Milcho Manchevski
Milcho Manchevski | |
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Born | Milcho Manchevski |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, photographer, writer, artist |
Years active | 1978–present |
Awards | Golden Lion
1994 Before the Rain |
Website | www |
Milcho Manchevski (Macedonian: Милчо Манчевски, pronounced [ˈmilt͡ʃɔ ˈmant͡ʃɛfski] (listen))[2] is a New York-based Macedonian film director, photographer and artist.
Work[]
Milcho Manchevski's acclaimed Before the Rain is considered "one of the greatest debut feature films in the history of cinema" (Annette Insdorf) and "one of the most important films of the decade" (Ann Kibbey). The New York Times included it in its Guide to the Best 1,000 Films Ever Made list.[3][4][5] It won the Golden Lion in Venice, Independent Spirit, was nominated for an Academy Award and won 30 other awards. He has also made Dust, Shadows,[3] Mothers, Bikini Moon and Willow, and the shorts The End of Time, Thursday, Macedonia Timeless, Tennessee and 1.73.
Manchevski has authored four exhibitions of photographs, works of fiction, books of essays, and performance art. His work had more than 350 festival screenings (including Venice, Berlin, Toronto, São Paulo, Istanbul, Tokyo, Jerusalem, Hong Kong, Stockholm, etc.). His films have been distributed in more than 50 countries. His work has been included in the curricula of numerous universities and has been the subject of two academic conferences (in Firenza and Leipzig); he holds an Honorary Doctorate from Moscow's VGIK. He has taught and lectured at the Feirstein Graduate School at Brooklyn College, Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, VGIK in Moscow, EICTV in Cuba, London Film School, University of Texas at Austin, Chicago University, Cambridge University, Cineteca di Bologna, Shanghai University, etc..
Manchevski won best director at the 2020 Raindance Film Festival for Willow.[6]
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Awards / Notes |
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1994 | Before the Rain[4] | Yes | Yes | No | Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival |
2001 | Dust[7][8] | Yes | Yes | No | |
2007 | Shadows[3][4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2010 | Mothers[9] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2017 | Bikini Moon[10][11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directors' Week Special Jury Award at Fantasporto |
2019 | Willow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Best Director at Raindance; Best Feature Film at Cinequest |
Yes | Yes | Yes | In production |
Short films[]
- The End of Time (2017)
- Thursday (2013)
- 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)
Television[]
Music videos[]
- 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)
- Roachford – This Generation (1994)
- Arno Hintjens – Vive ma liberte (1993)
- George Lamond – Baby I believe in You (1992)
- Sonia Dada – You Ain't Thinking (About Me) (1992)
- School of Hard Knocks – A Dirty Cop Named Harry (1992)
- Arrested Development – Tennessee (1991)[12]
- Riff – If You're Serious (1991)
- Deskee – Kid Get Hyped (1991)
- Partners in Kryme – Undercover (1990)
- Bastion – Hot Day in Mexico (1985)
- Leb i sol – Aber dojde, Donke (1983)
Art exhibitions[]
- “There“, 2020
- "Dreaming a Wu Yan Poem", 2017
- "Five Drops of Dream" (exhibition of photographic pentaptychs) 2010
- "Street", 1999
Bibliography[]
- The Ghost of My Mother, 2000
- Truth and Fiction: Notes on (Exceptional) Faith in Art, 2012
- Pictures, Words, and Lies, 2015
References[]
- ^ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Milcho Manchevski: Full Biography". maccinema.com. Kinoteka na Makedonija. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Holden, Stephen (January 29, 2009). "A Macedonian Ghost Story, Directed by Milcho Manchevski". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dawson, Nick (March 8, 2017). "Milcho Manchevski, Shadows". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Nichols, P.M.; Scott, A.O. (2004). The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. Film Critics of the New York Times. St. Martin's Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-312-32611-1. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "Raindance Film Festival Announced from London". Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ "Retrospective of Milcho Manchevski's Work to Be Held in Brazil - Independent.mk". independent.mk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ History in Dust: An Interview with Milcho Manchevski Roderick Coover Film Quarterly; Winter 2004/2005; 58, 2; ProQuest Direct Complete, p. 2
- ^ Senjanovic, Natasha (February 21, 2011). "Mothers: Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Bruno Carmelo (2017-10-25). "Mostra de São Paulo 2017: "A Internet ainda não ajudou o cinema como ajudou a música", afirma Milcho Manchevski, diretor de Bikini Moon" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Gui,Augusto (2017-10-21). "Bikini Moon [Resenha do Filme]" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Bode, Gus (6 June 1997). "When Milcho Manchevski graduated from SIUC's film school in 1982, he had no idea that he would one day write and direct an Oscar nominated film". Daily Egyptian. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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