PRESENTS
DJ AHMET
A FILM by GEORGI M. UNKOVSKI
2025 Sundance Film Festival
Audience Award
Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
For Immediate Release – Films We Like is delighted to announce the acquisition of DJ Ahmet, the directorial debut of Georgi M. Unkovski which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival where it won both the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision and the Audience Award.
DJ Ahmet is a bittersweet story of a 15-year-old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia, who finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else.
Running time: 99 minutes
Country of origin: North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia
Language: Turkish, Macedonian
Media Contact: mercy@filmswelike.com
About Films We Like
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars) Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Recent releases include Academy Award nominated titles Flow, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat and Sugarcane.