CURRICULUM VITAE

OGNEN ANTOV

• “ KEJ 13 NOEMVRI ” NO.: 5 / 8 • 1000 SKOPJE • REPU BLIC OF MACEDONIA •

• PHONE (HOME): + 3 8 9 ( 0 ) 2 3 117 369 • MOBILE: +389 (0)70 2 5 5 888; ++389 (0)78 2 0 6 2 0 6 • E-mail address: [email protected] ; skype: oantov •

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

•Nationality: Macedonian • Date of Birth: 10.04.1975 •Place of Birth: Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

EDUCATION:

1992 – 1996 University ”Sv. Kiril i Metodij” Faculty of Ethnology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIE NCE:

After learning Ethnology, Ognen Antov set up his company Dream Factory Macedonia to produce feature films, TV productions and documentaries. Apart from the award-winning documentaries Seamstresses and Grandmothers Of Revolution, Ognen was an associate producer on Vladimir Blazevski's Punk Is Not Dead and co- producer of Dimitar Mitovski's hit Mission London. 2014 was the year of the world premieres of two films he has co-produced: Andy Deliana's Not An Ordinary Monday and Darko Lungulov's Monument To Michael Jackson.

Present ––– 2020201520 151515 • Producer -Feature film “AMOK” directed by Vardan Tozija co-production between Dream Factory-Macedonia, Red Helicopter films-Albania

• Producer -Feature film “HEIGHTS” directed by Victor Bojinov co-production between Bulgaria, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer -Short film “Touch” directed by Stojan Vujicic, Dream Factory- Macedonia • Producer -Short film “End without end” directed by Vladimir Mitrevski, Dream Factory-Macedonia

2015 • Producer -Short film “Brother for a day” directed by Stojan Vujicic, Lunar & Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Co-producer -Documentary film “Last Macedonian” directed by Ilija Piperkoski Trinity production- Macedonia

• Producer - TV show “Dancing with the stars (Season 2)” 22 episodes , MRTV , format by BBC worldwide, Dream Factory-Macedonia

2014 • Producer - TV show “Dancing with the stars” 22 episodes , MRTV , format by BBC worldwide, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Co-producer -Feature film “Monument to Michael Jackson” directed by Darko Lungulov, co-production between Papa Films- , Dream Factory- Macedonia, Penrose films-, Propeller films-

2013 • Co- producer Feature film “Out of touch” directed by Andy Deliana, co-production between Red Helicopter films- Albania, Dream Factory-Macedonia, RH- USA

• Production manager (for filming in Albania) Feature film “Eagle” directed by Vilma Zenelaj, USA

2012 • Producer - Short film “The man with a strange habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella” directed by Vardan Tozija, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - Short film “I love being a girl” directed by Vardan Tozija, Dream Factory-Macedonia

2011 • Producer -Documentary film “The Years make their own” directed by Stojan Vujicic, Dream Factory-Macedonia 2010 • Co-producer -Feature film “Mission London” directed by Dimitar Mitovski, co- production between Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, UK &

• Production manager/ Associated producer -Feature film “Punk is not dead” directed by Vladimir Blazhevski, Punk Film Production

• Producer - Documentary film “The Seamstresses” directed by Biljana Garvanlieva, Dream Factory-Macedonia in co-production with Gebreuder Betz Filmproduction, Germany

• Unit manager -Feature film “J.A.C.E” directed by Menelaos Karamaghiolis (post production), co-production between Macedonia,

• Producer - Documentary film “Metoh” directed by Stojan Vujicich, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer -Short film “2 on 1” directed by Ilija Karov, Dream Factory-Macedonia & K15

2009 • Production manager - Documentary film “Tobacco girl” directed by Biljana Garvanlieva, produced by Gebreuder Betz Filmproduction, Germany for ZDF TV

• Associated producer -Short film ‘Sunrise’ directed by Gjorche Stavreski

2008 • Production manager -Documentary film “Center of the world-What is love” directed by Stojan Vujicic , Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - Documentary film “Silence” directed by Suzana Dinevska Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - 11 th Skopje film festival, Skopje film festival

• Producer - Commercial campaign "You are Macedonia", Market Vision for Macedonian Government

2007 • Producer - Commercial campaign "Choose Sun", Market Vision for Macedonian Government

• Producer - Commercial campaign "E-Macedonia", IN Marketing for Macedonian Government

• Producer - Commercial campaign "Multi business center", Skopje Fair Macedonia and ERA Slovenia

