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'''Svetozar Ristovski''' |
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(born January 26, 1972) is a film director originally from Macedonia, who now resides in Canada. Largely inspired by filmmakers such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Stanley Kubrick, Federico Fellini, Robert Bresson and Michelangelo Antonioni, Ristovski developed a passion for filmmaking while living in Macedonia. |
(born January 26, 1972) is a [[film director]], originally from [[Macedonia]], who now resides in Canada. Largely inspired by filmmakers such as [[Andrei Tarkovsky]], [[Stanley Kubrick]], [[Federico Fellini]], [[Robert Bresson]] and [[Michelangelo Antonioni]], Ristovski developed a passion for filmmaking while living in Macedonia. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 21:52, 25 May 2009
Svetozar Ristovski (born January 26, 1972) is a film director, originally from Macedonia, who now resides in Canada. Largely inspired by filmmakers such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Stanley Kubrick, Federico Fellini, Robert Bresson and Michelangelo Antonioni, Ristovski developed a passion for filmmaking while living in Macedonia.
Biography
Ristovski was born in Veles, Macedonia and attended the University of St Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, where he studied architecture and filmmaking.
In 2001, he made his first documentary, Joy of Life, which was awarded Best Documentary at the GoEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany and Best Documentary (International Selection) at the Wine Country Film Festival in Napa Valley, California.
While at a screening of his documentary, Ristovski met his wife, Canadian screenwriter Grace Lea Troje. Together, they collaborated on projects and in 2003 they co-wrote Ristovski’s first feature Mirage/Ilujia, which Ristovski produced and directed.
The critically acclaimed, Mirage/Ilujia premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2004 and was screened in film festival official selections around the world, winning Ristovski: Best Feature at the Anchorage International Film Festival, Special Mention Feature Film at the Avanca Film Festival and was nominated for the Tokyo Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
In 2008/2009, Ristovski began working on Dear Mr Gacy, a film about serial killer John Wayne Gacy and his interaction with a Las Vegas university student, Jason Moss, starring William Forsythe as Gacy and Jesse Moss as Jason.
Ristovski currently resides between Toronto and Port Alberni with his wife.
Filmography
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)
Ilujia aka Mirage (2004)
Radost na Zhivotot aka Joy of Life (2001)
External Links
2005 Mirage Interview at EFilmCritic
Sources
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1387046/
- http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/director_ristovski.htm
- http://efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=1412
- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117924885.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
- Scheck, Frank (19 May 2006). "Mirage review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on May 2008.
- Weitzman, Elizabeth (17 March 2006). ""Movie Digest: Mirage"". New York Daily News. Retrieved on May 2008.