Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a three time award-winning writer-director from Denmark.He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tatt

Is a three time award-winning writer-director from Denmark.He directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the film based on Stieg Larsson's novel of the same title and is set to direct The Keep which based on the novel with the same name.[1]

Is the director of an arts festival held annually at Weimar, Germany (known as

Is the director of an arts festival held annually at Weimar, Germany (known as

An Indian director in the Bollywood industry.He worked under Dharma Productions which was the produc

An Indian director in the Bollywood industry.He worked under Dharma Productions which was the production house of the late Yash Johar, father of Karan Johar. He was assistant to Karan Johar and was assistant director. He assisted him in his two directorial projects, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.He then went on to direct his first film under Dharma Productions, titled Kal Ho Naa Ho starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was the second biggest hit of 2003 and firmly established him as a director. The film won six Filmfare awards, but lost out on the best director award.

He studied painting and sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts, and was later exiled because of

He studied painting and sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts, and was later exiled because of his political beliefs to the Makronissos island. At the age of 28 he decided to follow a career in cinematography, and started his career as a director of the film Magiki Polis (1954), where he combined his neorealism influences with his own artistic viewpoint

Was a Greek screenwriter and film director. He wrote 64 films between 1948 and 1970. He also directe

Was a Greek screenwriter and film director. He wrote 64 films between 1948 and 1970. He also directed 17 films between 1948 and 1961. In his later years, he wrote in different newspapers including Fileleftheros, Vima and Eleftheros Kosmos and in periodicals Trust, Romantso, Tahidromos (The Post) and Panthoeon where he wrote over 40 theatrical works and over 80 plays. One of these wrote only by himself and otherwise as he worked mainly with Polyvios Vassiliadis (in which he ran one of the most important twins of theatrical works).

A Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema.

A Danish film director and screenwriter, is considered a leading auteur of realism in Danish cinema.[1] Malmros is noted for his detailed focus on the common growing pains of adolescence and the loss of innocence, which he draws from his childhood experiences growing up in Århus, Denmark.

Is a French screenwriter and film director.[1] She has written for 29 films and television shows sin

Is a French screenwriter and film director.[1] She has written for 29 films and television shows since 1961.

Is a Chinese film director. Ning studied at the Taiyuan Film School, where he majored in scenic desi

Is a Chinese film director. Ning studied at the Taiyuan Film School, where he majored in scenic design. He later transferred to the Art Department of Peking University. Ning eventually graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 2003 with a degree from the Photography Department.[1]

Is a female Chinese film director often considered a member of China's "Sixth Generation" filmmaker

Is a female Chinese film director often considered a member of China's "Sixth Generation" filmmaker coterie,[1] a group that also includes Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yuan and Wang Xiaoshuai. However, this is more a result of a shared subject matter than anything else, as chronologically, Ning is closer to the earlier Fifth Generation.[2] Her sister, the screenwriter Ning Dai, is a frequent collaborator and the wife of fellow director Zhang Yuan.

Was an American television director and actor.As an actor, he appeared on TV shows like Sanford and

Was an American television director and actor.As an actor, he appeared on TV shows like Sanford and Son in 1972 where he played Officer Swanhauser (aka "Swany") a white cop whose partner Officer Smith (aka "Smitty") played by Hal Williams (who later went to do 227). In the second season, he was replaced by Officer Hopkins (aka "Hoppy") played by Howard Platt.

Was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.[1]

Was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.[1]

Was a Japanese film director best known known for his Roman Porno films, including three critically-

Was a Japanese film director best known known for his Roman Porno films, including three critically-respected films known as the Showa trilogy: A Woman Called Sada Abe (aka Sada Abe: Docu-Drama) (1975), Watcher In The Attic (1976), and Beauty's Exotic Dance - Torture! (1977), all three starring Nikkatsu Roman porno queen Junko Miyashita. The first film in this trilogy recounted the story of Sada Abe a year before Nagisa Oshima's internationally-released In the Realm of the Senses (1976), which told the same story. Though at the time he was working, his career was overshadowed by directors such as Tatsumi Kumashiro and Chusei Sone, many critics today judge Tanaka the best of Nikkatsu's Roman porno directors.[1]

A Japanese director, writer and editor of films and television adverts. He directed a series of Japa

A Japanese director, writer and editor of films and television adverts. He directed a series of Japanese adverts with American stars such as Charles Bronson and Kirk Douglas in the 1970s.[1] His film debut was the cult classic horror/comedy House. Other notable films include The Drifting Classroom, Exchange Students and experimental short, Emotion. He is a well known talking head on many Japanese talk shows and game shows.

A Japanese film director. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation tech

A Japanese film director. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University.Having graduated from Hiroshima Prefectural Hatsukaichi High School (located in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima), Suwa studied at Tokyo Zokei University, under the tutorship of Nobuhiro Kawanaka. While at the college, he began working producing independent films, of which Hanasareru Gang was chosen for the Pia Film Festival. After graduating from Tokyo Zokei, Suwa began directing television documentary films, and worked with directors such as Sogo Ishii and Masashi Yamamoto.

Was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he mad

Was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s.Nakagawa began his film career as an apprentice to Masahiro Makino in 1934 and made his directorial debut with Itahachi Jima (1938).To Western audiences, his most famous film is Jigoku (1960), which he also co-wrote. The film was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection in 2006.

A Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, Nang Nak, h

A Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, Nang Nak, he is generally credited as the leader among a "New Wave" of Thai filmmakers that also includes Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.He made his feature-film debut with 1997's Dang Bireley's and Young Gangsters, with a screenplay by Wisit Sasanatieng. The story was set in 1956 in Bangkok and follows the adventures of a gang of young criminals, with the action showing the influence of John Woo films. It was named best picture at the Thailand National Film Awards and was nominated for a Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

Is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and blogger.She is best known for he

Is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and blogger.She is best known for her romantic comedies and is a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay; for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally... and Sleepless in Seattle. She sometimes writes with her sister, Delia Ephron.

Was a Japanese documentary film director. Along with Shinsuke Ogawa, Tsuchimoto was the most influen

Was a Japanese documentary film director. Along with Shinsuke Ogawa, Tsuchimoto was the most influential independent documentary filmmaker in postwar Japan. He began his career at Iwanami Productions (Iwanami Eiga) making PR (public relations) films alongside other important directors such as Ogawa, Kazuo Kuroki, and Susumu Hani. Turning independent, he made documentaries about the student movement while beginning his most famous work, a series of documentaries about the mercury poisoning incident in Minamata, Japan.

A Japanese film director and screenwriter. He works for Toei Company (??????). He dropped out of Rit

A Japanese film director and screenwriter. He works for Toei Company (??????). He dropped out of Ritsumeikan University (?????). His works usually deal with yakuza, delinquent schoolgirls, and roman porno. At the 1985 Yokohama Film Festival, he was awarded a special prize for his career.[1]

Is best known as the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe" in the landmark Roe v. Wade lawsuit in 1973. The U.S

Is best known as the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe" in the landmark Roe v. Wade lawsuit in 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that abortion is a Constitutional right, overturning individual states' laws against abortion. Years later she recanted her support of abortion.[1]

A Japanese film director.

A Japanese film director.