Home Macedonian Film Festival 2011. Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Auckland. http://www.macedonianfilmfestival.com.au/2011/index.php/home?task=category Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:07:22 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb Does it hurt? The first Balkan Dogma opens MFF2011 http://www.macedonianfilmfestival.com.au/2011/index.php/home/item/does-it-hurt-the-first-balkan-dogma-opens-mff2011 http://www.macedonianfilmfestival.com.au/2011/index.php/home/item/does-it-hurt-the-first-balkan-dogma-opens-mff2011

The 2011 Macedonian Film Festival opens in Melbourne on Friday 21st October with the Australian premiere of Aneta Lesnikovska feature movie, Does it hurt? The First Balkan Dogma. This 'reality based fiction' won two international film festival awards and describes itself as the first Balkan film shot according to the Dogma 95 movement rules.

As director Aneta Lesnikovska mixes her life and those of her friends with a fictional situation that she has invented. Most of her friends in her home country Macedonia are actors and filmmakers who will do anything to act and direct (due to low funding possibilities in a land in transition), she decides to give them false hope in order to make her film.

Aneta lies to her friends that she found producers who will fund her film if they will help her out by sharing their life stories. She films the whole process and what was meant to be the 'making of' becomes the actual film. Film about the lives of Macedonians made from their own perspective.

Does it hurt? was an official selection at the Internationales Frauen Film Festival in Dortmund/Cologne, Germany 2010 and Durban International Film Festival in Durban, South Africa August 2007. It has also won the Tiger Award Nomination at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands January 2007 and the Special Jury Award at the International Bermuda Film festival, Bermuda March 2007.

Opening night will also include two short film by local directors.

Tickets and full programs details is be available online soon.

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:42:31 +0000 Brunswick Film Sessions presents focus on Macedonia http://www.macedonianfilmfestival.com.au/2011/index.php/home/item/brunswick-film-sessions-presents-focus-on-macedonia http://www.macedonianfilmfestival.com.au/2011/index.php/home/item/brunswick-film-sessions-presents-focus-on-macedonia

We will be at the Brunswick Film Sessions on Friday 16th September. With a 'focus on Macedonia' will showcase short films and beats from DJ Igor.

Presented by InMediaRes.

Brunswick Arts, 2 Little Bourke Breese Street (off Hope Street) from 7pm.

RSVP on Facebook.

We will be tweeting live from the event, follow us and join in by using the hashtag #mff2011

 

See the details at: http://www.brunswickarts.com.au/current.html

]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:40:55 +0000 MFF celebrates Macedonian Independence Day http://www.macedonianfilmfestival.com.au/2011/index.php/home/item/mff-underway-for-2011-2-copy http://www.macedonianfilmfestival.com.au/2011/index.php/home/item/mff-underway-for-2011-2-copy Join the MFF volunteers at Federation Square in Melbourne

We will be at Federation Square in Melbourne on Thursday 8th September from 7pm.

Come along to experience and celebrate Macedonian culture. Look out for the MFF2011 volunteers, pick up a flyer and find our more about the festival.

We will be tweeting live from the event, follow us and join in by using the hashtag #mff2011

 

See the details at: http://www.fedsquare.com/events/macedonian-independence-day-celebrations/

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Preparations for the 2011 Macedonian Film Festival are well underway. This year we are hoping to attract thousands of movie lovers to come experience the majesty that is Macedonian cinema.

From our home base in Melbourne, we are in the planning stages of bringing the festival to other cities including Sydney, Canberra and Auckland. Anyone with an interest in volunteering from any of these cities are urged to get in contact with us.

As a not for profit organisation, we rely on the generosity of our sponsors to make the festival happen. We provide maximum exposure and promotional opportunities for all of our sponsors.

Keep up to date with all MFF news by following us on twitter, friending us on Facebook or subscribing to our YouTube channel. We'll be sure to keep you in the loop!

Thank you for your interest in the MFF2011 and look forward to seeing you at the festival!

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