Svetozar Ristovski
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Svetozar Ristovski
is a Macedonian
film director
who now resides in Canada. Largely inspired by filmmakers such as Andrei Tarkovsky
, Stanley Kubrick
, Federico Fellini
, Robert Bresson
and Michelangelo Antonioni
, Ristovski developed a passion for filmmaking while living in Macedonia.
In 2001, he made his first documentary, Joy of Life, which was awarded Best Documentary at the GoEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany and Best Documentary (International Selection) at the Wine Country Film Festival in Napa Valley, California.
While at a screening of his documentary, Ristovski met his wife, Canadian screenwriter Grace Lea Troje. Together, they collaborated on projects and in 2003 they co-wrote Ristovski’s first feature Mirage/Iluzija, which Ristovski produced and directed.
The critically acclaimed, Mirage (2004 film) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
in 2004 and was screened in film festival official selections around the world, winning Ristovski: Best Feature at the Anchorage International Film Festival, Special Mention Feature Film at the Avanca Film Festival and was nominated for the Tokyo Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
In 2008/2009, Ristovski began working on Dear Mr. Gacy
, a film about serial killer John Wayne Gacy
and his interaction with a Las Vegas university student, Jason Moss, starring William Forsythe (actor)
as Gacy and Jesse Moss
as Jason.
Ristovski currently resides between Toronto and Port Alberni with his wife.
Iluzija aka Mirage (2004)
Radost na Zhivotot aka Joy of Life (2001)
is a Macedonian
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
who now resides in Canada. Largely inspired by filmmakers such as Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century....
, Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
, Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
, Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson
-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
and Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
, Ristovski developed a passion for filmmaking while living in Macedonia.
Biography
Ristovski was born in Veles, Macedonia and attended the University of St Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, where he studied architecture and filmmaking.In 2001, he made his first documentary, Joy of Life, which was awarded Best Documentary at the GoEast Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany and Best Documentary (International Selection) at the Wine Country Film Festival in Napa Valley, California.
While at a screening of his documentary, Ristovski met his wife, Canadian screenwriter Grace Lea Troje. Together, they collaborated on projects and in 2003 they co-wrote Ristovski’s first feature Mirage/Iluzija, which Ristovski produced and directed.
The critically acclaimed, Mirage (2004 film) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
in 2004 and was screened in film festival official selections around the world, winning Ristovski: Best Feature at the Anchorage International Film Festival, Special Mention Feature Film at the Avanca Film Festival and was nominated for the Tokyo Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
In 2008/2009, Ristovski began working on Dear Mr. Gacy
Dear Mr. Gacy
Dear Mr. Gacy is a 2010 Canadian drama thriller film directed by Svetozar Ristovski, starring William Forsythe and Jesse Moss. The film is based on Jason Moss's memoir, The Last Victim.-Plot:...
, a film about serial killer John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. was an American serial killer, rapist and clown who sexually assaulted and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. Gacy buried 26 of his victims in the crawlspace of his home, buried three others elsewhere on his property, and discarded the...
and his interaction with a Las Vegas university student, Jason Moss, starring William Forsythe (actor)
William Forsythe (actor)
William Forsythe is an American actor, known for playing "tough guy" roles. He is also a writer, and has several short stories that are set to be published.-Early life:...
as Gacy and Jesse Moss
Jesse Moss
-Life and career:Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his roles of Jason Wise in Final Destination 3 and Quinn McKaye on Whistler, for which Moss won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2007. Moss starred in the Dear Mr...
as Jason.
Ristovski currently resides between Toronto and Port Alberni with his wife.
Filmography
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010)Iluzija aka Mirage (2004)
Radost na Zhivotot aka Joy of Life (2001)
External links
Sources
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1387046/
- http://www.eastwest-distribution.com/director_ristovski.htm
- http://efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=1412
- http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117924885.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
- Scheck, Frank (19 May 2006). "Mirage review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on May 2008.
- Weitzman, Elizabeth (17 March 2006). ""Movie Digest: Mirage"". New York Daily News. Retrieved on May 2008.