Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter B

An Iranian film director.Payami spent nine years of his youth in Afghanistan. He later moved to Cana

An Iranian film director.Payami spent nine years of his youth in Afghanistan. He later moved to Canada, where he studied cinema at the University of Toronto and became a citizen. During a trip to Iran—“the motherland”—he conceived and produced his acclaimed first feature, “One More Day.” Payami now splits his time between Tehran and Toronto. Born in Tehran in 1966, Payami studied cinema at the University of Toronto during the early 90's. In 1998, he returned to Iran, after an almost two decade-long absence, to produce and direct his debut 'One More Day. “Secret Ballot” describes what happens on election day when an idealistic young woman lands on a remote island to serve as the election agent

An Iranian film director, cinematographer, film editor and film producer, son of the critically accl

An Iranian film director, cinematographer, film editor and film producer, son of the critically acclaimed Abbas Kiarostami.In 1996 he made his first film " Morteza Momayez: Father of Iranian Contemporary Graphic Design".

An Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer, and res

An Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer, and researcher.Bahram Bayzai is the son of the poet Ostad Ne'mat'ollah Bayzai [1] (best known by his literary pseudonym Zoka'i Bayzai - ????? ??????). The celebrated poet Adib Ali Bayzai, considered as one of the most profound poets of the twentieth-century Iran, is Bahram Bayzai's paternal uncle.[2] Bahram Bayzai's paternal grandfather, Mirza Mohammad-Reza Arani (Ebn Ruh - ??? ???), and paternal great-grandfather, Mollah Mohammad-Faqih Arani (Ruh ol-Amin - ??? ??????), were also renown poets.[3]

Is an Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials. His brother Yash Chop

Is an Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials. His brother Yash Chopra, son Ravi Chopra and nephew Aditya Chopra are also directors in the Bollywood industry.In 1955, B.R. formed his own production house, B.R Films. His first movie for this production house was the highly successful Naya Daur.

A music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in I

A music director in the Hindi (or Bollywood) film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema, and also sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal and Sharaabi among others. He is very fond of jewellery and is usually found wearing gold ornaments and black glasses.He came to Bollywood at the young age of 19. The first film for which he composed music was Nanha Shikari (1973). The turning point of his career was Tahir Husain's Hindi film, Zakhmee (1975), for which he composed music and doubled as a playback singer. He himself sung a duet with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar called Nothing is Impossible for the same film. The songs of his next film, Chalte Chalte, became a rage. With Ravikant Nagaich's Surakshaa his singing and music became even more popular.

An Austrian writer, film-producer and film-director.She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademi

An Austrian writer, film-producer and film-director.She studied filmmaking at the Wiener Filmakademie. Her first film to become known to a larger audience was Nordrand, which describes the reality of life of Yugoslavian children in Vienna.She heads the production company Coop 99 with Jessica Hausner and Antonin Svoboda, among others.

Is a Franco-Swiss movie director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s,

Is a Franco-Swiss movie director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working together with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette.

The son of Kelly, an art teacher, and Sonny Sonnenfeld. He graduated from New York University of Fil

The son of Kelly, an art teacher, and Sonny Sonnenfeld. He graduated from New York University of Film School in 1978

Is the performing name of a French horse trainer, film producer and impressario. He created his firs

Is the performing name of a French horse trainer, film producer and impressario. He created his first theater company at age seventeen, and later founded the performing troupe, Cirque Aligre. In 1998, he founded the equestrian performing show, Zingaro, which means "Gypsy". The name was taken from the name of his first horse, a spectacular Friesian horse who was also the star of his shows.

Was a Hindi film director, most famous for his 1966 film Teesri Kasam, starring Raj Kapoor and Wahee

Was a Hindi film director, most famous for his 1966 film Teesri Kasam, starring Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman, based on the short story by Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', which won the National Film Award for Best Film in 1967, he also produced, Sparsh 1985 starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, which won the Filmfare Best Movie Award.

