“Honeyland, il regno delle api” da giovedì 8 ottobre 2020 nelle sale

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Honeyland, il regno delle api, un film di TAMARA KOTEVSKA & LJUBO STEFANOV.

“Honeyland” ha già fatto storia! 
E’ il primo film candidato all’Oscar nelle due categorie.
MIGLIOR DOCUMENTARIO – MIGLIOR FILM INTERNAZIONALE.

Girato nel nord della Macedonia, HONEYLAND ci fa conoscere la straordinaria storia di Hatidze una delle ultime donne cacciatrici di api in Europa che riesce a mantenere il delicato equilibrio con la natura seguendo una semplice regola d’oro: prendi pure metà del miele ma lasciane sempre metà per loro… Un film sorprendente che lascia a bocca aperta per la meravigliosa narrazione e per la cinematografia. Girato solo in condizioni di luce naturale e a lume di candela e lampade a petrolio è un ritratto affascinante di solitudine, sopravvivenza, dedizione, povertà.

Hatidze vive con l’anziana madre in un villaggio remoto e abbandonato, privo di strade, elettricità e acqua corrente. Lei è l’ultima donna di una generazione di apicoltori. Sembra uscita da una fiaba. Si arrampica per le montagne su sentieri a picco su alti strapiombi per estrarre il miele dai favi selvatici. Poi canta alle api e il suo modo di fare è così naturale che i suoi movimenti sembrano quasi una danza. Il poco miele che ricava lo rivenderà al mercato di Skopje, dopo quattro ore di cammino. Un giorno la pacifica esistenza di Hatidze viene sconvolta dall’arrivo di una chiassosa famiglia nomade con cento mucche e sette bambini scatenati. Hatidze accetta ottimisticamente l’idea di avere dei vicini di casa offrendo il suo affetto e i suoi consigli sull’apicoltura. Ma non ci vorrà molto prima che Hussein, il patriarca della famiglia nomade, fiuti l’opportunità e sviluppi interesse per la vendita del proprio miele. Hussein ha sette giovani bocche da sfamare e nessun pascolo per il suo bestiame e presto mette da parte i consigli di Hatidze per una sfrenata caccia al profitto. Questo causa una rottura nell’ordine naturale e provoca un conflitto insanabile con Hatidze. L’arrivo di questa famiglia fornisce ad Hatidze una tregua dall’isolamento e dalla solitudine ma, mette in grave pericolo la vita delle api e con essa l’unica forma di sostentamento di Hatidze.

Lungometraggio di debutto dei documentaristi Tamara Kotevska e Ljubomir Stefanov, HONEYLAND è stato girato in tre anni da una ridotta troupe impegnata in un’intima collaborazione tra i registi e la protagonista. HONEYLAND è fatto per il grande schermo, è visivamente ambizioso e guidato da una narrazione inaspettatamente drammatica e da un sorprendente senso dell’umorismo. È un ritratto duro e tenero sul delicato equilibrio tra uomo e natura, uno sguardo su un modo di vivere che sta rapidamente scomparendo, e un indimenticabile testamento sulla straordinaria resilienza di una donna.

Il protocollo di Nagoya – una convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sulla diversità biologica – entrato in vigore alla fine del 1993, ha stabilito le linee guida globali sull’accesso alle risorse naturali. Il suo obiettivo era la promozione di una condivisione giusta ed equa dei benefici per entrambi i fornitori – vale a dire terra, piante, animali e utenti (ovvero uomini) delle risorse. La diversità genetica, o biodiversità, consente alle popolazioni di adattarsi ai mutevoli ambienti e al cambiamento climatico, contribuendo alla conservazione e alla sostenibilità delle risorse. La “crisi del miele” in questo film illustra il rischio che comporta ignorare questi protocolli e sconvolgere il rispetto della biodiversità. La storia di Hatidze è un microcosmo per un’idea più ampia su quanto la natura e l’umanità siano strettamente intrecciate e quanto perderemo se ignoriamo questa connessione fondamentale.

Vincitore al Sundance Film Festival lo scorso 2019, dove ha vinto i tre premi principali: World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary; World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award For Cinematography; World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award For Impact For Change.

