Born during the COVID crisis, Kinemoe is a VOD platform showcasing exclusively Macedonian film and TV.
Our mission is to give audiences a unique opportunity to experience local stories, keeping the Macedonian film community connected and supported even when cinema halls were closed.
Kinemoe officially began operations in 2024 with our series Bistra Voda, which first aired on TV Alfa before being made available on the platform. Soon, around ten other Macedonian producers joined, bringing their own productions to Kinemoe and sharing their stories with an audience that recognized the platform as a new, convenient gateway to local cinema.
Kinemoe is more than a streaming service, it is a creative ecosystem. We aim to make it self sustaining, not only showcasing films and series but also producing original Macedonian content.
While the journey requires patience, dedication, and time, we believe that the world of film and television has no beginning and no end. Every story matters, every production counts, and with each step, Kinemoe moves forward, connecting audiences to the heart of Macedonian storytelling.
Every August, the shores of Lake Dojran come alive with cinema, passion, and creativity. “Across the Lake” is more than a festival, it’s a celebration of Balkan and Mediterranean stories, where filmmakers, audiences, and the beauty of the lake meet in perfect harmony.
Founded by Cinemon Media Factory in 2022, the festival has grown into the region’s premier summer cultural destination, showcasing the finest feature, short, documentary, and animated films from established and emerging voices. From world premieres to student workshops, every moment is a journey of discovery, innovation, and cinematic wonder.
The official selection “Against the Waves” showcases some of the finest feature-length works from the Balkan and Mediterranean regions, highlighting both established and emerging filmmakers. This program reflects a vibrant “archipelago” of cinema defined by warmth and passion, and includes a diverse mix of feature and short fiction, documentary, and animated films.
The festival also honors excellence in acting with the Meto Jovanovski Award and nurtures future filmmakers through grants and production support, turning student projects into real films.
Supported by the Municipality of Dojran, the Southeast Region of Macedonia, the Film Agency, and dedicated sponsors, “Across the Lake” transforms the summer into a cinematic experience unlike any other.
During the COVID crisis, Cinemon founded the Kinemoe platform, a VOD service intended to be a film platform showing exclusively Macedonian films. We wanted to give the film audience a unique opportunity to watch Macedonian film and series productions, with the idea of retaining and supporting the Macedonian film audience.
Kinemoe began operating in 2024 when our series Bistra Voda started airing first on TV Alfa and was later made available on our platform. Shortly after, about ten other Macedonian producers joined us, offering their productions on our platform and sharing with us an audience that recognized Kinemoe as a unique opportunity to access Macedonian film stories with a single click, outside of cinema halls.
Kinemoe is a project we strongly believe in, but we know it requires our full dedication and time. However, we are in no rush. The world of film and television has no beginning and no end. The ultimate goal of our platform is to make it self-sustaining and capable of producing original film content. We move forward.
Cinemon is a company in constant and dynamic development across multiple film fields. Five years ago Cinemon began its festival story by founding the Mediterranean and Balkan Film Festival “Across the Lake,” held every August on the shores of the picturesque Lake Dojran, which is divided between North Macedonia and Greece. The festival was supported by a large group of filmmakers from North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia, and in four years the festival achieved a success that was unexpected even for us as initiators. “Across the Lake” has become the most important festival and cultural summer destination in this part of the world. “Across the Lake” features three selections of films and authors who live in or come from the Balkans and the Mediterranean. The festival is dedicated to a region that has an authentic and highly original vision of the world of film, as well as of life in general.
OFFICIAL SELECTION AGAINST THE WAVES is a selection of the best feature-length Balkan and Mediterranean stories by both established and emerging authors from the archipelago of cinema of warmth and passion. The selection includes feature and short fiction, documentary, and animated films. Screenings take place in the beautiful amphitheater on the shore of Lake Dojran. The festival is unique in North Macedonia and the region, with its own student program which, besides a selection of student films, organizes a large workshop for the development and financing of students’ graduation films in film and television studies in North Macedonia. The best projects receive financial grants and full support in organization, production, and post-production for their future debut films, which they shoot between two editions of the festival. World premieres of their films and the glamorous presentation of future film stars are among the festival’s most important events. In addition to the usual film awards, the festival also presents a special Award for Outstanding Acting Achievement in the art of cinema, named after the legend of Macedonian and Balkan film, actor Meto Jovanovski. The festival is supported by the Municipality of Dojran, the Southeast Region of North Macedonia, and the Film Agency, as well as by many sponsors and companies.
