Milco Mancevski receives title "National Artist"

Renowned Macedonian film director Milco Mancevski received Tuesday title National Artist 2012.

As of this year, Mancevski will get Denar 60,000 (EUR 1,000) monthly fee for the rest of his life.

"Upon reviewing the nomination from the Macedonian Cinematheque, the Commission decided that Mancevski meets criteria from the Law on National Artist. The title will be presented by President Gjorge Ivanov on September 8", said Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska at a press conference.

According to her, Mancevski's comprehensive work focuses on promotion of Macedonia's film not only in the country, but in global terms.

"All criteria stipulated in the law are not unfeasible. I am truly glad that Mancevski is this year's laureate", added Kanceska-Milevska

Die schockierende Kunst von Robert Gligorov

Robert Gligorov ist 1959 in Kriva Palanka in der Republik Makedonien geboren, er lebt und arbeitet in Mailand/Italien. Er wird oft als Künstler beschrieben "der seine Besucher schockieren will". Seht und urteilt selbst:

Pepi Manaskov - Pepi, das Lama

Pepi der Erste war einst König in Ägypten. Daran können sich die wenigsten erinnern, ist ziemlich lange her (zwischen 2300 und 2200 v. Chr.). Anno 1993 n. Chr. schickte sich ein gewisser Pepi an, König von Hameln zu werden. Pepi Manaskov kam damals von US Creteil mit dem Titel des Torschützenkönigs der französischen Liga (wo bekanntlich kein schlechter Handball gespielt wird) zur SG Hameln. Die wollte als Vorjahresfünfter mit Klasseleuten wie Jörn-Uwe Lütt, Jürgen Querengässer, Jan Fegter, Stephan Hauck, Matthias Hahn und Hendrik Ochel die Liga aufmischen. Da kam Manaskov gerade recht.

Nicht nur Torhüter Lütt hatte eine hohe Meinung von dem ebenso ausgebufften wie undisziplinierten Rückraumschützen aus Mazedonien („Er ist vielleicht der beste Spieler der Liga.”). Und sein ehemaliger Trainer Sead Hasanefendic urteilte: „Pepi ist ein kompletter Handballer. Er hat einen sensationellen Wurf, ein gutes Auge für die Nebenleute und ist auch in der Abwehr stark.” 137 Tore hatte er bis zum 26. Spieltag der Saison 1993/94 geworfen. Dann folgte sein unrühmlicher Abgang. Nach einem bösen Foul an Lemgos Frank Ziegler sah er Sekunden vor dem Abpfiff der Schiedsrichter Bülow/Lübker völlig zu Recht die Rote Karte.

Statt den reuigen Sünder zu geben, spuckte der international erfahrene Mann (40 Länderspiele für Jugoslawien, 84 für Mazedonien) in bester Frank-Rijkaard-Manier Manfred Bülow im Kabinengang ins Gesicht. Mit schwerwiegenden Folgen: Der DHB sperrte ihn für ein halbes Jahr, die SG sah trotz hervorragender Ausgangsposition (Platz zwei hinter dem THW Kiel) keine andere Lösung, als den Vertrag mit dem Lama aufzulösen. Manaskov ging zurück nach Mazedonien, spielte später noch für Pelister Bitola, RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko und Filippos Verias (Griechenland) und beendete seine Karriere im biblischen Alter von 42 Jahren.

0Heute ist er Jugendtrainer beim Champions-League-Teilnehmer Metalurg Skopje. Zielspucken steht aber nicht auf dem Trainingsplan.

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Babunski brothers play for heated rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid

David (L with Barcelona) and Dorian (R with Real Madrid); photo: fcbarcelonanoticias.com

Spanish newspaper Marca published an article describing the friendly rivalry of the Babunski brothers who play for the youth teams of Spanish rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Macedonian international Boban Babunski spent several years during his playing career in Spain. After he retired, he decided to make Spain his permanent home. His two sons, David and Dorian, showed interest in football at a young age and drew interest from various Spanish clubs. David is considered the more talented player and has spent the past couple of years playing for the Barcelona youth system. Meanwhile, Dorian, just last year, left Cornellá to join the youth system of Real Madrid. The newspaper mentioned that this is the first time brothers have played for the heated rivals, whose games are referred to as the El Clásico.

