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20th-century filmmakers

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Abdellah TaïaAuthor · BooksAbdellah Taïa (born 1973) is a Moroccan writer and filmmaker who writes in the French language and has been based in Paris since 1999.
Adesuwa AighewiPerson · Film memorabiliaAdesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi (born April 22, 1988) is an American fashion model and filmmaker.
Alan BirkinshawIllustrator · IllustrationAlan Birkinshaw, FRGS (born 15 June 1944) is a British film director, writer, and television and film producer.
Alberto FuguetPerson · Film memorabiliaAlberto Felipe Fuguet de Goyeneche (pronounced [alˈβeɾto fuˈɣet]; born 7 March 1963) is a Chilean author, journalist, film critic and film director who rose to critical prominence in the…
Amos GitaiDesigner · DesignAmos Gitai is an Israeli artist and filmmaker, born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel.
Anne CuneoAuthor · BooksAnne Cuneo (6 September 1936 – 11 February 2015) was a Swiss journalist, novelist, theatre and film director and screenwriter.
Anne MungaiPerson · Film memorabiliaAnne G. Mungai (born 1957) was a Kenyan film director. She is best known for her feature length film, Saikati (1992).
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of SnowdonDesigner · Modern designAntony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (7 March 1930 – 13 January 2017), was a British photographer.
Artur ŻmijewskiArtist · SculptureArtur Żmijewski (born 26 May 1966 in Warsaw) is a Polish visual artist, filmmaker and photographer. During the years of 1990–1995 he studied at Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts.
Ashwiny Iyer TiwariPerson · Film memorabiliaAshwiny Iyer Tiwari (born 15 October 1979) is an Indian film director and writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her debut by directing the comedy-drama Nil Battey…
Athina Rachel TsangariPerson · Film memorabiliaAthina Rachel Tsangari (born April 2, 1966) is a Greek filmmaker. Her most notable works include her feature films, The Slow Business of Going (2000), Attenberg (2010) and Chevalier (2015)…
Ayoka ChenziraPerson · Film memorabiliaAyoka "Ayo" Chenzira (born November 8, 1953) is an independent African-American producer, film director, television director, animator, writer, experimental filmmaker, and transmedia…
B. S. JohnsonAuthor · BooksBryan Stanley William Johnson (5 February 1933 – 13 November 1973) was an English experimental novelist, poet and literary critic. He also produced television programmes and made films.
Barbara HammerPerson · Film memorabiliaBarbara Jean Hammer (May 15, 1939 – March 16, 2019) was an American feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer.
Barry JenkinsPerson · Film memorabiliaBarry Jenkins (born November 19, 1979) is an American filmmaker. After making his filmmaking debut with the short film My Josephine (2003), he directed his first feature film, Medicine for…
Bart DorsaPhotographer · PhotographyBart Dorsa (born 1967) is an American artist, photographer, film-maker. Dorsa works in an old photographic technique (Collodion process).
Bas Jan AderArtist · PaintingsBastiaan Johan Christiaan "Bas Jan" Ader (19 April 1942 – disappeared 1975) was a Dutch conceptual and performance artist, and photographer.
Behrouz Sebt RasoulPerson · Film memorabiliaBehrouz Sebt Rasoul (بهروز سبط رسول; born 7 July 1970) is an independent Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, photographer, musician, and author of two novels.
Bill RebanePerson · Film memorabiliaIto "Bill" Rebane (born February 8, 1937) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Bjørn NørgaardIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Björn Nörgaard in Malmö Art hall 1988
Bouna Medoune SeyePhotographer · PhotographyBouna Medoune Seye (also Bouna Médoune Sèye, 19 October 1956 – 27 December 2017) was a Senegalese painter, photographer, costume designer and filmmaker.
Branko SchmidtPerson · Film memorabiliaBranko Schmidt (born 21 September 1957) is a Croatian film director. His 2012 film Cannibal Vegetarian was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th…
Breda BebanPhotographer · PhotographyBreda Beban (1952–2012) was a Yugoslavian film and video artist. Beban was born in Novi Sad and studied art in Zagreb.
