Ahmet, a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia, finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else.
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Basic information
Title in Serbian
DJ AHMET (manjinska koprodukcija)
Title in English
DJ AHMET (minority coproduction)
Original language(s)
turski, makedonski
Category
Genre
Drama, Comedy, Musical
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Premiere
23/01/2025 Park City, Sundance Film Festival
Supported by
North Macedonia Film Agency
Filmski centar Srbije
Eurimages
Hrvatski audiovizualni centar - HAVC
Czech Film Fund
South Eastern Europe Cinema Network
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Address
Pazinska 25/8, Beograd
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+ 381 60 065 03 43
Email address
kecman@backroomproduction.net
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Festivals and Awards
Sundance / Park City, SAD / 2025
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Audience Award
Sundance / Park City, SAD / 2025
Awards
Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
Cannes / Kan, Francuska / 2025
Awards
Grand Prix Ecrans Juniors
Sarajevo Film Festival / Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina / 2004
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Nagrada publike
Sarajevo Film Festival / Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina / 2025
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Specijalna nagrada „Perspektive mladih”
Sarajevo Film Festival / Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina / 2025
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Cineuropa nagrada
Montenegro Film Festival / Herceg Novi, Crna Gora / 2025
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Grand Prix - Velika zlatna mimoza
Sundance Film Festival / World Cinema Dramatic Competition / Park City, SAD / 2025
Sarajevo Film Festival / Takmičarski program - igrani film / Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina / 2025
Montenegro Film Festival / Takmičarski program / Herceg Novi, Crna Gora / 2025
Tallinn Black Nights - 25th Youth and Children's Film Festival / Youth Programme / Talin, Estonija / 2025
Festival Autorskog Filma / Takmičarski program / Beograd, Srbija / 2025
Technical specs
Color
KOLOR
Duration
97
Digital format
DCP
Picture format
CINEMASCOPE
Number of frames per second
25
Subtitles
engleski