Ljubomir Stefanov ( mk, Љубомир Стефанов; born 1975) is a Macedonian filmmaker best known for co-directing the 2019 documentary ''

Honeyland ''Honeyland'' ( mk, Медена земја, transliterated: ''Medena zemja'') is a 2019 Macedonian documentary film that was directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov. It portrays the life of Hatidže Muratova, a loner beekeeper of ...

'' with

Tamara Kotevska Tamara Kotevska ( mk, Тамара Котевска; born 9 August 1993) is a Macedonian filmmaker best known for her 2019 documentary ''Honeyland''. Early life Kotevska was born in Prilep, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). She earne ...

. The documentary received two nominations at the

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: Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film. Stefanov had previously collaborated with Kotevska on the environmental film ''Lake of Apples'' (2017). His expertise within the filming field is in

environmentalism Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks ...

and

ecology Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overl ...

. He has worked in the documentary field for approximately 20 years, mainly working on communication concepts and documentaries related to environmental issues for agencies from the

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, Euronatur and

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among others.

Awards and nominations

As the director of ''Honeyland'', Stefanov received two nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography and Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking at the Cinema Eye Honors Awards and a nomination in Outstanding Directing – Documentaries at the

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. Stefanov won the Pare Lorentz Award at the International Documentary Association Awards while receiving two other nominations along with Kotevska.

Filmography

* ''The Noisy Neighbours'' (2005) * ''Lake of Apples'' (2017) * ''

'' (2019)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stefanov, Ljubomir 1975 births Living people Film people from Skopje Macedonian documentary filmmakers Sundance Film Festival award winners