Goran Trenchovski (also spelled as Trenčovski; Горан Тренчовски, b. April 24, 1970 in

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n-born director, writer, artistic leader, founder, lecturer, humanist. He is the current head of AsterFest, and lives in Great Britain and in Macedonia.

Biography

Born on Good Friday. As a child he has published poems and has loved reading and collecting comic books. As a young adult he began making photographs. Trenchovski graduated from th
Academy of Arts
in

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with an emphasis in film and theatre directing, in the class of acclaimed prof.

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. After decay of

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he became the youngest director on the

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known for directing projects on a range of subjects. He directed numerous film and TV projects in different genres as well as stage performances with a number of plays by both classical and modern auteurs. Among the short film subjects he has directe
''Beggars and Placards''''Krecho''
an
''Play and Save''
His second TV fiction movie
''Ghoul Quest''
acquaints the audience with the fate of an authentic assortment of heroes torn from Balkan iconography, picturesquely sculptured and psychologically represented with all their good and bad sides. He also directed middle-length film project
''Slander''''Under''
an
''A Step Ahead of Time''
serie
''Chubbies''
''Candidates'', ''Martin from the Stairs'', ''Love and Betrayal'', and documentaries ''I Believe in Macedonia'' (transferred onto 35mm) and ''The Spirit of my Father''. His multi-awarded cinematic feature fil

is based on true story about unsolved murder of five students in 1951. This film is reviewed by British critics as "a profound and moving film" and as "a mystery thriller of chilling proportions",A review of movie "Zlatna petorka"
''Cardiff Times: Monthly magazine'', 6. October 2018. under "crafty direction encourages us to think". He lived and researched for one year in

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, Czech Republic and attended postgraduate studies at th
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University
(Faculty of Philology) in

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where he has prepared the master thesis “Cinesthetic stories of Solev and Čingo (adapted into films b
Rusomir Bogdanovski
” and completed doctoral studies in the field of literature and film. He defended the doctoral thesis “Intermedial verifications of the novels ‘The Red Horse’ by Tashko Georgievski and ‘The Gentle Barbarian’ by

Bohumil Hrabal Bohumil Hrabal (; 28 March 1914 – 3 February 1997) was a Czech Republic, Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century. Early life Hrabal was born in Židenice (suburb of Brno) on 28 March 1914, in what was then ...

”. He directed ''Sound Imagery'', '' Slavic Orpheus''
''Infernal Machine''''Libretto Wagner''
''

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''
''The Spirit of the Can''''From the First Breath''
''

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'' and '' Endgame,'' as well as plays by

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, Witkacy,

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, Beckett, Ionesco,

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, Albee, Adamov and Arrabal. He was engaged as chief of the department for directing in

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. He was a selector at the IX and X edition of th
Festival of Chamber Theatre
when he paid tribute to

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's film decalogue. He was professor in the University of Audiovisual Arts - European Film Academy, EFTA Skopje-Paris-Essen-Rotterdam. He also established short-lived Seraphin Tanz group and Academic Theatre Laboratory in the spirit of

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, Barba,

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, Kantor and

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investigations. Trenchovski also has experience as a producer and publisher. He was editor-in-chief of th
Trend
magazine and editor of the Shine magazine. Since its inception in 2005, he is founder and artistic director at the International Film Festiva
AsterFest
dedicated to auteur-directed short film subject. The festival has gained an international reputation, thanks to Trenchovski's networking as well as his involvement with the Tiberiopolian Film Alliance. He has eight books related to the performing arts, cinema and autopoetics written in Macedonian, and a collection of writings in English. He is also editor of the anthology of dramaticules ''Carnival Sighs'' (1998), the monograph ''Steps on the Star Planks'' (1999), the special ''Beckett 100'' (2006), the reade
''Director's Notes''
(2013) and translator of the

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's texts ''Faith'' ''and'' ''Doubt'' (2000). He has also directed radio drama
''The Lie''
an
''The Executioners''
His directions are screened, staged and awarded on festivals in many European countries, as well as in UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Russia, India, Turkey. He is a member of the

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and British Comparative Literature Association. Participates at events, workshops, symposiums and conferences. Lectures on cinema, drama and intermediality. He introduces and promotes his “Poetics of (De-)Thronization”.