Honeyland ha ricevuto due candidature agli Oscar 2020 come Miglior Documentario e Miglior Film Internazionale ed è stato inserito nella cinquina dei finalisti nelle rispettive categorie. Questo doppio riconoscimento rende “Honeyland” un candidato all’Oscar rivoluzionario, che testimonia sia la natura sempre più sconfinata del cinema documentaristico sia della grandezza specifica di questo film.

La distribuzione ha preso il via con alcune anteprime estive a Torino, Trento, Firenze e Treviso. Ora la programmazione nazionale partirà giovedì 8 ottobre da Milano (Cinema Beltrade e Anteo), Firenze (Spazio 1), Roma (Farnese) e Treviso (Edera). Sempre l’8 ottobre Honeyland sarà l’opera di apertura del Balkan Film Festival alla Casa del Cinema a Roma. Dal 15 ottobre inizieranno le proiezioni a Torino (Cinema Ambrosio).

La programmazioni continueranno su tutto il territorio nazionale

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Reviews of HONEYLAND

  • AP NEWS – “Making Oscar history, ‘Honeyland’ shatters borders” / By Jake Coyle / February 4, 2020
  • AWARDS DAILY – “Taking a Look at All the Documentary Features” / By Joey Moser / February 4, 2020
  • THE LA TIMES – “Who Will Win and Who Should Win, Our Critics’ Picks” / By Kenneth Turan, Justin Chang / February 4, 2020
  • INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION – “DocuDay LA” / By Staff / February 3, 2020
  • VARIETY – “Doc Branch Proves Unpredictably Predictable” / By Addie Morfoot / January 31, 2020
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES (PRINT) – “The Queue” / By Austin Considine / (February 2, 2020 Issue)
  • AWARDS WATCH – “Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – DOCUMENTARY FEATURE” / By Erik Anderson / February 3, 2020
  • CULTURED MAG – “The Success of Honeyland” / By Jovana Gjorgjiovska / February 3, 2020
  • DEADLINE – “Oscar-Nominated ‘Honeyland’ Directors On Film’s Universal Themes And “Goddess-Like” Heroine”” / By Matthew Carey / February 3, 2020
  • DEADLINE – “Oscar Week 2020 Parties & Events: The List” / By Dino-Ray Ramos / February 3, 2020
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – “Feinberg Forecast: Updated Oscar Standings as Final Voting Continues” / By Scott Feinberg / February 1, 2020
  • AWARDS DAILY – “Predictions Friday – The BAFTA are Coming! The BAFTA are Coming! And Always Too Soon!” / By Sasha Stone / January 31, 2020
  • VARIETY – “Honeyland,’ Netflix, Williams and ‘Joker’ Are Oscar Nominee Breakthroughs” / By Carole Horst / January 31, 2020
  • VARIETY – “Oscar Documentary Branch Proves Surprisingly Consistent” / By Addie Morfoot / January 31, 2020
  • THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW (PODCAST) – “Interview with Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov” / By Brian Lehrer / January 31, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE (PODCAST) – “Screen Talk Sundance Film Festival + Awards Discussion” / By Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson / January 31, 2020
  • DEADLINE – “Oscar Nominations Make This The Year Of The Woman—In Documentary” / By Matthew Carey / January 30, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE – “Anonymous Oscar Ballot” / By Anne Thompson / January 30, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE – “John Cooper’s Sundance Swan Song: Revealing the Movies He Rejected and His Biggest Regrets” / January 31, 2020
  • DEADLINE – “Oscars: Inside The Academy Award Nominees Luncheon Where EVERYONE Is A Winner” / By Pete Hammond / January 27, 2020
  • ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY – “See the official class photo of the 2020 Oscar nominees” / By Lauren Huff / January 27, 2020
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – “Oscar Nominees Luncheon: Kobe Remembered, Diversity Touted and #BongHive Represented” / By Scott Feinberg / January 27, 2020
