This year, TIFF gives a special focus on contemporary cinema from North Macedonia: two powerful films exploring faith, family, morality and human dignity through deeply personal stories.

1. Mother by Teona Strugar Mitevska | Belgium, North Macedonia | 2025 | 104′ | Drama, Biopic
2. Good People by Milcho Manchevski | North Macedonia | 2025 | 85′ | Documentary
3. Iron Castle by Mitko K. Panov | North Macedonia, Switzerland, USA | 2025 | 105′ | Docufiction
4. Dogs Have No Dreams by Hanis Bagashov | North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Slovenia | 2026 | 17′ | Fiction
5. Antigona by Ibër Deari, Mirsad Abazi | North Macedonia | 2025 | 21′ | Documentary

But FOCUS ON NORTH MACEDONIA doesn’t stop with the films.

As part of this programme, TIFF 2026 also presents five masterclasses with Teona and Labina Mitevska, offering an inside look at the creative and production processes behind a film, from its development to its realization.

CASE STUDY OF MOTHER with Labina Mitevska
22 September 2026 | 11:00
Villa 31 × Art Explora

INTO DIRECTING with Teona Strugar Mitevska
23 September 2026 | 11:00
Villa 31 × Art Explora