Housekeeping for Beginners explained

Housekeeping for Beginners
Director:Goran Stolevski
Music:Alen Sinkauz
Nenad Sinkauz
Cinematography:Naum Doksevski
Editing:Goran Stolevski
Runtime:107 minutes[1]
Language:Albanian
Macedonian
Romani
Gross:$313,445[2] [3]

Housekeeping for Beginners is a 2023 drama film written, directed and edited by Goran Stolevski. It stars Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Mia Mustafi, and Dżada Selim. It is an international co-production between North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Poland, Australia and the United States.

The film premiered on 6 September 2023, at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Queer Lion. It was selected as the Macedonian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[4] It was released in the United States on 5 April 2024, and later in Australia on 9 May 2024.

Summary

Dita is forced to raise her girlfriend's two daughters even though she has never aspired to be a mother. A touching tale about an odd family's battle to be together emerges when their separate wills collide.

Cast

Production

In May 2022, it was announced Goran Stolevski would direct the film, with Marija Dimitrova serving as producer.[5] Principal photography began by July 2022.[6] In February 2023, it was announced Anamaria Marinca had joined the cast of the film.[7]

Release

It had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2023.[8] In August 2023, prior to the festival premiere, Focus Features acquired distribution rights to the film.[9] It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 5 October 2023.[10] It was released in the United States on 5 April 2024,[11] after being previously scheduled to be released on 26 January 2024.[12] It will be released in Australia on 9 May 2024, with Maslow Entertainment co-distributing the film with Focus Features and Universal Pictures.[13]

Reception

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Venice Film Festival9 September 2023Orizzonti Award for Best Feature FilmGoran Stolevski
Queer Lion[14]
Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente – Special Mention
Chicago International Film Festival22 October 2023Gold Q-HugoHousekeeping for Beginners[15]
Silver Q-Hugo
European Film Awards9 December 2023University Film Award[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Housekeeping for Beginners. Venice International Film Festival. 12 July 2023 . 25 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Housekeeping for Beginners (2024). The Numbers. April 26, 2024.
  3. Web site: Housekeeping for Beginners (2024). Box Office Mojo. April 26, 2024.
  4. Web site: Филмот "Домаќинство за почетници" е македонски кандидат за Оскар за долгометражен интернационален филм . The film "Housekeeping for Beginners" is a Macedonian candidate for the Oscar for a feature-length international film. 13 September 2023 . МКД.мк . mk . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919122518/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/widget_iframe.2b2d73daf636805223fb11d48f3e94f7.html?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmkd.mk . live.
  5. Web site: Marija Dimitrova • Producer, List Production. Cineuropa. 16 May 2022. 25 July 2023.
  6. Web site: 'My best friends were Hepburn and Bergman': Aussie director takes critics by storm. The Age. Stephanie. Bunbury. 28 July 2022. 25 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Goran Stolevski's 'Housekeeping For Beginners', With Anamaria Marinca, Launched By New Europe; Pic Follows Focus Acquisitions 'You Won't Be Alone' & 'Of An Age' – EFM. Deadline Hollywood. Melanie. Goodfellow. 13 February 2023. 25 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List. Deadline Hollywood. Nancy. Tartaglione. 25 July 2023. 25 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Focus Features Boards Goran Stolevski's Venice-Bound 'Housekeeping for Beginners' (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Elsa. Keslassy. 15 August 2023. 15 August 2023.
  10. Web site: The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List. Busan International Film Festival. 5 September 2023. 12 September 2023. en. 15 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230915141852/https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_all_list.asp?allYear=2023. dead.
  11. Web site: Housekeeping for Beginners. Focus Features. 12 January 2024.
  12. Web site: Focus Features' 'Housekeeping for Beginners' Slated for January Theatrical Release. Variety. Jaden. Thompson. 17 November 2023. 17 November 2023.
  13. Web site: Housekeeping for Beginners secures national release date. Silvi. Vann-Wall. ScreenHub. 27 February 2024. 1 April 2024.
  14. Web site: COLLATERAL AWARDS OF THE 80TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL. La Biennale di Venezia. 8 September 2023. 9 September 2023.
  15. Web site: 59th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Award-Winners. Roger Ebert.com. 20 October 2023. 23 October 2023.
  16. Web site: These are the five nominated films for European University Film Award (EUFA) . 5 October 2023 . europeanfilmawards.eu . en.

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