Honeyland by Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska
SKOPJE: It was a challenging year for the industry in North Macedonia, as everywhere. Filming became complicated, cinemas went dark, festivals were moved and canceled.
However, the year started with one of the greatest chapters in Macedonian film history. The documentary
Honeyland / Medena zemja directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film categories at the Academy Awards. It was not only the first time when a Macedonian film got two Oscar nominations, but also the first time when a documentary was nominated at the Oscars in the two categories.
| 10 February 2021
Just days after revealing the strength of the subscription video-on-demand market in the region as regards the vast array of services on offer, the European Audiovisual Observatory has revealed the financial robustness of the SVOD arena.
The report focuses on the evolution of the SVOD, transactional video-on-demand (TVOD) and advertising-financed and broadcaster video-on-demand markets (AVOD/BVOD) markets in the European Union (EU28) and their impact on the traditional audiovisual markets.
The report revealed that for the period 2010 – 2020, that is a European Union sill including the UK, the paid VOD markets saw SVOD and TVOD revenues increasing from €388.8 million in 2010 to €11.6 billion in 2020. The SVOD arena was the key driver for this growth, “exploding”, said the European Audiovisual Observatory, from €12 million in 2010 to €9.7 billion in 2020.
The âCinema in Search of New Inspirationâ panel probes the future of the Italian and European audiovisual ecosystem
The experts who took part in the panel discussion
Yesterday, 13 January, saw a ârecoveryâ panel unfold in virtual form, probing the future of the Italian and European audiovisual ecosystem, intitled âCinema in Search of New Inspirationâ. Organised by Cineuropa, AGICI (General Association of Independent Film and Audiovisual Industries) and Vento & Associati, the event was moderated in its entirety by Cineuropaâs director
Valerio Caruso, and saw the participation of numerous experts from Italyâs audiovisual field, namely
Luigi Lonigro (President of Distributors at ANICA and the director of 01 Distribution),