Awards

🎬 A JOKE – Double Win on the Shores of Lake Ohrid

The festival journey of A Joke continues to shine! After multiple international recognitions, the film has now received two more prestigious Best Film awards – this time in Macedonia, on the stunning shores of Lake Ohrid.

🏆 Beach Film Festival – Best Film
🏆 DRIM SHORT Film Festival – Best Film in the National Competition

These latest honors are a beautiful reminder of the film’s connection with audiences at home, as well as abroad. Both festivals celebrate cinema in one of the most breathtaking and culturally rich regions in the world, making these wins even more special.
A heartfelt thank you to both festivals, the juries, and everyone who shared this moment with us. Lake Ohrid will forever remain a milestone in the journey of A Joke. 🌊🎥

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A JOKE – Festival Journey

 🎬 A JOKE – Festival Journey 🌍
Since its world premiere at the Odense International Film Festival, A Joke has been on a roll, collecting awards, recognitions, and genuine reactions along the way.
Selected by 18 festivals in Macedonia and abroad, the film has traveled across continents and earned 5 awards for its bold storytelling and performance.
🏆 AWARD HIGHLIGHTS
✨ Dzirni, Skopje, Macedonia – Audience Best Film & Special Mention for Jana Nikodinovska
✨ Filmski Front, Novi Sad, Serbia – Best Movie
✨ Unica Korea, Korea – Gold Award & Best Acting for Jana Nikodinovska
🌟 In addition to Odense, A Joke was selected by renowned festivals such as:
Hobnobben Film Festival (USA), Bardi Film Festival (Italy), MANAKI BROTHERS (Macedonia), Pori Film Festival (Finland), Pearl of the Silk Road (Uzbekistan), Mladinski Filmski Festival Spoznavanje (Macedonia), Zuma Film Festival (Nigeria), Janjira International Film Festival (India), Winter Apricots (Macedonia), Fescilmar (Poland and Venezuela), Red Line International Film Festival (Italy), Pupila Film Festival (Brazil), Mediterranean Film Festival (Croatia), Filmski Front (Serbia), Dzirni (Macedonia), Unica Korea (Korea), Peshawar International Film Festival (Pakistan), and Drim Short Film Festival (Macedonia).
A heartfelt thank you to every festival, jury, and viewer who’s laughed, reflected, and resonated with A Joke. The journey continues.
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Huge successes of “A Joke”

The film “A Joke” continues to achieve remarkable success following its premiere at the Odense Festival in Denmark. It has garnered multiple awards across various international festivals, including Best Film at the Filmski Front Festival in Novi Sad, Serbia (2024), and UNICA Korea (2024). Additionally, it won the Audience Award at the Dzirni Festival in Skopje, Macedonia.

Jana Nikodinovska, the lead actress in “A Joke” has also been recognized for her outstanding performance, winning Best Actress awards at both the Dzirni Festival and UNICA Korea.

Beyond the accolades, the film has sparked significant audience engagement, with lively discussions following every screening, making it a standout at every festival it attends.

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Special Mention for Things Unsaid at the Catania KinEst Fest

Special Mention for Things Unsaid at the Catania KinEst Fest, with the following motivation:

“Is an intelligent, actual and relevant Kammerspiel (chamber play). By using black-and-white still to rhythmically organize the film’s poetic, it meanwhile empowers its emotional tone, adds layers to the actor’s performance and echoes their emotions. The psychological drama, taking place at one main location with three characters, works in its interior tension throughout the whole film without the need of adding any spectacular dramatic scene. Thus, the film keeps its premise and promise of having “things unsaid” until the very end. As for the direction’s craftsmanship to keep the tension in this one house among three characters, the jury decides upon this Special Mention“. 📽

 

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“The Last Church Bells” Honored at the Tonneins International Film Festival

“The Last Church Bells” continues with awards. Honored to get the award of honor (PRIX D’HONNEUR) at the Tonneins International Film Festival

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Special mention for “The Last Church Bells”.

Special mention by the jury at the Balkan 3f in Pogradec, Albania for the movie “The Last Church Bells”.
The Festivals and Awards are pilling up 🙂

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NEW 2 awards at the Russian Festival for “The Last Church Bells”

NEW 2 awards at the Russian Festival “Light for World”: The Award for Best Cinematography (for the cinematographer FEJMI DAUT) and the 2nd place in short fiction competition!

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“The Last Church Bells” won award in Russia


The Last Church Bells won the audience award and at the same time was named the winner of the Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival. This was also a  Russian premiere. After a series of successful festival shows at several important festivals this is the second prize for the The Last Church Bells.

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‘Fighting for Death’ wins Best Editing award

Here we go again: ‘Fighting for Death’ wins Best Editing award at Tetovo International Film Festival ODA 

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Special mention for our film at Mediterranean Short Film Festival Tangiers :D

Special mention for our film at Mediterranean Short Film Festival Tangiers

“Special mention for ‘Fighting for death’ for the balance between mise en scene and dialogues and for the quality of its directing of actors oscillating between comedy and drama.”

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