FEATURE FILM

HOUSEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS

Original title:

DOMAĆINSTVO ZA POČETNIKE

Drama / 2023 / 107'

Despite never aspiring to be a mother, Dita finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters. As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely family’s struggle to stay together.

Director: Goran Stolevski

Cast: Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Mia Mustafi, Vladimir Tintor, Dzada Selim, Sara Klimoska, Rozafa Celaj, Ajshe Useini – Teuta

Writers: Goran Stolevski

Producers: Marija Dimitrova, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Ankica Jurić Tilić, Beata Rzeźniczek, Milan Stojanović, Blerta Basholli

Co-producers: Kristina Börjeson, Jonas Kellagher, Kristina Ceyton, Sam Jennings

Excecutive producers: Tim Headington, Lia Buman, Ana Leocha, Marcin Łuczaj, Jan Naszewski

DoP: Naum Doksevski

Editor: Goran Stolevski

Production designer: Anna Rzeźniczek

Costume designer: Roza Trajceska Ristovska

Sound designer: Emma Bortignon

Composers: Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz

Companies: List Production, Madants, Kinorama, Sense Production, Industria Film
In co-production with: PFilm i Väst, Common Ground Pictures, Causeway Films
In association with: Tango, New Europe Film Sales, Adelaide Film Festival

Supported by: North Macedonian Film Agency, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Polish Film Institute, Film Center Serbia, Kosovo Cinematography Center

Awards:

Venice Film Festival 2023, Italy – Queer Lion Award, Honorable Mention from Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente

International Cinematographer’s Film Festival Manaki Brothers 2023, North Macedonia – Special Mention to Naum Doksevski
Chicago International Film Festival 2023, USA – Silver Q-Hugo Outlook Award
NewFest: New York’s LGBT Film Festival 2023, USA – Best Narrative Feature
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid LQBTI+ International Film Festival 2023., Spain – Best Film
Merlinka festival 2023, Serbia – Best feature film

Festivals:

Venice Film Festival 2023, Venice, Italy – Orizzonti – Queer Lion Award, Honorable Mention from Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente
International Cinematographer’s Film Festival Manaki Brothers 2023, Bitola, North Macedonia – Main competition – Special Mention to Naum Doksevski
Vancouver Film Festival 2023, Vancouver, Canada – Panorama
Busan International Film Festival 2023, Busan, South Korea – World Cinema
London Film Festival 2023, London, UK – BFI Flare Special Presentation
Mill Valley Film Festival 2023, San Francisco, USA – World Cinema
New Fest 2023, New York, USA
CinEast Film Festival 2023, Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Feeling Indifferent Section
Chicago International Film Festival 2023, Chicago, USA – OutLook – Silver Q-Hugo Outlook Award
Seattle Queer Film Festival 2023, Washington, USA – Feature films
Adelaide Film Festival 2023, Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund
NewFest: New York’s LGBT Film Festival 2023, New York, USA – competiton programme – Best Narrative Feature
Brisbane International Film Festival 2023., Brisbane, Australia – International Highlights
Mumbai Film Festival 2023., Mumbai, India – competition programme – World Competition
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2023., Thessaloniki, Greece – competition programme – Official Selection
Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2023., Tallin, Estonia – Focus: Serbia and SEE Neighbours, Screen International Critics’ Choice
Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity Culture 2023., Brasil – Panorama International Section
European Film Forum Scanorama 2023., Vilnius, Lithuania – Crossing Europe Section
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2023., Melbourne, Australia
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2023., Taipei, Taiwan – LQTBQ strand
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid LQBTI+ International Film Festival 2023., Madrid, Spain – competitive programme – Official Selection – Best Film
International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2023., Mannheim, Germany – Pushing the Boundaries Section
Panorama of European Cinema Film Festival 2023., Athens, Greece – competitive programme – International Competition Section
Merlinka festival 2023, Belgrade, Serbia – competition programme – Best feature film

World sales:

New Europe Film Sales
Katarzyna Siniarska
Head of Sales
T: +48 698 900 936
kat@neweuropefilmsales.com

Distrbutor:

Focus Features

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