Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Finnish television and film director.Vuoksenmaa is in a relationship with film and television s

Is a Finnish television and film director.Vuoksenmaa is in a relationship with film and television scriptwriter Mika Ripatti.[1]

Is an English filmmaker, currently based in Ireland, best known for his feature films such as Point

Is an English filmmaker, currently based in Ireland, best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, Hope and Glory, The General and Zardoz.Capturing the interest of producer David Deutsch, he was offered the chance to direct a film aimed at repeating the success of A Hard Day's Night (directed by Richard Lester in 1964): Catch Us If You Can (1965) is about competing pop group Dave Clark Five. While not as successful commercially as Lester's film, it smoothed Boorman's way into the film industry. Boorman was drawn to Hollywood for the opportunity to make larger-scale cinema and in Point Blank (1967), a powerful interpretation of a Richard Stark novel, brought a stranger's vision to the decaying fortress of Alcatraz and the proto-hippy world of San Francisco. Lee Marvin gave the then-unknown director his full support, telling MGM he deferred all his approvals on the project to Boorman.

Is an American Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South

Is an American Academy Award-nominated film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence.

Was an American film director. He was known as "The dean of big-budget action movies made during the

Was an American film director. He was known as "The dean of big-budget action movies made during the 1950s and 1960s". His movies include The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Ice Station Zebra and Marooned.

Was an award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter. Born John N.B. Villiers-Farrow in Syd

Was an award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter. Born John N.B. Villiers-Farrow in Sydney, Australia, John Farrow began writing while working as a sailor in the 1920s. He moved to Hollywood to work in films as a marine technical advisor and

Was an Academy Award-winning American film director of Irish heritage famous for both his westerns s

Was an Academy Award-winning American film director of Irish heritage famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach and The Searchers and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath. His four Best Director Academy Awa

Is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. Carp

Is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, and is considered one of the most accomplished and influential horror and science fiction directors in Hollywood.

Is an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comed

Is an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck and Home Alone. Hughes was born in Lansing, Michigan to a mother who volunteered in charity work and John Hughes, Sr., who worked in sales.

Is an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comed

Is an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck and Home Alone.

Was a British sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former m

Was a British sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former member of EXIT and co-founder of the Southern Records distribution company with his wife Sue. He was also the studio engineer of choice for Crass Records, a

Is an American movie director, best known for his action films and his criminal conviction in the An

Is an American movie director, best known for his action films and his criminal conviction in the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping scandal. McTiernan was born in Albany, New York and is an M.F.A. graduate of the AFI Conservatory. He arguably is most identifiable with the three films he directed back-to-back: Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. On April 3 2006, McTiernan was charged in federal court with lying to the FBI during a phone call to McTiernan's home in the wiretapping investigation involving Anthony Pellicano. He was arraigned and pleaded guilty on April 17, 2006, and is the 14th person charged in this case.

Was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is considered a pioneer of American independen

Was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film.

Was an Academy Award-winning English film director.Schlesinger was born in London into a middle clas

Was an Academy Award-winning English film director.Schlesinger was born in London into a middle class Jewish family, the son of Winifred Henrietta (née Regensburg) and Bernard Edward Schlesinger, a physician. He went on to work in television as an actor after graduating from Uppingham School and Balliol College, Oxford.

Is a Canadian entertainment lawyer and television producer. He is the president of Epitome Pictures

Is a Canadian entertainment lawyer and television producer. He is the president of Epitome Pictures Inc., and is executive producer of the tv drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and Instant Star (starring Alexz Johnson).

Is an American independent film director and screenwriter who frequently plays small roles in his ow

Is an American independent film director and screenwriter who frequently plays small roles in his own and other indie films. Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary (née Rausch), a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. He was raised Catholic and took to labeling himself "a Catholic atheist". Both of Sayles' parents were of half Irish descent.

Was an Australian documentary filmmaker, who is often described as the father of Australian document

Was an Australian documentary filmmaker, who is often described as the father of Australian documentary film.John Heyer spent the majority of his career producing and/or directing sponsored documentaries, and was active from the 1930s until his death. His most successful film was The Back of Beyond (1954), but many of his films garnered awards at festivals around the world. He was committed to the whole process of filmmaking from the initial research phase to distribution and exhibition. While he was grounded in the British documentary tradition, particularly during his years at the Australian National Film Board working under Ralph Foster and Stanley Hawes, he developed his own style noted for its lyrical quality.

Is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese film director and producer. Woo is widely kno

Is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese film director and producer. Woo is widely known for his stylised movies which are renowned for their balletic action sequences, Mexican stand-offs, and use of slow-motion.[1] He directed the notable Hong Kong action films, A Better Tomorrow, Hard Boiled, and The Killer.[1] His English-language movies include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off, and Mission: Impossible 2.[1] As a young boy, Woo wanted to be a Christian minister; he later found a passion for movies influenced by European film, the French New Wave and Jean-Pierre Melville.[1] Woo has said he was shy and had difficulty speaking, but found making movies a way to explore his feelings and thinking and would "use movie as a language".[1] Woo cites his three favourite films as Lawrence of Arabia, Seven Samurai and Melville's Le Samouraï.[1] Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today".[2]

Is a Hong Kong film director and producer. He is a filmmaker who has a local fan base, as well as in

Is a Hong Kong film director and producer. He is a filmmaker who has a local fan base, as well as international recognition.