2006 • Production manager - Feature film “Bones/Shadows” directed by Milcho Manchevski, produced by Senka film Macedonia, co-production between Macedonia, Bulgaria, Germany, &

2005 • Co producer - Documentary film “Grandmothers of revolution’ directed by Petra Seliskar –Petra Pan Production Slovenia in co-production with Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - Coca Cola Sound wave TV show 30 episodes Dream Factory Macedonia in co- production with Zen Production

• Producer - Campaign for Local elections 2005 (9 commercials),

• Co producer - Documentary series (6 episodes) “Turkish Tea “, directed by Petra Seliskar , Petra Pan Production Slovenia in co-production with Dream Factory Macedonia

2004 • Producer - Documentary film “Hope“- Institute for oncology and radiology’ directed by Gjorche Stavrevski, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - Documentary film “Replek Farm– GMP” directed by Gjorche Stavrevski, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - Short film “Years of solitude” directed by Filip Kondovski, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - Campaign for voters education "Your vote is your right"

• Producer - Short film “45” directed by Aleksandar Krstevski and Gjorche Stavrevski , Dream Factory-Macedonia

2003 • Producer - Documentary film for Ski center Zare Lazarevski

• Producer - Short film "Wake up" directed by Aleksandar Krstevski, Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Producer - 6 episodes of TV show "I want to become basketball player" directed by Kristijan Ristevski

• Producer - 12 radio shows titled “Color Book”

• Co-Producer - Short film "Staying upright" directed by Kristijan Ristevski

• Producer - 7 episodes of TV magazine "I have the right to know”

2002 • Producer - Campaign for voters education "Your vote is your right"

• Producer - Campaign for "Central register" (government institution)

• Production manager - Campaign about implementing the fiscal cash registers in the payment system for the Ministry of Finance

• Producer - Documentary film for Skopski Pazar , Dream Factory-Macedonia

• Production manager - Short film “I hate you” directed by Borjan Zafirovski

2001 • Producer - Campaign about World Day Against AIDS

• Producer - 12 radio shows titled “The sound of movies”

2000 • Producer - Campaign for stopping the war in Macedonia-"We are Macedonia"

• Producer - Campaign for education of voters called “I am the voice, I decide”

19991999----19961996 • Employed at local radio station “Radio UNO” as a music producer

19961996----19951995 Employed at “Ultimate Production” as a production manager

LANGUAGES:

•Macedonian, Mother tongue •English, Fluent •Serbian/Croatian, Fluent •Bulgarian, Mid-level

SKILLS:

• Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Power point), Movie Magic budgeting, Movie Magic Scheduling, Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom

PROFFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

•European documentary network •Balkan documentary center •Institute DHARMA

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Active member of the Macedonian National Archery team ,Photography, Film, Jazz Music, Skiing, Volunteer in Macedonian Ski federation.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

• "Monument to Michael Jackson" Cluj Film Comedy Festival, , 2015, Cairo International Film Festival, Egypt, 2015, International Cinematograpers’ Film Festival Manaki Brothers, Macedonia, 2015, Indy Film Fest, Indianapolis, USA, 2015 , VOICES Festival, Vologda, Russia, 2015 - Best Screenplay- Nashville Film Festival, USA, 2015 - Grand Jury Prize and Best Actor Award , Festival of Eastern and Central European Film, Rouen, , 2015 -Grand Jury Prize , Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival 2015 – Special Mention for Best Script , Nis Film Festival of Actors’ Achievements, Serbia, 2015 - Grand Prix NAISA for Best Actor Achievement, FIPRESCI Award, CineDays Festival of European Film, Macedonia, 2015, FEST International Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, 2015, Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2015, Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, 2015, Minneapolis International Film Festival, USA, 2015, New Port Beach International Film Festival, USA, 2015, Eastern European Film Festival, Lima, , 2015, Pune International Film Festival, India, 2015, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland, 2015, Febiofest, Prague, the Czech Republic, 2015, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2015 - Eastern European Film Award , Goteborg Film Festival, Sweden, 2015, Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2015 , Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland, 2015, International Film Festival Love & Anarchy, Helsinki, Finland, 2014, Raindance Film Festival, UK, 2014, Filmfest Hamburg, Germany, 2014, International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey, 2014, Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad”, Belarus, 2014, Arras Film Festival, France, 2014, Bangalore International Film Festival, India, 2014, Chennai International Film Festival, India, 2014, Tallin Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, 2014, International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2014, Let’s CEE Film Festival, Vienna, , 2014 - Honorable Mention of the Jury , "Eastern Neighbours" Film Festival, the Hague, Netherlands, 2014, Avvantura Festival Film Forum Zadar, Croatia, 2014, , , 2014, Montenegro Film Festival, 2014 - Gran Prix "Golden Mimosa", Pula Film Festival, Croatia, 2014, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2014 • “The man with a strange habit of hitting me on thethe head with an umbrella” Best short Seminci film festival, Valadolid- Spain 2013, Best short Luxor European and Egypt film festival Egypt 2013, Best short East Europe Film festival, Paris, France, Giffoni Experience Film Festival, Italy, 2015, Four River Film Festival, Croatia, 2015, International Short Film Festival – ASTERFEST, Strumica, Macedonia, 2014, CAM Festival for short films, Cairo, Egypt, 2013 - 3rd Place,, ONE Country ONE Film Apchat International Film Festival, France, 2013, Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival, 2013, Innsbruck International Film Festival, Austria, 2013, Divan Film Festival, Romania, 2013, Motovun Film Festival, Croatia, 2013 , International Cinematographers' Film Festival "Manaki Brothers", Bitola, Macedonia, 2012, Festival of European Film - CineDays, Skopje, Macedonia, 2012, Tirana International Film Festival, Albania, 2012, FESTROIA International Film Festival, Setubal, Portugal, 2012, Gulf Film Festival, Dubai, UAE 2012