Works (a choice)

Awards and recognitions (a choice)

* "Grand Prix: Golden plaque for best directing" - Republic Festival for Young Adults -

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, 1988. * "Vojdan Černodrinski Auteur's Award" - Macedonian Theatre Festival -

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, 1992.
"Grand Prix: Best TV drama fiction film"

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, 2000. * "DetectiveFest: Law and society", Best production, best anti-hero role - Nomination for best film -

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, 2005. * "Award for Artistic Stage Expression" - International festival of Antique Drama -

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, 2006. * "Best Poetic Documentary"
EkoFilm
Festiwal Filmów Ekologicznych -

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, 2006. * "Sv. 15 Tiveriopolski sveštenomačenici", Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film and Theatre - Strumica, 2007.
"Docs in Progress"
Finalist, Best short documentary - Nomination -

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, 2008. * "Script Fest", Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film - Skopje, 2013. * "Golden Griffon", Best Foreign Film
Love Film Festival
-

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, 2017. * "Best Film in South-East Europe"
SEE à Paris
2017. * "Best Balkan Spirit", Balkan Film Food Festival -

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, 2017. * "Best Foreign Film",

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, 2017. * "Grand Prize Winner: Best Feature Film",

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- USA, 2017. * "Best Foreign Language Feature Film"
Cardiff International Film Festival
- UK, 2018.

Bibliography (a choice)

;Peer-reviewed journal articles and invited book chapters * Trenchovski, G. (2019) From short stories to film fiction (Od kratka proza do filmska fikcija). ''Akt'', 66/XV, 47-50. * Trenchovski, G. (2019) A contribution towards a theory of film adaptation: from story to film (). ''Zenit'', 2/II, 1 November, 127-131. * Trenchovski, G., Trenchovska, S. (2019) 'The Big Python' as a metaphor for the thieving world () ''Trend magazin''
online
* Trenchovski, G. (2019) A contribution towards a theory of film adaptation: from story to film (). ''Link'', 2/II, 43-48. * Trenchovski, G. (2018) The Dionysian in the 'Slavic Orpheus' play (Dioniziskoto vo dramata 'Slovenski Orfej'). ''Conference proceedings, FILKO, Third International Scientific Conference'', 26-27 April 2018. (pp. 681-690). Štip, "Goce Delčev" University
online
* Trenchovski, G. (2017) The knife, the strings and the guillotine: Büchner’s blades and toolkit (). ''Sum'' - Miscellaneous, 80/XXV, 117-124. * Trenchovski, G. (2014) On Mak in Macedonian: my strange encounters with Dušan Makavejev (). ''Mediantrop'', the first electronic magazine for the media and culture in the region: special - MAK, . * Trenchovski, G. (2011) Cinema as a 20th century phenomenon / The pillars of our contemporary narrative film directing / Short film in the beginning of cinema (). In H. Petreski (Ed.), ''Makedonskata filmska kritika''. (pp. 269-284). Skopje, MK: ESRA/Feniks. * Trenchovski, G. (2011) The Land theatre & the black cube / Fugitive Bride / Actorionship (). In H. Petreski (Ed.), ''Makedonskata teatarska kritika''. (pp. 125-133). Skopje, MK: ESRA/Feniks. * Trenchovski, G. (2011) Liberty or death (Sloboda ili smrt).
Dnevne novine
', 26 October, 21. * Trenchovski, G. (2011) Love, modesty and true facts (Ljubov, skromnost i vistinski fakti).
Premin
', 121/122, July/August, 78-79. * Trenchovski, G. (2006) A poetical view to the Turkish part of world ().
Kinopis
', 33-34, 147-149. * Trenchovski, G. (2006) To see the invisible (). ''Akt'', 15, 9 May, 51. * Trenchovski, G. (2004) The pictorial world of the king's land beggar: ). In A. Gogov (Ed.), ''Gradovite vo Makedonija'': Strumica. (pp. 10-11). Skopje, MK: Kontrapunkt. * Trenchovski, G. (2003) Shoes (Čevli). ''Denes'', 295, 23 October, 34-35. * Trenchovski, G. (2001) Foreword (Predgovor). In T. Kuzmanov, '. (pp. 5-6). Strumica, MK: FCT "Risto Šiškov". * Trenchovski, G. (1999) Waiting for the end of the century (). ''Teatarski glasnik'', 46, 26-27. * Trenchovski, G. (1999) The Czech film magazines (). ''Sum'', 21, Spring, 131-133. * Trenchovski, G. (1999) Leaving the ‘big guru‘ in modern theatre (). ''

