Filmmaker Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a Chinese actor and film director.His career had spanned much of recent PRC history. One of his

Was a Chinese actor and film director.His career had spanned much of recent PRC history. One of his earliest roles was in director Zheng Junli’s Crows and Sparrows, a polemic on the corruption of the Nationalist Government just prior to their defeat in the Chinese Civil War. After 1949, Sun continued to act, notably as the eldest brother in an adaptation of Ba Jin’s novel, Family.Sun Daolin is one of the most famous actors for the 1950-70's movie goer generations in China. Some four decades ago, to many Chinese, he was an idol and perfect Mr. Right for all unmarried women at his time

Was a major leftist film director active in the 1930s in Shanghai. One of the core directors of the

Was a major leftist film director active in the 1930s in Shanghai. One of the core directors of the Lianhua Film Company, Sun Yu made a name for himself with a series of socially conscious dramas in the early to mid 1930s. With the war, Sun Yu made his way to the interior of the country, where he continued to make films glorifying the war effort against the Japanese.His career took a turn for the worse upon his return to Shanghai in the late 1940s. In The Life of Wu Xun, Sun Yu's big-budget biographical picture of the titular Qing Dynasty educator, Sun attracted the wrath of Mao Zedong himself, who personally criticized the film in an essay. Though Sun never fully recovered from the episode, today, Sun Yu has emerged as one of the foremost filmmakers of China's golden age.

A Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wa

A Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. Born in Tokyo, he has directed both documentaries and feature films. One of his most famous movies is Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (??·??? - Hatsukoi Jigokuhen, 1968), which Hani co-scripted with Terayama Shuji.

Was the first prime minister of Indonesia, after a career as a key Indonesian nationalist organizer

Was the first prime minister of Indonesia, after a career as a key Indonesian nationalist organizer in the 1930s and 1940s. Sjahrir was born in 1909 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra; his father was an advisor to the Sultan of Deli. He studied in Medan and Bandung, and then moved to Leiden, The Netherlands to study law around 1929. In Holland he gained an appreciation for socialist principles, and was a part of several labor unions as he worked to support himself.

Is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. She had eight children when she entered film school.

Is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. She had eight children when she entered film school. In 1976 she entered NYU to further her desire to make films. A Hora da Estrela (Hour of the Star) was a Submission to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film is based on the novel by Clarice Lispector.[1]She is an avid follower of Bollywood films who says she wants Indian films to come to Brazil in a big way. She is also a Buddhist and has nine children.[2]

Was a screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with Francois Truffau

Was a screenwriter and director for numerous motion pictures. She often worked with Francois Truffaut. The 'script girl' Joelle, played by Nathalie Baye in Truffaut's Day for Night was based on Schiffman. It accurately protrayed the close collaboration she had with Truffaut and other directors.

Was a Czech film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and actor. Innemann, brother o

Was a Czech film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor and actor. Innemann, brother of Miroslav Innemann and Liduška Innemannová, was one of the pioneers of Czech cinema.The 1932 film Pred maturitou, which he made in cooperation with the Czech writer Vladislav Vancura, is considered to be his second creative peak. In 1933, Inneman directed the crime film Vražda v Ostrovní ulici, the first film to be made in the Barrandov Studios. His film career ended in 1937 with Švanda dudák

Was a Danish film director and screenwriter. The son of actor and film director Svend Methling, Meth

Was a Danish film director and screenwriter. The son of actor and film director Svend Methling, Methling Jr. was best known for a series of light-hearted comedies. His 1959 comedy Vi er allesammen tossede (All of us are Crazy) received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. Methling also received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film for the 1955 war drama Der kom en dag (There Will Come a Day).

Was a Canadian film and television producer, best remembered for the pioneering work he undertook in

Was a Canadian film and television producer, best remembered for the pioneering work he undertook in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Initially a film editor with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Newman later moved into television with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he began his long association with drama.

Was an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer and actor. Born in Lafayette, Indiana

Was an Academy Award-winning American film director, producer and actor. Born in Lafayette, Indiana to Russian Jewish immigrants, Pollack studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he later taught acting. He began directing television shows in the 1960s before moving to films.

Is a film director. After attending La Sorbonne University for law, he earned a scholarship to Pomon

Is a film director. After attending La Sorbonne University for law, he earned a scholarship to Pomona College in California, where he graduated with honors in Media Studies. While still in school, Sylvain wrote for and worked with directors such as Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze at Propaganda Films. Upon graduation a series of award-winning short films catapulted him to the forefront of the international market.

Is a Polish film and television director.

Is a Polish film and television director.