Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter D

First showed a passion for film making at age 13, when he started filming the adventures during the

First showed a passion for film making at age 13, when he started filming the adventures during the Schurmann Family first circumnavigation of the world. After learning the secrets of the profession hands-on, he got a formal degree in Cinema in New Zealand. Afterward, he completed his education in the United States. He has worked internationally, directing and producing television shows, documentaries and commercials films.

Is a Chinese-American filmmaker. He studied film arts at the University of Washington and transferre

Is a Chinese-American filmmaker. He studied film arts at the University of Washington and transferred to the Beijing Film Academy, where he finished his undergraduate studies in directing.In 2001, he wrote and directed Bus 44 (Chinese: ????; pinyin: Che Sì Shí Sì) starring Chinese film star Gong Beibi. The film premiered and won awards at the 2001 Venice Film Festival and 2002 Sundance Film Festival, and was invited to 2002 Cannes Film Festival "Directors' Fortnight" - becoming the first Chinese short film to be invited in all three festivals' history. The film was covered extensively in the Chinese media and was critically acclaimed in both China and Europe and gained TV and theatrical distribution in territories worldwide.

Is an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits su

Is an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as The Godfather movies, Apocalypse Now, The Brink's Job, One from the Heart and Bonnie and Clyde.

Is one of pop music's most sought-after stickmen. With a list of session dates and live gigs that re

Is one of pop music's most sought-after stickmen. With a list of session dates and live gigs that reads like a “who’s who” in the AOR rock and Top 40 genres, Ogden has kept time on several popular albums of the last decade, including recordings by Sheryl Crow, Seal, Dido, Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, Hall & Oates, Usher, Michelle Branch, Rihanna, Joss Stone, Corinne Bailey Rae, Eve, Al Green, and Jewel, just to name a few.

King made her debut appearance in film at the age of 4 in Pink FloydÆs movie The Wall. After gradua

King made her debut appearance in film at the age of 4 in Pink FloydÆs movie The Wall. After graduating high school and receiving a Bachelor's Degree in History, in 2003 she began TV presenting as a young reporter, and worked as a researcher and Assistant Producer for Granada TVÆs This Morning, Planet 24Æs The Big Breakfast, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel and BBC1Æs "A Family of My Own". As a young reporter, King was sent to interview leading politicians such as Ken Livingstone and Glenda Jackson.

A Bollywood film director and film editor.He directed films such as Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai in 2002.H

A Bollywood film director and film editor.He directed films such as Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai in 2002.He got primary knowledge in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Sant Ravi Das Nagar). He got Bachelors degree in Botany honors from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in year 2005. He moved to Goa for Mater in Science in Marine Biotechnology where he was entitled for scholarship form Jawaharlal Neharu University(2005-07). He was interested in biological research and finally he qualified the Indian Institute of Science and get enrolled for Ph.D in July 2007.

Was an Academy Award-winning American television and film director.Mann was born in Lawrence, Kansas

Was an Academy Award-winning American television and film director.Mann was born in Lawrence, Kansas, the son of Ora (née Patton), a civic worker and teacher, and Delbert Martin Mann, Sr., a college professor. Mann graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He was married to Ann Caroline Mann from 1941 until his wife's death in 2001. Mann died on November 11, 2007 of pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1998. Her film Carnag

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1998. Her film Carnages was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. A law and journalism graduate, Delestrac made his debut i

Is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. A law and journalism graduate, Delestrac made his debut in non-fiction filmmaking in 2001 and signed a number of hits including IMAX blockbuster "Mystery of the Nile" and “Pax Americana and the Weaponization of Space”, his first feature documentary. Selected in major international film festivals and acclaimed by the critics, the film reveals how space has become the newest arena for countries around the globe to launch their struggle for supremacy. Delestrac currently resides in Barcelona, Spain where he runs Intrepido Films, a production company specialized in world class documentaries.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 1997. His film La Tourne

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 1997. His film La Tourneuse de pages was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Three years later, his film Demain dès l'aube competed in the same section at the 2009 festival.[2]

Was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer.Jarman first became known as a stag

Was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer.Jarman first became known as a stage designer getting a break into the film industry as production designer for Ken Russell's The Devils (1970), and later made his debut in "overground" narrative filmmaking with the groundbreaking Sebastiane (1976), arguably the first British film to feature positive images of gay sexuality, and the first film entirely in Latin.

