Branislav Gjorcevski
Film Producer, IT Consultant

BIO
Branislav Gjorcevski received his BFA in Film Production from St. Cyril and Methodius University in Macedonia. He is President and CEO of Ayvar International Film Group, Los Angeles, London and Toronto.  Mr. Gjorcevski produced the feature documentaries Rituals, One Year After and ¼, which won awards at the international film festivals in Europe. His latest effort is the documentary To Walk Without Fear, premiered in Hollywood at the Artivist Film Festival at the Egyptian Theater on November 11, 2006 and in New York at an event hosted by the United Nations on November 17, 2006.
Mr. Gjorcevski has several projects in development, including: documentary feature film Small Change - World of Difference: about the latest nobel Peace Price Winner Mr. Mohammad Yunus, feature film The Jungle: based on the Upton Sinclair's novel, feature film Pure Life: a British co-production and has completed 8th Frames: feature film with the Macedonian National Television.
His most recent challenge is the development of the first online film studio for feature and documentary films. Production and distribution of feature films will be located at IndependentHollywood.com and for documentaries, IndependentHollywood.org.

Mr. Gjorcevski’s past positions include teaching Film Production at Hollywood’s Columbia College, producing with Miracle Mile Films, working extensively with the Geddes Agency, talent agency in West Hollywood.

RESUME

Film Producer, IT Consultant

Contact info:
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Office:
639 Rose Ave
Venice, CA 90291
Cell 323 384 7368
Fax 323 908 0424
E-mail: bane@ayvarfilms.com
www.AyvarFilms.com/banne
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YM: BaneSan@yahoo.com
MSN: banokusev@hotmail.com
AOL: bankule@aol.com
ICQ: 105112588
Skype: banne007
Gmail: banne007

Education

1997-2001
St. Cyril and Methodius University,
Faculty for Dramatic Arts
Bachelor of Arts - Film Production
Macedonia

Corporate

IndependentHollywood Inc, virtual space, President & CEO, 2007 - present
AyvarFilms - Los Angeles, London, Toronto, July 2006 - present, President & CEO
CuttingEdgeIntelligence, (IT-Development), President & CEO November 2006 - present
Columbia College - Hollywood, January-March 2006, Teacher, Professional Producing
Miracle Mile Films, Los Angeles, CA, January 2005 - October 2006, Producer
Geddes Agency, West Hollywood, 2004-2005, Assistant Agent - Trainee
ProArts Ltd., Skopje, Macedonia, 2000 - present, President & CEO
IT Labs Ltd., IT Company, Skopje, Macedonia, 2005 - present, Co-owner

Professional experience

Feature films

o THE JUNGLE, based on the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair, Passion & Grit Productions and Ayvar Films, 2007, in development, Producer
o Pure Life, Ayvar Films and 3V Films, 2007, in development, Producer
o UTOPIA, co-production Macedonia / US, 2006, Producer
Miracle Mile Films (LA, CA), in development
o 8th FRAMES, 2000, Producer, Macedonian National Television (Skopje, Macedonia)

Documentaries

o SMALL CHANGE - WORLD OF DIFFERENCE, subject: Poverty, Producer, 2007, Passion & Grit Productions
o TO WALK WITHOUT FEAR, subject: Landmines, 65 min., 2006, Co-Producer,
Miracle Mile Films (LA, CA)
o RITUALS, Traditional Macedonian Rituals, 50 min., 2004, Producer, ProArts Ltd.(Skopje, Macedonia)
o ONE YEAR AFTER - 34 min., (financed by IOM and USAID) 2002, Producer,
ProArts Ltd. (Skopje, Macedonia)
o 1/4, 37 min., 2000, Producer, ProArts Ltd. (Skopje, Macedonia)
(Grand Prix and 1st Award from Journalists on the International Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria; 3rd price on the International Student Film Festival in Lodz, Poland)

Shorts

o VLADIMIR's PORTRAIT, 42 min., 2002, Producer, ProArts Ltd.
o MEETING, 2000, Producer, FDA
o PUPPET SHOW, 2000, Producer, ProArts Ltd.
(CineVegas Film Festival - Las Vegas, 2000)
o LETTER, 1999, Assistant Producer, DigiProp

