North Pole

North Pole

Macedonia, Serbia / Fiction / 15' / HD / Color / 2021

Misty field, crowded locker room. Margo belongs to neither. Maybe if she loses her virginity, she will finally find her place.

Director: Marija Apcevska
Script: Marija Apcevska
Director of Photography: Vladimir Samoilovski
Producer: Robert Naskov
Editing: Dragan Von Petrovic Sound: Igor Popovski, Bojan Palikuca
Cast: Antonija Belazelkoska, Luka Mitev, Frosina Trajkovska, Andrea Noveva, Nadja Mijatovic, Teodora Kostova, Kristina Janevska, Tea Pavlova, Marija Trpevska, Marko Gjeorgievski, Vojdan Jovanovski, Leo Gacov, Teo Gacov

Marija Apcevska holds BA in Directing from FDA, Skopje and MA in Film and Media Production, NYFA, Los Angeles. Her shorts have travelled to festivals worldwide and won several awards, with Bardo premiering at Berlinale Generation and latest film, North Pole, premiering at Festival de Cannes - Official Short Film Selection.

Filmography

2021 North Pole (Kısa)

2020 Zoki Poki (TV dizisi)

2017 Ambi (Kısa)

2012 Bardo (Kısa)

Festivals Attended and Awards

Cannes Film Festival - Short Films Competition 2021 - World Premiere

Sarajevo Film Festival 2021, Bosnia Herzegovina

Concorto Film Festival 2021, Italy

International Cinematographers’ Film Festival "Manaki Brothers" 2021, North Macedonia

Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2021, Georgia

Tirana International Film Festival 2021, Albania

Reykjavik International Film Festival 2021, Iceland

Svaneti International Film Festival 2021, Georgia

Thess International Short Film Festival 2021, Greece

Cinemed - Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier 2021, France

Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival 2021, Greece

MedFilm Festival 2021, Italy

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2021, Switzerland

Stockholm International Film Festival 2021, Sweden

ZINEBI - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental y Cortometraje de Bilbao 2021, Spain - Grand Award, Nomination For The European Film Academy Awards 2022

Zagreb Film Festival 2021, Croatia - Best International Short Film Award

PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) 2021, Estonia

Festival autorskog filma - Auteur Film Festival 2021, Serbia

BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2021, Colombia - Best International Short Film Award

HiShorts! Film Festival 2021, China

Les Arcs Film Festival 2021, France

Minimalen Short Film Festival 2022, Norway

London Short Film Festival 2022, UK

Music & Cinema - Festival International du Film à Marseille 2022, France

Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival 2022, Germany

Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris" 2022, Lithuania

Dhaka - International Short and Independent Film Festival 2022, Bangladesh

BUFF Malmö Filmfestival 2022, Sweden

Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 2022, Netherlands

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