Speaking to Marca, their agent, Esteve Calzada, stated the following, "They are two good players. David associates well with his teammates, has good technique, vision, and a great final ball. Dorian, on the other hand, has different characteristics. He is a centre forward, stronger, with a good shot."

Meanwhile, Boban Babunski said the following about his sons and their teams, "They are at two of the best clubs in the world in terms of developing talent. However, the two teams have different philosophies. Barcelona teaches kids to keep hold of possession and play within the rules while at Real Madrid, they give more freedom to the player and they are allowed to improvise more."

Boban Babunski further added, "The rivalry has become an enormous affection. David and Dorian always talk to each other, discuss games, and wish one another luck. I miss that. Dorian has always said that his best coach is his brother."

Boban Babunski is currently the manager of the Macedonian U21 national team and is also the top assistant to John Toshack on the senior national team. Toshack also lives in Spain so Babunski and him regularly communicate in both Spanish and English during training. 

Both David and Dorian Babunski have recently played for the Macedonian U17 national team but both players have dual nationalities so they are also eligible to represent Spain. Therefore, the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) must remain persistent and convince the Babunski brothers to represent Macedonia internationally. Boban Babunski is currently employed by FFM so that should help in convincing his two sons to play for Macedonia moving forward. 

Who knows, maybe one day in the future, we will see David Babunski and Barcelona face Dorian Babunski and Real Madrid during the El Clásico, the biggest rivalry in club football.

Macedonian Artists Have Special Effect on Hollywood

Visual effects wizards from Macedonia are playing a key role in the production of a growing number of blockbusters - of which the new ‘Transformers’ is only the latest.

Scene from Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Cinemagoers know about the success of Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, the summer blockbuster that has grossed nearly $800 million at box offices worldwide. 

But few people know that 30 artists from Macedonia were part of the movie’s special effects team.

They work at fx3x, a CGI studio in Skopje founded in 1997 by Kristijan Danilovski and Milivoje Gorgevic. And they are not the only Macedonians working on Hollywood productions.

Animator and technical director Orde Stevanoski works at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Los Angeles. He is probably best- known to Macedonian audiences as the creator of the first Macedonian 3D animated film, Levi in Love.

“While making my own films is the passion that started it all, being a full-time employee of a major effects studio leaves very little time for such endeavors,” Stevanoski says.

Since relocating to the US, he has worked on such films as Tim Burton’s 2010 film Alice in Wonderland (starring his wife Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen) Valkyrie, Speed Racer and Beowulf. His most recent project was Green Lantern, where he led a team of about 25 artists doing lighting and compositing work.

Stevanoski is glad to see Macedonian talent proving itself in big budget productions.

“I’m really hopeful that soon there will be a good climate for us to come together and work on something that is as big is the above-mentioned projects, but with the tag, ‘Made in Macedonia,’” he says.

Macedonian Beauty Vol.I

Filip Pivkovski - Sweden

MacedonianFootball.com proudly presents Filip Pivkovski. While we are sure many of you have already heard of this boy, we made an exclusive interview with Pivkovski in order to get to know the player.

Born on 31st of January, 1994, Pivkovski is born in Malmö, Sweden but his parents are from Macedonia. In the exclusive interview that Pivkovski agreed to do for MacedonianFootball.com he openly talks about his connection with Macedonia, his style of play, his career.

MF: First of all, tell us something more about You. Where are You born, what is Your connection to Macedonia? 

FP: I am born in Malmö, Sweden, but my parents are from Macedonia. To be more specific, they are from Bitola.

MF: When have You last visited Macedonia?

FP: I am visiting Macedonia often. Most recently, I was there last summer during the summer break.

