At the Balkan and Mediterranean Film Festival “Across the Lake”, held from August 7 to 12 in Dojran, actor Lazar Ristovski was presented with the “Meto Jovanovski” Award for outstanding acting achievements in the art of film.

Meto Jovanovski

As festival director and film director Jani Bojadži pointed out, this recognition is being awarded for only the second time and is intended for great actors from the Balkans and the Mediterranean:

“Lazar is a true ambassador of Balkan and Mediterranean cinematography. He has acted in more than seventy films, in all types of roles, and in almost all the languages of this archipelago. The Macedonian audience remembers him for his roles in the films The Necklace and Goodbye, 20th Century!”

Upon receiving the award, Ristovski expressed that he was especially moved by the fact that the recognition bears the name of his colleague:

“I didn’t have the opportunity to share the screen with Meto Jovanovski, but we often met at festivals. This award has special value because it is international, it bears the name of a great actor, and it is being presented for only the second time.”

The audience in Dojran had the opportunity to see his film “Train Driver’s Diary”, Serbia’s submission for the Oscars, and Ristovski also announced new projects, among them the series “The name is Varvara”, directed by Miloš Radović and produced by Telekom Srbija and Zillion Film.