Burhan QurbaniPerson · Film memorabiliaBurhan Qurbani (Dari: برهان قربانی) (born in Erkelenz on 15 November 1980) is a German film director, writer and actor of Afghan origin.
Carlos CarreraArtist · PaintingsCarlos Carrera (born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter.
Carlos SauraPhotographer · PhotographyCarlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. He had a long and
Carlota GuerreroPhotographer · PhotographyCarlota Guerrero (born 1989 in Barcelona) is a Spanish photographer, filmmaker, and art director known for exploring themes of femininity and bodily autonomy.
Casey CalvertPerson · Film memorabiliaCasey Calvert is an American pornographic film actress and director. She entered the adult entertainment industry as an art model and fetish model at age 21, later performing in…
Celso AmorimAuthor · BooksCelso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born 3 June 1942) is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 2003 to 2010…
Charlotte McDonnellPerson · Music memorabiliaCharlotte McDonnell (formerly Charlie McDonnell; born 1 October 1990) is an English filmmaker, screenwriter, musician, former vlogger, author and Twitch streamer from Bath, Somerset.
Chineze AnyaenePerson · Film memorabiliaChineze Anyaene (born 28 December 1983) is a Nigerian filmmaker and film producer. She is best known for her critically acclaimed picture, Ijé: The Journey (2010).
Christian BoltanskiArtist · SculptureChristian Liberté Boltanski (6 September 1944 – 14 July 2021) was a French sculptor, photographer, painter, and film maker.
Christoph GirardetPerson · Film memorabiliaChristoph Girardet is a German filmmaker and artist. He lives and works in Hanover.
Christoph HochhäuslerPerson · Film memorabiliaChristoph Hochhäusler (born 10 July 1972) is a German film director and screenwriter.
Christoph SchlingensiefPerson · Film memorabiliaChristoph Maria Schlingensief (24 October 1960 – 21 August 2010) was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker.
Cindy ShermanPhotographer · PhotographyCynthia Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as…
Clotilde RullaudPerson · Film memorabiliaClotilde Rullaud ([kloːtildəʼ ʁʏːlɔ]; born on March 1, 1978, in Reims, France) is an artistic director, singer, vocalist, flutist, composer, filmmaker, producer and vocal coach.
Conrad SchnitzlerPerson · Music memorabiliaConrad "Conny" Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician associated with West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement.
Danielle JadelynPerson · Film memorabiliaDanielle Jadelyn (Hebrew: דניאל ג'יידלין) is an Israeli-British actress and filmmaker.
Danny LyonPerson · Film memorabiliaDanny Lyon (born March 16, 1942) is an American photographer and filmmaker.
Dany LaferrièreArtist · PaintingsWindsor Klébert Laferrière (born 13 April 1953), known as Dany Laferrière (French pronunciation: [dani lafɛʁjɛʁ]) is a Haitian-Canadian writer, filmmaker and journalist.
Darcy LangePhotographer · PhotographyDarcy Bruce Espie Lange (22 September 1946 – 8 August 2005) was a New Zealand artist born in Urenui.
David LeanPerson · Film memorabiliaSir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English filmmaker and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema.
David McKeeIllustrator · IllustrationDavid John McKee (2 January 1935 – 6 April 2022), was a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations.
Dayo AmusaPerson · Film memorabiliaDayo Amusa (born 20 July 1983) is a Nigerian actress, singer, television personality, and business woman. She is well known for her performance in Nollywood movies especially Yoruba movies.
Denys de La PatellièrePerson · Film memorabiliaDenys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France – 21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series.
Desirée DolronPhotographer · PhotographyDesiree Dolron (born 16 April 1963) is a Dutch visual artist who lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Dick WolfAuthor · BooksRichard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) is an American television producer best known for his Law & Order franchise.
Don HertzfeldtPerson · Film memorabiliaDon Hertzfeldt (born August 1, 1976) is an American animator, writer, and independent filmmaker.
Donald PetriePerson · Film memorabilia
Ed van der ElskenPhotographer · PhotographyEduard van der Elsken (10 March 1925 – 28 December 1990) was a Dutch photographer and filmmaker.
