Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Chinese film director. Ma has directed a handful of films during the 2000s, including 2005's Yo

Is a Chinese film director. Ma has directed a handful of films during the 2000s, including 2005's You and Me, and two films in 2008, Lost and Found and Desires of the Heart.Ma would move to Beijing in the early 1990s where she attended and eventually graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1994[3] and is one of Fifth Generation director Tian Zhuangzhuang's proteges along with Ning Hao.[4] Her debut film, Gone Is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World was shot on a small budget.

Was a Chinese film director active in the mainland during the 1920s through 1940s, and later in Hong

Was a Chinese film director active in the mainland during the 1920s through 1940s, and later in Hong Kong, perhaps best known for his work in the horror genre, the most important unarguably being the Phantom of the Opera-inspired, Song at Midnight. Ma-Xu was also known for a few acting roles early in his career, as well as for being a screenwriter. The director of 33 known films, much of Ma-Xu's early work has been lost.

Is a French director, screenwriter and actor. El Mechri was born in Versailles, France of Algerian o

Is a French director, screenwriter and actor. El Mechri was born in Versailles, France of Algerian origin. He is married to actress Audrey Dana. He has directed a number of films. After his three shorts Mounir et Anita, Generation Cutter and Concours de circonstance, he directed his first long feature Virgil in 2005 about the life of a boxer ,

Is a Polish Film Director, popularly known for creating video clips for the Polish singer Justyna St

Is a Polish Film Director, popularly known for creating video clips for the Polish singer Justyna Steczkowska.SCANDA, 2003 (Cast: Monika Burzynska, Joanna Goldyn, Danuta Wisniewska, Music by Justyna Steczkowska)

A National Award winning Indian filmmaker and script writer. He is best known for the films: Chandni

A National Award winning Indian filmmaker and script writer. He is best known for the films: Chandni Bar (2002), Page 3 (2005) and Traffic Signal (2007).Madhur Bhandarkar ran a video cassette library in Khar, near Mumbai. This gave him access to a large collection of movies and he studied film-making through it.After trying his hand at production and various other stints including as assistant to film director Ashok Gaikwad Bhandarkar landed up as an assistant to Ram Gopal Varma. He even played a small role in his 1995 film Rangeela. In the same year he made a pilot episode of a tv serial 'Apne Rang Hazaar' but did not find success. A couple of years later he made his directorial debut with Trishakti which took more than two years to make and released in 1999. The film had a relatively low key cast and was largely ignored at the box office. After two years he directed Chandni Bar (2001) starring Tabu and Atul Kulkarni. The film was a critically acclaimed success, which took Bhandarkar into the top league of filmmakers in Bollywood. He received his first National Award for this film.

An internationally recognised[1] film director and screenwriter, with various awards including Best

An internationally recognised[1] film director and screenwriter, with various awards including Best Film award of the audience for the fiction film Noora in 49th International Film Festival of Taormina in Italy in June 2003[1]Mahmoud Shoolizadeh has got his B.A degree in Film Production (Directing) and M.A. degree in Cultural Affairs Management. He was a film director in Iranian television for over 25 years and he is currently retired from there. However, his major activities include directing documentaries, short films and movies. Beside directing, producing and editing films, he also undertakes writing the scripts and he researches his films. He is now preparing research materials for a new film script.

An internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director, film producer, and screenwriter.A

An internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director, film producer, and screenwriter.After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, his interest in cinema brought him to act in various films, most notably Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Boycott in 1985.As of 2004[update], Majidi was the only Iranian director who has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with the film Children of Heaven in 1998. He lost the award to the Italian film Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni.

Was a Japanese documentary film maker. Among his best-known films were "Living On The River Agano" a

Was a Japanese documentary film maker. Among his best-known films were "Living On The River Agano" and "Self and Other."His final film, "Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said" (2005), was named Best Documentary at the 2007 Mainichi Film Awards.

A Japanese filmmaker and writer famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling. Presently, Oshii li

A Japanese filmmaker and writer famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling. Presently, Oshii lives in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan with his dogs – a basset hound named Gabriel (?????) and a mutt named Daniel.[1]Oshii has stated his approach to directing is in direct contrast to what he perceives to be the Hollywood formula, i.e. he regards the visuals as the most important aspect, followed by the story and the characters come last. He also notes that his main motivaton in making films is to "create worlds different from our own."[2]

Were pioneering photographers and filmmakers in the Balkans. In 1905 they filmed the first motion pi

Were pioneering photographers and filmmakers in the Balkans. In 1905 they filmed the first motion pictures in the Balkans in Ottoman Monastir (modern Bitola, Republic of Macedonia). In honor of their work, the International Cinematographers' Film Festival "Manaki Brothers"[1] is held every year in Bitola, the city where they were most famous[citation needed]. In total, they took over 17,300 photographs in 120 localities.

A renowned Iranian filmmaker and screen writer. He is the grandson of the writer and filmmaker Ebrah

A renowned Iranian filmmaker and screen writer. He is the grandson of the writer and filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan.His second feature film, Men at Work is considered a notable contribution to the Iranian cinema as well as world cinema. Its enigmatic comedy is akin to something out of Monty Python, and its most basic elements align it with Looney Tunes, and yet despite its absurdity Men at Work feels completely real and reasonable. Interestingly, Men at Work began as an idea conceived by Abbas Kiarostami, the eminent Iranian filmmaker who has, through his work, all but defined his country's place in world cinema.[1]

An Iranian actor and director. Born in Tehran, Iran in 1987, his acting career began in 1994 with th

An Iranian actor and director. Born in Tehran, Iran in 1987, his acting career began in 1994 with the television series, Zizigooloo.Between 1994 and 2003 his experiences included film, television and theatre for which he received 3 acting awards. He directed his first short movie when he was 17. He has directed six short movies this far; one of which is a documentary, les larmes noires. He is now studying Cinema in Montreal, Canada.

