Ana Jakimska is a Macedonian film director and writer based in London, UK. Her debut on the big screen is the folklore-inspired fairy-tale short film titled The Children Will Come. The film competed for the Golden Goblet Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2017, and was screened and awarded worldwide. In 2022 she wrote and directed the live-action short film titled Blue Hour.
Ana is a Chevening scholar and a Master of Arts student at Goldsmiths, University of London. She holds a BA degree in Comparative Literature and a BA degree in Film and TV Directing from SS Cyril and Methodius University in her hometown, Skopje.
Ana is an alumna of Talents Sarajevo, MIDPOINT Script Development Program, and First Films First Young Director's Academy.
Filmography
- No Ghosts in Strange Lands
Short ⸱ Live-action, 2023 - Gaida
Short ⸱ Live-action, 2023 - Blue Hour
Short ⸱ Live-action, 2022 - The Children Will Come
Short ⸱ Live-action, 2017
Awards & Grants
- Chevening Scholarship ⸱ FCDO UK, 2022/23
- Highest Artistic Achievement Award ⸱ Midnight Train at Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, 2017
- Award for Best Pitch ⸱ Midnight Train at Sofia Meetings, Bulgaria, 2017
- Award for Best Project ⸱ Midnight Train at MIDPOINT, Czech Republic, 2015
- Award for Best Pitch ⸱ Midnight Train at EASTWEEK, Trieste Film Festival, Italy, 2015
- Script Development Grant⸱ Midnight Train from the Macedonian Film Agency, 2015