AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNorth Macedonia in the Oscars spotlight: Kosara Mitić’s debut feature 17 has been selected as North Macedonia’s candidate for the 99th Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The teen-led coproduction (North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia) is inspired by a real-life event and explores identity, sexuality, trauma and societal pressure; it’s produced by Black Cat Production and backed by local film agencies, with Totem Films acquiring it ahead of a Berlinale Perspectives premiere. Digital safety and media governance: UNICEF reports nearly 20 million children aged 12–17 across 21 countries faced technology-facilitated sexual abuse/exploitation in a year, with about 60% of cases happening on mainstream social media—while UNESCO backs rights-based, multi-stakeholder recommendations to improve digital platform and online media governance across the Western Balkans, including North Macedonia. Screening news: Serbian documentary Yugo Goes to America is set for cinema screenings across the region, including North Macedonia, starting 3 September.
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