Synopsis
Housekeeping For Beginners is a story that explores the universal truths of family, both the ones we’re born into and the ones we find for ourselves. Dita never wanted to be a mother, but circumstances force her to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters, tiny troublemaker Mia and rebellious teen Vanesa. A battle of wills ensues as the three continue to butt heads and become an unlikely family that has to fight to stay together.
Crew
Screenwriter: Goran Stolevski
Producers: Marija Dimitrova, Klaudia ¦mieja-Rostworowska, Ankica Jurię Tilię, Beata Rze¼niczek, Milan Stojanovię, Blerta Basholli
Co-producers: Kristina Börjeson, Jonas Kellagher, Kristina Ceyton, Sam Jennings
Excecutive producers: Tim Headington, Lia Buman, Ana Leocha, Marcin £uczaj, Jan Naszewski
DoP: Naum Doksevski
Editor: Goran Stolevski
Production designer: Anna Rze¼niczek
Costume designer: Roza Trajceska Ristovska
Sound designer: Emma Bortignon
Composers: Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
Cast
Anamaria Marinca - Dita
Alina Serban - Suada
Samson Selim - Ali
Mia Mustafi - Vanesa
Vladimir Tintor - Toni
Dzada Selim - Mia
Sara Klimoska - Elena
Rozafa Celaj - Flora
Ajshe Useini - Teuta
Production: List Production, Madants, Kinorama, Sense Production, Industria Film
In co-production with: PFilm i Väst, Common Ground Pictures, Causeway Films
In association with: Tango, New Europe Film Sales, Adelaide Film Festival
- production supported by North Macedonian Film Agency, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Polish Film Institute, Film Center Serbia, Kosovo Cinematography Center
- sales agent: New Europe Film Sales
- distributor: Focus Features |
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Awards:
Venice Film Festival 2023, Italy – Queer Lion Award, Honorable Mention from Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente
International Cinematographer's Film Festival Manaki Brothers 2023, North Macedonia – Special Mention to Naum Doksevski
Chicago International Film Festival 2023, USA - Silver Q-Hugo Outlook Award
NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival 2023, USA - Best Narrative Feature
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid LQBTI+ International Film Festival 2023., Spain - Best Film
Merlinka festival 2023, Serbia - Best feature film
Festivals:
Venice Film Festival 2023, Venice, Italy - Orizzonti - Queer Lion Award, Honorable Mention from Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente
International Cinematographer's Film Festival Manaki Brothers 2023, Bitola, North Macedonia - Main competition - Special Mention to Naum Doksevski
Vancouver Film Festival 2023, Vancouver, Canada - Panorama
Busan International Film Festival 2023, Busan, South Korea - World Cinema
London Film Festival 2023, London, UK - BFI Flare Special Presentation
Mill Valley Film Festival 2023, San Francisco, USA - World Cinema
New Fest 2023, New York, USA
CinEast Film Festival 2023, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Feeling Indifferent Section
Chicago International Film Festival 2023, Chicago, USA - OutLook - Silver Q-Hugo Outlook Award
Seattle Queer Film Festival 2023, Washington, USA - Feature films
Adelaide Film Festival 2023, Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund
NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival 2023, New York, USA - competiton programme - Best Narrative Feature
Brisbane International Film Festival 2023., Brisbane, Australia - International Highlights
Mumbai Film Festival 2023., Mumbai, India - competition programme - World Competition
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2023., Thessaloniki, Greece - competition programme - Official Selection
Tallin Black Nights Film Festival 2023., Tallin, Estonia - Focus: Serbia and SEE Neighbours, Screen International Critics' Choice
Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity Culture 2023., Brasil - Panorama International Section
European Film Forum Scanorama 2023., Vilnius, Lithuania - Crossing Europe Section
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2023., Melbourne, Australia
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2023., Taipei, Taiwan - LQTBQ strand
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid LQBTI+ International Film Festival 2023., Madrid, Spain - competitive programme - Official Selection - Best Film
International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2023., Mannheim, Germany - Pushing the Boundaries Section
Panorama of European Cinema Film Festival 2023., Athens, Greece - competitive programme - International Competition Section
Merlinka festival 2023, Belgrade, Serbia - competition programme - Best feature film |
