Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a French film director and screenwriter.

Is a French film director and screenwriter.

Full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and

Full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. He was born in Paris, where his family manufactured shoes.

Was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 12 films between 1942 and 1982. H

Was a French actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 12 films between 1942 and 1982. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1983.

Is a Georgian film director, who became known throughout the Soviet Union for his "sad comedies" (as

Is a Georgian film director, who became known throughout the Soviet Union for his "sad comedies" (as he styles them)

Was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Pa

Was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early childhood. A few years after her marriage she embarked on a journalistic career in a feminist magazine, and later became interested in film. With the help of her husband and friend she founded a film company and directed a few commercial works before slowly moving into Impressionist and Surrealist territory.

Was born in 1938 in a pious Catholic family in the village Uden. He studied as a fifteen-year-old bo

Was born in 1938 in a pious Catholic family in the village Uden. He studied as a fifteen-year-old boy at the academy in Tilburg. He was not very satisfied about the school. "You only learn technique. The creativity you learn is no creativity at all. You know exactly what colour socks you should wear and what your hair should look like, but not how to put something on paper". After having finished his study, he limited himself to teaching only. When he took up the brush after many years to start for himself, his work met enthusiasm at home and abroad. He worked intensively with other artists from other disciplines on projects that often raised controversy.

Is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1967. His 1971 film Den

Is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1967. His 1971 film Den forsvundne fuldmægtig was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

A Persian actor, director and screenwriter. He was born on 21 November 1949 in Ghazvin, Iran. His M.

A Persian actor, director and screenwriter. He was born on 21 November 1949 in Ghazvin, Iran. His M.A. degree was in acting and he also has a Doctorate in theater. He has acted in 20 films and many soap opera and has directed 2 movies. [1]

Was a Greek director. His first film was Mousitsa, released in 1959, which was followed by a series

Was a Greek director. His first film was Mousitsa, released in 1959, which was followed by a series of musicals.[2] Between 1974 and 1987, he produced the television series Luna Park.[2] In 2002, he was dubbed a "national film hero" at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival.[2]

A Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor[1] best known known for his low-budget an

A Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor[1] best known known for his low-budget and sensationalistic pink films made for Aoi Eiga studios in the 1960s and 1970s. He has been called both "Japan's sleaziest movie-maker,"[2] and "a cult favorite among devotees of extreme cinema."[3]

Was a Filipino film-television director. He is a certified Kapamilya.

Was a Filipino film-television director. He is a certified Kapamilya.

She was a director, actress, singer, writer and radio presenter in Brazil. She was married to Vicent

She was a director, actress, singer, writer and radio presenter in Brazil. She was married to Vicente Celestino until his death in 1968.Gilda first started appearing in theater productions in 1933, when she starred in the romantic comedy "Jennifer of silk" produced by Ademar Gonzaga.She was one of the first women to direct films in Brazil, she first became successful with "The boozy" in 1946.

Is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his atmospheric thrillers

Is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his atmospheric thrillers, which use troubling themes in contrast with powerful aesthetic imagery. He was one of the founders of the French production company Persona Films which produced most of his early work.[1][2]

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 55 films between 1943 and 1982. His film Ar

Was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed 55 films between 1943 and 1982. His film Archimède le clochard was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean Gabin won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.[1]

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed five films since 1987. His film Qui a tu

Is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed five films since 1987. His film Qui a tué Bambi? was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Is a French film director. To date, his only directorial credit is the feature film L'Appartement (1

Is a French film director. To date, his only directorial credit is the feature film L'Appartement (1996) - a tense romantic thriller starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Romane Bohringer, although he acted as executive producer for its U.S remake Wicker Park (2004).

Is a director, screenwriter, cinematographer, assistant cameraman French. He is a member of société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD), of société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SACEM) and of l'association française des cinémas d'art et d'essai (AFCAE).

