Main Competition for the Grand Prix Bank Millennium Award juror.
Young filmmaker Tamara Kotevska was born in 1993 North Macedonia, Prilep. Her 2019 documentary film, Honeyland - which she co-directed with Ljubo Stefanov- has received over 40 nominations and awards from all over the world. Its nominations include Best Documentary Feature Film and Best International Feature Film Oscar nominations and awards include The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary, Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography and Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact for Change in Sundance Film Festival in which it Premiered at. Her previous environmental documentary film Lake of Apples (2017), supported by UNDP, also received many awards such as the Best Environmental film in International Natur Namur, Best Environment Documentary in Silafest, Serbia and Best Environment Documentary in Green Montenegro International Film Festival.
Kotevska is currently in postproduction with her new feature documentary THE WALK, telling the story of a Syrian refugee girl through the journey of a 3m puppet that walks all the way through Europe. Kotevska, who aims to create unique, unforgettable stories, strong characters and perception-changing messages explores the conflict between the traditional and the progressive world in her next feature fiction film “MAN v.s. FLOCK.
