Natasha Petrovic
- Actress
Natasha Petrovik was born in 1988, in Shtip Macedonia where she attended primary and secondary school. She studied at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in the Macedonian capital Skopje, graduating with a degree in Acting. While at the University, in 2010, she became a member of the founding team of the independent theater for performing arts, 'THEATRA'.
Natasha has extensive experience working on the stage and for cinema and television, both domestically and internationally.
She began her film career playing the character of Dea in Milcho Manchevski's feature film "Shadows" which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007 and was Macedonia's submission for the 2008 Academy Awards.
In 2009, she was cast in the lead role of Samira in Juanita Wilson's feature debut "As if I am not there," which premiered at the 2010 Sarajevo International Film Festival. For her performance, Natasha was nominated for 'Best International Actress' in the Irish Television and Film Awards and the International Film Festival in Milano. She won the awards of 'Best International Actress' at the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival, 'Best Acting Performance' at the The End of The Pier Film International Film Festival in the UK, as well as the award for 'Best Actress' at the SIFF 2011.
Most importantly, Natasha was selected as one of the European Shooting Stars at the Berlinale film festival at 2011. She is the first actress selected in the category of future young stars in Europe, to represent her native Macedonia at this Festival.
In 2012 she had a leading role in 'The Piano Room' directed by Igor Ivanov - Izi that premiered at Manaki Film Festival 2013. That same year she acted in "To The Hilt" , an epic story directed by the Academy Award Nominee ,Stole Popov. The film also had its premiere in 2014 at the Manaki Film Festival. In 2013 she played the role Katerina in the feature film "Lazar" directed by Svetozar Ristovski, which had its premiere in 2015.
Natasha had the lead role of Lexia, in the feature film "Elixir" which was shot on location in Berlin, directed by Brodie Higgs. The film premiered at the Berlinale in 2015. Playing alongside Bruno Ganz, Natasha had a lead role in the feature film "Witness", directed by the Macedonian film director Mitko Panov.
In 2020 she acted in "Homo," and she recently completed shooting of the short drama "The Blue Hour" directed by one of the promising young female directors in Macedonia, Ana Jakimska.
Natasha has extensive experience working on the stage and for cinema and television, both domestically and internationally.
She began her film career playing the character of Dea in Milcho Manchevski's feature film "Shadows" which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007 and was Macedonia's submission for the 2008 Academy Awards.
In 2009, she was cast in the lead role of Samira in Juanita Wilson's feature debut "As if I am not there," which premiered at the 2010 Sarajevo International Film Festival. For her performance, Natasha was nominated for 'Best International Actress' in the Irish Television and Film Awards and the International Film Festival in Milano. She won the awards of 'Best International Actress' at the 2011 Seattle International Film Festival, 'Best Acting Performance' at the The End of The Pier Film International Film Festival in the UK, as well as the award for 'Best Actress' at the SIFF 2011.
Most importantly, Natasha was selected as one of the European Shooting Stars at the Berlinale film festival at 2011. She is the first actress selected in the category of future young stars in Europe, to represent her native Macedonia at this Festival.
In 2012 she had a leading role in 'The Piano Room' directed by Igor Ivanov - Izi that premiered at Manaki Film Festival 2013. That same year she acted in "To The Hilt" , an epic story directed by the Academy Award Nominee ,Stole Popov. The film also had its premiere in 2014 at the Manaki Film Festival. In 2013 she played the role Katerina in the feature film "Lazar" directed by Svetozar Ristovski, which had its premiere in 2015.
Natasha had the lead role of Lexia, in the feature film "Elixir" which was shot on location in Berlin, directed by Brodie Higgs. The film premiered at the Berlinale in 2015. Playing alongside Bruno Ganz, Natasha had a lead role in the feature film "Witness", directed by the Macedonian film director Mitko Panov.
In 2020 she acted in "Homo," and she recently completed shooting of the short drama "The Blue Hour" directed by one of the promising young female directors in Macedonia, Ana Jakimska.