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.

SKOPJE: Paris‑based sales company Kinology has picked up international rights to Skateboarding Is Not for Girls / Skejtanjeto ne e za devojcinja, the second feature by Macedonian director Dina Duma, which will have its world premiere in the International Narrative Competition of the 25th Tribeca Festival 3 – 14 June 2026.

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.