Experiencing Interruptions?

Don't bite off more than you can chew

Two fairies decide to intervene into the lives of a couple of lonely villagers, by planting a potion that will give true powers to a fortune teller, causing chaos in the village.

  • Maksim Ilkovski
    Director
    Tell me we're for real
  • Maksim Ilkovski
    Writer
    Tell me we're for real
  • Igor Sokolovski
    Producer
    Perija (2016), Mocking of Christ (2018)
  • Zdravko Stojmirov
    Key Cast
    "Zdrave the Farmer"
    Macedonian Folk Tales 2020-2021, Clear Water 2023, Avanturite na Itar Pejo 2013, Insajder 2017
  • Grigor Jovanovski
    Key Cast
    "Gile the Merchant"
    Golden Five 2016, Year of the Monkey 2018, The Other 2018, Macedonian Folk Tales 2020-2021
  • Boban Aleksoski
    Key Cast
    "Bane the Landowner"
    Prespav 2021, The Castaway Princess 2021, Tvrdokorni 2014, Macedonian Folk Tales 2020-2021
  • Elena Trajkovska
    Key Cast
    "Lena the Fortune Teller"
    Macedonian Folk Tales 2020-2021, Mocking of Christ 2018, Year of the Monkey 2018, Makedonski stari prikazni 2013-2017, Yucelciler 2017, Bolka na dusata 2016, Happy ney year 1903 (2013), Tajnata kniga 2006, Memories of Tomorrow 2005, "Do, re, mi" (1991)
  • Dimitrina Mickoska
    Key Cast
    "Dina the Fairy"
    Cinema Love 2022, Macedonian Folk Tales 2020-2022, Bistra Voda 2023, Loverinth 2014
  • Nadica Petrova
    Key Cast
    "Dica the Nice Fairy"
    Tell me we're for real (2021), "I love you, i swear" (2022), Prespav 2019, Makedonski narodni prikazni 2020-2021 (Macedonian Folk Tales)
  • Ivan Zoroski
    Director of Photography
    Cinema Love 2022, The Detonator 2006, Caimo: Bitter Regret 2015, Makedonski prikazni: prodolzuvanje na tradicijata
  • Valentin Vidovic
    Sound Recordist
    Willow 2019, Fall of Man 2020, Everything is Different 2019, Bistra voda 2023
  • Sebastian Suares
    Sound Recordist
  • Elias Bouharrou
    Sound Recordist
  • Aleksandra Gurzhovska
    Costume & Make-Up
  • Kristijan Novkovski
    Set Design & Props
  • David Dulev
    Editing
    Bistra Voda 2023, Macedonian Folk Tales 2021-2022
  • Miroslav Panchevski
    Lighting
    Cinema Love 2022, Mocking of Christ 2018, The Return 2017, Bistra Voda 2023
  • Jani Bojadzi
    Television CEO & Programme Director
    Mocking of Christ 2018, Krajot na svetot 2010, Cinema Love 2022, Bistra Voda 2023
  • Goran Trajkoski
    Composer
    Before the Rain 1994, Obozhenie 2016, Normal 2009, Kopanje 2018, Macedonian Folk Tales 2021-2022, Cinema Love 2022, An Attempt for a Happy Story 2019, Vistinska ljubov 2016, Zbor 2015, Krajot na svetot 2010, Kaleidoscope 2008, Taxirat 2005,
  • Dean Stefkov
    Graphic Design
    Tina's Problem
  • Igor Vasilev
    Audio Mix
    Kaymak 2022, Ecos de un crimen 2022, Madeleine Collins 2021, Serigala Langit 2021, Vellai Yaanai 2021, Vakeel Saab 2021, Saina 2021, Bad Christmas 2021, Onyx Equinox 2020, Tiny World 2020, Gagarine 2020, The Paramedic 2020, Dad Wanted 2020, The Rose Maker 2020, Old Fashioned 2020, Into the Dark 2020, Zoki Poki 2020, The Bureau, Dramarama 2020, Willow 2019, Transformers: Battlegroounds, The Witness 2018, Bikini Moon 2017, Skopje Remix 2012, Mothers 2010, Bistra voda 2023, Against the Tide 2023, Sisterhood 2021, Snake 2019, Mis(s)ing dog 2018, Slovenija, Avstralija in jutri ves svet 2017, Cinema Love 2022
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Не гризи повеќе од што можеш да изедеш
  • Project Type:
    Television
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Medival, Fantasy, Drama, Family, Children's, Fairytale
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes 51 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 26, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    North Macedonia
  • Country of Filming:
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
  • Language:
    Macedonian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Art Giraffe International Film Festival
    Nice
    France
    May 31, 2024
    Best Original Score Official Selection
  • Winter Leopard International Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    May 13, 2024
    Best TV Show & Best Original Score Quarter Finalist. Best Costume Design Official Selection
  • TopShot International Film Festival
    Warsaw
    Poland
    September 24, 2023
    Best Comedy Award Best Short Film Award Best Original Score Official Selection
Director Biography - Maksim Ilkovski

Born 16th of September 1997, Maksim Ilkovski started playing around with the family camera at the age of eight. From that, raised an interest, passion and curiosity towards film making. Starting from making shorts with friends from elementary school, winning the 2015 highschool state award for short film, entering the International University - Europa Prima - Skopje, to earning a specialization degree (01.10.2020) an a masters (30.05.2023)
2020-2022 directed Macedonia's beloved folk tales for national TV: 100 episodes +4 specials, and also made the finishing touches in editing.

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Director Statement

This episode was an integral part of my masters thesis work. It's considered as my practical work but also a main point in the theoretical research.