Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French film director and screenwriter.

Is a French film director and screenwriter.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] In 1978, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1928 and 1962. His film Ch

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1928 and 1962. His film Children of the Sun was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

Was a noted French comedic filmmaker. He was born Jacques Tatischeff, the son of Russian father Geor

Was a noted French comedic filmmaker. He was born Jacques Tatischeff, the son of Russian father Georges-Emmanuel Tatischeff and Dutch mother Marcelle Claire Van Hoof, in Le Pecq, Yvelines, and died in Paris.

Was a French-American film director.Born in Paris, France, he was the son of noted director Maurice

Was a French-American film director.Born in Paris, France, he was the son of noted director Maurice Tourneur. As a young man, Jacques went to live in New York City and proceeded to Hollywood with his father. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1919. He is famous for directing three atmospheric "horror" movies (in fact, film noir–influenced films of understated terror) with producer Val Lewton at RKO Radio Pictures in the 1940s: Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man. His 1957 film Night of the Demon also enjoys a high reputation and is considered one of the best horror/supernatural films in movie history. Tourneur also directed one of the classics of film noir, Out of the Past, in 1947. He also made the notable horror spoof The Comedy of Terrors in 1964. The next year. he directed his last film, the Jules Verne -inspired adventure yarn War Gods of the Deep.

Is a French actor, director and writer, Passionate about drama from his youth, Jacques Weber joined

Is a French actor, director and writer, Passionate about drama from his youth, Jacques Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Reims. He then began a rich theatrical career and a sporadic cinema career. Marcel Cravenne hired him in 1970 for Tartuffe. In 1972, he was Haroun in Faustine et le Bel Été and played the role of Hugo in État de siège by Costa-Gavras.

Is an Academy Award-winning Canadian-American director, producer and screenwriter. He is noted for h

Is an Academy Award-winning Canadian-American director, producer and screenwriter. He is noted for his action/science fiction films, which are often highly innovative and financially successful. Thematically, James Cameron's films generally explore the re

Was the Head Coach, Chief Scout & Farm Director, Director of Player Personnel, and General Manager f

Was the Head Coach, Chief Scout & Farm Director, Director of Player Personnel, and General Manager for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. He is credited with starting the tradition of kissing the Stanley Cup. Born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, Skinner won the 1955 Stanley Cup as coach as well as the Prince of Wales Trophy twice,(54/55 & 56/57) but an illness forced him to give up his coaching duties. He continued in a series of other managerial duties with the Red Wings finally retiring as General Manager in 1983. He had an overall NHL coaching record of 123–78–46, and coached three National Hockey League All-Star Games from 1954 to 1958.

Generally explore the relationship between humanity and technology. Cameron created the Terminator f

Generally explore the relationship between humanity and technology. Cameron created the Terminator franchise, serving as co-writer and director for The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Later, he wrote and directed the film Titanic, which earned 11 Academy Awards and grossed over US$1.8 billion worldwide. To date, his directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$3 billion, unadjusted for inflation. After a string of landmark feature films including The Terminator,

Is an American three-time Academy Award-, nineteen-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning producer, wri

Is an American three-time Academy Award-, nineteen-time Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning producer, writer, and film director. He is known for producing American television programs such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Simpsons (in which he created miscell

Is an American theatrical director and librettist.Theatre first became a part of Lapine

Is an American theatrical director and librettist.Theatre first became a part of Lapine

Is a film director from Malaysia.He is one of the pioneers of the Malaysian Digital Film movement

Is a film director from Malaysia.He is one of the pioneers of the Malaysian Digital Film movement

Is the producer and presenter of GMTV's programme for children, Toonattik. The programme is broadcas

Is the producer and presenter of GMTV's programme for children, Toonattik. The programme is broadcast on GMTV's weekend children's slot, known as just plainly CITV, and the CITV Channel.Jamie was born in Chelmsford, Essex and grew up in Burnham-On-Crouch, a small village near Southend, and went to school at St Peter's High School in Burnham.Jamie left school at 16 and joined the Colchester Institute School of Music and Drama, studying for his Music Foundation A-level and gaining a BA Honours Music degree in 1996.

An Iranian film director of Kurdish origin.In 2002 he made his first short film titled The Trouble o

An Iranian film director of Kurdish origin.In 2002 he made his first short film titled The Trouble of Being a Boy in Kurdish, which was screened in 24 domestic and international Festivals and was awarded several prizes.He made his first feature length film, Requiem of Snow, in 2005. Fariborz Lachini, one of the most famous Iranian film music composers, made the music of the film. The photography of the film was done by Morteza Poursamadi, a celebrated Iranian photographer. The movie was awarded prestigious Crystal Simorgh for the best director in Asia and Middle East Films section of the International Fajr Film Festival. A joint production of Iran and Iraq, Requiem of Snow was the first film to represent Iraq in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars.

