Newspapers, Newspapers

Newspapers, Newspapers 1965

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The life of newspapers begins with their release from the press and their arrival in the hands of buyers – readers, regular consumers of political, entertainment, and even sports columns. Pensioners read newspapers with their first morning coffee, people rushing to work read them on buses. Everyone reads their own newspaper, and some, sneaking in, someone else's. The newspaper is a constant companion at every moment, on vacation, in hairdressers, while babysitting and walking small children in the park...

1965

Scratches of the Soul

Scratches of the Soul 2020

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Perhaps the richest collection of Macedonian musical heritage is carefully preserved, digitized and archived in the home of the Endendijk family in Sust, the Netherlands. The rich musical collection, collected throughout their lives, is the legacy that the Dutch couple plans to pass on to someone in Macedonia. For years, they have been living with the dilemma of whether there is an appropriate institution to take care of this heritage, given that historical archives are not properly preserved and some are lost forever. The film follows one family's struggle to preserve a part of Macedonian history.

2020

A Ship Sailing Off to the Immeasurable

A Ship Sailing Off to the Immeasurable 2015

1

Although he was only forty-four when he died, Igor Isakovski left behind sixteen published books, ten of which are poetry collections. He was not only a prolific author, a tireless translator from English, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, he was also the founder of "Blesok" cultural institution and publishing house. Igor was the creator of "Blesok" electronic magazine, one of the oldest electronic magazines on culture in Europe; via it, as a pioneer and visionary, he spread the Macedonian culture in the world, and brought the world culture to Macedonia.

2015

A Joyful Childhood

A Joyful Childhood 1950

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A short documentary showing the community's concern for the upbringing, entertainment, and recreation of its youngest members.

1950

The Last Window

The Last Window 1979

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If one does not approach every problem carefully and patiently, the failure is inevitable. The view through the window that offers nothing, if one does not wait, is another story about a man who does not have the patience to study the problem in detail and calmly for which there was a real solution. Because after a hasty step, of course wrong, that same window offers a different view. The blank wall is no longer there, of course only the one who knows how to approach things studiously and who knows how to be patient and calm can see that.

1979

Grain for the People

Grain for the People 1947

1

A documentary showing the purchase of grain from the 1947 harvest along with an overview of the achievements in other areas of the economy in the People's Republic of Macedonia.

1947

Steps

Steps 2011

1

A short experimental documentary by Kiro Urdin.

2011

Hailing of the Spring

Hailing of the Spring 1968

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The film is about the Dervish ritual on the day of spring, March 22. Every year this Muslim sect performs this ritual in Prizren and according to their belief, the year begins with the arrival of spring and they have to tease the gods for spring to come.

1968

Virovo

Virovo 1968

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A film about one of the oldest preserved crafts in the Balkans - the coloring of wool rug covers, which is still cultivated in the village of Virovo in the city of Demir Hisar. This craft is carried out with the help of natural resources as the terrain of the village is hydrographic - located between mountain streams.

1968

Levi in Love

Levi in Love 2002

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Levi is an old innovator who is too shy to make contact with Marie, a woman from his neighborhood, and comes up with the idea of constructing a machine.

2002

The Way of Chipan

The Way of Chipan 2025

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A group of young architects, struggling to preserve the modernist architecture in Ohrid, organize an event in honor of the renowned architect Boris Chipan. However, they encounter numerous obstacles along the way.

2025

The Long Coming of the Fire

The Long Coming of the Fire 2024

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Inspired by the poem of the same name by the poet Atso Shopov, the director of the film confronts his father's terminal illness and the transience of life. The film is mainly composed of animatied MRI scans of the now late parent.

2024

The Last Balkan Cowboy

The Last Balkan Cowboy 2023

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Hari Dzekson is the first and only filmmaker of Western Films in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. In the 1980s, many people in Yugoslavia didn't know where the town of Bjelina was, but they knew who Hari Dzekson was. Hari Dzekson was a rebel against bureaucracy and injustice. He aimed to "repair" the world through his films.

2023

Phoenix

Phoenix 1977

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An animated short film based on the poem Barbara by Jacques Prevert about the effects of war on humanity.

1977

On the Margins

On the Margins 2015

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"Margina" reflects upon life in the Roma community, giving very intimate insights into the life of a Roma family in Macedonia, who exists "at the edge" of European society. Without overt pathos, the film shows everyday family-life, marked by social marginalization and economic hardship, but also the usual domestic problems

2015

The Puzzle

The Puzzle 2015

1

A Macedonian documentary film about the meaning of the hip hop culture in the region, made as a collage of views, experiences and ideas of individuals from the Macedonian hip hop scene. The film does not document the history of the Macedonian hip hop, but it raises questions and it opens up a discussion about the present of this culture, by comparing it to a jigsaw puzzle, where getting the final picture is a process of patience, intelligence and creativity.

2015

Pearls Boat

Pearls Boat 2021

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Regina a journalist and writer, inspired by a special gift, a souvenir reproduction of the Maiden’s Tower on the Bosphorus, decides to travel to Istanbul to research and write of less known history. Her quest is the demystification of the secrets in the masterpieces and the fate of the remarkable historical figures. The stories have one thing in common, forbidden love. Her adventure is full of surprises and challenges, the string of “pearls” becomes a bridge between two civilizations, and her journey is at the same time a personal “pearl“, culminating in a romance in Macedonia.

2021

How Do You Define Arrogance?

How Do You Define Arrogance? 2022

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This movie depicts two distant worlds that are almost untouchable. One is a world of Balkan countries where professionals are negligent, stubborn and unreliable. The other is a world of “unbearable routine and pose of the Borganism of the European administration”. Those who receive European money can hardly cope with the administrative obligations required of them. Those on the other side cannot stand the casual attitude of the beneficiaries. What is it that the EU really wants us to change so that we can become the part of the “European family”? This film answers this question through a moving personal story. It’s the personal story of all of us.

2022