Teona Strugar Mitevska

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Teona Strugar Mitevska
Теона Стругар Митевска
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Born (1974-03-14) March 14, 1974 (age 51)
Skopje, North Macedonia
NationalityMacedonian
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Years active2001-present

Teona Strugar Mitevska (born 1974 in Skopje) is a Macedonian film director and screenwriter. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

In 2001, Teona Strugar Mitevska made her directorial debut with the short film Veta, which won the Special Jury Prize at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival. Her first feature film How I Killed a Saint was premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2004. Set in Macedonia during the 2001 civil conflict involving the country's ethnic Albanian minority, the film explores the crisis through the perspective of two troubled siblings. Viola (played by Labina Mitevska, the director’s sister) returns to her family in Skopje after studying in the United States. Her younger brother Kokan (Milan Tocinovski-Sako) becomes engaged with a group of radical nationalists. The movies is shot in a voyeuristic style that avoids close-ups. [4] [5]

In 2008, Teona Strugar Mitevska directed I Am from Titov Veles, screened at over 80 festivals around the world and won nearly 20 international awards. [6]

In 2019, her film God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija, won the LUX Prize. [7]

Filmography

Feature films

YearEnglish TitleOriginal TitleNotes
2004How I Killed a SaintКако убив светец
2007I Am From Titov VelesJas sum od Titov Veles
2012 The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears
2017 When the Day Had No Name Кога денот немаше име
2019 God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија
2022 The Happiest Man in the World Најсреќниот човек на светот [8]
2025 Mother

Short films

Reference

  1. ↑ Dalton2022-02-14T06:00:00+00:00, Ben. "Teona Strugar Mitevska sets Mother Teresa story 'Mother' as next project (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2024-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ ""The Happiest Man in the World", interview with Teona Strugar Mitevska". Revista cultural el Hype. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Gospod postoi, imeto i' e Petrunija | God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya - Competition 2019". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2006-05-04). "Siblings Trapped in a Loud and Messy Crossfire in 'How I Killed a Saint'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  5. ↑ Young, Deborah (2004-01-28). "How I Killed a Saint". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ↑ Lazarevska, Marina. "EFP Europe! Voices of Women in Film: Teona Strugar Mitevska, Republic of Macedonia - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  7. ↑ Rapold, Nicolas (2021-06-24). "'God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya' Review: Her Cross to Bear". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  8. ↑ Romney2022-09-02T12:15:00+01:00, Jonathan. "'The Happiest Man In The World': Venice Review". Screen. Retrieved 2024-03-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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