Goran Stolevski (born 1985) is a Macedonian Australian film director and screenwriter. [1] [2] He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2022 film You Won't Be Alone , which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. [3]
His second feature film, Of an Age , was the winner of the Best Film Award at CinefestOZ in 2022. [4]
Stolevski was born in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia and spent his childhood in Tetovo. [5] At the age of 12, he emigrated to Australia with his family. [5] He is openly gay. [6]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Notes |
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2007 | Ambassador | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2008 | Blood | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Picture of a Good Woman | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2012 | Frankie's Big Heart | Yes | No | No | |
2015 | Today Is Not the Day | Yes | Yes | No | |
2016 | You Deserve Everything | Yes | Yes | No | Also producer |
2017 | Everything We Wanted | Yes | Yes | No | |
Would You Look at Her | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2018 | My Boy Oleg | Yes | Yes | No | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2018 | Nowhere Boys | 3 episodes |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor |
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2022 | You Won't Be Alone | Yes | Yes | No |
Of an Age | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2023 | Housekeeping for Beginners | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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