The organizer of the Festival appoints the jury members of whom one is the President of the jury (International Jury).

Duties of the Festival jury are:

To review all the works that entered the competition and to declare winners according to the propositions and expert estimates – presenting an expert commentary and a written decision signed by all members of the jury. The Festival jury decision shall be unanimous, or if otherwise, shall be brought by the majority. The decision of the jury cannot be appealed upon by the participants of the Festival.

The jury will get to see films previously selected by the festival team who has determined that the films have met the requirements of the festival. The jury will watch them and compile a list of films that are nominated for one of the awards. The films that are selected will be screened during the three-day festival.

Lela Krstevska

President of the Jury

EDUCATION
Cornell University, NY USA
Certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management 2010-2011
Certificate in Hotel Investments, Capital markets, Deal Structuring and Risk Management. 2010-2011
International University of Monaco, the Principality of Monaco
Master of Business Administration, 2006
Thesis on a project for developing a new business, luxurious Hotel & Spa Resort
University of St.Kliment Ohridski, Macedonia
Bachelor of Arts in Trade, Forwarding and Customs 1998
Thesis: “The new World’s economic Order ”
AWARDS
Postgraduate Scholarship, International University of Monaco 2005
Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Teamwork and Inter-Agency cooperation,
The State Department of the USA 2004
State Department’s Fellowship, Department of State, USA 1999
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Radika Resort DOOEL , Macedonia-General Manager 5 Star Resort, Casino & Spa
Establishing a start-up infrastructure, brand recognition and overall development. Revenue Management, financial reporting, marketing plan execution.

February 2008-current
Economic Chamber for Tourism of Republic of Macedonia-President2011 November-current
Corona International, Apollonia Group-General Manager5 Star Hotel and Casino,
Management of the overall performance of the whole group: One 5 star Hotel, One Motel, 3 Restaurants, Slot machine Club. 2005-2008
Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia – Head of Investigation and Control Department, of the Customs Administration of RM.Law enforcement, narcotic trade interdiction, development of anti smugling strategies and policies. 1992-2005
TECHNICAL SKILLS & LANGUAGES
Fluent in: English, Spanish
Knowledge of: Albanian, French, German, Russian
Native: Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
EXTRACURRICULAR /MEMBERSHIPS / INTERESTS
Member of the National Tourism Comitee, of the Government of Macedonia, chaired by The
Prime Minister of Macedonia HE Mr. Nikola Gruevski
Member of the Board in the National Councel for Enterpreneurship and Inovation,
Government of Republic of Macedonia, chaired by the Vice Prime Minister HE Mr.Vladimir Peshevski.
Member of the Jury, at the Cannes TV&Media Awards Film Festival, held in
Cannes,France.(2012,2013)
Local Expert, for the Kultur Kontakt,Tourreg-Austrian Project for Hospitality and Tourism Development
Wine Dame-the Wine Ritter’s Order from Eisenschtadt, Austria
Delegate-Russian and CIS countries International Hotel Investment Conference, October 2012. Delegate-International Hotel Investment Forum-IHIF Berlin 2013

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