Andrijana Cvetkovik
Andrijana Cvetkovik (Macedonian: Андријана Цветковиќ, born 5 April 1981) is a Macedonian film director, writer and diplomat. She was the first resident Ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan from 2014 to 2018 and is a programmer at the annual Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
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Andrijana Cvetkovik

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- Education
- National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (MA) Nihon University (PhD)
- Born
- 5 April 1981
- Birthplace
- Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia
- Nationality
- North Macedonia
- Occupation
- film director · diplomat
- Languages
- Macedonian · Serbian · English
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Andrijana Cvetkovik (Macedonian: Андријана Цветковиќ, born 5 April 1981) is a Macedonian film director, writer and diplomat. She was the first resident Ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan from 2014 to 2018 and is a programmer at the annual Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF).
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Andrijana Cvetkovik (born 1981) is a diplomat and film director and a national of North Macedonia. The diplomat was born in Skopje.
Andrijana Cvetkovik studied at Nihon University. The diplomat held the position of ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan. Languages used include English, Macedonian and Serbian.
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• Office — Ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan • Term Start — 2014 • Term End — 2018 • Successor — Goran Cekov • Education — National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (MA) Nihon University (PhD) • Native Name — Андријана Цветковиќ • Born — 5 April 1981 • Birthplace — Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia • President — Gjorge Ivanov
Early life and education
Early life and education
Cvetkovik was born in 1981 in Skopje, then in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, a federated state of Yugoslavia. She studied for a master's degree in Cinema & Media at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFIZ) in Sofia, Bulgaria, then a Ph.D. in Cinema Studies at Nihon University in Japan.
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Career
Cvetkovik produced the documentary film TANGENTS about "the intersections between Japanese and Bulgarian culture." Her films Purple and Gold and Nami no Jikan both received awards at local Japanese film festivals. She has also been honoured with an excellence award from the Japanese Association of Audiovisual Producers. • Illustration — Cvetkovik in 2017 North Macedonia opened its first resident embassy in Tokyo in 2013. As a diplomat, Cvetkovik served as the first resident Ambassador of North Macedonia to Japan from 2014 to 2018. In 2016, she won the 19th Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes contest for her photograph of the Hijiribashi Bridge over the Kanda River in Tokyo. In 2017, she opened the first public event at the Macedonian Embassy, a photo exhibition about Mother Teresa. In 2019, Cvetkovik was awarded the Honorary title of Doctor Honoris Causa for her contributions to Science, Culture and Education by the European University (now the EU Business School). In 2021, Cvetkovik was a jury member of the Amazon Prime Video Take One Award at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival. In 2024, she was appointed as the senior programmer for the inaugural Women’s Empowerment section, co-hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival. She was the first non-Japanese programmer at the festival and is also the executive producer of TIFFCOM, the festival’s affiliated content market. Cvetkovik is a charter member of the Equilar Diversity Network. She also serves as Advisor to Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho).

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- 1.Andrijana Cvetkovik. The Japan Times. 27 August 2018.
- 2.映画監督から始まった日本とマケドニアの物語はまだまだ語り尽くせない. Japan Times for Women.
- 3.Petkoska, Zoria. Andrijana Cvetkovikj: ‘We have to create more opportunities for women to be playing on equal ground’. The Japan Times. 2024-10-24.
- 4.BS TV Tokyo Nikkei: Breaking Barriers in Cinema: Dr. Andrijana Cvetkovikj, Senior Programmer at TIFF. 2024-12-14.
- 5.MKJP. TANGENTS trailer a film by Andrijana Cvetkovik. 2010-11-18.
- 6.Dr. Andrijana Cvetkovikj: Ambassador, Filmmaker and Entrepreneur. Hersey Shiga Media. 2022-03-18.
- 7.Yanagisawa, Michinobu. Historic photo exhibit of Mother Teresa begins. The Statesman. 2017-11-29.
- 8.Interview with H.E. Andrijana Cvetkovik, PhD, first Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to Japan. 2020-12-29.
- 9.Macedonian Ambassador to Japan wants to boost academic ties between the two countries. The Japan Times. 2018-07-05.
- 10.Osumi, Magdalena. Macedonian envoy's Kanda River scene bags top prize in Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes contest. The Japan Times. 2016-10-07.
- 11.Која е Андријана Цветковиќ, новиот програмски директор на Интернационалниот филмски фестивал во Токио ?. Независен Весник. 2024-09-06.
- 12.Schley, Matt. Tokyo film festival reveals 2024 line-up with strong Asian presence in competition. Screen.
- 13.The Equilar Diversity Network Welcomes New Partner Third Arrow Strategies Japan Board Diversity Network with a Focus on Increasing Board Gender Diversity in Japan. Business Wire. 14 April 2021.
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