As part of Her Frame program, we’re hosting a screening of regional short films, some of them directed by participants of the programme. After the screenings, a Q&A session with the filmmakers is planned.

The films to be screened are:

Shadows of the Moon (2025) – directed by Tina Veličković
The River (2024) – directed by Uglješa Ranisavljević, produced by Milena Brkić
Boxes (2023) – directed by Angela Dimeska
Intermezzo (2021) – directed by Višnja Sretenović
North Pole (2021) – directed by Marija Apchevska

The Her Frame project is implemented by the International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “Manaki Brothers” together with the Novi Sad Film Festival, organised by the Cultural Centre of Novi Sad, Serbia, aiming to inspire a new generation of women in the creative industries and contributing to gender equality in the Western Balkans. The initiative supports overcoming gender inequality in the film sector.

For this purpose, a call was opened for a mentorship programme for young female filmmakers seeking professional development. Following numerous applications from across the Western Balkans, 16 emerging female directors and media artists were selected to participate in the Her Frame programme.

Throughout the programme, participants have worked with leading female professionals from the film industry through online workshops, masterclasses, and individual mentorship. They also took part in conferences held within the film festivals in Novi Sad and Bitola during September.

In the final stage, the participants presented their projects to mentors through pitch sessions, based on which four finalists of the Her Frame programme were selected to further develop their projects through individual, mentor-led workshops:
Ivona Gjorgjiovska Kuzmanoska with mentor Sanja Poštić (Screenwriting for Animated
Films) Tina Veličković with mentor Dragana Tešić (Production and Distribution) Angela Dimeska with mentor Dina Duma (Film Directing) Višnja Sretenović with mentor Bojana Andrić (Cinematography).

The Her Frame project will conclude in Novi Sad in mid-November, with a public presentation of the four developed projects.

The project is supported by the British Council within the “Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans” (CC4WBs) initiative, funded by the European Union. The programme aims to foster regional dialogue by strengthening the cultural and creative sectors to achieve greater socio-economic impact.