She has worked since 1980 as an assistant director and production designer in over 25 films. She dir

She has worked since 1980 as an assistant director and production designer in over 25 films. She directed her first feature film Women's Prison (Zendan-e Zanan) in 2002. This film has been shown at over 80 international film festivals and has received seven prizes. Three Women (Seh Zan) is Ms Hekmat’s second feature film made in 2007.[1] Ms Hekmat has produced five noted films which include the award-winning feature films The Girl in the Sneakers and A Bunch of Grass, the latter a German-produced film made in the Iranian Kurdistan.[2]

Was a renowned producer and director of Indian movies.Manmohan Desai was known for his formulaic fil

Was a renowned producer and director of Indian movies.Manmohan Desai was known for his formulaic films which catered to the taste of the Indian masses and through which he had great success. His movies defined a new genre called the Masala films. He had a string of hits with Amitabh Bachchan in the 70s and early 80s which helped cement Bachchan's status as a superstar of Indian Cinema. He collaborated with Amitabh on Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish, Suhaag, Naseeb, Desh Premee, Coolie, Mard and Ganga Jamuna Saraswati out of which all but the last one were box office successes. He was one of the directors who had a special working relationship with Amitabh Bachchan, the others being Yash Chopra, Prakash Mehra, Ramesh Sippy, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Of these, only Yash Chopra went on to make hits beyond the 1980s.

Is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He is frequently cited as the oldest active

Is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He is frequently cited as the oldest active film director in the world.Oliveira attended school in Galicia, Spain and his goal as a teenager was to become an actor. He enrolled in Italian film-maker Rino Lupo's acting school at age 20, but later changed his mind when he saw Walther Ruttmann's documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City. This prompted him to direct his first film, also a documentary, titled Douro, faina fluvial (1931).

Was a Japanese film director, originally from Matsuyama, Ehime. His samurai movies diverged from the

Was a Japanese film director, originally from Matsuyama, Ehime. His samurai movies diverged from the norm in that they were not heroic epics of the sort which had by that time become formulaic, but rather satires that used the established symbols and iconography of the samurai culture to comment on both historical and modern society.He died of tuberculosis in 1946. His screenplays' popularity endured, however, and he is credited as a writer as recently as 1986's Kokushi Muso, a remake of his 1932 film of the same name.

an Argentine film director and screenwriter.Antínwas born in Las Palmas, Chaco Province, in 1926.

an Argentine film director and screenwriter.Antínwas born in Las Palmas, Chaco Province, in 1926. He first wrote for Argentine television in 1956 and made his directorial debut in 1962. This film, The Venerable Ones earned him a Golden Palm nomination at the Cannes Film Festival, and his Circe (1964), a Golden Berlin Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Perhaps his best-known film, the bucolic Don Segundo Sombra (1969), earned him a second Golden Palm nomination at Cannes.

He was an actor, director and producer. His first film was "Mahiwagang Biyolin" in 1935. He made alm

He was an actor, director and producer. His first film was "Mahiwagang Biyolin" in 1935. He made almost three dozen films under LVN Pictures as a contract star. He put up his own movie company in 1947 which produced classic films such as the Juan Tamad series (Si Juan Tamad (1947), Si Juan Daldal (Anak ni Juan Tamad) (1948), Juan Tamad Goes to Congress (1959), Juan Tamad Goes to Society (1960), Si Juan Tamad At Juan Masipag sa Pulitikang Walang Hanggan (1963); Vende Cristo (1948), Prinsipe Paris (1949), Krus Na Kawayan (1956), Siete Infantes de Lara (1950) and its re-make in 1973, Molave (1961) and the internationally acclaimed Genghis Khan (1950).

Was a prolific Cuban film director and writer.

Was a prolific Cuban film director and writer.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1984. His film Western wo

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1984. His film Western won the Jury Prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Was an Argentine film director, screenwriter , dramatist and score composer, and one of the influent

Was an Argentine film director, screenwriter , dramatist and score composer, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed and wrote over films between 1931 and 1951 even composing the musical scores for several.He was a pioneer of Variety Theatre, and one of the few tango lyrical writers that has reached timeless classical success. When he was a teenager, he began his journalist job in the Magacine Fray Mochoy, and in the newspapers Crítica y Última Hora.

Was a French screenwriter and film director. Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hire

Was a French screenwriter and film director. Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hired by Gide's mother to tutor her son in light of his weak grades in school, after which he and his charge became fast friends. In 1895 Elie was best man at Gide's wedding.

Is a French filmmaker and cartoonist, best known for his co-directing projects with Jean-Pierre Jeun

Is a French filmmaker and cartoonist, best known for his co-directing projects with Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The two of them met at a film festival in 1974, and directed three short and two feature length films together.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. His film Patrick Dewaere was screened out of competition

Is a French film director and screenwriter. His film Patrick Dewaere was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a Quebec actor and filmmaker.Messier's most extensive role was in the two-decade old television s

Is a Quebec actor and filmmaker.Messier's most extensive role was in the two-decade old television series Lance et compte in which he played the role of Marc Gagnon, an all-star hockey player for the fictional NHL team of the Quebec National, a copycat version of the defunct Quebec Nordiques (now Colorado Avalanche).