Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a film director from India. He has directed both Bengali and Hindi films. Among his most notable

Was a film director from India. He has directed both Bengali and Hindi films. Among his most notable films are: Raat Aur Din, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Dosti and Jagriti. Jagriti won the Filmfare Best Movie Award in 1956 and Dosti won same award in 1964.

He has found success in many genres of music, particularly hip hop, pop, and R&B. He has his own rec

He has found success in many genres of music, particularly hip hop, pop, and R&B. He has his own record label, Storch Music Company and his own music production company called Tuff Jew Productions LLC. Only recently, Storch has notably been working with two young producers Naveed Dezfoli and Luis Romero also known as "Tag Team Music" from Washington, D.C.[2]. No other information has yet been confirmed at this point, but sources say the production duo will be planning for a Spring 2009 debut to the public. Storch's Florida home is being foreclosed by SunTrust Bank, according to recent reports. [3]

An Argentine visual artist.Argentina, and currently dividing his time between that city and Amsterda

An Argentine visual artist.Argentina, and currently dividing his time between that city and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Sebastián Díaz Morales belongs to the newest generation of Latin American artists. In his films and videos, Mr. Diaz Morales explores the possibilities of video from a perspective that falls somewhere between documentarism and reinterpretation of a reality seen through playfulness, irony, and a pained scepticism. Essentially cultured and technologically skilled, Mr. Díaz Morales, like the other members of this new generation of artists, knows how to use the filmic language by drawing on the social experiences of his country and immediate surroundings to produce works that entirely escape any parochial reading.

Was a Japanese film director. He directed 101 films between 1934 and 1965.[1]

Was a Japanese film director. He directed 101 films between 1934 and 1965.[1]

Was a Japanese film director.[1] He made his feature film directing debut in 1947 in Snow Trail, whi

Was a Japanese film director.[1] He made his feature film directing debut in 1947 in Snow Trail, which was written by his friend, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa.[1] Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kurosawa and Taniguchi had been friends since childhood.[1] The Snow Trial starred Toshiro Mifune and actress Setsuko Wakayama.Taniguchi and Wakayama married in 1949.[1] The couple divorced in 1956.[1] Taniguchi married his second wife, actress Kaoru Yachigusa, in 1957. Yachigusa and Taniguchi remained together for over fifty years until his death 2007.[1]

Was born in 1949 in Tunis, lived and studied in France, starts and received Bachelor of Arts degree

Was born in 1949 in Tunis, lived and studied in France, starts and received Bachelor of Arts degree in Nice. He immigrated to Israel in 1973. He is graduate of the Film & Televsision Department, Tel Aviv University. Produced two short fiction films which were shown at the Festival of Mediterranean Cinema of Vittel in 1981: Love and Football and The Strike is Over. He has worked for two years for Israeli Television as a cameraman and reporter. In addition to his activities as a film director, Serge was the film critic for the weekly publication Realities at Israel and teaches cinema at Tel Aviv University.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 45 films between 1962 and 2007.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 45 films between 1962 and 2007.

Is a French artist, journalist, film director and writer. Serge Moati is the brother of Nine Moati,

Is a French artist, journalist, film director and writer. Serge Moati is the brother of Nine Moati, author of the novel Les Belles de Tunis. As his sister Serge Moati is a French citizen, with Tunisian-Jewish origins. Serge Moati was formerly a political consultant/public relations manager for François Mitterrand.[1

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed eight films since 1959. His 1967 film Th

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed eight films since 1959. His 1967 film The Wall was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Was a revolutionary Soviet Russian film director and film theorist noted in particular for his silen

Was a revolutionary Soviet Russian film director and film theorist noted in particular for his silent films Strike, Battleship Potemkin and October, as well as historical epics Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible. His work vastly influenced early film

Was a Soviet-Armenian film director. He invented his own unparalleled cinematic style having taken i

Was a Soviet-Armenian film director. He invented his own unparalleled cinematic style having taken inspiration from early works of Andrei Tarkovsky and Pier Paolo Pasolini. His oeuvre is extremely poetic, artistic and visionary and is acclaimed worldwide.

Is a record producer and songwriter, born in Moscow in 1981. He is more commonly known as Sergio Gal

Is a record producer and songwriter, born in Moscow in 1981. He is more commonly known as Sergio Galoyan and is of Armenian descent[

Is a Cuban-American filmmaker. He left Cuba for the United States of America in 1991.

Is a Cuban-American filmmaker. He left Cuba for the United States of America in 1991.

Was an Italian film director.Leone is well-known for his spaghetti western films and his style of ju

Was an Italian film director.Leone is well-known for his spaghetti western films and his style of juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots and original music soundtracks. His most well-known movies include The Man With No Name trilogy (which consists of A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America.

Is a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He is best known for his historical movies, such

Is a Romanian film director, actor and politician. He is best known for his historical movies, such as Mihai Viteazul (1970, released in English both under the equivalent title Michael the Brave and also as The Last Crusade), Dacii (1966, Les Guerriers), Razboiul Independentei (1977, War of Independence), as well as for his series of thrillers that take place in the interwar Kingdom of Romania, such as Un Comisar Acuza (1973, A Police Inspector Calls). He is one of the most popular film directors in Romania.

