The film is an urban drama that focuses on a troubled teenager Maya, who upsets the fragile balance of a married couple, professors Anna and Fillip, after staying with them for a few days. Maya grows fond of Anna, working on developing a photograph that would illustrate the photographic phenomenon known as “Sabattier effect”. Eleonora Veninova penned the script.

The main actors are Sara Klimoska, Blagoj Veselinov and Kamka Tocinovski.

The film was shot for 30 days in August and September 2020 on locations in Skopje and Ohrid. The budget is 472,000 EUR.

MirjanaTomić is coproducing through Serbian Lilit. The project is supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, Film Center Serbia, Eurimages and the SEE Cinema Network. The premiere is expected for the autumn/winter of 2021. There is no sales agent attached at this point.

Eleonora Veninova’s short film The Sign premiered at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes. Her previous short films, Hairs and Fighting for Death, both supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, have won a dozen awards and screened at over 60 festivals around the world, including Oscar/BAFTA/EFA qualifying festivals.

Production Information:

Producer:
DNF Films (North Macedonia)
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Coproducer:
Lilit (Serbia)
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Credits:
Director: Eleonora Veninova
Scriptwriter: Eleonora Veninova
DoP: Lev Predan Kowarski
Editor: Goce Kralevski
Production designer: Srdjan Mitrovic
Costume designer: Zaklina Krstevska
Cast: Sara Klimoska, Blagoj Veselinov, Kamka Tocinovska