Tamara Kotevska Explained
Tamara Kotevska (Macedonian: Тамара Котевска; born 9 August 1993) is a Macedonian filmmaker best known for her 2019 documentary Honeyland.[1]
Early life
Kotevska was born in Prilep, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). She earned a scholarship to study abroad in Tennessee for her junior year in high school.[2] She graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, with an emphasis in documentary film.[3]
Career
Together with Ljubomir Stefanov, Kotevska spent three years in Bekirlija, North Macedonia filming the documentary about a female wild beekeeper, Hatidze.[4] [5] The film was originally going to be a documentary short about the Bregalnica river region when they came across the beekeeper.[6] [7] Kotevska and Stefanov previously worked together on another documentary, Lake of Apples (2017).[8]
Honeyland won three awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival[9] and received two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards: Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film. It is the second Macedonian film to earn an Oscar nomination after Before the Rain (1994).[10] [11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Linden . Sheri . 2023-11-11 . ‘The Walk’ Review: ‘Honeyland’ Director’s Effective Fusion of Political Urgency and Poetic Creativity . 2024-03-11 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
- Web site: Tamara Kotevska MIDPOINT - A Training and Networking Platform for Film and TV Development . Midpoint-center.eu . 13 January 2020.
- News: Interview: Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov on Making the Most Out of an Environmentally Sticky Situation in "Honeyland" . 13 January 2020 . The Moveable Fest . 26 July 2019.
- News: 'Living and Working with Each Other for Those Three Years in Almost Unbearable Life Conditions': Directors Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska Honeyland . 13 January 2020 . Filmmaker Magazine . 28 January 2019.
- News: Buzz-Worthy: Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov Talk 'Honeyland' – Point of View Magazine . Mullen . Pat . 13 January 2020. 1 August 2019 . Point of View Magazine . en.
- News: Drury . Sharareh . Coates . Tyler . Oscars: How 'Honeyland' and 'For Sama' Portray Battles on Different Fronts . 13 January 2020 . . 27 December 2019 . en.
- News: Scarpa . Vittoria . Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska • Directors of Honeyland . 13 January 2020 . Cineuropa . 10 May 2019 . en.
- News: Eagan . Daniel . 'It's a Choice: To Be a Filmmaker or a Human': Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska on Honeyland . 13 January 2020 . Filmmaker Magazine . 22 August 2019.
- News: 2019 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced . 13 January 2020 . Sundance Institute. 3 February 2019 . en.
- News: Oscar nominations 2020: 'Joker' leads with 11; Greta Gerwig snubbed for best director; complete list of nominees . 13 January 2020 . The Washington Post . 13 January 2020.
- News: "Медена земја" со две номинации за "Оскар" . 13 January 2020 . Република . 13 January 2020 . mk-MK.