Nova Makedonija ''Nova Makedonija'' (, "New Macedonia") is the oldest daily newspaper in the Republic of North Macedonia. It was established with decision of the presidium of ASNOM and published by NIP Nova Makedonija. History The first edition of ''Nova Ma ...

'', 18729, 26-27 June, 26. * Trenchovski, G. (1993) Performance sequences / A journey on the post-modern event based on Aeschylus’s 'Eumenides' in the site called Ohrid Samuil's Fortress on August 16 in the 1995’s summer (. In Ajshil, ''Orestija''. (pp. 256-258). Skopje, MK: Metaforum. * Trenchovski, G. (1993) An apocalyptic theatre (Apokaliptičen teatar). ''Trend'', 1, 20 August, 39-40. * Trenchovski, G. (1992) The Endgame aka the First Breath (Kraj igre ili prvi uzdah). ''To jest'', 30, 21-22. * Trenchovski, G. (1985) Strumica at night (Strumica noḱe). '' Mlad borec'', 1492, 23 October, 8. ;Conference presentations * Trenchovski, G. (2018) Director's statement for the 'Golden Five' feature film (Režiserska eksplikacija na dolgometražniot igran film 'Zlatna petorka'). Talk presented at the ''Narrative and Aesthetic Values of the 'Golden Five' film'' symposium, 10 March 2018, Hotel Gligorov, Strumica, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (2017) Literature and film: Past and present. Talk presented at the ''Literature & Film'' master class, 3 June 2017, Inalco (L'Inalco est membre fondateur de l'Université Sorbonne Paris Cité), Paris, FR. * Trenchovski, G. (2017) The Taško Georgievski i Bohumil Hrabal prose's opportunities to be adapted into drama medium: transmedial attributes, similarities and relations
Taško Georgievski
i

