FESTIVALS: Beach Film Festival 2022 Kicks Off in Ohrid, North Macedonia

OHRID: A total of 38 films from 17 countries are in the selection of the 5th edition of the Beach Film Festival, running 20-24 July 2022 at four locations in…
20-07-2022

FESTIVALS: 107 Mothers Wins Best Film Prize at Cinedays 2022

SKOPJE: The Slovak/Czech/Ukrainian coproduction 107 Mothers / Cenzorka directed by Peter Kerekes won the Golden Star in the Official Competition of the 21st Cinedays Festival of European Film, which took…
19-07-2022

FESTIVALS: World Premiere of Darijan Pejovski’s Mimi Opens 2022 Cinedays European FF in Skopje

SKOPJE: Darijan Pejovski’s sophomore feature Mimi, a Macedonian/Croatian/Montenegrin coproduction between Skopje Film Studio, Maxima film and Giggling Goat Production, will open the 21st edition of the Cinedays European Film Festival, …
06-07-2022

Macedonian Cinematheque Premieres Restored Classic Frosina in Celebration of Its 70th Anniversary

SKOPJE: The Cinematheque of North Macedonia has released the digitally restored version of the first Macedonian feature film Frosina by Vojislav Nanović on Blu-ray. This is one of the several…
29-06-2022

PRODUCTION: Turkish TV Series Shoots in North Macedonia

SKOPJE: Turkish public broadcaster TRT is shooting the TV series Balkan Lullaby / Balkan Ninnisi in Skopje, directed by Doğan Ümit Karaca and serviced by the Macedonian company City Star…
28-06-2022

PRODUCTION: Macedonian TV Series Clear Water in Production

SKOPJE: Director Jani Bojadzi is filming the drama thriller TV series Clear Water / Bistra voda on several locations in Skopje from 2 June to 31 July 2022. The 12…
26-06-2022

First Macedonian Animated Series Sold Abroad

SKOPJE: The children's animated series Bibi’s World / Skaznitena Bibi has been sold in Croatia to NOVA TV. This is the first Macedonian animated series that will be broadcast on…
16-06-2022

FESTIVALS: Clara Sola Wins 2022 Philosophical Film Festival in Skopje

SKOPJE: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s debut feature Clara Sola, a coproduction between Sweden, Costa Rica, Belgium, Germany and the United States, won the Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film at…
13-06-2022

FNE at Cannes 2022: Macedonian Cinema in Cannes

75th Cannes Film Festival – Macedonian films in Cannes, Marche du Cannes - Village International South Eastern Pavilion
18-05-2022

Eleonora Veninova`s Macedonian/Serbian Debut Feature Things Unsaid Picked Up by The Open Reel

SKOPJE: The Italian sales agent The Open Reel has acquired the rights to Eleonora Veninova’s first feature film Things Unsaid / Preeksponirano. The Macedonian/Serbian coproduction is in the final stages…
12-05-2022

PRODUCTION: North Macedonia-Coproduced Animated Series Agent 203 in Production

SKOPJE: Agent 203 is the first 3D-animated series created and directed by Damjan Mitrevski of the Macedonian studio V House Animation. The German/Italian/Macedonia/Indian coproduction is currently in production and expected…
11-05-2022

PRODUCTION: Macedonian Director Agim Abdula in Postproduction with Debut Feature Koma

SKOPJE: Macedonian director Agim Abdula is currently in postproduction with his debut feature Koma, a Macedonian national film, which is set to premiere by the autumn of 2022.
29-04-2022

Admissions to Domestic Films in North Macedonia Declined Significantly in 2021

SKOPJE: Admissions to domestic films in North Macedonia declined drastically from 24,138 in 2020 to 2,652 in 2021, even though almost the same number of films were released in cinemas,…
29-04-2022

PRODUCTION: Teona Strugar Mitevska Develops Mother (a Possible Story of Mother Teresa)

SKOPJE: Macedonian award-winning director Teona Strugar Mitevska is in development with Mother (a Possible Story of Mother Teresa), a film about Mother Teresa before she becomes Mother Teresa. Labina Mitevska…
06-04-2022

North Macedonia Caps Cinema Attendance at 75% of Capacity

SKOPJE: Cinemas in North Macedonia are now allowed to fill cinemas to 75 percent of their capacity under COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.
06-04-2022

Videoplugger Picks Up Macedonian Animated Series Bibi’s World

SKOPJE: The British distributor Videoplugger has picked up the popular Macedonian children’s animated series Bibi’s World / Svetotna Bibi, aimed at 4-6-year-olds.
15-03-2022

New Minister of Culture Appointed in North Macedonia

SKOPJE: Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojcevska, MP, Doctor of Science, former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy in Bitola, has been appointed as Minister of Culture of North Macedonia by the Parliament.…
01-03-2022

OBITUARY: Macedonian Producer Gorjan Tozija

SKOPJE: Macedonian film producer and former director of the North Macedonia Film Agency, Gorjan Tozija died on 13 January 2022 at the age of 68.
27-01-2022

GRANTS: North Macedonia Film Agency's Production Grants

SKOPJE: The North Macedonia Film Agency distributed 821,950 EUR / 50.5 m MKD in production grants for feature, short, and documentary films within the second grant call of 2021.
26-01-2022

PRODUCTION: Kastriot Abdyli Wraps Shooting on Macedonian/Belgian/Bulgarian Perhaps

SKOPJE: Kastriot Abdyli has finished the shooting of his second feature Perhaps / Mozebi, produced by Dardania Film.
16-12-2021