TV

o Reality Documentary Series CARAVAN, 2006, 24 x 30 min., Producer, Miracle Mile Films (LA, CA), post-production
o Series AGENCY - LONELY HEARTS, 2000, Assistant Producer, Macedonian National Television

Music Videos

o GIBRON SHAY, (LA, CA), 2004, Assistant Producer
o THE LAST JUDGEMENT, NIKEA, 2001, Producer

Stage Productions

o KROTKA, by Dostoewski, 2002, Producer, ProArts Ltd.(Skopje, Macedonia)
o ART, by Jasmina Reza, 2001, Producer, ProArts Ltd.(Skopje, Macedonia)

Festival Management

o ProArts Festival 2002-2004, General Manager, ProArts Ltd.
o Struga Poetry Evenings 2000 & 2001 (Poetry Festival, member of the Association of International Festivals), Project Coordinator
o Humanitarian Concerts under the motto "My Childhood Passes Here," (supported by CRS and CARE - International), 1999, Project Manager

Publishing

o "Theater Plays", by Dejan Dukovski, 2005, Publisher, English, French and German, ProArts Ltd., in production
o "The Basics of Jazz Harmony", by Ilija Pejovski, 2004, Publisher, English, ProArts Ltd.

IT

o www.independenthollywood.com (IT management, CEO)
o www.passionandgrit.com (management, design, editing)
o www.ayvarfilms.com (design, management)
o www.itlabs.com.mk (management)
o www.geddes.net (design, editing)
o www.tracerdesigns.com (manager, editing, co-design)
o www.proarts.com.mk/elizabeth (web design, editing)
o www.proarts.com.mk (manager) (testing)
o www.proarts.com.mk/films (web design, manager)
o www.eternasolar.com.mk (manager)
o www.ilijapejovski.com.mk (web design, manager)
o www.dnb.com.mk (manager)
o www.musicimageshop.com (web design, editing, management of e-store) - testing phase

Last update: Jan 2007

IT & Computer skills

o IT Project Management & Consultancy
o Application Architecture Design
o Web development tools (Macromedia: Dreamweaver & Flash), Internet related software...
o Microsoft (Windows, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Project, Outlook);
o Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling
o Adobe Photoshop & Premiere
o Final Cut
o Corel Draw

Personal skills

o Team-leader with exceptional communication skills. Well organized and highly resourceful. Open-minded, conscientious, friendly and optimistic. Hard-working and ambitious with strong work ethic. Creative problem solver. Motivates others with positive reinforcement and inspired enthusiasm...

Interests

o Film Production and Distribution
o Internet Media Technologies
o Interactive Media
o IT (Consultancy, Management, Development)

Languages

o Fluent in English, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
o Bulgarian - spoken only

Courses & Seminars

o Twyman Creative Conference, Los Angeles, 2005, Speaker
o Seminars & Workshops for Fundraising, active participant, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 2000, Participant
o Seminar for Young Film-Makers, active participant, Ohrid, Macedonia, 1999, Participant
o Seminar for Project Management, participant, Ohrid, Macedonia, 1998, Participant
o Conferences for the Theatre in Macedonia, participant, Prilep, Macedonia, 1997, Participant

Certificates
o Management Consulting, Detra Institute of Management, Skopje, Macedonia
o Marketing, Detra Institute of Management, Skopje, Macedonia
o Personal Management, Detra Institute of Management, Skopje, Macedonia

References:

o Holly Mosher, Producer, (web page) (contact)
o Borivoje Vukadinovic, Executive Producer, Miracle Mile Films (upon request) (contact)
o Ann Geddes, Geddes Agency, Owner and President
(upon request) (contact)
o Prof. Martin Pancevski, Ph.D. (view) (contact)
o Mathias Eick, OSCE Spokesmen (view) (contact)
o Sarah Broughton - Sally, IOM (view) (contact)
o Slobodan Gapic, film producer (view) (contact)
o Ministry of Culture of R. Macedonia (view) (contact)