: ). Talk presented at ''School of Doctoral Studies'' at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje annual conference, 9 May 2017, "Blaze Koneski" Faculty of Philology, Skopje, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (2014) Macedonian documentary context. Talk presented at th
''Shattered Mirror'': The Problem of Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Documentary
regional conference, 18 November 2014, Dom kulture "Studentski grad", Belgrade, RS. * Trenchovski, G. (2014) The end of Samuel's kingdom in the 'Sunset Over the Lakeland' TV series (Krajot na Samoilovoto carstvo vo serijata 'Zalez nad ezerskata zemja'). Poster presented at th
''Samuel's State in the Historic, Military-Political, Spiritual and Cultural Tradition of Macedonia''
symposium, 26 October, Hotel Sirius, Strumica, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (2012) Consciousness for the kinoteatar ascension of the Strumica people with the prefixes 1912/1918: in the Stojan Kovačev's researches (Svesta za kinoteatarskoto vozdignuvanje na strumičani so predznakot na 1912/1918: niz istražuvanjata na Stojan Kovačev). Poster presented at th
''Strumica and the Strumica Region during the Balkan Wars and the Bucharest Peace Treaty''
symposium, 27 October, Complex "Sveti 15", Strumica, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (2010) The problems of the contemporary Macedonian TV film production. Talk presented at the ''Balkan TV Market Initiative'' round table, International TV Festival, 27 October 2010, Hotel Princess, Bar, ME. * Trenchovski, G. (2010) Documentary storytelling in my movies. Talk presented at the ''Producing docs'' workshop, International Film Festival "AsterFest", 28 May 2010, NUCK "Anton Panov", Strumica, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (2007) Macedonian documentary circle: A view into the Macedonian documentary film. Talk presented at the ''South-East Europe Documentary Network'' join project, GoEast – Filmfestival des mittel- und osteuropäischen Films, 1 April 2007, Festival Center Villa Clementine Wiesbaden, DE
online
* Trenchovski, G. (2006) From Beckett to the Balkans. Talk presented at the ''100 Years since Beckett's Birth'' public discussion, Festival of Chamber Theatre "Risto Šiškov", 9 September 2006, NUCK "Anton Panov", Strumica, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (2005) The old stars on the new screen (). Poster presented at the ''Old Stars of the New Screen'' symposium, International Film Festival AsterFest, 28 May, Local "Lovište", Strumica, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (2001) The impressionable naturalness of the style: Risto Šiškov as an actor in the TV-medium (). Poster presented at th
''Šiškov''
symposium, Festival of Chamber Theatre "Risto Šiškov", 9 September, NUCK "Anton Panov", Strumica, MK
online
* Trenchovski, G. (2000) The role of the Macedonian migrant theatremakers in the turn of the twentieth century (). Poster presented at the symposium, MTF Vojdan Černodrinski, 6 June, Hotel Lipa, Prilep, MK. * Trenchovski, G. (1999) Directing postmodern theatre: Macedonia (Makedonskata postmoderna režija). Poster presented at the ''Akterstvoto i režijata vo makedonskiot teatar'' symposium, MTF Vojdan Černodrinski, 4 June, Hotel Lipa, Prilep, MK.

References

Literature

* Stefanović, Zoran
"The noble efforts of Goran Trenchovski"
a speech on the occasion of 20 years work anniversary of G. Trenchovski, Strumica, Macedonia 4. 12. 2011. (sr) * Stefanović, Zoran
"The artist is a scholar of Metaphysical: Directing method of Goran Trenčovski as cognition of immense pressure"
foreword for book ''Kino neimar'' by G. Trenchovski, 14. 1. 2012.
Nigrin, Al."The Golden Five will be premiering in the USA at the Fall 2017 New Jersey Film Festival on Friday, September 22!"
interview for magazine ''New Jersey Stage'' about American premiere of ''Golden Five'' by G. Trenchovski, 9. 19. 2017. * Murray, John
"The Golden Five: ‘Ideas that eat up our life and burn us to the flesh!’"
review of the ''Golden Five'' by G. Trenchovski, 21. 2. 2020. * Trenchovska, Sofija (ed.)
"Narrative and Aesthetic Values of the Golden Five Film: Papers from a Symposium"
, materials from the scientific symposium on the ''Golden Five'' by G. Trenchovski, 2018. (mk/en) * Velev, Ilija
"Faces, memories"
a speech on the film evening of G. Trenchovski, ''Akt'', No. 58/XII, 29. 1. 2016, 26-27. (mk)

External links

*
"Living an Art od (De-)Thronization", official web-site of Goran Trenchovski

"Highlights of the Cardiff International Film Festival 2018"
List of 2018 winners. * Trenchovski, Goran
"A View Of The Macedonian Documentary Film"
''Project Rastko – Macedonia'', December 26, 2007. Also o
''SeeDox.org''
* Trenchovski, Goran. Th
"Play & Save"
short, Revolution, 2012, on ''Cinesquare'' VoD platform. {{DEFAULTSORT:Trenchovski, Goran 1970 births Living people People from Strumica Macedonian film directors Macedonian artists Macedonian writers British people of Macedonian descent British filmmakers British writers