Was an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood films and best known for his work in the 1950s

Was an Indian film director and producer of Bollywood films and best known for his work in the 1950s and early 1960s.He directed Aankhen (1950 film) on his debut.

A Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter.Pathiraja made a short 10 minute film titled Saturo in 1

A Sri Lankan film director and screenwriter.Pathiraja made a short 10 minute film titled Saturo in 1970. His full-length feature film Ahas Gauwa followed four years later. Dealing with the urban lower class, the film was atypical of most commercial films of that period. It was critically well-received, sweeping the FCJAC Awards landing Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor and winning the Office Catholique Internationale Du Cinema (Sri Lanka) awards for Best Film and Best Director.[1]

A Sri Lankan film director and playwright.Bandaranyake's debut Hansa Vilak in 1980 dealt with facets

A Sri Lankan film director and playwright.Bandaranyake's debut Hansa Vilak in 1980 dealt with facets of a society at odds with itself. His other films like Tunveni Yamaya (1983), Suddilage Kathawa (1984), Bavaduka and Bavakarma (1997) followed similar themes.Common arcs in Bandaranayake's films follow the conflicted lives of men and women, transformation of private lives into public affairs, the unpleasant reality of marriage and society and the dark side of human desire.

Was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the father of Indian cinema [1]. Starting wit

Was an Indian producer-director-screenwriter, known as the father of Indian cinema [1]. Starting with his debut film, Raja Harishchandra 1913, now known as India's first full-length feature, he made 95 movies and 26 short films in his career span of 19 years, till 1937, including his most noted works, Mohini Bhasmasur (1913),Satyavan Savitri (1914), Lanka Dahan (1917), Shri Krishna Janam (1918) and Kaliya Madan (1919). [2].The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted in his honour, by Govt. of India in 1969, and is today, the highest award in Indian Cinema, it is given for lifetime contribution to Cinema [3].

Is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film Un samedi sur la terre was screened in the Un C

Is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film Un samedi sur la terre was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a French filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are autobiographical. Born in Ly

Is a French filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are autobiographical. Born in Lyon, Rhône, France, her parents divorced when she was a child. She began as an actress with Jean-Louis Barrault's company. She gained film stardom, but didn't like the roles she was given or taking orders from others. With a government grant, she made her first film as director, Diabolo menthe (1977) (aka Peppermint Soda), which explored her life as a child of divorced parents, and focused on her relationship with her sister, to whom she dedicated the movie.

Is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. A graduate of the Central Academy of Drama

Is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. A graduate of the Central Academy of Drama in 1992, Diao has worked as a screenwriter with directors Shi Runjiu (in All the Way) and Zhang Yang (in Spicy Love Soup and Shower). Additionally Diao has directed two films of his own, 2003's Uniform and 2007's Night Train, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

Is Dutch film director, screenwriter, film producer and movie music composer.

Is Dutch film director, screenwriter, film producer and movie music composer.

Is an Algerian-born French actor, screenwriter and film director.[1

Is an Algerian-born French actor, screenwriter and film director.[1

Is a French actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He has appeared in 44 films and televis

Is a French actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He has appeared in 44 films and television shows since 1960. His film Those Were the Days was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

A film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.[1]

A film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.[1]

From 1984 to 1987 and from 1998 to 2003, Bohlen was part of the pop duo Modern Talking as a producer

From 1984 to 1987 and from 1998 to 2003, Bohlen was part of the pop duo Modern Talking as a producer. From 1986 to 1988, he was a producer and songwriter of disco queen C.C.Catch. After the first split-up of Modern Talking in 1987, he formed Blue System. For most projects Bohlen employed background singers to produce a high-pitched chorus, if needed, and his frequent collaborator in the studio was Luis Rodriguez (listed as co-producer).

Was a Greek film director and screenwriter. He directed 47 films between 1953 and 1993. His 1959 fil

Was a Greek film director and screenwriter. He directed 47 films between 1953 and 1993. His 1959 film Astero was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] His 1960 film Madalena was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Is a French film director of Armenian and Italian descent. His next film, a documentary about gothic

Is a French film director of Armenian and Italian descent. His next film, a documentary about gothic metal music, was released in November 2007 on DVD via Centuty Media/EMI. It portrays British band Paradise Lost as pioneers of the genre. The Film enjoyed great success worldwide in various festivals including Swansea Bay (UK), Everglades (South Africa), and Leipzig (Germany) and was premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.