AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoFilm & Festivals: North Macedonia’s Oscar bid is taking shape: Kosara Mitić’s debut feature 17 has been selected as the country’s candidate for the 99th Academy Awards (Best International Feature Film), with a story centered on a 17-year-old facing identity, sexuality, and trauma; the teen-led coproduction (North Macedonia/Serbia/Slovenia) has already picked up awards including Best International Debut at Jerusalem. Cinema Screenings: Documentary Yugo Goes to America is rolling out across the region, with screenings scheduled in North Macedonia as part of its wider Balkan cinema tour. Music & Culture: At the international ethnomusic festival “Köçmön dörru” in Cholpon-Ata, North Macedonia’s Vasil Angelov won first place, while Kyrgyzstani Nurdoolot Derkembaev took the grand prize. Digital Safety & Media Governance: UNESCO-backed recommendations for rights-based digital platform governance have been adopted across the Western Balkans, including North Macedonia, aiming to strengthen journalism and tackle disinformation. Online Child Safety: UNICEF’s new report warns that about 20 million children aged 12–17 across 21 countries faced tech-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, with social media named in nearly 60% of cases.
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