESTIVALS: The Ordinaries Wins 2023 Cinedays in North Macedonia
SKOPJE: German film The Ordinaries directed by Sophie Linnenbaum won the Golden Star in the Official Competition of the 22nd Cinedays Festival of European Film, which took place in Skopje…
New Cinema Opens in Macedonian Town of Štip after 30 Years
ŠTIP: A new one-screen cinema opened in Štip, North Macedonia, on 8 July 2023, being the first cinema in this town in 30 years.
FESTIVALS: Men of Deeds Wins Tetovo International Film Festival ODA 2023
TETOVO: The Romanian/Bulgarian coproduction Men of Deeds / Oameni de treabă by Paul Negoescu received the Best Film Award in the Cine Balkan Panorama Competition at the 12th edition of…
FESTIVALS: Plan 75 Wins 2023 Philosophical Film Festival in Skopje
SKOPJE: Director and co-writer Chie Hayakawa’s debut feature Plan 75, a coproduction between Japan, France and the Philippines, won the Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film at the 13th …
Open-Air Film Screenings Season to Kick Off in North Macedonia
SKOPJE: The outdoor cinema season in North Macedonia will kick off on 31 May 2023 with the reopening of the open-air cinema of the Cinematheque of North Macedonia. Bringing a…
BOX OFFICE: Admissions in Macedonian Cinemas Increased by 78.8 % in 2022
SKOPJE: General admissions soared from 141,767 in 2021 to 262,402 in 2022, and the total gross rose from 453,978 EUR / 28 m MKD in 2021 to 750,940 EUR /…
FNE at Cannes 2023: Macedonian Cinema in Cannes
North Macedonia Film Agency is attending Cannes Film Market from May 16-24! We are located at SEE Pavilion 131 – Village International Riviera! We invite you to check out our…
FESTIVALS: Simeon Moni Damevski Re-appointed as Director of ICFF Manaki Brothers
SKOPJE: Simeon Moni Damevski has received a new two-year mandate as the director of the International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers.
Teona Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World Sold to Key Territories in Europe and Brazil
SKOPJE: Pyramide Films has scored multiple sales for Teona Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World / Najsrekniotčoveknasvetot. The film, which premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 79th Venice…
Free Screenings at 5th Golden Frame Showcase of New Macedonian Films
SKOPJE: A total of 13 Macedonian films shot in 2022 will be screened at the 5th edition of Golden Frame, which will be held 20-22 April 2023 in two locations…
