The people behind the festival
The team connecting filmmakers, stories and audiences. The councils supporting Kinenova’s vision.
01Festival Director
Nebojsha Jovanovikj is a Macedonian film director, screenwriter and producer. His work includes short fiction and documentary films, as well as mentoring youth film workshops. He is the founder and director of Kinenova, working to promote emerging filmmakers and international cultural exchange.
02Artistic Director
Gena Teodosievska is a television journalist, film critic and festival programmer. She served as programmer, artistic director and director of Manaki Brothers between 2008 and 2020. Her work spans production, film education and the international promotion of Macedonian cinema. She has served on numerous festival juries and is a member of the Macedonian section of FIPRESCI.
03Executive Producer
04Production Assistant
05Head of PR
06Technical Operations
Festival Coordinator
08Visual Design & Creative Execution
09Visual Design & Creative Execution
10Website Design & Maintenance
Marketing
Assistant Coordinator & Hospitality
13Production Advisor
01Council President
02Council Member
03Council Member
Nebojsha Jovanovikj is a Macedonian film director, screenwriter and producer. His work includes short fiction and documentary films, as well as mentoring youth film workshops. He is the founder and director of Kinenova, working to promote emerging filmmakers and international cultural exchange.
04Council Member
05Council Member
Gena Teodosievska is a television journalist, film critic and festival programmer. She served as programmer, artistic director and director of Manaki Brothers between 2008 and 2020. Her work spans production, film education and the international promotion of Macedonian cinema. She has served on numerous festival juries and is a member of the Macedonian section of FIPRESCI.
Council Member
01Film Director
Srdan Golubovic is a Serbian film director and producer. His debut feature Absolute 100 screened at numerous international festivals. The Trap premiered at the Berlinale in 2007, while Circles was selected as Serbia’s entry for the Academy Awards. His career also includes work with the production company Baš Čelik and teaching film directing in Belgrade.
02Film Director
Ulrich Seidl is an Austrian director, screenwriter and producer, born in Vienna in 1952. His work spans documentary and fiction. Dog Days won the Grand Special Jury Prize in Venice, and Import Export screened in competition at Cannes. His Paradise trilogy comprises Love, Faith and Hope, presented at Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
Ulrich Seidl is a festival laureate at the International Film Festival KINENOVA, who won the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD in 2024.
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03Film Director
Ildikó Enyedi is a Hungarian director and screenwriter, born in Budapest in 1955. My 20th Century won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes. On Body and Soul won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Her career connects experimental film, feature filmmaking and film education.
Ildiko Enyedi is a festival laureate at the International Film Festival KINENOVA, who won the Award for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Film Art in 2022.
04Documentary Filmmaker & Film Editing Teacher
Aleksandra Markovic is a documentary filmmaker and film educator. Her practice includes documentary directing and editing, research-led projects and television production. Her work explores human rights, migration, art and animal welfare. Before moving to the United Kingdom, she spent more than a decade in Croatian television. She holds an MA in Documentary Practice from Queen Mary University of London.
05Film Director
Drago Sholev is a Bulgarian director and screenwriter, born in Ruse in 1977. He studied animation and film directing at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts. Following a series of shorts, he directed the feature Shelter, presented at San Sebastian and awarded at international festivals. His work also includes commercials and music videos.
