Petrula Veljanovska was born and lives in Skopje. After graduating from the Faculty of Classical Studies in Skopje, she has been working on and off as a freelance translator in English and Serbo-Croatian at many film festivals. Veljanovska has been a part of MakeDox since its beginning in 2009. Her roles in the MakeDox team are Program coordinator and Programmer of festival sections such as Country in Focus, Short Docs, Kids and Youth Program. She is also the MakeDox PR representative, caring for the festival’s image and the good relations between the festival and its audience. As a passionate docu-lover, she believes that documentaries are important for the personal and social development of every human being, especially for young people and children, who learn through images how to express themselves and engage in discussions about life.