Ilko Stefanovski

Before the Rain (1994)

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milcho Manchevski
CAST:  Katrin Cartlidge  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Grégoire Colin  •  Labina Mitevska

The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milcho Manchevski
CAST:  Katrin Cartlidge  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Grégoire Colin  •  Labina Mitevska

Absurdistan (2008)

An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veit Helmer
CAST:  Max Mauff  •  Kristýna Podzimková  •  Nino Chkheidze  •  Assun Planas

An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Veit Helmer
CAST:  Max Mauff  •  Kristýna Podzimková  •  Nino Chkheidze  •  Assun Planas

Shadows (2007)

A successful young doctor with a beautiful wife, a happy child, and a comfortable house finds his life suddenly changed in ways he never thought possible after being injured in a serious car accident. To the outside eye Lazar Perkov has everything -- indeed his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milcho Manchevski
CAST:  Borche Nacev  •  Vesna Stanojevska  •  Sabina Ajrula Toziya  •  Salaetin Bilal

A successful young doctor with a beautiful wife, a happy child, and a comfortable house finds his life suddenly changed in ways he never thought possible after being injured in a serious car accident. To the outside eye Lazar Perkov has everything -- indeed his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Milcho Manchevski
CAST:  Borche Nacev  •  Vesna Stanojevska  •  Sabina Ajrula Toziya  •  Salaetin Bilal

Revenge (2001)

The story of is placed at the end of the 19th and at the second half of the 20th century. The locations are different and completely opposite: the rural Macedonia at one hand, and the urban environment of an industrial region in Belgium at another...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Hintjens
CAST:  Rik van Uffelen  •  Ann Esch  •  Ljupčo Todorovski  •  Dejan Lilikj

The story of is placed at the end of the 19th and at the second half of the 20th century. The locations are different and completely opposite: the rural Macedonia at one hand, and the urban environment of an industrial region in Belgium at another...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Hintjens
CAST:  Rik van Uffelen  •  Ann Esch  •  Ljupčo Todorovski  •  Dejan Lilikj

Time, Life (1992)

Adaptation of a TV Series with 3 episodes, "Third Age", filmed in 1986. This is a movie that shows how the old people live in a city (Skopje), film about love in the "third age", with a knit of humor and lyrically transposed characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Mitevski
CAST:  Kiro Kjortošev  •  Taska Balabanova  •  Dušan Kostovski  •  Ljupka Džundeva

Adaptation of a TV Series with 3 episodes, "Third Age", filmed in 1986. This is a movie that shows how the old people live in a city (Skopje), film about love in the "third age", with a knit of humor and lyrically transposed characters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Mitevski
CAST:  Kiro Kjortošev  •  Taska Balabanova  •  Dušan Kostovski  •  Ljupka Džundeva

Angels of the Dumps (1995)

A tragicomedy on displaced people in the post-Communist era. Its protagonist are mostly oldtimers from the circus world and the variety stage. When the circus burns down and the "last performance" ends in tragedy, the fault for the loss is laid upon corrupt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dimitrie Osmanli
CAST:  Vladimir Jovanovski  •  Josif Josifovski  •  Meri Boškova  •  Meto Jovanovski

A tragicomedy on displaced people in the post-Communist era. Its protagonist are mostly oldtimers from the circus world and the variety stage. When the circus burns down and the "last performance" ends in tragedy, the fault for the loss is laid upon corrupt ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dimitrie Osmanli
CAST:  Vladimir Jovanovski  •  Josif Josifovski  •  Meri Boškova  •  Meto Jovanovski

Inn on the Road to Europe (2005)

The story speaks about the people who want to work, or want to change the world into a better place to live. All the characters in this film have no existence outside the imagination of the author and are inspired by the Balkan way of living. This is a story about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladen Krstevski
CAST:  Vesna Dimitrovska  •  Vasil Zafirčev  •  Mladen Krstevski  •  Jordančo Čevrevski

The story speaks about the people who want to work, or want to change the world into a better place to live. All the characters in this film have no existence outside the imagination of the author and are inspired by the Balkan way of living. This is a story about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mladen Krstevski
CAST:  Vesna Dimitrovska  •  Vasil Zafirčev  •  Mladen Krstevski  •  Jordančo Čevrevski

Tome from the Gas Station (1979)

A movie about Tome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Petkovski
CAST:  Bratislav Dimitrov  •  Kostadinka Velkovska  •  Emilija Andreeva  •  Mitko Kostov

A movie about Tome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Petkovski
CAST:  Bratislav Dimitrov  •  Kostadinka Velkovska  •  Emilija Andreeva  •  Mitko Kostov

The Time of Kites (1982)

Each time has its own games. This is a time when children's imagination was able to create art through fantasy. The adults shared the enthusiasm as well. A time that the war severely interrupted and marked the end of one's childhood and youth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Mitevski
CAST:  Silvija Stojanovska  •  Jordančo Čevrevski  •  Kiro Kjortošev  •  Aco Stefanovski

Each time has its own games. This is a time when children's imagination was able to create art through fantasy. The adults shared the enthusiasm as well. A time that the war severely interrupted and marked the end of one's childhood and youth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Mitevski
CAST:  Silvija Stojanovska  •  Jordančo Čevrevski  •  Kiro Kjortošev  •  Aco Stefanovski

Marika Flies with an Airplane (1988)

Macedonian TV drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Damovski
CAST:  Jasmina Popovska  •  Petar Georgievski - Kamikaza  •  Kiril Pop Hristov  •  Vukan Dimevski

Macedonian TV drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Damovski
CAST:  Jasmina Popovska  •  Petar Georgievski - Kamikaza  •  Kiril Pop Hristov  •  Vukan Dimevski

Leaving Paskvelija (1992)

A TV film adaptation of the book Paskvelija by renowned Macedonian author Živko Čingo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Mitevski
CAST:  Jordančo Čevrevski  •  Sinolichka Trpkova  •  Ilija Milčin  •  Meto Jovanovski

A TV film adaptation of the book Paskvelija by renowned Macedonian author Živko Čingo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Mitevski
CAST:  Jordančo Čevrevski  •  Sinolichka Trpkova  •  Ilija Milčin  •  Meto Jovanovski

The Merchant of Solun (1985)

Macedonian TV drama dedicated to revolutionary Goce Delčev.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dušan Naumovski
CAST:  Nenad Stojanovski  •  Boris Čorevski  •  Kiril Ristoski  •  Snežana Stameska

Macedonian TV drama dedicated to revolutionary Goce Delčev.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dušan Naumovski
CAST:  Nenad Stojanovski  •  Boris Čorevski  •  Kiril Ristoski  •  Snežana Stameska

A Mortar Woman (1979)

Macedonian TV drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Petkovski
CAST:  Tome Vitanov  •  Snežana Stameska  •  Blagoja Spirkoski-Džumerko  •  Gjokica Lukarevski

Macedonian TV drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Petkovski
CAST:  Tome Vitanov  •  Snežana Stameska  •  Blagoja Spirkoski-Džumerko  •  Gjokica Lukarevski