  • OSCARS – “92nd Oscars Nominees Luncheon Photo Coverage” / By Todd Wawrychuk, Kyusung Gong, Phil McCarten, Lionel Hahn, Troy Harvey / January 27, 2020
  • VARIETY – “Will Oscar Voters Make History This Year or Reward Familiar Faces?” / By Diane Garrett / January 27, 2020
  • VARIETY – “See the Oscar Class Photo of 2020” / By Marc Malkin / January 27, 2020
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES – “How ‘Honeyland’ Became an Oscar Game Changer” / By Sara Aridi / January 27, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE – “ASC Awards 2020: Roger Deakins Wins Top Prize for ‘1917’” / By Bill Desowitz / January 26, 2020
  • DEADLINE – “‘1917’ Wins Cinematographers’ Top Film Prize For Roger Deakins – The Complete Winners List” / By Denise Petski & Diane Haithman / January 25, 2020
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – “Oscars: How the Documentary Feature Nominees Explore Global Issues” / By Adam Benzine & Katie Campione / January 24, 2020
  • THE WRAP – “Why Neon Is the Indie to Watch at Sundance After ‘Parasite’ and ‘Honeyland’” / By Beatrice Verhoeven / January 23, 2020
  • DEADLINE – “American Themes Fade In The Film Academy’s Globalist Documentary Branch” / By Mivhael Cieply / January 20, 2020
  • DECIDER – “‘Honeyland’ on Hulu: A Breathtaking Documentary That Will Transport You To a Remote Macedonian Village” / By Anna Menta / January 13, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE – “Historic ‘Honeyland’ Oscar Noms Prove Docs Shouldn’t Just Be Relegated to Doc Category” / By Zack Sharf / January 13, 2020
  • OSCARS – “DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE) OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2020” / By Steve Dove / January 9, 2020
  • PAJIBA – “‘Parasite’ and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are the Big Winners of GALECA’s Dorian Awards” / By Kristy Puchko / January 9, 2020
  • AWARDS WATCH – “Dorian Awards winners: ‘Parasite’ tops with 5; Lady Gaga named Artist of the Decade” / By Erik Anderson / January 8, 2020
  • FILMOTOMY – “Parasite Rules the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics as the Dorian Awards Winners are announced” / By Robin Write / January 8, 2020
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – “‘Parasite’ Tops Dorian Awards With 5 Wins” / By Kimberly Nordyke / January 8, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE – “35 Must-See Movies From 2019 Streaming Right Now” / By Zack Sharf / January 8, 2020
  • THE WRAP – “Dorian Awards: Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ Nabs 5 Awards” / By Umberto Gonzalez / January 8, 2020
  • FILM COMMENT (PRINT) – “Personal Bests” / By Amy Taubin / January-February 2020 Issue (*NOTE: Coverage appears on page 59)
  • INDIEWIRE – “Why ‘Honeyland’ Is Oscar Season’s Cinematic Nonfiction Masterpiece” / By Chris O’Falt / January 6, 2020
  • AWARDS WATCH – “Directors Guild (DGA)  TV nominations for Longform, Variety, Reality” / By Erik Anderson / January 6, 2020
  • DEADLINE – “Cinema Eye Honors: ‘American Factory’, ‘Leaving Neverland’ Lead Winners” / By Anita Bennett / January 6, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE – “‘American Factory’ Wins Top Award at Cinema Eye Documentary Awards” / By Chris Lindahl / January 6, 2020
  • INDIEWIRE – “‘Fosse/Verdon’ Is in, ‘Apollo 11’ Is Out, and More From the Disjointed DGA Nominations” / By Libby Hill / January 6, 2020
  • THE PLAYLIST – “Ava DuVernay, ‘Fosse/Verdon’ & ‘Encore!’ Among Early DGA Awards Nominees” / By Gregory Ellwood / January 6, 2020
  • SCREEN DAILY – “‘American Factory’, ‘Honeyland’ among Directors Guild documentary nominees” / By Jeremy Kay / January 6, 2020
  • SHOOT ONLINE  – “DGA Announces 2019 Awards Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Reality Programs; Children’s Programs; Commercials; and Documentary” / By Staff / January 6, 2020