Is a Brazilian ex-diplomat, producer, director, writer, director of photography and soundman.In 1975

Is a Brazilian ex-diplomat, producer, director, writer, director of photography and soundman.In 1975, he established himself as producer with his company A&B Productions Ltd., in Rio de Janeiro. Produced and directs shorts, documentaries and videos. In the field of feature films, produced "A Man and the Cinema" (1976), last work by Alberto Cavalcanti and "The Difficult Journey" (1982) by Geraldo Moraes. Director of Photography of "Muito Prazer" (Pleased to Meet You) by David Neves awarded with Best Direction of Photography at the XII Brasília Film Festival (1979). As director-producer makes "Sweet Barbarians" (Os Doces Bárbaros), musical-documentary, with Maria Bethania, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Caetano Velloso (1978) and "Heart-Pounding Beat" (Corações a Mil), musical-comedy in documentary style with Gilberto Gil and actors Regina Casé and Joel Barcellos, first Brazilian film in Dolby Stereo. In 1993

Is a Dutch film and television director.Lürsen graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television A

Is a Dutch film and television director.Lürsen graduated from the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam in 1990 with his film De Finales (English translation: The Finals).[2] He directed the family film In Orange (2004), which received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors and international awards at film festivals in Hamburg, Esfahan, Kristiansand, Los Angeles, Poznan, and Rimouski.[3] He directed the romantic comedy film Alles is Liefde (2007), which received a Diamond Film for 1,000,000 visitors.[4]

Is a Brazilian film writer and director. He also works for Rede Globo. One of his most recognized pi

Is a Brazilian film writer and director. He also works for Rede Globo. One of his most recognized pictures is the short film Isle of Flowers (1989). His most recent picture is Saneamento Básico (2007).

Is a Cuban film director. He was a founder of the Federación Nacional de Cine Clubes de Cuba - the

Is a Cuban film director. He was a founder of the Federación Nacional de Cine Clubes de Cuba - the Nacional Federation of Cine Clubs of Cuba.His first feature El Benny was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival in August 2006, where its star Renny Arozarena won the Boccalino prize for best performance for protagonist in all sections of festival. The film is Cuba's candidate for the Academy Awards. Sánchez is distantly related to Benny Moré, the subject of this film. At the Latinamerican Film Festival in Havana in December 2006, Sanchez received an award for the film.

Is a Cuban film director. After studying cinema in the USSR, he graduated from the EICTV (Internatio

Is a Cuban film director. After studying cinema in the USSR, he graduated from the EICTV (International Film and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba). His thesis film, Molina's Culpa, won a Coral award and was also simultaneously denounced by a local Catholic organization for alleged anti-religious content. Molina, as his fans refer to him, is an actor as well as a director. He has appeared in close to eighty films (including student films and shorts) and most notably has appeared in many of the films of Cuban filmmaker Fernando Perez, including Madagascar, La Vida Es Silbar ((English) Life is to Whistle) and Madrigal, among others. Among his best known films are Culpa (1993) and Molina's Test (2001). His works are always irreverent and provocative low budget productions, and always feature explicit sexuality and extreme violence. An essay exploring Molina's films in depth appears in the anthology Fear Without Frontiers: Horror Cinema Across the Globe, edited by Steven Jay Schneider.

An Argentine director.Jorge Nisco started his career in 1997, when he met actor Adrián Suar, who pi

An Argentine director.Jorge Nisco started his career in 1997, when he met actor Adrián Suar, who pitched him an idea for a TV show called "R.R.D.T". The show starred name actors Carlos Calvo, China Zorrilla, José "Pepe" Soriano, Nancy Dupláa and Diego Peretti, and brought Nisco to prominence in the Argentine film industry. That very same year he directed his first and so far only film, Comodines, based on another of Suar's "ideas" as he is thus credited. The movie reunited most of the cast of "R.R.D.T.", with Suar and Calvo in the leads, as well as veteran character actor Alejandro Awada.

Was a Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist.Originally his work focused on technique -

Was a Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist.Originally his work focused on technique - some argue that it had that focus at the cost of relevance, especially in Rain (Regen, 1929), a 10-minute short filmed over 2 years which features impressive cinematography and a number of 'characters' but no information about them aside from what was visible, and in The Bridge (De Brug, 1928), which showed a frank admiration of engineering and also featured a number of "characters" but again did not give any information about them. Around this time he was involved in the creation of the Filmliga based in Amsterdam which drew foreign filmmakers to Holland such as Alberto Cavalcanti, Rene Clair, Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Dziga Vertov who also became his friends.