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It’s Official! The Extraordinary Documentary “Honeyland” Got Two Oscar Nominations

The extraordinary documentary “Honeyland” got Oscar nomination in two categories – Documentary Feature and International Feature Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees

for the 92nd Academy Awards.

The directors Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov with their team marked their great success with a message on Honeyland’s Facebook page.

They wrote:

First of all, we would like to thank the members of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for nominating „Honeyland“ in the race for the most prestigious film award.
The woman we met purely by chance in the middle of nowhere, ended up telling a story to the world, an allegory of global significance where humanity and nature struggle to survive with one another.
Hatidze and the bees are the prototype for the new genetic material, which is meant to win the battle of the titans where nature fights everything that is destructive and decadent.
It brings us great joy to see that critics worldwide, as well as the members of the Academy, have recognized „Honeyland“ as the cry of the planet, which echoes in-between the frames of the film. It makes us happy that they’ve discovered the true measure of man within the greatness of the individual. The general conviction that joy hides in possession has been shaken. And this is the greatest achievement of the film.

It is also the first time in the history of the Oscars that a documentary film has been nominated in two categories, which means that this is not only a success on a historical scale, but it also confirms that the documentary language is entering the era of its genuine appreciation, where it stands side by side with fictional narration, and for its reality it deserves a very special observation. It provokes sincere compassion, which is not to be forgotten after the credits roll.

. It has been celebrated by festivals, moviegoers and celebrities alike. But even greater is the change we hope for. The change in each one of us, individually, towards what we long for, our true home – our nature. The film calls for modesty, and when we look at the love in the eyes of the viewers, we strongly believe that the message is recognized, and modesty is the new age, a new journey we will take on in the hope for a better tomorrow.

Once again, we greatly thank the Academy members for calling „Honeyland“ “A material worthy of an Oscar”

The Honeyland Team