Scroll down for the Venice Letter and the Statement of Macedonian Critics Acclaimed Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski won the Golden Lion for best film in Venice for his debut Before the Rain (1994) and his Dust opened the Festival in 2001. He also directed the award-winning films Shadows (2007), Mothers (2010), Thursday (2013), Bikini Moon … Continue reading In Favor of Milcho Manchevski