• “The Seamstresses” Best documentary Sarajevo film festival 2010, Best documentary Aster fest 2011; Best Macedonian documentary Aster fest 2011; Official competition: ZagrebDox 2011, Croatia; Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival 2010, Czech Republic; Palm springs film festival 2011, USA; Espressofilm Festival 2011 Vienna, Austria; Dokufest Prizren 2011, Kosovo.

• “Mission London” Incorruptible award Motovun film festival 2011 Croatia; Official competition Moscow international film festival, Russia

• “Tobacco girl” Dokumentarfilmfestival DokuFest Prizren; Official competition: FIPA Biarritz, France; Zagreb DOX, Croatia; Int. Ethnographisches Film Festival Göttingen,Germany; Int. Ethnographisches Film Festival EURORAMA Trentino,Italy; Int. Dokumentarfilmfestival für Menschenrechte ONE WORLD, Prag, Chezh Republic; Int. Kurfilmfestival Ljubljana, Slovenia; Int. Ethnographisches Film Festival Etnocineca, Wien, Austria; Int. Dokumentarfilmfestival ASTERFEST, Macedonia; Int. Kurzfilmfestival, Krakow, Poland Int. Short Film Festival, Palm Springs, USA; Int. Int.Short Film Festival Circiuto OFF, Venice, Italy

• “““Metoh“MetohMetoh”””” ––– Golden knight film festival Moscow, Russia

• “Grandmothers of revolution” ZAGREBDOX 2007 Best movie of young director ; Aster fest 2007 Official competition Best movie; IDFA 2006 Official selection Karlovi vari

• “Years of solitude”solitude”- Special Prize 9/11 Film Festival Prishtina, Detective fest 2012, Russia, IETFF Monte Carlo 2007 Official competition; Aster fest 2007 Official competition

• “45”“45”- Manaki Brothers 2005 Kodak special prize

• “““Staying“Staying up right”right”- Sarajevo film festival 2005 Official competition

• “Wake up”up”- Manaki Brothers 2004 Kodak special prize

• “Football” commercial/ campaign We are Macedonia- Common ground productions awards 2002

REFERENCES:

• Mr. Andy Deliana, Film Director, NY, USA Contact Phone No.: + + 164 740 47 894

• Mrs. Vilma Zenelaj, Film Director, Los Angeles, USA Contact mail: [email protected]

• Mr. Gjorche Stavrevski, Film Director, Skopje, Macedonia Contact Phone No.: + + 389 75 633 107

• Mr. Vardan Tozija, Film Director, Skopje, Macedonia Contact Phone No.: + + 389 75 456 721

• Mrs. Mimi Gjorgjoska Ilievska, CEO, Agency for film, Skopje, Macedonia Contact Phone No.: + + 389 (0) 2 3203 890

• Mr. Vladimir Cvetinovski, CEO, Market Vision, Skopje, Macedonia Contact Phone No.: + + 389 (0) 75 351 495

• Mr. Dusan Mitev, CEO, Omega Comunication, Skopje, Macedonia Contact Phone No.: + + 389 (0) 75 424 509

• Mss. Gordana Vrencovska, PhD, University “EURM“, Skopje, Macedonia Contact Phone No.: + + 389 (0) 70 396 709