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 the Macedonian Tetovo International Film Festival ODA (TIFF ODA), which took place 4 – 8 July 2023.

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 Philosophical Film Festival, which took place in Skopje 2– 9 June 2022.

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 mix of classics, European titles, blockbusters and family-friendly films, there’ll be something for everyone.

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 / 46 m MKD, according to the official statistics issued by the North Macedonia Film Agency in May 2023.

SKOPJE: Simeon Moni Damevski has received a new two-year mandate as the director of the International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers.

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 International Film Festival, has already been sold to more than 10 countries.

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 in Skopje.

SKOPJE: Milcho Manchevski seventh feature film Kaymak has racked up its first international deals. Level K is handling the sales of this Macedonian/Danish/Dutch/Croatian coproduction.

SKOPJE: The new streaming service Kinemoe, which has been launched in North Macedonia recently, is focused on promotion and streaming of locally produced content, and it is available direct-to-consumer.

SKOPJE: The Las Vegas-based sales company OneTwoThree Media will manage worldwide rights to Macedonian director Kristijan Risteski’s debut feature Snow White Dies in the End / Snezana umira na krajot, starring Verica Nedeska and Nataša Petrović. This Macedonian/Cypriot coproduction, involving North Macedonia’s Vertigo Visual and Cypriot Caretta Films, premiered at the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival.