Andrijana Cvetkovik (Macedonian: Андријана Цветковиќ, born 5 April 1981) is a Macedonian film director, writer and diplomat. She was the first resident Ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan from 2014 to 2018 and is a programmer at the annual Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
Andrijana Cvetkovik | |
|---|---|
| Андријана Цветковиќ | |
 Cvetkovik in 2015 | |
| Ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| President | Gjorge Ivanov |
| Succeeded by | Goran Cekov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1981 |
| National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (MA) Nihon University (PhD) | |
Early life and education
editCvetkovik was born in 1981 in Skopje,[1] then in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, a federated state of Yugoslavia.
She studied for a master's degree in Cinema & Media at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFIZ) in Sofia, Bulgaria,[2] then a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies at Nihon University in Japan.[1][3][4]
Career
editCvetkovik produced the documentary film TANGENTS about "the intersections between Japanese and Bulgarian culture."[5] Her films Purple and Gold and Nami no Jikan both received awards at local Japanese film festivals.[6] She has also been honoured with an excellence award from the Japanese Association of Audiovisual Producers.[3]
North Macedonia opened its first resident embassy in Tokyo in 2013.[7] As a diplomat, Cvetkovik served as the first resident Ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan from 2014 to 2018.[4][8][9] In 2016, she won the 19th Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes contest for her photograph of the Hijiribashi Bridge over the Kanda River in Tokyo.[10] In 2017, she opened the first public event at the Macedonian Embassy, a photo exhibition about Mother Teresa.[7]
In 2019, Cvetkovik was awarded the Honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa for her contributions to Science, Culture and Education by the European University (now the EU Business School).[citation needed]
In 2021, Cvetkovik was a jury member of the Amazon Prime Video Take One Award at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival.[11] In 2024, she was appointed as the senior programmer for the inaugural Women’s Empowerment section, co-hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival.[3][11] She was the first non-Japanese programmer at the festival and is also the executive producer of TIFFCOM, the festival’s affiliated content market.[12]
Cvetkovik is a charter member of the Equilar Diversity Network.[13] She also serves as Advisor to Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho).[4][11]
References
edit- 1 2 "Andrijana Cvetkovik". The Japan Times. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "映画監督から始まった日本とマケドニアの物語はまだまだ語り尽くせない" [The story of Japan and Macedonia that began with a film director is still to be told]. Japan Times for Women (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 Petkoska, Zoria (24 October 2024). "Andrijana Cvetkovikj: 'We have to create more opportunities for women to be playing on equal ground'". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 BS TV Tokyo Nikkei: Breaking Barriers in Cinema: Dr. Andrijana Cvetkovikj, Senior Programmer at TIFF. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ MKJP (18 November 2010). TANGENTS trailer a film by Andrijana Cvetkovik. Retrieved 4 June 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Dr. Andrijana Cvetkovikj: Ambassador, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur". Hersey Shiga Media. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- 1 2 Yanagisawa, Michinobu (29 November 2017). "Historic photo exhibit of Mother Teresa begins". The Statesman. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ Interview with H.E. Andrijana Cvetkovik, PhD, first Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Japan. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2025 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Macedonian Ambassador to Japan wants to boost academic ties between the two countries". The Japan Times. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ Osumi, Magdalena (7 October 2016). "Macedonian envoy's Kanda River scene bags top prize in Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes contest". The Japan Times. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Која е Андријана Цветковиќ, новиот програмски директор на Интернационалниот филмски фестивал во Токио ?". Независен Весник (in Macedonian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Schley, Matt. "Tokyo film festival reveals 2024 line-up with strong Asian presence in competition". Screen. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ↑ "The Equilar Diversity Network Welcomes New Partner Third Arrow Strategies Japan Board Diversity Network with a Focus on Increasing Board Gender Diversity in Japan". Business Wire. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2025.