MF: What is Your natural position on the field? What do You consider to be Your best attributes and where do You think You can improve Your play?

FP: I find it most suitable to play in the attack. Regarding my skills, I really think that others should tell - both from my matches for Blackburn and for Sweden youth national teams. 

MF: How was Your transfer to Blackburn achieved?

FP: Scouts from the English club saw me playing on a tournament in Netherlands. I was then invited for a week to England and I played a match against Manchester United when I managed to score 4 goals.

MF: Which is Your favorite Macedonian club?

FP: My favorite club from Macedonia has to bePelister because of my Bitola origins.

MF: Where do You see Yourself in 5 years?

FP: Simple! I want to play in Champions League and on a World Cup.

MF: Last question - most important - is there a chance You play for Macedonian national teams?

FP: That depends on a lot of factors. It is not a simple move and many events both in near but also in more distant future will be decisive for my choice. Everyone who wants to follow my career closely can easily do that by following me on Twitter @FPivk10

'A tricky winger who is capable of taking on his man and delivering dangerous balls in the box.' - You will read this if You open Pivkovski's profile on Blackburn's official website.

Pivkovski was vice-captain for Sweden U17 national team and played for them since he was 15. In 15 matches he managed to score 7 goals. He also played all 3 matches for Sweden U17 in the qualification for U17 European Championship 2010.

Macedonia can make a move for Pivkovski - the talented winger who speaks fluent Macedonian. Of course, this is not just a simple procedure but it is definitely worth trying. Watch just 2 minutes of Pivkovski's skills in the following video and search for some more on YouTube. Pivkovski is player any national team needs!

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Steve Staios - Canada

Steve Staios (* 28. Juli 1973 in Hamilton, Ontario) ist ein kanadischer Eishockeyverteidiger, der seit März 2010 bei den Calgary Flames in der National Hockey League spielt.

Staios wurde im NHL Entry Draft 1991 in der zweiten Runde von den St. Louis Blues ausgewählt als insgesamt 27. Spieler. 

In den folgenden Jahren hatte Staios eine relativ erfolgreiche Karriere in der Ontario Hockey League, wo er für die Niagara Falls Thunder und die Sudbury Wolves spielte. Anschließend zog es Staios 1993 in die International Hockey League, so wie ab 1995 in die American Hockey League. Im Jahr 1995 gab Steve Staios schließlich sein NHL-Debüt für die Boston Bruins. 

Nach drei Jahren bei den Vancouver Canucks wurde Staios von den neugegründeten Atlanta Thrashers im NHL Expansion Draft 1999 gewählt, was zur Folge hatte, dass er meist als rechter Flügelstürmer spielte. Bei seinem neuen Team wurde er zum Kapitän ernannt. Nach zwei Jahren in Atlanta schloss sich der Kanadier seinem jetzigen Team, den Edmonton Oilers an. Als die NHL-Saison 2004/05 einem Streik zum Opfer fiel, wechselte Staios vorübergehend zum schwedischen Erstligisten Luleå HF.

Staios war Teil des Kaders der Oilers, als man 2006 das Stanley Cup-Finale gegen die Carolina Hurricanes im siebten Spiel verlor. Mit einem Tor und fünf Assists war Staios in den Playoffs am Erfolg seiner Mannschaft beteiligt.

Bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2008 gab der Verteidiger sein Debüt für das Team Kanada, ausgerechnet bei den ersten Welttitelkämpfen, die überhaupt im „Mutterland des Eishockey“stattfand.

Erfolge und Auszeichnungen

2008 Silbermedaille bei der Weltmeisterschaft

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Steve Staios has his wife Susanna, son Nathan, daughter Ella, dad Paul and mom Mary from Hamilton here this year. And it's extra special with his mom and dad.

"My parents came from Macedonia nine months apart and landed in Halifax at Pier 21. They both have such vivid memories of their arrival in Halifax and Pier 21 is 50 metres from our hotel. They didn't realize how close they'd be to it.

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