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Abel Gance Facts

Born an illegitimate son of a wealthy physician, Abel Flamant, and a working class mother, Francoise Perethon. He was raised by his mother and her boyfriend, who later became her husband, Adolphe Gance. Pressured by his parents, he began his working

Ashim Ahluwalia Facts

Ashim Ahluwalia (born 1972 in Mumbai, India) is a film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the feature-length documentary John & Jane (2005), which had a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and a European premiere at

Iosif Kheifits Facts

Iosif Yefimovich Kheifits (Belarusian: Іосіф Яўхімавіч Хейфіц; 17 December [O.S. 4 December] 1905 – 24 April 1995) was a Soviet film director, winner of two Stalin Prizes (1941, 1946), People’s Artist of USSR (1964), Hero of S

Régis Wargnier Facts

Régis Wargnier (born 18 April 1948) is a French film director, film producer, screenwriter and film score composer. His 1992 film Indochine won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards. His 1995 A French Woman was

Joshua Michael Stern Facts

Joshua Michael Stern is an American film director and screenwriter. He has directed three feature films: Neverwas (2005), Swing Vote (2008) and the 2013 biographical film Jobs, based on the life of Steve Jobs.

Pearry Reginald Teo Facts

Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli (born 23 July 1978) commonly known as Pearry Teo, is a film director, screenwriter and producer. He is considered the first Singaporean movie director to make a Hollywood film.

Filip Bajon Facts

Filip Michał Bajon (born 25 August 1947) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

John G. Blystone Facts

Biography by Hal Erickson [-]Trying his luck as an actor after graduating from the University of Wisconsin, John G. Blystone turned to writing and directing in 1923. One of his first films as director was Buster Keaton’s Our Hospitality (1923), thou

Rod Fontana Facts

Ronald Boyer, commonly known by the stage name Rod Fontana, (born September 18, 1952) is a pornographic actor and director. In 2005, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. He was reported to have retired from the adult film industry in 2007 to pu

Ziad H. Hamzeh Facts

Ziad H Hamzeh (born 22 January 1959) is a Syrian-American college professor and film-maker. Ziad has made Boston, Massachusetts his home after relocating from Los Angeles. He is of Druze origin. Ziad is the producer of “Always Brando”. The film premi

Vadim Abdrashitov Facts

Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov (Russian: Вадим Юсупович Абдрашитов, Tatar: Вадим Йосыф улы Габдерәшитов, Vadim Yosıf ulı Ğabderəşitov) (born 19 January 1945) is one of Russian cinema’s most independe

Marcel Camus Facts

Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 – 13 January 1982) was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.