Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is freque

Is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with the Splendid group, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier and Gérard Jugnot. Michel Blanc has also shown his versatility by appearing in more serious roles, such as the title role in the Patrice Leconte film Monsieur Hire.

Was a French film director and writer. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. A

Was a French film director and writer. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. A former apprentice of Jean Dallanoy, Cocteau, and René Clair, Michel Boisrond debuted as a full-fledged director in 1955 with Cette Sacrée Gamine starring Bridgit Bardot. French filmmaker Boisrond is known for his dependability and his competently made films. His works typically fall into the comedy, romance, or comedy drama genres. [1]

Is a French actor, comedian,[clarification needed] film director and screenwriter. Boujenah has appe

Is a French actor, comedian,[clarification needed] film director and screenwriter. Boujenah has appeared in over twenty-five films and almost ten television productions. He has also directed three films and served as screenwriter on four films

Was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises

Was a French journalist, screenwriter and film director. His only film as a director, Les Gauloises bleues, was due to be entered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival,[1] but the festival was cancelled because to the events of May 1968 in France.

Is a French film director. Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the

Is a French film director. Deville started his filmmaking career in the late 1950s, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. He never achieved the level of critical and international recognition of some of his contemporaries such as François Truffaut , Jean-Luc Godard and Chabrol, possibly because of his more conventional filmmaking style. Nevertheless his films, especially his comedies from the 1970s and 1980s, were popular in his native France.[citation needed]

Is a French film, commercial and music video director and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter. He

Is a French film, commercial and music video director and an Academy Award-winning screenwriter. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène.

Is a French film and television director, best remembered for his comedy films in the late 1970s and

Is a French film and television director, best remembered for his comedy films in the late 1970s and 1980s. Since 1990 he has directed predominantly for French television.

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Festival International de Pro

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He was the founder of the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels. His 1974 film Les Guichets du Louvre was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and televis

Is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs (formerly also animator, background artist, narrator and other roles in earlier works) and a former president of the International Animated Film Association.[3] Though best known for his 1998 debut feature Kirikou and the Sorceress, his earlier films and television work had already won British Academy Film[4] and César Awards[5

Was an Italian modernist film director whose films are widely considered as some of the most influen

Was an Italian modernist film director whose films are widely considered as some of the most influential in film aesthetics.

Is a Cuban filmmaker. At age 17, he made his first short with a VHS camcorder, which led to his admi

Is a Cuban filmmaker. At age 17, he made his first short with a VHS camcorder, which led to his admittance to the International Film School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (EICTV). Since then he has won awards in his country with his short films Bailar Sobre Agujas (1999), Buena Onda, (1999), and Clase Z Tropical (2000).

A Argentinian actor, writer, and director, known for his roles on television, as a guest star on the

A Argentinian actor, writer, and director, known for his roles on television, as a guest star on the long-running medical drama ER. He has also had roles in Days of our Lives and General Hospital.[1]Mas was born in Argentina and grew up in a big Spanish family.[citation needed] In 1991, he moved to Puerto Rico where he discovered the world of marketing and began to work in television. As an actor, he appeared on numerous television series. Mas also served as a host for a musical television show. In 1993 he started the theatre group, Lunetika along with several other actors. Miguel acted in the theatre troop and helped direct many of their acts.

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

A film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.[1]His breakout film as a director and, also his first, was Verónico Cruz (1988), an Argentine and British co-production, which won many awards at the Berlin Film Festival, including the Silver Berlin Bear.As of 2007 he is the president of the Mar Del Plata International Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a prestigious festival that takes place every year during March in Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is considered a 'Category A' festival, along with festivals like Cannes, Berlin or Venice

Is a prominent Cypriot filmmaker best-known for his 1964 film Zorba the Greek. He is known in Englis

Is a prominent Cypriot filmmaker best-known for his 1964 film Zorba the Greek. He is known in English-language countries as Michael Cacoyannis. He directed the 1983 Broadway revival of the musical based on the film. Much of his work is rooted in classical texts, especially those of the Greek tragedian Euripides. He was nominated for an Academy Award 5 times, a record for any Cypriot artist. He received Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film nominations for Zorba the Greek, and two nominations in the Foreign Language Film category for Electra and Iphigenia.

A Japanese film director.

A Japanese film director.

A Finnish film director.He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 with her movie Sideline.[1][2]Mika Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil since approximately 1992 and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including Amazon, Tigrero, Sambólico, Rytmi, and Moro no Brasil. His film Brasileirinho is a 2005 musical documentary about traditional Brazilian choro music.

Is a Finnish film director from Oulu, Northern Finland. His best-known films are documentaries Screa

Is a Finnish film director from Oulu, Northern Finland. His best-known films are documentaries Screaming Men (2003) and Freetime Machos (2009), the former being a portrayl of a Finnish screaming male choir Mieskuoro Huutajat, and latter being a portrayal of a rugby team which is allegedly the most northern and the third lousiest in the world.

A Finnish film director and visual artist.His films can be categorized somewhere between the traditi

A Finnish film director and visual artist.His films can be categorized somewhere between the traditions of classic documentary film-making, avant-garde and video art. His most notable films are Optical Sound (2005),[1] winner of the under 30 minute prize at the 2005 Tampere Film Festival,[2] The Future Is Not What It Used To Be (2002)[3] and Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998).[4

Writer/director/Photographer.His debut feature, Zakka West (2003), premiered at the Copenhagen Inter

Writer/director/Photographer.His debut feature, Zakka West (2003), premiered at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. It represents one of the few examples of independent film to come out of Denmark.He has written and directed several short films, including the award-winning short Breaking Up in 1999 and founded the first pan-European organisation for screenwriters Euroscreenwriters in 1997.

Is a Danish director and cinematographer from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Is a Danish director and cinematographer from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Is an Australian born record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music

Is an Australian born record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop music industry in the early 1970s. He created a string of hit singles for artists including Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Smokie and Mud with co-writer and co-producer Nicky Chinn, creating a formularised sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand

Is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright. He studied theatre at the Roy

Is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[citation needed] and did his early acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company[citation needed]. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the 1960s, and then in the 1970s, he made the transition to television plays, many of which were characterized by a gritty "kitchen sink realism" style.

Is a Dutch film director.In 1990 his short film Alaska won a Golden Calf for best short film and the

Is a Dutch film director.In 1990 his short film Alaska won a Golden Calf for best short film and the Student Academy Award for best foreign student film in the drama category. In 1998 he received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the film Character based on the 1938 novel Karakter by Ferdinand Bordewijk.

Is the General Director of the JSC Sukhoy Design Bureau.

Is the General Director of the JSC Sukhoy Design Bureau.

Is the Director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. He was born in Yerevan on 9 Novembe

Is the Director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. He was born in Yerevan on 9 November 1944 to Boris Piotrovsky, a notable Orientalist and himself the future Director of the Hermitage.