First ‘Festival-To-Date’ Distribution in Macedonia
SKOPJE: CutAway Films Distribution has launched “Festival-to-Date,” a new innovative distribution initiative, which will make films simultaneously available at festivals and online for the first time in the Balkans. The…
FESTIVALS: Cinedays 2016 Announces Programme Lineup
SKOPJE: A total of 14 European films will compete for the main prizes of the 15th edition of Cinedays, running 10 - 19 November in Skopje. Eight films will compete…
OXO Debuts Macedonian TV series Prespav
SKOPJE: Macedonian non-governmental organisation OXO is producing the TV series Prespav, which aired 31 October 2016 on TV Telma.
Macedonian TV Revenues Drop
SKOPJE: The Macedonian Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services reported that all commercial and public broadcasters generated total revenues of 3,102,260,000 MKD (around 50 million EUR) in 2015, which…
Golden Five Tops Macedonian Box Office
SKOPJE: Goran Trenchovski`s debut feature Golden Five / Zlatna petorka, about an event from 1951 when five students from Strumica were executed, is proving a success in Macedonian cinemas.
FESTIVALS: Glory Wins the First KineNova IFF
SKOPJE: Bulgarian duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s second feature Glory won the first KineNova International Film Festival, that ended on 9 October 2016 after five days of international feature…
FESTIVALS: The First KineNova IFF Ready to Kick Off
SKOPJE: Nine films will vie in the international competition of the first edition of KineNova International Film Festival, which will take place in Skopje from 5 to 9 October 2016.
PRODUCTION: First Macedonian Long Animated Film in Preproduction
SKOPJE: Goce Cvetanovski`s hand-drawn animated film John Vardar vs. the Galaxy, which is Macedonia’s first long animated feature project, is currently in preproduction.
The Liberation of Skopje to Represent Macedonia in the Oscar Race
SKOPJE: Macedonian/Croatian/Finnish coproduction The Liberation of Skopje by Rade and Danilo Šerbedžija has been selected as Macedonia’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards.
VoD Service Cinesquare to Launch in Southeast Europe
SKOPJE: CutAway Films Distribution will launch CineSquare, the first video on demand service for promotion and distribution of films from Southeast Europe. The official launch is October 2016.
FESTIVALS: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki Wins Manaki Brothers ICFF
BITOLA: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki directed by Juho Kuosmanen and shot by DoP Jani Petteri Passi is this year’s laureate of the 37th edition of…
FNE TV: Mimi Gjorgoska-Illievska Director Macedonian Film Centre
VENICE: FNE asked Mimi Gjorgoska-Illievska about the most important developments in the Macedonian film industry including new tax incentives and the importance of cooperation with neighbouring countries.
FESTIVALS: Manaki Brothers ICFF Kicks off
BITOLA: More than 150 feature films, documentaries and short films will screen at the 37th International Cinematographers Film Festival Manaki Brothers, which kicked off in Bitola, Macedonia on 10 September…
GRANTS: Macedonia Announces Grants
SKOPJE: Macedonian Film Agency will distribute 2,328,780 EUR / 143,490,000 MKD as production grants for feature films, documentaries and animated films in 2016.
