Filmmaker Famous Names

Was an American film and television producer.

Was an American film and television producer.

Is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1][2][3] An

Is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1][2][3] An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries. Kiarostami attained critical acclaim for directing the Koker trilogy, A Taste of Cherry, and The Wind Will Carry Us.

Was a noted Iranian film director and producer. He was born in Tehran, Persia, and died of a heart a

Was a noted Iranian film director and producer. He was born in Tehran, Persia, and died of a heart attack in Esfahan, Iran.Abdolhossein Sepanta was born in the Vagonkhaneh Avenue area in Tehran in 1907. His father, Gholam Reza Khan was the translator of Mozzafar-al-Din Shah, a King of the Qajar dynasty.Abdolhossein began his studies at the Saint Louis and Zoroastrian Colleges in Tehran circa 1925. He found a keen interest in ancient Persian history and literature. Therefore in 1927, he chose Sepanta as his surname. In 1927, he traveled to India via Bushehr. There, he became acquainted with Dinshah Irani as his Indian Translator, who was the director of the Persian Zoroastrian Society. After extensive studies in ancient culture, he returned to Iran for a short period.

Was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. He is best known for three major silent f

Was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. He is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse, La Roue, and the monumental Napoléon.

An internationally acclaimed Iranian (Persian) film director. He belongs to Iranian new wave movemen

An internationally acclaimed Iranian (Persian) film director. He belongs to Iranian new wave movement.Abolfazl Jalili studied directing at the Iranian College of Dramatic Arts, then worked for national television (IRIB) where he produced several children's films. His 'Det' Means Girl (1994) won prizes in Venice film festival and Nantes. He was one of Rotterdam's Film Makers in Focus in 1999.

Is a Dutch director and screenwriter. His films have featured at several international film festival

Is a Dutch director and screenwriter. His films have featured at several international film festivals.In 2005 he directed and wrote his first feature film ‘CASTINGX’. It had its premiere at the Dutch Film Festival and was reviewed by Luc de Rooy as ’an outline of a future masterpiece’.In 2007 he worked together with Robby Muller and Rutger Hauer at the Rotterdam Film Factory. This resulted in the short film ‘Sweet Betty’ which was shown at the 2007 Rotterdam Film Festival.

Is a Polish film director and screenwriter. His film Chlopiec na galopujacym koniu was screened out

Is a Polish film director and screenwriter. His film Chlopiec na galopujacym koniu was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

A Thai independent film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.Aditya Assarat was born

A Thai independent film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer.Aditya Assarat was born in Bangkok. He left Thailand at the age of 15 to be educated in the United States. He studied history at New York University, and it was during that time that he became interested in filmmaking.[1] He went on to earn a master's degree in film production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 2000.[2]

An Argentine film director.After leaving Argentina Aristarain started working as assistant director

An Argentine film director.After leaving Argentina Aristarain started working as assistant director in the Arcente cinema, and then in Europe during his short exile for Mario Camus, Giorgio Stegani and Lewis Gilbert before returning to Argentina in 1974, following the death of Argentine president Juan Perón. His first 3 films did not receive favorable reviews, but in 1981 Tiempo de revancha received both critical acclaim and public success.Back in Spain he directed a mini-series for television, and after a series of aborted projects he had renewed success in Argentina: Un Lugar en el Mundo, starring Federico Luppi, with whom he has maintained frequent collaboration. He then filmed La Ley de la frontera and Martín (hache) in Spain, also starring Luppi. Aristarain continued with his Argentine-Spanish mixture of actors in Lugares comunes and Roma.

Was a Greek filmmaker and writer. Residing in France, where he was a critic, number one kickboxing c

Was a Greek filmmaker and writer. Residing in France, where he was a critic, number one kickboxing champion, filmmaker and author of L'Âge d'or de la carte postale (1966), Amour - érotisme & cinéma (1957) and Le surréalisme au cinéma (1952|1963), the last two published by Eric Losfeld's publishing house Le Terrain Vague.

Was a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1965 and 1984. His 1967 f

Was a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1965 and 1984. His 1967 film Paranoia was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his films focusing on sexually charged ch

Is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his films focusing on sexually charged characters, and sultry, eroticized atmospheres which he visually creates in his films by use of filming techniques such as making use of natural light and using a fog machine to create a soft focus. He was educated at Highgate School.

