completed
North Pole
by Marija Apcevska
completed
Short fiction film / 15’ / 2021 / Coming-of-age story; Drama
Misty field, crowded locker room. Margo belongs to neither. Maybe if she loses her virginity, she will finally find her place.
Country of production North Macedonia and Serbia Language Macedonian Support of North Macedonia Film Agency and Film Center Serbia Developed and presented on European Short Pitch Producer Kino Oko Co-producers Servia Film, Forgrade and Tivoli Production Starring Antonija Belazelkoska and Luka Mitev Casting director Kirijana A. Nikoloska Make up designer Goran Ignjatovski Sound designers Igor Popovski and Bojan Palikuća Costume designer Biljana Grgur Editor Dragan von Petrovic Production designer Kiril Spaseski Director of Photography Vladimir Samoilski Co-producers Miloš Ljubomirović, Miodrag Popović and Peter Szekeres Produced by Robert Naskov Written and Directed by Marija Apcevska
World premiere Cannes Film Festival – Short Films Competition 2021 Awards ZINEBI – Festival Internacional de Cine Documental y Cortometraje de Bilbao – Grand Award + Nomination For The European Film Academy Awards 2022, Zagreb Film Festival – Best International Short Film Award, BOGOSHORTS – Bogotá Short Film Festival – Best International Short Film Award, Martovski Festival – Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival – Best Director Award, Mecal, Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona – International Grand Prix Award, FILMAY short film festival – Best Cinematography Award, Ischia Film Festival – Best Short Film Award, Bašta Fest – Best Short Film Award, Calabria Movie International Short Film Festival – Punto di Ritorno Award, HollyShorts Film Festival – Kodak Best Shot on Film Award, Castrovillari Film Festival – Best Actress Award for Antonija Belazelkoska, Best Cinematography Award for Vladimir Samoilovski, TIFF ODA – Tetova International Film Festival – Jury Special Mention, Seanema Film Festival – Best Short Film Award, Visioni Corte Film Festival – Best Actress Award for Antonija Belazelkoska (Kiddos Section), PriFest Prishtina International Film Festival – Best Short Film Award, Donosskino Short Film Festival – Best Performance Award for Antonija Belazelkoska, Linea d’Ombra Festival – Best Short Film Award, Lobo Fest – Festival Internacional de Filmes – Special Mention for Antonija Belazelkoska, 24fps International Short Film Festival – Best Actress Award for Antonija Belazelkoska, Antofacine – The Antofagasta International Film Festival – Special Mention Young Jury, Baku International Short Film Festival – Special Jury Prize, Budapest Film Awards – Best Short Film Award, Smita Patil International Short Film Festival – Best International Short Film Award, Lisboeta International Short Film Festival – Jury Special Mention, and Mujer y Cine – Woman & Film – Best Short Fiction Award Festivals Sarajevo Film Festival, Concorto Film Festival, International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “Manaki Brothers”, Batumi International Art-House Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, Reykjavik International Film Festival, Svaneti International Film Festival, Thess International Short Film Festival, Cinemed – Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier,Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival, MedFilm Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Stockholm International Film Festival, PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival), Festival autorskog filma – Auteur Film Festival, HiShorts! 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