His Academy-award nominated film ‘Before the Rain’ won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1994, and received 30 other prestigious awards. The New York Times included it on its "1,000 Best Films Ever Made" list. Acclaimed filmmaker and artist from Skopje, Milcho Manchevski had his work screened at more than 300 festivals worldwide. With a team from all over Europe, he is finalising his 6th feature film ‘The Willow’. “It’s about two and half love stories. One takes place in the 17th century, the other one today, and it’s about people in there – their struggle and their joys”.