List of Filmmakers
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. She has directed both documentary and scripted films. Her best-known works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization, each covering an aspect of Los Angeles underground culture, and Wayne's World, her highest-grossing film.
James Ponsoldt
James Adam Ponsoldt is an American film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed the drama films Off the Black (2006) and Smashed (2012), the romantic comedy-drama The Spectacular Now (2013), and the dramas The End of the Tour (2015) and The Circle (2017).
Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Daniels produced 2001's Academy Award-winning Monster's Ball. Daniels became the first African American film producer to solely produce an Oscar-winning film, when Halle Berry picked up the Best Actress statue, making her the first, and only, African American Best Actress winner.
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer, actor known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2013.
Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson is an American stop motion animator who has worked on films such as James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas, short films such as an animation of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and TV programmes such as The PJs. He is best known for directing Corpse Bride with Tim Burton; they were jointly nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He was set to direct Ping Pong Rabbit, from a script by Peter Barsocchini. The film was planned to be released by Mili Pictures Worldwide. Johnson was also attached to direct Oz Wars, a CGI/Stop-motion hybrid film.
Mark Herman
Mark Herman is an English film director and screenwriter, best known for writing and directing the 2008 film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Michael Gracey
Michael Gracey is an Australian director and visual effects artist.
Peter Howitt
Peter Howitt is a British actor and film director.
Jesse Dylan
Jesse Byron Dylan is an American film director and production executive. He is the founder of the media production company Wondros and Lybba, a non-profit organization. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and TED. He is the son of musician Bob Dylan and brother of singer Jakob Dylan.
Adam Wingard
Adam Wingard is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, and composer. He is notable for his works in the horror genre, especially the films You're Next, The Guest, and Death Note. Wingard is the director for the upcoming film Godzilla vs. Kong (2021).