Festivals in Macedonia
Manaki Brothers
International Cinematographers’ Film Festival
Labina Mitevska, Director
Address:”8 Mart” Str. No.4
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
office@manaki.com
www.manaki.com.mk
The International festival of filming camera “Manaki Brothers” in Bitola is organized by the Macedonian Film Professionals’ Association (MFPA).
Founded on May 21st 1950, MFPA represents the interests of film professionals and film authors of the country. In spite of defending its members’ rights and interests, MFPA encourages the professional development and growth of film creativity in the Republic of Macedonia. The Association aims to strengthen the Macedonian cinematography and to ensure its continuity amid different activities. Through the years, MFPA offers significant contribution to the Macedonian cinema and affirms world film art here in our country. One of the main activities of MFPA is the International Cinematographers Film Festival “Manaki Brothers”
Each year, the ICFF “Manaki Brothers” is held in Bitola under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Macedonia and is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia. The remarkable festival is attractive to both film professionals and film fans from all over the world.
The main part of the Festival’s program is “Camera 300” – an Official Competition of Feature Films from the most recent European and global production.
Aster Fest
International Film Festival
Goran Trencovski, Director
Address: P.O. Box 10
2400 Strumica, Macedonia
asterfest@gmail.com
www.asterfest.mk
The International Film Festival AsterFest) is a festival of film authors. Starting from 2005, the festival has been held in Strumica each year. AsterFest has a review program in other cities as well, and is also internationally presented. It is held annually, usually around the end of May. The filmmakers compete in three categories: the AsterDocs category (on creative documentaries of more or less than 30 minutes) created by European authors/professional directors, Movieland category on short films (each year presenting a different country) and short fictions from recent global production. The main festival awards are: Golden, Silver and Bronze Horseshoe as well as ASTER Award for Lifetime achievements. AsterFest is organized by the Tiberiopolian Film Alliance – Institute for Shorts & Docs and the Association for festival activities and film production AsterFest. AsterFest is an interesting new festival in the region which primarily targets professional documentaries and short-length films.
CineDays
Festival of Europian Film
Zlatko Stevkovski, Director
Address: "Dimitar Vlahov" Str. bb
1000 Skopje Macedonia
contact@cinedays.com.mk
www.cinedays.com.mk
IMFF CINE DAYS M celebrates the past, present and future of the music and film. Festival's focus is on music - related content. The festival accepts - feature films, documentaries and short films submissions that have an emphasis on music - rock, jazz, blues, soul, reggae, punk, pop, rege .... ect.
For this edition of the festival we decided to include two more categories - experimenal and original approuch,
and also to prolonge the festival days.
We hope you find our exploration of sound, image, music and culture to be full of discovery.
Skopje Film Festival
Ivo Antov, Director
Address: “Kuzman Josifovski Pitu” Str. No. 34/1
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
contact@skopjefilmfestival.com.mk
www.skopjefilmfestival.com.mk
The Skopje Film Festival, with its rich and diverse program, consisting of the latest European and global cinematographic releases, is a meeting point for the traditional achievements of eminent film authors on one hand, and a sharp consuming audience, on the other. Over 950 films have been presented, with an audience of over 160.000 viewers over the last 12 years, which leads to the fact that this festival is the most frequented cultural event in Skopje.
The Macedonian viewers have had the opportunity to watch exceptional works of: Lars fon Trier, Wong Kar Wai, Thomas Vinterberg, Todd Solondz, Kim Ki-duk, Takeshi Kitano, Aki Kaurismaki. Moreover, they have had the chance to discover: Gaspar Noe, Javier Fesser, to experience the magic of Korean filmmakers: Kim Jee-Woon, Park Chan-Wook, Kang Je-gyu, to feel the extraordinary charm of Scandinavian production: Lukas Moodysson, Petter Naess, Bent Hamer, to continually have access to contemporary Latin-American cinematography, to find out more on the newest Iranian films. Each year the audience shows a great interest in following the programs of short films, musicals, documentary films as well as the regional program which presents the most significant achievements in the region.
The festival organizes lectures and workshops, and from the last 12 editions we can point: Stephen and Timothy Quay, Igor Toshevski, Jean Samouillan, master class by movie magnus Peter Greenaway, and the workshop of The Script Factory-Europe’s first script development organization. Skopje Film Fest has had the honor to host exceptional directors such as: Aktan Abdykalvkov, Fatmir Koci, Julian Temple, Jafar Panahi, Javier Fesser.
The Macedonian audience has also had the opportunity to meet with: Slavko Shtimac, Nina Persons, Neithan Larson, Srdjan Todorovich, the selectors of Berlin International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Zagreb Film Festival, Sofia Film Fest, and Warsaw Film Festival.
Skopje Film Festival, as a part of the European coordination of film festivals, is supported each year by the Ministry of Culture and City of Skopje as main patrons of the manifestation
MakeDox
Creative Documentaries Film Festival
Tel: + 389 72 205 823
kockova@gmail.com
www.makedox.mk
MakeDox is inspired and financed by people who love documentaries. People with a great will to create their own festival.
Films which speak through their relevance, idea, message, thought, inner cry… which stratify, but do not insist on changing, which dig up the roots and penetrate daringly without worrying about the soil and the dirt… which don’t tend to wash things out or sort things through so that they could look better… And they do it in their own, powerful, unique way… they intrigue you, make you think, make you tremble… they might even change you against your will. That’s the kind of documentary films we focus on.
OSFAF
International Festival of non-professional film
Mitze Chapovski, OSFAF Coordinator
Address: Academic Cinema Club
PO Box 410
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
mitze.chapovski@akk.org.mk
www.osfaf.org.mk
OSFAF is an international festival of non-professional film which held in Skopje, Macedonia (in the past part of Yugoslavia) OSFAF stands as an acronym for the: Universal Yugoslav Students’ Festival of Amateur Film, or Universal Students’ Festival of Amateur Film. OSFAF had a long tradition. The Academic Cinema Club used to be the organizer of the festival. Unfortunately, with the break of former Yugoslavia ACC stopped organizing the festival. OSFAF was a festival with a global reputation and a very important film festival in former Yugoslavia. The festival was a member of the International Association of Film and Video Festivals – IAFV