List of Filmmakers

Ruggero Deodato is an Italian film director, and has also performed as both a screenwriter, and more recently an actor in both his own and other projects.

Quentin Dupieux, also known by his musical stage name Mr. Oizo, is a French filmmaker, electronic musician and DJ. Dupieux uses his full name for his filmmaking career, Mr. Oizo being only used for his musical career.

Tigmanshu Dhulia is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television. He wrote the dialogues for the 1998 film Dil Se.., which was the first Bollywood film to chart in the UK top ten, and was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. His directing career has also garnered international recognition with the biographical film, Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival. and the thriller drama Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.

Herman Yau Lai-to is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.

Siddharth Anand is an Indian film writer and director. He started his career as an assistant director on the 2001 film Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi and then wrote Hum Tum (2004) before making his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Salaam Namaste (2005), the highest earning film of the year abroad, in which he also had a special role. After directing Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) and Anjaana Anjaani (2010), he gained recognition helming the action films Bang Bang! (2014) and War (2019), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. His work in the latter resulted in him being nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Director.

Robert Lorenz is an American film producer and director, best known for his collaborations with Clint Eastwood. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture three times, for Mystic River (2003), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), and American Sniper (2014). He has also directed Trouble with the Curve (2012) and The Marksman (2021).

Jeethu Joseph is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also worked in a few Tamil and Bollywood films. Jeethu made his directional debut with the 2007 police procedural film Detective and later went on to direct five successful films: the family drama Mummy & Me (2010), the comedy My Boss (2012), the thriller Memories (2013), the family-thriller Drishyam (2013), the revenge-drama Oozham (2016) and the action-thriller Aadhi (2018). Jeethu gained popularity after the release of Drishyam, which became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever, it was the first Malayalam film to cross ₹50 crore mark at the box office. Jeethu made his Tamil debut with Papanasam (2015) and Hindi with The Body.

Shinji Aramaki is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer, born in Fukuoka Prefecture. He was a member of Artmic.

Nicole Kassell is an American film and television director who is noted for her work on films such as The Woodsman and on TV in series such as Vinyl, The Leftovers and Watchmen.

Afonso Poyart is a Brazilian film director, producer and writer. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2012 action 2 Coelhos and later directed the film Solace, starring Anthony Hopkins.