FESTIVALS: Eight Films Selected for Main Competition in Skopje’s Cinedays Festival
SKOPJE: A total of 14 European films will compete for the main prizes of the 16th edition of Cinedays Festival of European Film, running 9 - 19 November in Skopje.…
PRODUCTION: Borjan Zafirovski Filming Debut Feature The Happiness Effect
SKOPJE: The Macedonian/Albanian/Kosovan debut film The Happiness Effect by Borjan Zafirovski began a 30-day shoot in Skopje and Ohrid on 27 October 2017.
FESTIVALS: Venezuelan Family Wins 2017 Kinenova IFF Skopje
SKOPJE: The Venezuelan debut feature Family / La Familia directed by Gustavo Rondon Cordova, which had its world premiere at Cannes Critics Week, received the Award for the Best Film…
FESTIVALS: KineNova IFF Announces Competition Lineup
SKOPJE: Ten films from nine countries will be shown in the International Competition line up at the 2nd edition of the KineNova International Film Festival, set to take place from…
FESTIVALS: Jupiter's Moon Wins 2017 ICFF Manaki Brothers
BITOLA: The Hungarian/German coproduction Jupiter's Moon / Jupiter holdja, directed by Kornél Mundruczó and shot by Marcell Rev, was awarded Golden Camera 300 for best film at the 38th edition…
FESTIVALS: ICFF Manaki Brothers Ready to Kick Off
BITOLA: Thirteen films will run in the international feature film competition for the Golden, Silver and Bronze Camera 300 awards at the 38th edition of the International Cinematographers’ Film Festival…
FESTIVALS: Polish Film 21 x New York Wins Makedox 2017
SKOPJE: Polish documentary 21 x New York / 21 x Nowy Jork by Piotr Stasik won the Onion Award for Best Film in the main competition of the 8th edition…
FESTIVALS: Makedox Creative Documentary FF Ready to Kick Off
SKOPJE: A total of 68 films will compete in the 8th edition of Makedox Creative Documentary Film Festival running from 19 to 25 August 2017. The Macedonian production Avec l`amour…
Macedonian TV Revenues Down
SKOPJE: Macedonian TV revenues reached in 2016 their lowest point in the last five years. Commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of approximately 25 m EUR / 1,540,190,000 MKD,…
Gorjan Tozija Named Acting Director of Macedonian Film Agency
SKOPJE: Macedonian Government named Gorjan Tozija acting director of the Macedonian Film Agency on 10 August 2017. He will be replacing Mimi Gjorgoska Ilievska, who was appointed in November 2015.
FNE at CineLink Sarajevo FF: Kristijan Risteski Develops Snow White Dies in the End
SKOPJE: Macedonian director Kristijan Risteski is developing his debut feature Snow White Dies in the End / Snezana umira na krajot. The project has been selected for the CineLink Co-Production…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian In Treatment Series Enters Postproduction
SKOPJE: The first season of the Macedonian series In Treatment / Na terapija has entered postproduction, with the premiere set on Sitel TV for 4 September 2017. The series is…
Second Season of Macedonian TV Series Prespav to Be Aired in Autumn 2017
SKOPJE: Second season of the popular TV series Prespav, which was shot from 8 to 30 May 2017, will be aired on TV Telma in autumn 2017. Macedonian non-governmental organisation …
PRODUCTION: Raško Miljković’s Debut Feature Moves to Postproduction
BELGRADE: Serbian director Raško Miljković’s debut feature Which Hunters / Zloginje is currently in postproduction, with the release set for February 2018. This Serbian/Macedonian coproduction is a children film shot…
PRODUCTION: Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian Coproduction Leeches in Postproduction
BELGRADE: Serbian director Dragan Marinković is in postproduction with his fifth feature film, Leeches / Pijavice, set for release in 2018. The film is a Serbian/Croatian/Macedonian coproduction and is based…
PRODUCTION: Finland Buys TV Rights to Kharms
SKOPJE: The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE has acquired TV rights to the Russian/Lithuanian/Macedonian coproduction Kharms / Хармс by Ivan Bolotnikov from ANT!PODE Sales & Distribution. The film will have its…
New Minister of Culture Appointed in Macedonia
SKOPJE: Skopje based researcher, cultural manager and culture critic Robert Alagjozovski was appointed as the Minister of Culture under new Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. He succeeds Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska, who ran…
First Bollywood Production To Benefit From Macedonian Tax Incentives
SKOPJE: The action thriller Vijay 61 by 33-year-old director Atlee Kumar is the first Bollywood film that will benefit from the film incentive programme available in the form of a…
FESTIVALS: 13th Asterfest Opens Next Week
STRUMICA: The 13th annual edition of International Film Festival ASTERFEST will open on 26 June 2017, running through 30 June in the city of Strumica in southeastern Macedonia. The festival…
When the Day Had No Name Sold to Asian Territories
SKOPJE: Teona Struga Mitevska's When the Day Had No Name / Koga denot nemase ime was sold by Dubai based Cercamon to eight countries in Asia. This Macedonian/Belgian/Slovenian coproduction premiered…