Is a Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director

Is a Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director

Was a German-Polish film director and, under the pen name Jean Forge, a successful author. He also w

Was a German-Polish film director and, under the pen name Jean Forge, a successful author. He also was a famous proponent of the language Esperanto.After moving to Berlin in 1928, Fethke worked as a writer and assistant for Ufa. His most successful films were Mutter Krausens Fahrt ins Glück ("Mommie Krause's trip into happiness") and Jenseits der Straße ("On the far side of the street"), for which he wrote the screenplay. At Ufa, he also made the acquaintance of Fritz Lang, who later used his Mr. Tot novel for his last film, The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960).

Is a Czech film director. He studied together with his frequent scriptwriter Petr Jarchovský at hig

Is a Czech film director. He studied together with his frequent scriptwriter Petr Jarchovský at high school and, from 1987 to 1991, at FAMU, an arts college in Prague for film and television, studying screenplay and dramaturgy.During his FAMU studies, Hrebejk directed and produced two short films, Co všechno chcete vedet o sexu a bojíte se to prožít ("Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Experience", 1988) and L.P. 1948 – 1989 to a script by his classmate Petr Zelenka. His professional directorial debut was a short film for Czech TV, Nedelejte nic, pokud k tomu nemáte vážný duvod ("Don't do anything, if you don't have good reason", 1991). His films caught the attention of viewers and critics, and entered student film festivals.

Is a Polish film director, cinematographer, and writer.During the 1980s, Kolski made about twenty sh

Is a Polish film director, cinematographer, and writer.During the 1980s, Kolski made about twenty short films, including Umieranko (A Little Dying); Najpiekniejsza jaskinia swiata (The Most Beautiful Cave in the World); Maly dekalog (The Little Ten Commandments), Nie zasmuce serca twego (I Won't Make You Sad), Jak mnie kochasz (How Do You Love Me?), Szkola przetrwania (The Survival School), Palkiewicz ma racje (Palkiewicz Is Right), Slowianski swit (The Dawn of the Slavonic Tribes), Ladny dzien (A Nice Day), Idz (Walk). The shorts won many awards in Poland. Many of Kolski's short films documented his passion for mount climbing and speleology, which earned him a nickname 'Stuntman of the Polish cinematography'. More recently, Kolski created the three film diaries Zobaczyc jak najwiecej (To see everything), Gdzie jestes Paititi? (Where are you, Paititi?) and Miedzy rajem a ziemia (Between Paradise and Earth) during journeys to Asia and South America.

Is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. In France, he's mostly known for his films Doberm

Is a Dutch-born French film director and producer. In France, he's mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l'experience secrete (2004) and 99 francs (2007). Outside of France, he is rather know for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture an

Is a Swedish film writer and director.

Is a Swedish film writer and director.

Is one of the most successful Czech film directors since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. He is the so

Is one of the most successful Czech film directors since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. He is the son of the prominent screenwriter and actor Zdenek Sverák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

, is a Czech-American film director, screenwriter, actor and professor. Two of his films, One Flew O

, is a Czech-American film director, screenwriter, actor and professor. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus are among the most celebrated in the history of motion picture. As a director, Forman has been nominated for three Academy Awards of which he won two.

Was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 44 films between 1911 and 1939.

Was a Dutch film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 44 films between 1911 and 1939.

Is a South Korean film director. He is a graduate of Sungkyunkwan University. Jun-hwan's first direc

Is a South Korean film director. He is a graduate of Sungkyunkwan University. Jun-hwan's first directing job was on the short film 2001: Imagine. His feature length debut film was the award winning Save the Green Planet!. He married the Korean actress Moo

Is a Polish film director, scenarist and actor, representative of the cinema of moral concern (Polis

Is a Polish film director, scenarist and actor, representative of the cinema of moral concern (Polish: kino moralnego niepokoju), trend in Polish cinema. Zaorski was directed mainly psychological dramas, comedies and TV series.Zaorski graduated National Film School in Lódz in 1969. He made his own individual film director debut in 1970. In 1987 Zaorski was selected as a chairman of the Polish Federation of Film Societies (Polska Federacja Dyskusyjnych Klubów Filmowych). He was also an art director of the Film Group "Dom" (since 1988), member of the Cinematography Committee (1987–1989), president of the Radio & Television Committee (1991–1992), president of The National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji; 1994–1995), member of the European Film Academy.