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MACEDONIAN FILMS 2014-2015 3 MACEDONIAN FILMS 2014-2015 5 FEATURE FILMS FINISHED: · To the Hilt · Children of the Sun · Honey Night · Lazar · Three Days in September · Word · The Judgment · Monument to Michael Jackson · Inferno · These Are the Rules · The Woman of My Life COMING SOON: · Wait for Me · The Liberation of Skopje · Return · Nameless · When the Day Had No Name · Father · Siska Delux · Nightlife · Banat · Sierra Nevada UPCOMING PROJECTS: · The Miss Stone Affair · Unforgettable Spring in the Forgetful Village · The Secret Ingredient · Freedom or Die · Loud · Land of Peaches · Omniblues · Tsar Samuil · Golden Five · Sugar Kid · Grandfather and Nephew · Project Happiness · The Missing One · Home Sweet Home 6 Macedonian FILMS 2014-2015 MACEDONIANFEATURE FILMS FILMS 2014-2015 7 PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Triangle Co-producers: Sektor Film P.O. 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The film is a harsh and romantic DIRECTOR’SMacedonia is a FILMOGRAPHYsmall country, in the heart of the The filmOriginal is a harsh Format: and 1:2,40-ARRI romantic Alexa+story in which fromBalkans, a Juvenile which for A doptionfive centuries Centre wasshare under their the yoke story in which the eternal Macedonian quest for Balkans, which for five centuries was under the the eternalYear Macedonian of Release: 2014 quest for identity and destinyof the Ottoman on the margins Empire. of The the action society, of holding the film To identity and independence is viewed through the •yoke 1997 of -the “ Gypsy Ottoman Magic”/ Empire. „Џипси TheМеџик“ action (feature) of the independenceRunning is Time: viewed 165` through the prism of onlythe Hilt on takesthe teachings place in the of their years caring of general educator collapse prism of the relative notions of freedom, justice, •film 1991 To -the “Tattoo” Hilt takes/ „Тетовирање“ place in the(feature) years of general the relativeDirector: notions Stole of Popov freedom, justice, love, aboutand “free the fall” true after values the Macedonian of life. But a seriesuprising of oftragic 1903 love, sacrifice and treason. The story dramatizes •collapse 1986 - “Happyand “free New fall” Year after ‘49” the / „Среќна Macedonian нова ‘49“ (feature)sacrificeProducer: and treason. Dancho Chevreski eventsand its thatbloody culminate suppression. with theThe deathstory isof a one complex of and parodies the myth and anti-myth of West •uprising 1980 - “of The 1903 Red and Horse” its /bloody „Црвениот suppression. коњ“ (feature) Screenwriter: Goran Stefanovski The story dramatizes and parodies the myth and thequadrangle youngsters between by the an hand uncompromising of a police inspector idealist and East, of Europe and the Balkans. It brings to • 1979 - “Dae” / „ДАЕ“ (documentary) Director of Photography: Apostol Trpeski The story is a complex quadrangle between anti-myth of West and East, of Europe and the willrebel, crush a merciless their illusions Turkish for officer,a normal futurean opportunist in a boiling-point the paradoxes and absurdities of • 1976 - “Australia, Australia “/ „Австралија, Австралија“ Editor: Atanas Georgiev an uncompromising idealist rebel, a merciless Balkans. It brings to boiling-point the paradoxes worldrich man’s that sonstigmatizes returning them home as outcasts.after his studiesIncited in Macedonian history. Caught in a trap, one of the (documentary feature) Principal Cast: Inti Sraj, Martin Jordanovski, Turkish officer, an opportunist rich man’s son and absurditiesSashko Kocev, of Macedonian Toni Mihajlovski, history. Miki Caught byEurope, the awakening and a lucid words and ofopen-minded the broken educatorEuropean characters declares his radical philosophy: “Fuck • 1975 - “Alkaloid” / „Алкалоид“ (documentary) returning home after his studies in Europe, and in a trap,Manojlovic, one of the Iskra characters Veterova, declares Nikola Kojo, his andwoman, the emerging,who flirts ferociouswith the threeleader ofmen the and pack, sets in life if you aren’t ready to die for it!” • 1974 - “Fire” / „Оган“(documentary) a lucid and open-minded European woman, radical philosophy:Senko Velinov, “Fuck Nikola life Ristanovski if you aren’t ready thetrain boys a series take of the events path with of revenge, dire and which unforeseeable soon If the traditional American genre is the Western, • 1973 - “ 99” (documentary) who flirts with the three men and sets in train to die for it!” escalatesconsequences. into a The spiral characters of violence go through and takes turbulent them a story of the Wild West, this film is its eastern a series of events with dire and unforeseeable deepcollisions into resulting the catacombs in cathartic of the experiences criminal and new