Marija Apčevska

Director

Marija Apčevska is a North Macedonian director born in 1987 in Bitola. She holds a BA in Film and TV Directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje and an MA in Film and Media Production from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. She is a Sarajevo and Berlinale Talents alumnus and her short films have travelled to festivals worldwide, winning many awards. Her short films BARDO (2012) and NORTH POLE (2021) premiered at the Berlinale Generation and the Cannes Film Festival (as part of the Official Selection 2021), respectively. She is currently preparing her first feature film, SPRING CLEANING. Marija is a co-writer for the feature film AFTER DARK, selected at Cinefondation Residence and Torino Film Lab.

FILMOGRAPHY

2012 – Bardo (short fiction)
2017 – Ambi (short fiction)
2020 – Zoki Poki (TV series)
2021 – North Pole (short fiction)
2022 – Belles (short documentary)
– Spring Cleaning – feature film (in advanced development)
– After Dark – feature film (in advanced development)