Golden Lion winner Manchevski self-funds Kočani fire documentary 'Good People,' premiering in Sarajevo

Milcho Manchevski, whose debut 'After the Rain' won Venice's Golden Lion, self-funded 'Good People,' an 86-minute documentary premiering in Sarajevo's documentary competition. The film assembles over 20 first-hand accounts of the March 16, 2025 Pulse nightclub fire in Kočani, North Macedonia, which killed 63 people — most aged 16 to 25 (Variety, 21 August 2026).