Is a Turkish film director. Aside from important films under his own signature, he is also the winne

Is a Turkish film director. Aside from important films under his own signature, he is also the winner of Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") award in Cannes Film Festival in 1982 with the film "Yol", that he had directed on behalf of Yilmaz G

Was Hindi film director, writer, and producer. He was the maker of films like Ziddi (1948 film) with

Was Hindi film director, writer, and producer. He was the maker of films like Ziddi (1948 film) with launched Dev Anand's career and Arzoo (1950 film) starring Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal. Noted Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi started his career as a lyricist with his film Buzdil in 1951.He was born in Chandausi, Uttar Pradesh and studied at Aligarh Muslim University. In 1941, he married noted Urdu writer Ismat Chughtai (1915-1991), and they had two daughters.

An Iranian actress.Born September 1926, Tehran, Iran, she started stage acting in 1944 and first app

An Iranian actress.Born September 1926, Tehran, Iran, she started stage acting in 1944 and first appeared in cinema in Golden Dreams (1951, M. Fekri). In 1956, she became the first Iranian woman to direct a feature, with Marjan. Her career as a film actress includes more than 72 features.

Was an Indian film director and producer.Samanta directed his first feature film, Bahu in 1954, star

Was an Indian film director and producer.Samanta directed his first feature film, Bahu in 1954, starring Karan Dewan, Usha Kiron, Shashikala and Pran [1] and after the success for his next few films, Inspector (1956), Sheroo (1956), Detective (1957) and Hill Station (1957), he started his own production company, Shakti Films, in 1957, and the first release of his independent banner was the murder-mystery Howrah Bridge, with Ashok Kumar and Madhubala as the lead, with its crooning number 'Aaiye Meherbaan' with music by O. P. Nayyar, sung by Asha Bhosle in a notable Geeta Dutt style, and picturised on Madhubala became a rage, and the film a breakthrough hit; this was a turning point. [2][3]

An Indian writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for his novels "Orange Moon" (2002

An Indian writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for his novels "Orange Moon" (2002, English edition) and "Lal Kothi Alvida" ("Farewell Red House") (2004, Hindi). The latter was made into a Hindi television program of the same name, produced by Balraj Sahni Productions and starring Sahni's son Parikshat Sahni. It began airing in January 2006 on Doordarshan and is still running. Kumar was the original screenwriter for the TV series, adapting his own novel.

An Indian film director and producer.Shekhar Kapur started his career working with a multi-national

An Indian film director and producer.Shekhar Kapur started his career working with a multi-national oil company. He moved to Great Britain, and spent several years working as an accountant and management consultant.[3]He started his career as actor in the movie' 'tute khilone' in Bollywood and then directing the Hindi films Masoom (1983) and the 1987 science-fiction film Mr India, a sequel of which is currently being made.[4]

Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Jacqueline Shelton, a teacher of arts and black literat

Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Jacqueline Shelton, a teacher of arts and black literature, and William James Edward Lee III, a jazz musician, and composer. Lee moved with his family to Brooklyn, New York when he was a small child. The Fort Greene neighborhood is home of Lee's production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, and other Lee-owned or related businesses. As a child, his mother nicknamed him "Spike." In Brooklyn, he attended John Dewey High School. Lee enrolled in Morehouse College where he made his first student film, Last Hustle in Brooklyn

Is a Chinese filmmaker from Beijing. Unlike other directors to emerge in recent years, Sheng has had

Is a Chinese filmmaker from Beijing. Unlike other directors to emerge in recent years, Sheng has had no formal training. He instead began his career as a line producer, screenwriter, and assistant director for other filmmakers like Jia Zhangke, Fruit Chan and Zhang Yang.[1] In these positions, Sheng worked on the films Spicy Love Soup, Durian Durian, Public Toilet, and Platform.[1]

Is an American television producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, and created the televisio

Is an American television producer. He worked on radio shows in the 1940s, and created the television series Gilligan's Island on CBS and The Brady Bunch on ABC. On March 7, 2008, Schwartz, still ebullient at ninety-one, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Was a prominent Chinese film director throughout the 1920s and 1950s. Shi directed several films tha

Was a prominent Chinese film director throughout the 1920s and 1950s. Shi directed several films that have gained in stature in the intervening years, most notably 1948's Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon.As a young man, Shi Dongshan made his way to the bustling entrepot of Shanghai. In Shanghai, Shi became involved in the nascent film industry as a stage designer and occasional actor for the Shanghai Film Company ("Shanghai Yingxi").[1] By the early 1930s, Shi had become one of the leading directors for the left-leaning Lianhua Film Company, along with Cai Chusheng, Sun Yu and others.[1] Shi would later join another left-leaning studio, Yihua, at the behest of the screenwriter Tian Han.[2] By the late 1930s, Shi had switched studios again, and directed several important works for the new Xinhua Film Company, notably an adaptation of the Nikolai Gogol's "The Government Inspector" entitled Night of the Debauche (1936), and the national-defense film, March of Youth (1937).