In January 2025, Naum Doksevski’s 4th feature film, Dj Ahmet, directed by Georgi Unkovski and produced by Cinema Futura, will have its world premiere in the official competition at Sundance Film Festival. This marks Doksevski’s third participation at this iconic event, further solidifying his reputation as one of Macedonia’s leading cinematographers. Last year, Doksevski completed two feature films: Dj Ahmet and his 5th feature, 17 directed by Kosara Mitic and produced by Black Cat Production.
In 2023, Doksevski shot Housekeeping for Beginners, directed by Goran Stolevski, which had its world premiere at the 80th Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti competition. Focus Features and Universal Pictures handled the film’s U.S. and worldwide distribution rights. His work on Housekeeping for Beginners earned him a nomination for the Camera 300 award at the 44th edition of the Manaki Brothers Film Festival for Cinematographers, where he received a Special Mention Award.
Doksevski’s other 2022 project, Era, directed by Parta Kelmendi, is currently in post-production. His debut feature film, Sisterhood, directed by Dina Duma and produced by List Production, had its world premiere at Karlovy Vary in 2021, where it won the Special Jury Award. The film is now available on Netflix.
Doksevski’s short film career includes remarkable achievements such as Sticker, directed by Georgi Unkovski, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2020, screened at over 150 international festivals, and won more than 80 awards, including Best Cinematography at the Overcome Film Festival 2020. One of his latest short, Prishtine, 2002, directed by Trendelina Halili, premiered at Clermont-Ferrand in 2022.
In 2018, Doksevski’s short film Would you look at her, directed by Goran Stolevski, won the Sundance Short Filmmaking Award. The same film earned him the “Small Golden Camera 300” award for best cinematography at the Manaki Brothers International Film Festival for Cinematographers.
With over 10 years of international experience, Naum Doksevski has worked on 5 feature films, over 25 short films, and numerous TV series and documentaries. His films have been screened at many prestigious festivals, including Sundance Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Director’s Fortnight Cannes, Clermont-Ferrand, Camerimage Film Festival, and others.
