A Joke

Malaysia, ,

 

 

Logline

A coming-of-age story about love, adventure and the most harrowing thing in a teenager’s life – the anxiety of what lies ahead.

 

Synopsis

At the end of her high school years, Nadia is struggling to face a major decision that would determine her future. On one hand, she receives an admissions letter from a college in Amsterdam that might hold the promise of leaving her small home country. On the other hand, whilst hanging out in an extremely unusual and dangerous setting with her friend and crush Ivan, she isn’t sure if he utters those three simple words that might change everything: “I love you, Nadia”.

 

Basic Info

21 minutes/ budget: 25,000 Euros/ 2K / DCP /  2023 / co-producers: IRL – MK; IZVAN FOKUSA – CRO

 

Cast & Crew

Director: Trifun Sitnikovski
Producer: Goce Kralevski,
Sashka Cvetkovska, Adrijana Prugovečki
Director of Photography: Sergej Sarchevski
Music: Martina Siljanovska
Production Designer: Aleksandra Petkova
Screen Writer: Trifun Sitnikovski
Editor: Goce Kralevski
Costume Designer: Marta Dojchinovska
Make up: Ivana Spirovska
Sound Designer: Risto Alchinovski

Principal Cast: Jana Nikodinovska, Marko Ilievski

 

Festivals & Awards

Dzirni, Skopje, Macedonia 2024 – Audience Best Film & Special Mention – Jana Nikodinovska
Filmski Front, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2024 – Best movie
Unica Korea, Korea, 2024 – Gold & Best Acting – Jana Nikodinovska
Beach Film Festival, Ohrid, Macedonia 2025  – Best Short
Drim Short Film Festival, Struga, Macedonia 2025 – Best Movie in National Competition

Odense International Film Festival, Odense, Danmark 2024
Hobnobben Film Festival, Fort Wayne,Indiana, United States, 2024
Bardi Film Festival, Bardi, Italy, 2024
International Cinematographers’ Festival “MANAKI BROTHERS”, Bitola Macedonia 2024
Pori Film Festival, Pori Finland 2024
International Film Festival “Pearl of the Silk Road”, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2024
Mladinski Filmski Festival Spoznavanje, Bitola, Macedonia 2024
Zuma Film Festival, Abuja, Nigeria 2024
Janjira International Film Festival. Murud, India, 2025
Winter Apricots, Prilep, Macedonia 2025
Festival Internacional Fescilmar, Poland, 2025
Red Line International Film Festival, Montalcino, Italy, 2025
Fescilmar Festival –  Venezuela, 2025

Pupila Film Festival, Olinda, Brazil, 2025
Mediterranean Film Festival, Split, Croatia 2025
Peshawar International Film Festival, Pakistan, 2025
Engativa International Film Festival, Bogota 2025
Zlatna Ramka, Skopje, Macedonia 2025
Thokoza Film Festival, Gauteng, South Africa 2025
Cinestesya Film Festival.Porto, Portugal 2025
Cinelibri, Bulgaria 2025
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Australia 2025
TIFF ODA, Tetovo, Macedonia 2025
Balkan Film Food Festival, Pogradec, Albania 2025
Playa Film Festival, Oranjestad, Aruba 2025
Cyprus Film Festival, Limassol, Cyprus 2025
Alibag Short Film Festival, Alibag, India, 2025
Festival De Cine Independiente De Trujillo, Perú, 2025
Balkans Beyond Borders, Athens, Greece, 2025
Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards, Malaysia, 2025
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2025
West Bengal Short Film Festival, Kolkata, India, 2025
Cinedays, Skopje, Macedonia 2025

 

 

 

 

 

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