  • THE WRAP  – “‘American Factory’ Named Top Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors” / By Steve Pond / January 6, 2020
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES – Best Movies of 2019  / By A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis / December 4, 2019
  • DEADLINE – ASC Awards Nominees: ‘Honeyland’, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Make The Cut In Docu And TV Categories  / By Dino-Ray Ramos / November 25, 2019
  • INDIEWIRE – 2020 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees: ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Uncut Gems,’ and More  / By Zack Sharf / November 21, 2019
  • DEADLINE – PGA Awards Documentary Nominations: ‘Apollo 11’, ‘American Factory’, ‘The Cave’, ‘Honeyland’, Others Make The Cut  / By Eric Pedersen / November 19, 2019
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (PRINT) – ‘Special Awards’ Issue – “Around the World in 93 Films”  / By Tara Bitran, Patrick Brzeski, Alex Ritman and Scott Roxborough / November 7, 2019
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (PRINT) – The Bee’s Knees of Documentaries  / By Tara Bitran / November 7, 2019
  • Los Angeles Times (PRINT) – Docs tell no ordinary stories  / By Steve Dollar / November 7, 2019
  • DEADLINE – ‘American Factory’, ‘Apollo 11’, Netflix Lead Cinema Eye Nominations  / By Patrick Hipes / November 7, 2019
  • INDIEWIRE – Cinema Eye Honors 2020 Documentary Nominations Lead by ‘American Factory’ and ‘Apollo 11  / By Anne Thompson / November 7, 2019
  • REAL SCREEN – “American Factory”, “Apollo 11″ lead Cinema Eye Honors nominees  / By Daniele Alcinii / November 7, 2019
  • THE WRAP – ‘American Factory,’ ‘Apollo 11’ Top Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Nominations  / By Steve Pond / November 7, 2019
  • Los Angeles Times – Four Documentaries to Watch as the Race to the Oscars Begins  / By Steve Dollar / November 6, 2019
  • Variety (PRINT) – Cracks in the Glass Ceiling / By Addie Morfoot / November 5, 2019
  • Variety – Documentaries Lead the Way for Gender Parity, but Challenges Remain / By Addie Morfoot / November 5, 2019
  • Variety – Streamers Give the Documentary Field a Boost / By Addie Morfoot / November 5, 2019
  • DEADLINE – IDA Documentary Awards: ‘Leaving Neverland’, ‘American Factory’, ‘Apollo 11’ & ‘For Sama’ Among Contenders / By Tom Grater / October 23, 2019
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – IDA Documentary Awards: ‘Honeyland,’ ‘American Factory,’ ‘Apollo 11’ Lead Nominees / By Hilary Lewis / October 23, 2019
  • IndieWire – International Documentary Association Awards: ‘Apollo 11’ and ‘Honeyland’ Lead Nominations / By Anne Thompson / October 23, 2019
  • REALSCREEN – “For Sama”, “The Biggest Little Farm” among IDA Documentary Awards nominees” / By Jillian Morgan / October 23, 2019
  • Women and Hollywood – IDA Documentary Awards Announces 2019 Noms, Women Dominate Best Director Race / By Staff / October 23, 2019
  • The Wrap – Female Directors Dominate in IDA Documentary Awards Nominations  / By Steve Pond / October 23, 2019
  • THRILLIST – The Best Documentaries of 2019 (So Far) / By Thrillist Entertainment / October 17, 2019
  • DEADLINE – ‘Biggest Little Farm,’ Peter Jackson, ‘Apollo 11′ Top Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations / By Pete Hammond / October 14, 2019
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – The Critics’ Choice Doc. Awards: ‘Biggest Little Farm,’ AOC Film ‘Knock Down the House,’ Obama-Backed ‘American Factory Among Nominees / By Katherine Schaffstall / October 14, 2019
  • IndieWire – Box-Office Hits ‘Biggest Little Farm’ and ‘Apollo 11′  Top Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations/ By Anne Thompson / October 14, 2019
