The Happiest Man in the World

Director, screenwriter, and producer Teona Strugar Mitevska (1974, MK) made her debut as a short-film director in 2001 with Veta (Special Jury Award at Berlin FF 2002). Her first feature How I Killed a Saint, which premiered at Rotterdam FF (Tiger Awards 2004), was made under the auspices of Sisters and Brother Mitevski, a company she established together with her brother and sister. I Am From Titov Veles premiered at the 2007 Toronto FF (Discovery Section), and was shown in Berlin FF 2008 (Panorama) and Cannes FF (ACID). The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears premiered at 2012 Berlin FF (Panorama Special), and in 2014 she shot and edited Teresa and I, a feature documentary on Mother Teresa, told from the perspective of a contemporary woman of today, namely herself. In 2016, When The Day Had No Name premiered at the 2017 Berlin FF (Panorama Special). God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, shot in January 2018, premiered in the Competition Section at Berlin Film Festival 2019, where it was awarded the Ecumenical Prize as well as the German Guild Film Prize. So far the film has received more than 20 awards all around the world and it is this year’s finalist for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize. The film was sold for theatrical release to over 40 territories worldwide.