counterpart – an Eastern, a story of the Wild East. FESTIVALS: If the traditional American genre is the Western, consequences. The characters go through • International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “Manaki Brothers”,a story Macedonia, of the Wild 2014 West, this film is its eastern turbulent collisions resulting in cathartic counterpart – an Eastern, a story of the Wild experiences and new self-awareness. East. 8 Macedonian FILMS 2014-2015 FEATURE FILMS 9 DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY Original Format: 2K ARRIRAW Year of Release: 2014 дЕЦа На СоНЦЕTO • 2003 - “Like a Bad Dream” / „Како лош сон“ (feature) Running time: 87` • 1997 - “Across the Lake” / „Преку езерото“ (feature) Director: Antonio Mitrikeski THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN • 1991 - “The Love of Koco Topencarov” / Producer: Dejan Milosevski „Љубовта на Кочо Топенчаров“ (documentary) Screenwriter: Gordan Mihic • 1987 - “Echo”/ „Ехо“ (short) Director of Photography: Jaroslaw Szoda “The Children of the Sun” is a tale of family and Good fortune smiles on the family (a bohemian • 1986 - “Time” / „Време“ (documentary) Editor: Andrija Zafranovik loyalty, love and loss, betrayal and redemption. collective of lovable eccentrics) as they find a • 1985 - “The Duel” / „Двобој“ (short) Music: Vlatko Stefanovski As the Mob destroys the life of a big family and long-lost treasure, but Angela betrays them in the • 1985 - “A Day” / „Ден“ (documentary) Principal Cast: Ivana Pavlakovik, leaves them on the brink of survival, a powerful, name of love by stealing it in order to save Marko’s Kire Dzotevski, Meto Jovanovski, yet secret love, burns between Marko (a gangster) life from the Mob. In the end, everyone reaps what Emir Hadzihafizbegovic and Angela – two high school sweethearts. they sow, and their love ends inauspiciously. AWARDS: • Best Feature Film - Macedonian Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2014 PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Horizon Film Co-production Companies: Living Pictures FESTIVALS: Franklin Ruzvelt 2-8 Revolution Production Vase Carapica 5 • Beijing International Film Festival, 2015 1000 Skopje, Macedonia Blv. ASNOM 24-3/4 11000 Belgrade, Serbia • FEST International Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, 2015 [email protected] 1000 Skopje, Macedonia [email protected] • Beloit International Film Festival, USA, 2015 (Official competition) [email protected] [email protected] • Raindance Film Festival, London, UK, 2014 (Official competition) 10 Macedonian FILMS 2014-2015 FEATURE FILMS 11 PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Kaval Film d.o.o.e.l. Co-producers: i/o post s.r.o. Soundsquare Jane Sandanski 88-1/7 Aatalanta d.o.o. Dienzenhoferovysasy Ostrovní 126/30 МЕдЕНа НоЌ 1000 Skopje, Macedonia Korytkova ulica 34, 1102/1, 110 00 Praha 1, [email protected] 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Prague 5, 15000, Czech Republic HONEY NIGHT www.kavalfilm.com www.aatalanta.si Czech Reupblic [email protected] www.iopost.cz Skopje, the beginning of the 90’s; celebration The heated arguments between Nikola and DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY of the national holiday of the newly established Ana, brought about by him forgetting all about independent state of the Republic of Macedonia, their anniversary, bring to the surface all of their • 2013 – “For Losers Only” / „Само за губитници“(short) coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Nikola, problems, frustrations, and secrets. The tension • 2011 - “90 Minutes - The Berlin Project” / „Проект - Берлин“ (feature) Original Format: Digital 5K 1:1,85 Deputy Minister, and his wife Ana. of this marital drama is further intensified by the • 2009 - “Wingless”/ „Созерцание“ (feature) Running Time: 89` Throughout the linear action taking place in a fear and paranoia of Nikola, who is searching for • 2007 - “Movie” (feature) Year of Release: 2015 single night - during which the marital crisis of his report on the privatization of the company, as • 2004 - “ The Great Water” / „Големата вода“ (feature) Director: Ivo Trajkov the main protagonists reaches its culmination - a result of which the Minister and several of his • 1998 - “The Past” / „Минатото“ (feature) Producer: Robert Jazadziski a flashback of sequences from the celebration associates have been arrested. They are not alone • 1996 - “The Testimony Of A Concealed Witness” Screenwriter: Ivo Trajkov takes us through the second narrative line of the on this long and exhausting night. Their home has / „Сведочењето на скриени сведоци“ (documentary) Cinematographer: Milorad Glushica story, reflecting the professional life of and the been tapped… • 1996 - “Such A Normal