Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a Polish born Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the influential directors in

Was a Polish born Argentine film director and screenwriter, and one of the influential directors in the Cinema of Argentina of the classic era.He directed some 30 films between the early 1950s and 1974 such as Amor a primera vista 1956, Aconcagua (1964 film) and Arriba juventud (1971)

An Argentine producer, film director, and screenplay writer.His first film Buena Vida Delivey was a

An Argentine producer, film director, and screenplay writer.His first film Buena Vida Delivey was a huge success in film festivals and was well received by film critics.

An Argentine singer, actor, film director and screenwriter.He was one of the big Argentine singers i

An Argentine singer, actor, film director and screenwriter.He was one of the big Argentine singers in the 60's and 70's with big hits like Fuiste mía un verano, Ella, ella ya me olvidó, Quiero aprender de memoria, Ding, dong, las cosas del amor and La cita and starred in many films .He later became a film director; his brother is writer and director Jorge Zuhair Jury. He was married to Maria Vaner and had two kids, one being Leonardo Jury.

Is one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public rec

Is one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR & modern Russia. His movies broke theatre attendance records and are still some of the top-selling DVDs in Russia.

Director, scenarist. A theatre in Montreal (Canada) that bears his name has been opened in 1995.

Director, scenarist. A theatre in Montreal (Canada) that bears his name has been opened in 1995.

Was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His brother Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable cinem

Was an Argentine film director and screenwriter. His brother Carlos Torres Ríos was a notable cinematographer.Rios initially solely began as a screenwriter, writing for his first film Palomas rubias in 1920 but by 1923 he began siimultaneously directing and writing for his films, producing over 40 films between the early 1920s and 1959 when he was taken ill with lung cancer.

Is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tort

Is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl (1984), and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge (1991) and the controversial Pola X (1999). His professional name is an anagram of his first and middle names.

Is considered by many to be the most important Ukrainian theater director of the twentieth century.

Is considered by many to be the most important Ukrainian theater director of the twentieth century. He formed together with Vsevolod Meyerhold, Yevgeny Vakhtangov and several other directors the Soviet theater avantgarde in the 1920s and 30s. Kurbas was b

An internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1][2][3] An

An internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan film director, screenwriter, and film producer.[1][2][3] An active filmaker since 1949, Peries has been involved in over 28 films, including shorts and documentaries. He has received critical acclaim for directing Rekava, Gamperaliya, Nidhanaya, Golu Hadawatha, Kaliyugaya, Awaragira and Yuganthaya.

Was a Russian filmmaker and film theorist who taught at and helped establish the world's first film

Was a Russian filmmaker and film theorist who taught at and helped establish the world's first film school (the Moscow Film School).

Is an Armenian director known for his documentaries, "The Muses," " Charentz: Known and Unknown Side

Is an Armenian director known for his documentaries, "The Muses," " Charentz: Known and Unknown Sides", "Hovhannes Shiraz", " Mesrop Mashtots", "My Komitas", "And There Was Light", "The Manuscript of Independence" which was dedicated to the 10th anniversa

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed nine films since 1965.

Is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed nine films since 1965.

Was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1940 and 1961.

Was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1940 and 1961.

an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He has directed four films since 2001. His film La lib

an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He has directed four films since 2001. His film La libertadwas screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

Is a Danish director of stage and screen, perhaps best known for the feature film Pink Prison (1999)

Is a Danish director of stage and screen, perhaps best known for the feature film Pink Prison (1999).She originally trained as an actress at the HB Studio in New York City and Cantabile 2 in Copenhagen, and has appeared in a number of stage productions, mainly in Sweden.