A noted Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukh

A noted Indian film director. His films are very similar to those of Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Like Mukherjee, he built his plots on middle-class lives. Some of his best films are Rajnigandha (1974), Dillagi, Chitchor, Choti Si Baat, Khatta Meetha, Ek Ruka Hua Faisla. He has directed many Bengali films. He has also directed the Detective Series for Doordarshan Byomkesh Bakshi.

A renowned Iranian theatre director and pioneer of traditional Persian puppet theatre.He studied the

A renowned Iranian theatre director and pioneer of traditional Persian puppet theatre.He studied theatre at Tehran University and at Dramatic Arts Academy in Rome (Silvio Damico). He founded Tehran and Esfahan puppet theatre centres and changed the Tehran’s slaughterhouse into the greatest Iran’s Cultural Centre. He has experienced in writing and directorship in fields such as theatre, puppet theatre, cinema, documentary movies, and T.V.

Is a Dutch film and TV director.His film Twin Sisters (2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for

Is a Dutch film and TV director.His film Twin Sisters (2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Was the second director of Lockheed's Skunk Works from 1975 to 1991, succeeding its founder, Kelly J

Was the second director of Lockheed's Skunk Works from 1975 to 1991, succeeding its founder, Kelly Johnson. Regarded as the "father of stealth,"[citation needed] Ben Rich was responsible for leading the development of the F-117, the first production steal

Was a Danish film director, actor, film producer and screenwriter. His film Harry and the Butler (19

Was a Danish film director, actor, film producer and screenwriter. His film Harry and the Butler (1961) was named Best Film at the Bodil Awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Was a French film director and screenwriter.[1]

Was a French film director and screenwriter.[1]

Was a French film director and television news presenter. Rapp was born in Paris. After graduating f

Was a French film director and television news presenter. Rapp was born in Paris. After graduating from university, he worked as a freelance journalist. In 1976, he joined Antenne 2 (now France 2) as their international correspondent, working later as their London correspondent from 1981 to 1983. Rapp was Antenne 2's news anchor from 1983 to 1987. He created a minor stir on May 18, 1986 when he became the first French newscaster to appear on camera without a tie.[1]

Is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label and its many subsidiaries

Is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label and its many subsidiaries.

Is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label and its many subsidiaries

Is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label and its many subsidiaries.Gordy, Jr. was the seventh of eight children born to the middle class family of Berry Gordy II (a.k.a. Berry Gordy, Sr.)[1] and Bertha Fuller Gordy, who had relocated to Detroit from Milledgeville, Georgia in 1922. Gordy was brought up in a tight-knit family with strong morals. His siblings were Esther, Anna (born 1922), Bertha, Gwen, Louyce, and Robert L. Gordy (born 1931). They were all born in Detroit, Michigan.

Was a Dutch film and documentary director and Academy Award winner.Haanstra was born in the town of

Was a Dutch film and documentary director and Academy Award winner.Haanstra was born in the town of Holten and became a professional filmmaker in 1947. He won international acclaim with his short documentary Spiegel van Holland / Mirror of Holland, for which he received the Grand Prix du court métrage at the Cannes-festival of 1951. During the fifties he made six films for Shell, among others The Rival World (1955) on insects spreading deadly diseases and how to fight them.

Is a Dutch award winning author, film maker, photographer and world explorer currently living in the

Is a Dutch award winning author, film maker, photographer and world explorer currently living in the Netherlands.

A German poet, playwright, and theatre director. An influential theatre practitioner of the twentiet

A German poet, playwright, and theatre director. An influential theatre practitioner of the twentieth century

Is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Be

Is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier.

Is a French film director. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Mont

Is a French film director. His background is in classical music, and he lives between Paris and Montreal. Le Pornographe (2001) won the FIPRESCI prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Tiresia (2003) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. His film Tumultes was screened in the Un Certa

Is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. His film Tumultes was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.[1]