Was a Bollywood movie producer and director. He was of Sindhi descent. He is known for several popul

Was a Bollywood movie producer and director. He was of Sindhi descent. He is known for several popular Bollywood blockbusters such as Seeta Aur Geeta, Saagar, Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman and his magnum opus, Sholay (along with his son Ramesh Sippy).

One of Indian cinema's foremost directors, cinematographer, and also a screenwriter and film produce

One of Indian cinema's foremost directors, cinematographer, and also a screenwriter and film producer. He has been directing Hindi films since the late seventies, and worked in the television medium.Nihalani was born on 1940 August 19 in Karachi (now in Pakistan) and his family migrated to India during the partition of 1947. He started out as a cinematographer, graduating in cinematography from the Shree Jaya Chamrajendra polytechnic in Bangalore in 1962. He was associated with all the earlier films of Shyam Benegal and with the cinematography of Richard Attenborough's Oscar-winning epic Gandhi. Nihalani and Benegal are well known for their socially relevant films.

A native of Denver, Colorado, Robertson studied film at the College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mex

A native of Denver, Colorado, Robertson studied film at the College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Shortly thereafter, he found his way into the motion picture industry via set decoration and the art department working on numerous television series and feature films.In 2000, Robertson, along with co-creator Philip Stark unleased a viral internet spoof, Superfriends Wassup! A parody of the Budweiser "Whassup" commercial featuring clips from Hanna-Barbera's, Superfriends.Robertson went on to write and direct the ultra low-budget feature film, Able Edwards. Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh and categorized by Guinness World Records as the first all green screen feature film. Able Edwards is the story about the clone of a Walt Disney/Howard Hughes type created to restore vitality to a once glorious corporation.

Was an American experimental filmmaker. Born in Toledo, Ohio to Greek immigrant parents, Markopoulos

Was an American experimental filmmaker. Born in Toledo, Ohio to Greek immigrant parents, Markopoulos began making 8 mm films at an early age. He attended USC Film School in the late 1940's, and went on to become a notable member of the New American Cinema movement, a contributor to Film Culture magazine, and an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1967, he and his partner Robert Beavers left the United States for permanent residence in Europe.

Was a Chinese film director and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He worked at the

Was a Chinese film director and screenwriter who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He worked at the Shaw Brothers Studio's for many years and directed nearly 90 films.He studied at the Asia Photography School in Shanghai, and starred in a film as an extra in 1929. By 1933 he had become a director following some experience as an assistant. In 1949, Yueh relocated to Hong Kong and was employed by the Great Wall Company for some ten years, finally becoming employed as a director at the Shaw Brothers Studio from 1959 where he shot many films between then and 1974 on retiring.

Was a Soviet Russian film director. He studied in the Imperial Academy of Arts and started making fi

Was a Soviet Russian film director. He studied in the Imperial Academy of Arts and started making films in 1921. His silent features, including The Overcoat (1926) and New Babylon (1929), had a ring of Expressionism, while the early sound film Odna (1931)

Was a prominent film director and screenwriter in the former Soviet Union. He is the father of direc

Was a prominent film director and screenwriter in the former Soviet Union. He is the father of director Pavel Chukhrai. He was born in Melitopol in the Zaporizhia Oblast of Ukraine. A decorated veteran of World War II, Chukhrai's wartime experiences profo

Is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Gu was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi in the People's Republ

Is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Gu was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi in the People's Republic of China. Gu is considered one of the major Chinese cinematographers working today.[1]Gu Changwei began his cinematic career in the now legendary 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, today known as the Fifth Generation. Trained as a cinematographer, Gu was assigned to the Xi'an Film Studio after graduation where he served as a primary collaborator with classmates Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou on their early films, notably King of the Children (for Chen Kaige) and Red Sorghum (for Zhang Yimou), both in 1987.[1] Since then, Gu has worked with both men on multiple occasions, including on Chen's magnum opus, 1993's Farewell My Concubine. Like fellow cinematographer Zhao Fei, Gu has had the opportunity to work with major American directors as well, notably with Robert Altman, on his film The Gingerbread Man (1997).