Analog Vision

01/02/2025

DJ Ahmet je dle Variety mezi 16 nejlepšími snímky na Sundance Film Festivalu.

It was a slow Sundance in terms of sales, but Variety's critics still found movies to inspire them as to the artistic health of the indie film scene.

31/01/2025

We are taking home not one but two awards from Sundance Film Festival!

Alter Vision Czech Film Center Státní fond audiovize Sleepwalker SOUND

28/01/2025

The film’s casting is one of Unkovski’s greatest points of pride in the film, particularly Jakup and newcomer Agush Agushev, who plays Ahmet’s little brother who refuses to speak, much to the anger of their overbearing father. “I am so, so happy with the casting. We had an incredible casting director, Kirijana Nikoloska, and she and I did an extensive casting process. We saw over 3,000 children of this ethnic minority in Macedonia and brought it down to 60 candidates.”

Rafa Sales Ross for Variety

'DJ Ahmet' director on the struggles to finance his feature debut and importance of 'authenticity' in telling Macedonian stories

27/01/2025

🩷 DJ Ahmet 🩷

27/01/2025

Starring Arif Jakup and Dora Akan Zlatanova, DJ Ahmet has plenty of beats, but its true harmony lies in its quiet heart. DJ Ahmet doesn’t just drop the bass—it drops you straight into the rural heart of North Macedonia, where the rhythms of tradition clash with the beats of a restless soul. Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski, the film tells the story of Ahmet, a 15-year-old shepherd with dreams bigger than his family’s flock....

From da Hood to Hollywood and Everything in-Between

26/01/2025

Světla // Lights were part of the 40th anniversary of the Filmstadt München.
Congratulations.

26/01/2025

Screen Daily's Amber Wilkinson thinks DJ Ahmet is a coming of age charmer 😍.

“Music is the medicine for everyone,” a man declares part way into this coming of age charmer, encapsulating one of the essential themes of this story about a teenage boy whose big ambitions are at odds with the reality of life in a rural North Macedonian village. Filmmaker Georgi M Unkovski employs music in various forms in his feature debut, approaching its clash between youthful rebellion and traditional culture with a non-judgmental warmth and an open heart.

A teenage boy uses music as an escape from everyday life in his rural North Macedonian village

25/01/2025

Světla // Lights took part of the 20th edition of Terni Film Festival.
Congratulations to the team behind the film.

25/01/2025

An unforgettable ensemble, laugh-out-loud comedy and heartsore drama make writer-director Georgi M. Unkovski’s story of a teenage boy defying his traditional community feel like a revelation.

by Carlos Aguilar for Variety

The sort of film that urges one to tell everyone about it so that they too can bask in its wondrous pleasures, “DJ Ahmet” is a revelation in that it seamlessly straddles the line between laugh-out-loud crowd-pleaser and art-house gem with affecting gravitas. And though it goes into expected coming-of-age territory (via blossoming romance, the desire to assert one’s identity and parent-child conflict), the cultural context, Unkovski’s inventive storytelling flair and the utterly extraordinary first-time cast land it in a realm of its own.

An unforgettable ensemble, laugh-out-loud comedy and heartsore drama make writer-director Georgi M. Unkovski’s winning feature feel like a revelation.

25/01/2025

Director Georgi Unkovski greets the audience at the world premiere of DJ Ahmet at Sundance Film Festival.

24/01/2025

Světla // Lights are heading to the Giffoni School Experience running around the whole Italy.
Congratulations!

24/01/2025

Velký finále PSO je o odvaze snít – a za tím snem dál jít, říká režisér časosběrného dokumentu Kalivoda. „Původně jsem chtěl natočit film, který zaznamená jejich nadšení a energii. Až postupem času mi došlo, že jde o nosnější a silnější téma.“

Poslechněte si rozhovor Tatiany Čabákové s Dominikem Kalivodou pro Český rozhlas Plus

https://plus.rozhlas.cz/velky-finale-pso-je-o-odvaze-snit-a-za-tim-snem-dal-jit-rika-reziser-9398276

24/01/2025

DJ Ahmet!!!

24/01/2025

GEORGI UNKOVSKI'S 15-YEAR-OLD AHMET IS A MODERN Kevin Bacon, SAYS The Hollywood Reporter AFTER THE PREMIERE OF DJ AHMET AT Sundance Film Festival

info: https://shorturl.at/7clOm

Alter Vision

24/01/2025

Velký finále PSO je v nominaci 19. ročníku ELBE DOCK ⁓ Cena Pavla Kouteckého. Přehlídka prvních a druhých celovečerních dokumentárních filmů se koná od 10. do 15.2.2025 a projekce Velkýho finále PSO proběhne 11.2. od 20.30 v Kině Kavalírka.
Gratulujeme režisérovi Dominiku Kalivodovi a všem členům Police Symphony Orchestra!

info: https://cenapk.cz/cs/aktualita/cena-pavla-kouteckeho-zverejnila-program-a-nominovane-snimky-0DMpjZ

vstupenky na projekci: https://cenapk.cz/cs/koupit/velky-finale-pso-3I3V93

Alter Vision

24/01/2025

The trailer of DJ Ahmet is out! Created by Michal Reich.

A film by Georgi M. Unkovski2025 - North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia - Comedy/Drama - 99 min.with Arif Jakup , Agush Аgushev , Aksel Mehmet & Dor...

24/01/2025

Sundance 2025 World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Georgi M Unkovski • Director of DJ Ahmet
“One of the first images I had in my head was of this shepherd running into a techno rave in the forest”
by Olivia Popp for Cineuropa

DJ Ahmet challenges the notion that tradition and modernity are always competing to win.

24/01/2025 - The Macedonian director spoke with Cineuropa about the striking sonic inspirations behind his feature debut, leading to an inventive take on the coming-of-age genre