Is a BBC trained documentary filmmaker.In late 2005, Agnieszka¹s feature length documentary, Granad

Is a BBC trained documentary filmmaker.In late 2005, Agnieszka¹s feature length documentary, Granada The Bigamists, has been critically acclaimed and won the Fred Wiseman Masterclass Award at the Dublin Film Festival. In 2006, Piotrowska's documentary Conman With 14 Wives, about international fraudster Oliver Killeen, brought his further activities to light helping bringing about his trial which took place in Toronto, 2009.

Is an Academy Award-winning Italian movie producer.

Is an Academy Award-winning Italian movie producer.

Is a South Korean film director specializing in horror films. His representative works are Phone and

Is a South Korean film director specializing in horror films. His representative works are Phone and Bunshinsaba.

An Iranian author and film director. He was born in Abadan and has directed over 20 films.

An Iranian author and film director. He was born in Abadan and has directed over 20 films.

A Finnish script writer and film director.Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the

A Finnish script writer and film director.Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His debut as an independent director was Crime and Punishment (1983), Dostoevsky's famous crime story set in modern-day Helsinki.His style has been influenced a lot by such directors as Jean-Pierre Melville and Robert Bresson, as he relies on low-key acting and simple cinematic storytelling to get his message(s) across. Critics have also seen an influence from Rainer Werner Fassbinder but Kaurismäki - a keen film buff himself - has said that he somehow never got around to seeing any Fassbinder movies until recent years. His movies have a unique downplayed humorous side that can also be seen in the films of Jim Jarmusch, who has a cameo in Kaurismäki's film Leningrad Cowboys Go America. Jarmusch also used frequent Kaurismäki actors in his film Night on Earth, a part of which takes place in Helsinki, Finland.

His style has been influenced a lot by such directors as Jean-Pierre Melville and Robert Bresson, as

His style has been influenced a lot by such directors as Jean-Pierre Melville and Robert Bresson, as he relies on low-key acting and simple cinematic storytelling to get his message(s) across. Critics have also seen an influence from Rainer Werner Fassbinder but Kaurismäki - a keen film buff himself - has said that he somehow never got around to seeing any Fassbinder movies until recent years. His movies have a unique downplayed humorous side that can also be seen in the films of Jim Jarmusch, who has a cameo in Kaurismäki's film Leningrad Cowboys Go America. Jarmusch also used frequent Kaurismäki actors in his film Night on Earth, a part of which takes place in Helsinki, Finland.

Was a Japanese TV and film director best known outside of Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and

Was a Japanese TV and film director best known outside of Japan for the 1960s TV series Ultraman and Ultra Seven, as well as for his auteur erotic ATG-produced Buddhist trilogy Mujo (??)—Mandala (???)—Uta (?).He was also known for his film adaptations of Japanese horror author, Rampo Edogawa. Jissoji possessed a very distinctive visual style that was notable even in Japanese cinema which is known internationally for its visual style. Every project he directed, from children's action shows to the most disturbing adult films had an uncompromising approach to cinematic story telling. The closest equivilents in Western cinema would be Carl Dreyer or Orson Welles

Was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first credited film (Sa

Was a prominent Japanese film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His first credited film (Sanshiro Sugata) was released in 1943; his last (Madadayo) in 1993.Akira Kurosawa was born to Isamu and Shima Kurosawa on March 23, 1910. He was the youngest of eight children born to the Kurosawas in a suburb of Tokyo. Shima Kurosawa was forty years old at the time of Akira's birth and his father Isamu was forty-five. Akira Kurosawa grew up in a household with three older brothers and four older sisters. Of his three older brothers, one died before Akira was born and one was already grown and out of the household. One of his four older sisters had also left the home to begin her own family before Kurosawa was born. Kurosawa's next-oldest sibling, a sister he called "Little Big Sister," also died suddenly after a short illness when he was ten years old.

Was an American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, television producer, and director.

Was an American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, television producer, and director.

Is a French film director. He was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut de

Is a French film director. He was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987.

Is a French movie director and writer. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assi

Is a French movie director and writer. Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including Police Python 357 (1976) and La Menace (1977).

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1956 and 1997. His 1967 fi

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1956 and 1997. His 1967 film Jeu de massacre was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Screenplay.[1]

Was a French cinematographer and film director. He worked on 80 films between 1960 and 2007. His 197

Was a French cinematographer and film director. He worked on 80 films between 1960 and 2007. His 1972 film The Bar at the Crossing was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1]