Ivana Shekutkoska holds a degree in economics and an M.A. in Marketing, Advertising & PR from the University of Sheffield – City College. She began producing films in 2016, working across shorts, fiction, and documentaries. In 2019, she founded Minimal Collective in Skopje. Ivana is one of the two producers of DJ Ahmet, an award‐winning debut feature which premiered at Sundance in 2025.
projects in progress
Fatherland: A Monument to Freedom (documentary) - directed by Elena Chemerska, in postproduction;
producer. Premiere planned for 2026. A young
woman restoring her father’s neglected Monument to Freedom unravels memory, time, and unrealized futures.
Certificate of Life (short fiction) - directed by Sandra Gjorgieva, in pre-production; producer.Premiere planned for 2026. When wrongly declared dead, an elderly widow must prove her existence to host Easter dinner.
Swaps (fiction) - directed by Gjorce Stavreski, in development; producer. Premiere planned for 2026
Five Days at Sea (fiction) - directed by Ivana Skrabalo, in development; producer. Premiere planned for 2026
The Pot, the Lid and the Nurse (fiction) - directed by Vardan Tozija, in development;
producer. Premiere planned for 2027. A burned-out nurse caring for a warring couple in a mountain town uncovers buried secrets, conflict and tenderness.
Silent White (short fiction) - directed by Lidija Mojsovska, in development; producer. Premiere planned for 2027. On Forgiveness Day, a quiet girl faces family fractures and an intimate moment that forces her into adulthood.
finished projects
The Ordinary Eli (short fiction) - directed by Lavinija Sofronievska, 16 min, North Macedonia, 2022; producer.
Are You a Man (short fiction) - directed by Gjorce Stavreski, 15 min, North Macedonia/Serbia, 2023; producer.
Soil and Wings (documentary) - directed by Stefan Malesević, 78 min, Serbia/North Macedonia, 2025; co-producer.
DJ Ahmet (fiction) - directed by Georgi Unkovski, 97 min, North Macedonia/Czech Republic/Serbia/Croatia, 2025; producer.
Bright Summer Days (short fiction) - directed by Nevena Desivojević, 14 min, Serbia / North Macedonia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Portugal, 2025; co-producer.
News
new project / Silent White / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / The Pot, the Lid and the Nurse / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / Five Days at Sea / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / Swaps / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / Certificate of Life / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / Fatherland: A Monument to Freedom / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / Bright Summer Days / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / Soil and Wings / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / Are You a Man / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
new project / The Ordinary Eli / Ivana Shekutkoska / New project has been added - 20.10.2025
awards / DJ Ahmet / Ivana Shekutkoska EP 2026 , Veronika Kuhrova EP 2018/ Sundance Film Festival 2025/ Audience Award - 20.10.2025