Is a Chinese film director who emerged on the cinema scene in the late 1990s with his LGBT-themed fi

Is a Chinese film director who emerged on the cinema scene in the late 1990s with his LGBT-themed film Men and Women.Originally trained as a painter, Liu attended the prestigious Beijing Film Academy where he studied cinematography.[1] Upon graduation, he switched to directing and worked in television before making his first film Inkstone which failed to be screened either in China or abroad.In 1999, he directed the underground LGBT film Men and Women. Though the film was banned in China, it was seen as a rare example of a Chinese film to treat homosexuality as an everyday occurrence.[2]

Is a Chinese screenwriter, film director, and film producer.Upon his return to China, Liu entered in

Is a Chinese screenwriter, film director, and film producer.Upon his return to China, Liu entered into the film world, and soon became a major figure in China's independent film scene. Beginning his career as a screenwriter collaborating with Zhang Yang in his films Spicy Love Soup, and Shower, and Shi Runjiu in Beautiful New World, Liu eventually moved on to founding his own independent production company, Electric Orange Entertainment, which helped finance and produce Zhang Yibai's debut film Spring Subway.[1]

Is a Chinese filmmaker who has gained success in the early to mid 2000s.After graduating, Liu starte

Is a Chinese filmmaker who has gained success in the early to mid 2000s.After graduating, Liu started his career with the independent film, Chen Mo and Meiting (2002). The film, about a romance between flower-vendor boy and a massage parlor girl, was never released in China.[2] It nevertheless was screened abroad, and won a special mention at the Berlin International Film Festival[3] and a NETPAC award.Though never released in China, the film caught the attention of Chinese producers at the China Film Group (CFG), who selected Liu to participate in the New Film Project, a joint investment by the CFG and the Peking University Kwans Group to fund new directors.[2] With expectations that the film would be not only critically, but more importantly commercially successful, the China Film Group and the Peking University Kwans Group invested ¥5 million to Liu for his project, Two Great Sheep, a rural comedy about a poor peasant couple being forced to take care of two sheep of a superior breed.[2]

Is a female Chinese film director. Liu, an ethnic Hui Muslim, was the youngest member of the 1982 cl

Is a female Chinese film director. Liu, an ethnic Hui Muslim, was the youngest member of the 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, commonly referred to as the Fifth Generation.[1] Her career has spanned both film and television, though she remains less well known than many of her male counterparts to international audiences.Liu graduated form the BFA's directing program, in which she enrolled at the age of sixteen,[2] along with directors such as Tian Zhuangzhuang and Chen Kaige. Upon graduation, she was assigned to the Xiaoxing Film Studio where she directed her first solo work, Stories of the Voyage in 1985 at the age of 23.[1]

Was a famous Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film c

Was a famous Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.After Lee's death it was Lo who gave Jackie Chan his first shot at the big time as part of the wave of Bruceploitation. Lo is said to have been linked with Chinese organized crime, the Triads.[2]

Is a film director born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She graduated Danish Film School in 1984, and began

Is a film director born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She graduated Danish Film School in 1984, and began her career as a director with Kaj's fødselsdag "A Birthday Trip". She made her mark with the Dogme95-film, Italian for Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere, 2000), a romantic comedy which among its many international awards won the Silver Berlin Bear (Jury Prize) at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival. It is credited as the most profitable Scandinavian film to date.[2]

Is a Canadian-American Emmy-winning television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating

Is a Canadian-American Emmy-winning television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.

Is a Chinese writer-director who is commonly grouped with the "Sixth Generation"[1][2][3] directors

Is a Chinese writer-director who is commonly grouped with the "Sixth Generation"[1][2][3] directors of Chinese cinema and is currently banned from filmmaking by the Chinese government for five years as a result of controversy surrounding his film, Summer Palace.In 2003, Lou Ye made the film Purple Butterfly starring Zhang Ziyi. The film, which took place during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, with its tale of revenge and betrayal, as well as its complex narrative structure again borrowed heavily from the film noir tradition.

Is a television director in the Philippines.

Is a television director in the Philippines.

Was a Dutch actor, writer and director. Together with Maurits Binger and Theo Frenkel he was one of

Was a Dutch actor, writer and director. Together with Maurits Binger and Theo Frenkel he was one of the pioneers of early Dutch cinema.