Galichnik Film Festival 2024

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Tamara Kotevska is born on the 9th of August, 1993, in Prilep, North Macedonia. Tamara fell

in love with filmmaking at the age of 12, when she was shooting her first documentary footage of her childhood neighbourhood stories with a VHS camera. In 2010 she moves to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she orients towards documentary films. She comes back to

North Macedonia where she starts a 4-year collaboration with the documentary film director

Ljubo Stefanov. They co-direct – HONEYLAND, that becomes an anthology with 3 wins on

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019 (GRAND PRIX, IMPACT AWARD, CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD) and 2 Oscar Nominations in 2020, the only documentary

film in history that made 2 nominations in 2 different categories (Best Documentary, Best

International Film). Her new feature documentary film THE WALK was first presented on the VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2023, it had it's world premiere on the prestigious A category festival DOC NYC in New York, it's european premiere on THE INTERNATIONAL

FESTIVAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS in Geneva, and then had the record number of screenings

on the prestigious A category festival CPH DOX in Copenhagen.  In her films, she aims to

create new forms of filmmaking, unforgettable stories, strong characters and perception-

changing messages.

Gjorgi Jolevski was born on March 10, 1964, in Bitola. He graduated from the University St.

Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje, at the Department of Acting. in the

class of Prof. Ljubisa Georgievski, in 1989. Since 1992, he has  been working as an actor in the Drama Theater - Skopje, and in 1999 he moved to Macedonian National Theater - Skopje. Jolevski has a rich theater career, with significant roles, such as: Lebedev (Ivanov, 2023), Krapp (The Last Tape of Krapp, 2020), (Othello, 2019), Arkady Sergeich Islaev (One Month in the Country, 2018), Azazello (The Master and Margarita, 2015), Stavrogin (Besovi, 2011), Petre M. Andreevski (All Faces of Petre M. Andreevski, 2008), The Actor (EEG, 2008), Tartif (Tartif, 2007), He (Delirium for Two, 2006), The Captain (Wojcek, 2002), Hamlet (Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark, 1998), Estragon (Waiting for Godot, September 1995), Caligula (Caligula, 1993), Cleante (The Imaginary Sick, 1993), Ariel (The Tempest, 1993), Jacob

(Double Bottom, 1989), The Grandfather (Jacques or Submission, 1988 ), Sanson Carrasco (Don Quixote, 1987), In the film industry, Jolevski appears in several notable projects, including (Kajmak, 2021), The Dark (This Is Not an American Movie, 2010), The Director (Inverted, 2007), The Unknown (The Secret Book, 2006), Caligula (Caligula, TV Movie, 1997), The Greek (Tattoo, 1991), Cande (Weekend of the Dead, 1988), The Clown (Shaggy Alphabet, 1985),

Jolevski is a recognized actor, known for his dedication and outstanding talent in theater

and film. He is the winner of significant recognitions and awards, both national and

international.

Martin Ivanov is a film editor who has edited various genres and styles of film throughout his career. He made his debut as an editor in the film "Secret Ingredient" by Gjorce Stavreski. Many of the films he has worked on as an editor have received recognition at prestigious film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival, DOC

NYC, Karlovy Vary IFF, Clermont-Ferrand ISFF, Tallinn Black Nights FF, Shanghai IFF, São Paulo IFF, and others. Many of these films have also received positive reviews from film magazines like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Screen

International. Ivanov is a co-writer and editor of the feature film "Sisterhood" which earned the prestigious Special Jury Prize in the East of The West competition at the Karlovy Vary IFF in 2021. This marks a significant milestone as it is the first Macedonian film to become available on Netflix.

Jean Dakar is a German / Spanish Cinematographer with Turkish / Syrian roots. He graduated from the renowned Bournemouth Film School  Arts University and started his career in London where worked on commercials and short films. In 2021 Jean began his collaboration with Tamara Kotevska on the feature documentary "The Walk". Their Director and Cinematographer collaboration is continuing to this day with both of them producing new feature documentary projects with the focus on wildlife and anthropology.