Milcho Manchevski (Macedonian: Милчо Манчевски, pronounced [ˈmilt͡ʃɔ ˈmant͡ʃɛfski] ) is a Macedonian-American film director, photographer and artist.
Milcho Manchevski was born on 18 October 1959 in Skopje, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje's University. In 1982, he graduated from the Faculty of Film and Photography in Southern Illinois University. Since 1985, he has been living in New York and Skopje. Manchevski has dual citizenship. Manchevski's Before the Rain was called "one of the greatest debut feature films in the history of cinema" by Annette Insdorf. The New York Times included it in its Guide to the Best 1,000 Films Ever Made list. It won the Golden Lion in Venice, Independent Spirit, was nominated for an Academy Award and won 30 other awards.
He has made the multiple award-winning films, such as Dust, Shadows, Mothers, Bikini Moon and Willow. In addition, he's directed many music videos and shorts as such The End of Time, Thursday, Macedonia Timeless, Tennessee and 1.73. For Macedonia Timeless, which was during the term of prime minister Nikola Gruevski, he directed clips depicting a continuity between Alexander the Great's ancient Macedonia and Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). He was elected as an honorary ambassador to New York in 2007. Manchevski is also an honorary member of the Writers' Association of Macedonia.
Manchevski won the Best Director award at the 2020 Raindance Film Festival for Willow.. In Augustus 2026 his first feature documentary, Good People, premiered at Sarajevo Film Festival..
Buddies: Race – Skopsko for Us (2015)
Buddies: Filip – Skopsko for Us (2015)
Buddies: Green Car – Skopsko for Us (2015)
Macedonia Timeless: Mountains (2008)
Macedonia Timeless: Temples (2008)
Macedonia Timeless: Archaeology (2008)
Kiril Dzajkovski – Red Safari (2019)
Kiril Dzajkovski – Dawn (2019)
Krte Rodzevski – Eh Ljubov (2019)
Nina Spirova – Eden baknez (2007)
Kiril Dzajkovski – Jungle Shadow (2007)
Kiril Dzajkovski – Primitive Science (2001)
Kiril Dzajkovski – The Dead Are Waiting (2001)
Kiril Dzajkovski – Brothel Tango (2001)