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PRESIDENT OF THE FESTIVAL “HOLY VIRGIN MARY OMORPHION” (2023-)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Metropolitan of the Debar-Kicevo Diocese, Georgij<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Metropolitan Georgij, doctorate at the Pontifical University “Gregoriana” in Rome-Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is the author of the works “Messianic Psalms”,”Pentateuch”,”Interpretation of Selected Texts of the Moses Pentecostal”,”Old Testament Isagogy”,”General introduction to the Old Testament Scripture”,”Enclosure to the Study of the Old Testament”,”Attachment to the study of Solomon’s collection of the book of Solomon’s Proverbs (10: 1-22,16)” and others. He has participated with his own works on over 40 conferences, seminars, religious forums in Macedonia, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, United States, Great Britain, Germany, Slovakia, Albania and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He published about 30 articles, scientific works and reviews in the country and abroad. Since February 2010 he was the Ambassador of the Republic of N.Macedonia at the Holy See (Vatican City State).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was a professor and dean of the Orthodox Theological Faculty “St. Clement of Ohrid” in Skopje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2025, he was elected Metropolitan of Debar and Kicevo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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HONORED PRESIDENT OF THE FESTIVAL “HOLY VIRGIN MARY OMORPHION” (2016-2022)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prof. PhD JOVAN TAKOVSKI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prof. PhD Jovan Takovski Very Rev., postgraduated in Paris at the Institute Superior for Catechetic Pastoral (ISPC) – Institute Catholic, and doctorated on the topic; Doctorated on the topic “The Enlightenment in the theology of St. Clement of Ohrid”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was a visiting professor in Australia, at the Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies (MIOCS) at the University of Melbourne. He has many relevant works, including: “Patrology”, “First Church Slavonic grammar with Church \u2013Slavonic Macedonian Dictionary\u201d, “Macedonian hagiographic literature from the 9th to the 18th Century” and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time he translates for Macedonian Orthodox Church the extensive works from Church-Slavonic into Macedonian language, among which are:”Lente Triodon”,”Penteecostarion”,”Octoechos”- first volume,” Selection of monthly and holiday services”, “Sermons, teachings and hagiographies of St. Clement of Ohrid \u201c, \u201cWords, lessons and lively wisdom of St. Clement of Ohrid” and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Significant translations from French to Macedonian language are:”The Mystical Theology of the Church from the East” by Vladimir Lossky, ” God is alive”,”Tartarean triology” by Alfons Dode,”Julia or the New Eloise”,”The Society Agreement” of Jean Jacques Rousseau,”The stories of a pilgrim” and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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PROGRAM COUNCIL OF THE FESTIVAL “HOLY VIRGIN MARY OMORPHION”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
STOJAN VUJI\u010cI\u0106<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stojan Vujicic is an internationally renowned and recognized producer and director with decades of experience in Macedonia and around the world. He has participated in numerous international film festivals and has won numerous awards and recognitions. He dedicates his visual talent and style to topics mainly related to family values \u200b\u200band children. He is a graduate in Human Resources Management, and his graduation thesis is titled \u201cHuman Resources Management in the Film Industry in Macedonia.\u201d He is a producer and director at the production company \u201cDream Factory\u201d Macedonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is the director of the feature film \u201cStella\u201d and the creative director of the feature film \u201cGrandfather and Grandson\u201d. He also directed 4 documentaries: \u201cBenno and Rosa\u201d, \u201cWhere We Came From\u201d, \u201cMetoh\u201d and \u201cCenter of the World – What is Love\u201d, 3 short films: \u201cTouch\u201d, \u201cBrother for a Day\u201d, \u201cBreath Binds Me\u201d, 1 TV film \u2013 \u201cFire\u201d and 1 Art film \u2013 \u201cDisintegration\u201d. He is a co-producer of the feature films \u201cMy Mother is a Cosmonaut\u201d and the feature film \u201cWitch Hunters\u201d, which is in the official competition of TIFF in Toronto and at the Sundance Film Festival. As a co-producer of the feature film \u201cVera Dreams of the Sea\u201d it is in the official selection of the Mostra Internazionale d\u2019Arte Cinematografica di Venezia\/Inclusion EDipo Re award and winner of the Grand Prix award at the Tokyo IFF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His name is best known through the feature film for children \u201cStella\u201d. In 2021, with this film he participated in the \u201cManaki Brothers\u201d festival in Bitola-Macedonia and the Macedonian Film Festival in Toronto – Canada, as well as in numerous international festivals in many countries, including: Russia, France, Sweden, Spain, Czech Republic, China, Korea, Argentina, Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia\u2026 In 2022, he won the Best Feature Film Award at the International Children’s Festival in Moscow. This film was awarded the same award at the Diamond Eye FF, St. Petersburg, in Russia -2021. He received the Best Director award for \u201cStella\u201d in Paris, at the Paris Cinema Awards- 2021. and at the SEVIFF festival in Spain – 2022. At the children’s festival – CHINH in China, he received the Silver Award – 2021. In Serbia, in Belgrade, at the “Kids Fest”, he had his Gala Premiere, as well as at the Cinedays IFF, in Skopje – 2021. And with the short film “Touch”, he is present all over the world in official competition at international festivals in: Macedonia, Russia, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, USA, Mexico, Canada, Great Britain, Netherlands, Venezuela… He received the Best actor award at the Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival in Moscow, and the Honourable Mention award at the Asia South East-Short Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the short film “Brother for a Day” in 2016, he was in official competition at numerous