Housekeeping for Beginners

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.

Housekeeping for Beginners
Promotional release poster
Directed byGoran Stolevski
Written byGoran Stolevski
Produced by
  • Blerta Basholli
  • Marija Dimitrova
  • Beata Rzezniczek
  • Klaudia Smieja
  • Milan Stojanovic
  • Anikca Tilic
Starring
CinematographyNaum Doksevski
Edited byGoran Stolevski
Music byAlen Sinkauz
Nenad Sinkauz
Production
companies
Distributed byFocus Features
Release date
  • September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06) (Venice)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Poland
  • Serbia
  • Australia
  • Croatia
  • Kosovo
  • North Macedonia
  • United States
LanguagesAlbanian
Macedonian
Romani

It had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2023. It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[2]

Cast

Production

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]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 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]

Reception

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Venice Film Festival 9 September 2023 Orizzonti Award for Best Feature Film Goran Stolevski Nominated [6]
Queer Lion Won [9]
Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente - Special Mention Won
Chicago International Film Festival 22 October 2023 Gold Q-Hugo Housekeeping for Beginners Nominated [10]
Silver Q-Hugo Won
European Film Awards 9 December 2023 University Film Award Pending [11]

See also

References
  1. "Housekeeping for Beginners". Venice International Film Festival. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. "Филмот "Домаќинство за почетници" е македонски кандидат за Оскар за долгометражен интернационален филм" [The film "Housekeeping for Beginners" is a Macedonian candidate for the Oscar for a feature-length international film]. МКД.мк (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. "Marija Dimitrova • Producer, List Production". CineEuropa. May 16, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. Bunbury, Stephanie (July 28, 2022). "'My best friends were Hepburn and Bergman': Aussie director takes critics by storm". The Age. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  5. Goodfellow, Melanie (13 February 2023). "Goran Stolevski's 'Housekeeping For Beginners', With Anamaria Marinca, Launched By New Europe; Pic Follows Focus Acquisitions 'You Won't Be Alone' & 'Of An Age' – EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. Tartaglione, Nancy (July 25, 2023). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  7. Keslassy, Elsa (August 15, 2023). "Focus Features Boards Goran Stolevski's Venice-Bound 'Housekeeping for Beginners' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  8. "The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  9. "COLLATERAL AWARDS OF THE 80TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL". La Biennale di Venezia. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  10. "59th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Award-Winners". Roger Ebert.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  11. "These are the five nominated films for European University Film Award (EUFA)". europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
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