The Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) has chosen North Macedonia as the subject of this year's New Territory section. Although smaller than Switzerland, this Balkan country boasts a vibrant film industry that delivers high-quality output. FIFF's sweeping overview of North Macedonian cinema is a world first and the line-up includes 10 feature-length films and seven shorts spanning three decades. North Macedonian directors will also attend the 38th edition of FIFF, which will run from 15th to 24th March 2024.
Program
Feature film
- Before the Rain (Pred dozhdot), Milcho Manchevski, 1994
- The Great Water (Golemata Voda), Ivo Trajkov, 2003
- Balkan Is Not Dead (Balkanot ne e mrtov), Aleksandar Popovski, 2012
- Secret Ingredient (Tajnata sostojka), Gjorce Stavreski, 2017
- God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya (Gospod postoi, imeto i’ e Petrunija), Teona Strugar Mitevska, 2019
- The Happiest Man in the World (Najsrekjniot Chovek na Svetot), Teona Strugar Mitevska, 2022
- Snow White Dies at the End (Snežana na krajot umira), Kristijan Risteski, 2022
- Housekeeping for Beginners (Domakinstvo za Pocetnici), Goran Stolevski, 2023
Documentary
- Honeyland (Medena zemja), Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov, 2019
- New Era Old Dilemma (Dilema e vjetër në epokën e re), Sabidin Aliu, 2023
Short movie
- Elena, Dina Duma, 2016
- Fighting for Death (Borba Za Smrt), Eleonora Veninova, 2016
- The Beginning, Agim Abdula, 2018
- Sticker, Georgi Unkovski, 2019
- North Pole (Severen pol), Marija Apcevska, 2021
- Only the Devil Hates Water (Samo gjavolot se plashi od voda), Lidija Mojsovska, 2022
- A Ton of Ice Cream, Sandra Gjorgieva, 2022
FIFForum Discussion round
Meeting with Samet Sulejmanoski and the delegation of filmmakers from North Macedonia (free entry)