Cinesquare Launches Balkan VOD Platform
SKOPJE: The first regional Balkan VOD platform of films from southeastern Europe, Cinesquare.net launched on Monday, 22 May 2017.
FNE at Cannes: Macedonian Cinema in Cannes
South-East European Pavilion - Village International Riviera N.134
PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska develops God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija
SKOPJE: Teona Strugar Mitevska is in development with God Exists, Her Name is Petrunija / Gospod postoi, nejzinoto ime e Petrunija, a simple, almost comical story that shows the absurdities…
PRODUCTION: TV series Shadows over the Balkans shooting in Macedonia
PRESPA: Serbian actor and director Dragan Bjelogrić is in production with the TV series Shadows over the Balkans / Senke nad Balkanom, a three-season political thriller drama set in the…
PRODUCTION: Ilija Piperkoski Shooting Macedonian/Romanian Coproduction
OHRID: Screenwriter and director Ilija Piperkoski is shooting his debut feature film Grandpa and Grandson, produced by Pandora`s box production, in cooperation with Dream Factory and Romania’s Alien film.
FNE AV Innovation: A First Day-And-Date Release for Cutaway
SKOPJE: Macedonia, Albania and Croatia had their first ever day-and-date release with the award-winning Dutch children's film Little Gangster by Arne Toonen. On 20 April 2017 it was released simultaneously…
FESTIVALS: Skopje Film Festival Opens with Macedonian Coproduction
SKOPJE: The Serbian/Macedonian/Russian/Bulgarian/French coproduction Requiem for Mrs. J / Rekvijem za gospodju J directed by Bojan Vuletic will open the 20th edition of the Skopje Film Festival, set to take…
Macedonian Indie Horse Riders Sets May Premiere
SKOPJE: The independent production Horse Riders / Javachi na konji by Marjan Gavrilovski will have its theatrical release on 5 May in the Cinematheque of Macedonia.
PRODUCTION: Marija Dzidzeva`s debut feature Sacrifice in Postproduction
SKOPJE: Macedonian documentary film director Marija Dzidzeva is in postproduction with her Macedonian/Serbian debut feature Sacrifice, produced with support from the Macedonian Film Agency and Film Center Serbia.
FNE at Skopje Film Festival: Angelovski Comedy Heads to Cinemas after Festival Premiere
SKOPJE: Acclaimed 74-year old actor and director Kole Angelovski's comedy Oh My Love will have its world premiere at the 20th Skopje Film Festival (20-28 April 2017) on 21 April…
Macedonia Approves Subsidies of 507,000 EUR to Boost TV Production
SKOPJE: Macedonia will distribute 507,000 EUR / 31m MKD in 2017 as subsidies for production of domestic documentary and feature programmes on national TV stations and the public broadcaster Macedonian…
MACEDONIA: Country Report 2016
In 2016 Macedonia celebrated 25 years of filmmaking as an independent country. Macedonian film production remained high in 2016 with an annual budget from the Macedonian Film Agency of 6.5…
GRANTS: Macedonia Announces Production Grants for 22 Films
SKOPJE: Macedonian Film Agency will distribute 1,952,171 EUR / 120,250,000 MKD in production grants for feature, short, animation films and documentaries.
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Macedonian Film in Berlin
Macedonia has two films selected for Berlinale 2017: When the Day Had No Name and the minority co-production Requiem for Mrs. J, and two films screening at the EFM: The…
GRANTS: Macedonia Announces First Italian Coproduction Grants
SKOPJE: Four projects received 60,000 EUR in the first session of the Macedonian-Italian coproduction development fund created by the Macedonian Film Agency and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage Activities…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian TV Series on Poet Kosta Racin in Postproduction
BITOLA: Macedonia’s Sektor Film is in postproduction with The Red Poet, a TV series by Nikolce Popovski about the famous Macedonian poet Kosta Racin. The first episode will be aired…
PRODUCTION: Macedonian Feature Coproduction Fear and Love in Preproduction
SKOPJE: Acclaimed Macedonian actor Meto Jovanovski and Serbian-Montenegrin producer/director Branko Baletic are in preparation with Fear and Love, a feature film set to shoot in September/October 2017.
FNE at Cinedays 2016: Humidity Wins Best Film Award in Skopje
SKOPJE: The Serbian/Dutch/Greek coproduction Humidity / Vlažnost, directed by Nikola Ljuca, scooped the best film award in the official selection of the 15th Festival of European Film Cinedays, which closed…
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…