festivals: Cinedays in Macedonia, in the USA – New Cinema Film Festival and Los Angeles CineFest, Forca Festival in Italy, Film Festival in Great Britain, Arroios Film Festival in Portugal, TIF Video Challenge – Nicosia, Cyprus, International Film Festival “Manaki Brothers” – Macedonia, Film Festival “Delhi Shorty” – India, The Balkans beyond the borders (BBB) \u200b\u200b- Sofia, Bulgaria, Children\u2019s Film Festival – Bangladesh. With the film \u201cMetoh\u201d he performed at the Orthodox Film Festival \u201cGolden Knight\u201d in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is also the Director of Photography for the feature film \u201cHistory K\u201d and the TV series \u201cJourney with the Rabrobus\u201d, as well as the post-production coordinator for the feature films \u201cMission London\u201d and \u201cThe Heights\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He lives and works in Skopje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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PROGRAM COUNCIL OF THE FESTIVAL “HOLY VIRGIN MARY OMORPHION”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Prof. PhD ANTONIO MITRIKESKI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
International director Antonio Mitrikjeski was awarded for the films “Day” and “Duel” with special diplomas and award of the town of Lodz. About the documentary film “Love for Koco Topencharov” receives a gold medal for the debut film at the Festival of documentary in Belgrade. The film “Across the Lake”, a feature film, Macedonian-Polish coproduction, had its premiere in Montreal, and he received award from the audience at the \u201cManaki Brothers\u201d Film Festival in Bitola in 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Like a Bad Dream”, a feature film, a Macedonian-Croatian-English coproduction, had the premiere and received honour diploma at the 27th Montreal Film Festival.”Children of the Sun”, feature film produced in 2014, Macedonian-Serbian coproduction, had the world premiere and the gold medal for best film at Macedonian film festival in Toronto and got the award for the best director at the “Days of Macedonian Film “in Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mitrikeski participated at a great number of film festivals in Europe, America, Asia, Australia and Africa.He has held workshops for film directing in Sydney, Belgrade, Lodz, Bitola, Bari and directed a large number of documentaries from the history of Macedonia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He achieved PhD in 2010 on the topic: “Theory and Practice of Documentary Film”, and works as a professor at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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PROGRAM COUNCIL OF THE FESTIVAL “HOLY VIRGIN MARY OMORPHION”<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
MIROSLAV BATA PETROVI\u0106<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
He graduated in Art History from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Belgrade. He has been producing films since 1967. He is the author of around 140 short films, 15 feature-length documentary or experimental films, 4 medium-length films and 3 television documentary series (with 26, 35 and 12 episodes each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is also involved in film production and writing. Within the framework of his Fiks Fokus film and TV production, around 340 films of various genres and lengths have been produced. He is the author of 4 novels, 2 collections of short stories and 7 essay books about film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was the director of the 50th anniversary Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival in 2003. He is also involved in initiating and organizing short and documentary film festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2007, together with the “Association of Film and Television Workers of Vojvodina”, he initiated and founded the film event “Film Vigil of the Soul” in Sremski Karlovci, a festival with films on themes of culture, spirituality and history of Serbia. Today he is the director of this event, which in 2024 had its 17th edition and is held not only in Serbia but also in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “Film Vigil of the Soul” festival has had regular cooperation with the “Virgin Protection” Festival, since its very beginnings in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2011, he organized a Review of Independent Off-Films of Serbia, “Serbian Hollywood”. He is one of the founders of the International Film Festival “Short Forms” in Gornji Milanovac and a member of the Council from 2010 to 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2021, he launched the film festival “ART FEST”, of films about art and artists, which is held in Belgrade and simultaneously in several cities. In 2024, it was held simultaneously in 16 cities in Serbia and Republika Srpska, while in 2025 there are applications for this festival to be held in 20 cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is also one of the founders of the “Natural Science Film Festival” in Smederevo, which has been organized by the Smederevo Museum since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He lives and works in Belgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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PROGRAM COUNCIL OF THE FESTIVAL “HOLY VIRGIN MARY OMORPHION” (2016-2022)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
DRAGI TANEVSKI<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Dragi Tanevski is the Director of photography for over a hundred documentaries, feature films, electronic and electronic film tape and director of photography on TV and film works in all genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among his rewarded works are “Sisters”, a documentary film for which he receives the “Bronze Dragon” award in Krakow 1992. A special award in Tokyo received in 1994 for the documentary film “Saint”. About “Children from Sweden” a documentary film on the film tape was awarded in Portoroz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the “Manaki Brothers” Festival, he is recognized with continuing activity in 2007. For the documentary film the “Valley of the Saints” receives the award at the prestigious “Golden Coria” at the Krusevo Festival in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The documentary film “Planetarium” was awarded at the documentary festival in New York in 2005, and the second cameramen is Vlado Janevski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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