BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAFIJA
Veronika Buchkovska has been a member of the Film Industry Department at the North Macedonia Film Agency since 2011. From December 2024 to June 2025, she served as Acting Director of the Agency. Throughout her tenure, Ms. Buchkovska has played a key role in promoting North Macedonian film production both nationally and internationally. She has been responsible for overseeing the implementation of film festival strategies and has considerable experience in organizing a wide range of events — from one-day training workshops to international conferences and film festivals. Her portfolio includes active involvement in the organization and co-organization of notable initiatives such as the EAVE Producers Workshop, Giffoni Film Days, Giffoni Macedonia, SNOWE – Women in Film Workshop, the General Assembly of the Eurimages Board of Management (hosted in North Macedonia), MakeCoProDox Forum, Less-Is-More Pre-Writing Workshop, First Cut Lab Balkans, and several industry-focused programmes that showcase Macedonian and regional cinema at major international film festivals. She has also contributed significantly to young audience engagement and film education initiatives.Ms. Buchkovska is the co-author of the Facts and Figures brochure (2019–2023) and has been a major contributor to the annual Macedonian Film Production Catalogue since 2012. She currently serves as North Macedonia's national representative at the European Audiovisual Observatory and European Film Promotion. She is also an active member of the South-East European (SEE) Cinema Network, the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN), the Creative Europe MEDIA Committee, and the Balkan Film Network.
Veronika Buhkovska je članica Odeljenja za filmsku industriju pri Filmskoj agenciji Sjeverne Makedonije od 2011. godine. Od decembra 2024. do juna 2025. godine obavljala je dužnost vršioca dužnosti direktora Agencije. Tokom svog mandata, gospođa Buchkovska je odigrala ključnu ulogu u promociji sjevernomakedonske filmske produkcije na nacionalnom i međunarodnom nivou. Bila je odgovorna za nadzor sprovođenja strategija filmskih festivala i posjeduje značajno iskustvo u organizovanju širokog spektra događaja, od jednodnevnih obuka do međunarodnih konferencija i filmskih festivala. Njen portfolio uključuje aktivno učešće u organizaciji i saorganizaciji značajnih inicijativa kao što su EAVE Producers Workshop, Giffoni Film Days, Giffoni Macedonia, SNOWE – Women in Film Workshop, Generalna skupština Upravnog odbora Eurimaža (održana u Sjevernoj Makedoniji), MakeCoProDox Forum, Less-Is-More Pre-Writing Workshop, First Cut Lab Balkans, kao i nekoliko programa usmjerenih na industriju koji predstavljaju makedonsku i regionalnu kinematografiju na velikim međunarodnim filmskim festivalima. Koautorka je brošure Facts and Figures (2019–2023) i bila je glavni saradnik na godišnjem Katalogu makedonske filmske produkcije od 2012. godine. Trenutno je na poziciji kao nacionalni predstavnik Sjeverne Makedonije u Evropskoj audiovizuelnoj opservatoriji i European Film Promotion. Takođe je aktivna članica South-East European (SEE) Cinema Network-a, Evropske mreže filmskih komisija (EUFCN), prograa Kreativna Evropa MEDIA i Balkan Film Network-a.