  • VARIETY – ‘Biggest Little Farm’ Nabs Seven Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations/ By Tim Gray / October 14, 2019
  • The Wrap – ‘The Biggest Little Farm’ Leads Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards Nominations/ By Steve Pond / October 14, 2019
  • Entertainment Weekly – From Parasite to Pain and Glory: Every International Feature Oscar submission by country/ By Joey Nolfi / September 30, 2019
  • IndieWire – Oscars 2020: Best Documentary Feature Predictions / By Anne Thompson / September 29, 2019
  • IndieWire – DOC NYC Announces Awards Short List from ‘American Factory’ to ‘One Child Nation’ / By Anne Thompson / September 26, 2019
  • The Wrap – ‘Apollo 11,’ ‘Diego Maradona,’ ‘Knock Down the House’ Are on the Awards Track, Says DOC NYC Short List  / By Steve Pond / September 26, 2019
  • SCREENDAILY – DOC NYC reveals awards contender line-up and adds new international section  / By John Hazelton / September 26, 2019
  • REALSCREEN – “The Kingmaker”, “Knock Down the House” make DOC NYC short list / By Lillian Morgan / September 26, 2019
  • The Leader – ‘Honeyland’ offers heartbreaking life story and harrowing warning / By Kirk Boxleitner / September 18, 2019
  • Little White Lies – Movie Review – An artful study of culture, poverty and ecology which focuses on an unlikely Macedonian beekeeper / By Lillian Crawford / September 13, 2019
  • Financial Times – Honeyland – a gorgeous North Macedonian film about beekeeping / By Nigel Andrews / September 11, 2019
  • The Guardian – Honeyland review – beekeeper’s life with a sting in the tale / By Cath Clarke / September 11, 2019
  • The Boston Globe – ‘Honeyland’, a beekeper documentary, is one of the year’s best movies / By Ty Burr / September 4, 2019
  • NPR – The beekeeper Of ‘Honeyland’ Knows All Too Well: Respect Nature, Or Get Stung / By John Powers / August 12, 2019
  • The Gate Entertainment Magazine – “Review: Honeyland” / By Andrew Parker / July 31, 2019
  • NATIONAL POST – “Honeyland is the ultimate ‘show-don’t-tell documentary’ / By Chris Knight / July 31, 2019
  • INDIEWIRE – “Indie Box Office: ‘The Farewell’ Hits Top 10 as Non-Fiction ‘Honeyland’ Builds Buzz” By Tom Brueggemann / July 28, 2019
  • DEADLINE – ‘Honeyland’ Is The Bees Knees of Openers; ’The Farewell’ Welcomes Solid 3rd Frame: Specialty Box Office” By Brian Brooks / July 28, 2019
  • NON FICTION FILM – “Now Playing: ‘Honeyland,’ Poignant Story of Hatidze, ‘Last Female Wild Beekeeper in Europe” / By Matthew Carey / July 27, 2019
  • AWFJ – “MOVIE OF THE WEEK August 2, 2019: HONEYLAND” By Jennifer Merin / July 27, 2019
  • MOVEABLE FEAST – “Interview: Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov on Making the Most Out of an Environmentally Sticky Situation in “Honeyland” By Stephen Saito / July 26, 2019
  • LOS ANGELES TIMES – “Indie Focus: A moment of change in ‘Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood” By Mark Olsen / July 26, 2019
  • THE NEW YORKER – “Goings on About Town: Honeyland” By Anthony Lane / July 26, 2019
  • DEADLINE – “Awards-Hopeful Documentaries ‘Mike Wallace Is Here’, ‘Honeyland’ & ‘For Sama’ Hit Theaters – Specialty Box Office Preview” By Brian Brooks / July 25, 2019
  • VOX – “Honeyland -The gorgeous documentary about a Macedonian beekeeper is in theaters.” By Alissa Wilkinson / July 26, 2019
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES– “Honeyland -Review: The Sting and the Sweetnes” By A.O. Scott / July 25, 2019
  • THE KNOCKTURNAL – “Film Review: ‘Honeyland” By Elijah Diamond / July 20, 2019
  • LOS ANGELES TIMES– “L.A. movie openings, July 21-28: ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ and more” By MATT COOPER / July 19, 2019
  • New Yorker – “Does “The Lion King” Need C.G.I.? / by Anthony Lane / July 19, 2019
