cinedays festival of european film
Skopje, North Macedonia
97
Tier AFIAPFScreenings
Festival dossier
Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival
Skopje, North Macedonia · Est. 2012 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
Skopje, North Macedonia
65
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- No physical screenings
- 14 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival has three competitive sections for feature length films (Juniors +10; Cadets +13, Seniors +16); five competitive section for short films (fiction and animated ) and Student films . International juries are composed of approximately 550 youngsters in 3 sections from more than 10 countries to meet and discuss about themes of screened films that affect the lives of young people. The Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival was started in 2013 as an initiative of Claudio Gubitosi, artistic director and creator of Giffoni Film Festival with bilateral treaty with Macedonian Film Agency and gave the trust to start new festival under the Giffoni brand in Macedonia. Lack of young audience in cinema theaters in Macedonia was essential motivation to make youth festival, but festival become much more important for young people than anyone expects on the beginning.
Last updated Sep 26, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 14 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2012
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
3.9/ 5
Reviews
9
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
Thank you for selection "My Day in Kyiv in Summer 2022" to the festival programme! Thank you very much for your support of Ukraine!
- Filmmaker
It is always a wonderful experience to be guests of this important Festival. Each time, my students and I have been very proud of our film selections.
- Filmmaker
Vittorio Caratozzolo
- Filmmaker
This festival is really trying to reach a young audience and is very cooperative. It is thorough in its feedback and a good partner for me as a festival agent, who I submit films to. I would like to thank you very much for the cooperation this year, which was once again excellent.
- Filmmaker
I was happy to participate in your festival.
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