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Directed by | Goran Stolevski |
Written by | Goran Stolevski |
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Cinematography | Naum Doksevski |
Edited by | Goran Stolevski |
Music by | Alen Sinkauz Nenad Sinkauz |
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Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] |
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Languages | Albanian Macedonian Romani |
Housekeeping for Beginners (Macedonian: Домаќинство за почетници, romanized: Domaḱinstvo za početnici) is a 2023 drama film written, directed and edited by Goran Stolevski. It stars Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Mia Mustafi, and Dżada Selim. It is an international co-production between North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Poland, Australia and the United States.
The film premiered on 6 September 2023, at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Queer Lion. It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[2] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 5 April 2024, by Focus Features.
In May 2022, it was announced Goran Stolevski would direct the film, with Marija Dimitrova serving as producer.[3] Principal photography began by July 2022.[4] In February 2023, it was announced Anamaria Marinca had joined the cast of the film.[5]
It had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2023.[6] In August 2023, prior to the festival premiere, Focus Features acquired distribution rights to the film.[7] It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 5 October 2023.[8] It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 5 April 2024.[9] It was previously scheduled to be released on 26 January 2024.[10]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Venice Film Festival | 9 September 2023 | Orizzonti Award for Best Feature Film | Goran Stolevski | Nominated | [6] |
Queer Lion | Won | [11] | |||
Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente – Special Mention | Won | ||||
Chicago International Film Festival | 22 October 2023 | Gold Q-Hugo | Housekeeping for Beginners | Nominated | [12] |
Silver Q-Hugo | Won | ||||
European Film Awards | 9 December 2023 | University Film Award | Nominated | [13] |