  • BIG APPLE REVIEWS– “HONEYLAND Review” By Harvey Karten / July 10, 2019
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – “Critics’ Picks: 10 Documentaries to Cure Summer Tentpole Burnout”/ BSheri Linden/ July 10, 2019
  • THE FILM STAGE– “15 Films to See in July” By Jordan Raup/ July 10, 2019
  • INDIEWIRE – ‘Honeyland’ Trailer: The Beekeeping Documentary That Had Sundance Abuzz / by Jude Dry / June 5, 2019
  • THE FILM STAGE – ‘Honeyland’ Trailer: The Beekeeping Documentary That Had Sundance Abuzz / by Jordan Raup / June 5, 2019
  • SCREEN ANARCHY – “HONEYLAND Trailer Showcases Impressive Cinematography” By Kurt Halfyard / June 6, 2019
  • THE CALVERT JOURNAL – June 5, 2019 – “Watch the trailer for Honeyland, the Macedonian film creating a buzz at Sundance 2019” By Katie Davies.
  • THE PLAYLIST – June  5, 2019 – “‘Honeyland’ Trailer: The Most Awarded Film At This Year’s Sundance Comes To Theaters Next Month” By Charles Barfield.
  • BIRTH MOVIES DEATH – June 5, 2019 – “New Trailer Invites You To Take A Trip To HONEYLAND” By Leigh Monson.
  • HIGH ON FILMS -AN EXCEPTIONAL AND UNEMBELLISHED TALE OF A WOMAN’S CONNECTION WITH NATURE / by Aron Kumar / June 4, 2019
  • SCREEN ANARCHY – Hot Docs 2019 Review: HONEYLAND Intertwines Humanity and Mother Earth in a Melancholy, Universal Story / by Kurt Halfyard / May 6, 2019
  • POV MAGAZINE – Review: ‘Honeyland’ Hot Docs 2019 / By Pat Mullen • Published May 4th, 2019
  • THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN – ‘Honeyland’ is poignant tale of community, survival in Balkan landscape / By Areyon Jolivette/ May 02, 2019
  • IN THE SEATS – HOT DOCS 2019: OUR REVIEW OF ‘HONEYLAND’ / by Courtney Small – April 23, 2019
  • THE CALVERT JOURNAL – This award wining Macedonian documentary shows us just how fragile our link with nature is / By Carmen Gray / April 22, 2019
  • EYE FOR FILM – Honeyland let the humanism shine out without resorting to sentimentality, capturing moments of joy, such as the pleasure of shared, sticky honey with the same lack of artifice as moments of pain or grief / by Amber Wilkinson / 02 Apr 2019
  • SLANT / Review: The Intimate Honeyland Captures a Disappearing Way of Life, by Keith Watson, Published March 29, 2019
  • THE FILM STAGE – ND/NF Review: ‘Honeyland’ Is A Vérité Documentary Of An Idyllic Existence Upturned / By Ryan Swen / March 25, 2019
  • IndieWire -‘Honeyland’ Review: Macedonia’s Last Beekeeper Is the Heart of Harrowing Doc About Environmental Balance, ND / NF, by David Ehrlich, March 28, 2019
  • THE WRAP – February 11, 2019 – “Neon Acquires Sundance Award-Winning Documentary ‘Honeyland’” By Beatrice Verhoeven
  • VARIETY – February 11, 2019 – “Sundance Award Winner ‘Honeyland’ Bought by Neon” By Dave McNary
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – February 11, 2019 – “Sundance: Neon Nabs Award-Winning Documentary ‘Honeyland’” By Gregg Kilday
  • DEADLINE – February 11, 2019 – “Neon Picks Up Rights To Sundance Docu ‘Honeyland’” By Anthony D’Alessandro
  • 48 HILLS –  BY JESSE HAWTHORNE FICKS -FEBRUARY 14, 2019
  • The Playlist – ‘Honeyland’ Is A Haunting Portrait Of A Dying Way Of Life [Sundance Review], by Gary Garrison / FEB 9, 2019
  • CINEUROPA – Review: Honeyland is a visually spectacular piece of cinéma vérité / by Vladan Petkovic / February 01, 2019
  • VARIETY– Film Review: ‘Honeyland’ – Macedonian docmakers Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska make a visually poetic debut with this stark, wistful portrait of a lone rural beekeeper / by Guy Lodge / Feb 01, 2019
  • THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER –  ‘Honeyland’: Film Review | Sundance 2019, Part Balkan ‘Grey Gardens,’ part bittersweet meditation / by Sheri Linden, January 29, 2019
  • THE NEW YORK TIMES –  Film Crew Spent 3 Years in Remote Balkan Hamlet. Will They Ever Leave? Aug. 29, 2020