Founded in 2012 by Slavko and award-winning cinematographer and editor Mike Kelland, the company launched its first feature film, Propaganda. The film was described as “1984 meets The Blair Witch Project,” “A mouthful of scary porridge,” and “Even better than Triumph of the Will.”
Propaganda was featured on Indiewire’s ‘Top 10 Films to Watch Out For’ at its world premiere at IDFA. It went on to win the Founders Grand Prize for Best Film, awarded by Michael Moore at the Traverse City Film Festival in 2013.
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Propaganda
“Genius” Michael Moore
“A surreal and twisted masterpiece” Der Spiegel
“A must-see film” Indiewire
“A masterpiece. The best piece of propaganda in a generation.” Films For Action
“Forget ‘Gangnam Style’, North Korean ‘Propaganda’ is the real viral hit of 2012.” The Independent
“Martinov has pulled off a marvel. He’s turned reality against itself, in content and in format, in order to present reality more clearly.” Huffington Post
“Jaw-dropping, mesmerising and skull-crunching.” Traverse City Film Festival
“Martinov has created a brilliant mythology. Think Triumph of the Will meets The Blair Witch Project.” Gabriel Mizrahi
“Written and directed by Kiwi filmmaker, Slavko Martinov, the movie’s claim of being a piece of real propaganda smuggled from North Korea exceeded its desired effect.” Vice
“This is more than a clever conceit. It’s important, imperfect, and wildly influential.” Spectrum Culture
Pecking Order
“Quirkily entertaining. A joy to watch.” The Guardian
“Charming, enjoyable and wonderfully eccentric.” Time Out
“Hilarious, twisty documentary.” Evening Standard UK
“Eye-opening and surprisingly effecting.” Total Film
“Warm and witty and generous and simply brilliant, this is about as fun and as entertaining as documentaries get.” Flickosopher
“Absolutely hilarious. One of the best documentaries of 2017.” Film and TV Now
“Entertaining, feel-good comedy.” The Sunday Times UK
“Slavko Martinov’s new documentary is both absorbing and very humorous.” Independent UK
“The story of human obsession is universal and, in Martinov’s hands, very accessible.” Screen Daily
“Hilarious!” The Times UK
“Hugely enjoyable.” Linda Marric
“Really delightful.” Little White Lies
“From director Slavko Martinov comes a quirky and unusual documentary approached with dignity and understanding. Pecking Order is a cracking documentary.” The Upcoming