Edgardo CozarinskyPerson · Film memorabiliaEdgardo Cozarinsky (eðˈɣaɾðo kosaˈɾinski; 13 January 1939 – 2 June 2024) was an Argentine writer and filmmaker. He was best known for his Spanish-language novel Vudú urbano.
Efrat MishoriAuthor · BooksEfrat Mishori (née Tsdaka, in Hebrew: אפרת מישורי; born 5 May 1964) is an Israeli poet, essayist, performance artist, and filmmaker.
Elfi MikeschPhotographer · PhotographyElfi Mikesch (born Elfriede Mikesch; 31 May 1940) is an Austrian-German photographer, cinematographer and film director.
Elizabeth StephensArtist · SculptureElizabeth M. "Beth" Stephens (born November 18, 1960) is an American filmmaker, artist, sculptor, photographer, professor and two time Chair of the Art Department at UC Santa Cruz.
Erwin OlafPhotographer · PhotographyErwin Olaf Springveld (2 July 1959 – 20 September 2023), professionally known as Erwin Olaf, was a Dutch photographer from Hilversum.
Fons RademakersPerson · Film memorabiliaAlphonse Marie "Fons" Rademakers (5 September 1920 – 22 February 2007) was a Dutch actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter.
Frank StiefelPhotographer · PhotographyFrank Stiefel is an American filmmaker and photographer. His film Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405 won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject at the 90th Academy Awards.
Gábor BódyPerson · Film memorabiliaGábor Bódy (30 August 1946 – 24 October 1985) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, theoretic, and occasional actor.
Gavin HipkinsPhotographer · PhotographyGavin John Hipkins (born 1968 in Auckland) is a New Zealand photographer and filmmaker, and Associate Professor at Elam School of Fine Arts, at the University of Auckland.
Géla BabluaniPerson · Film memorabiliaGéla Babluani (Georgian: გელა ბაბლუანი) is a Georgian–French film director.
George Paul CsicseryPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Paul Csicsery (born March 17, 1948) is a Hungarian-American writer and independent filmmaker who has directed 35 films including performance films, dramatic shorts and documentaries.
Georgy TovstonogovPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorgy Aleksandrovich Tovstonogov (28 September 1915 – 23 May 1989) was a Russian-Georgian theatre director.
Gerard MalangaPhotographer · PhotographyGerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20, 1943) is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, actor, curator, and archivist.
Gillian LaubPhotographer · PhotographyGillian Laub (April 24, 1975) is an American photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist whose work explores the intersection of social issues and personal relationships.
Giuli ChokhonelidzePerson · Film memorabiliaGiuli Iasonis dze Chokhonelidze (10 April 1929 – 24 December 2008) was a Georgian stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter.
Grayson PerryArtist · CeramicsHe was born in Chelmsford.
Gunnel LindblomPerson · Film memorabiliaGunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director.
Gustav MetzgerArtist · SculptureGustav Metzger (10 April 1926, Nuremberg – 1 March 2017, London) was a stateless artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike.
Guy DebordPerson · Film memorabiliaGuy-Ernest Debord (lang; 28 December 1931 – 30 November 1994) was a French Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work, member of the Letterist International, founder of a…
Hélène ChâtelainPerson · Film memorabiliaHélène Châtelain (28 December 1935 – 11 April 2020) was a Belgian-born French actress who appeared as "the woman" in Chris Marker's La Jetée (1962), and later worked with playwright Armand…
Henri StorckPhotographer · PhotographyHenri Storck (5 September 1907 – 17 September 1999) was a Belgian writer, filmmaker and documentarist.
Hito SteyerlPerson · Film memorabiliaHito Steyerl (born 1 January 1966, Munich) is a German filmmaker, moving image artist, writer, and innovator of the essay documentary.
Hugo FregonesePerson · Film memorabiliaHugo Geronimo Fregonese (8 April 1908 – 11 January 1987) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country during the classical era of…
Hussein ChalayanDesigner · FashionHussein Chalayan, (Hüseyin Çağlayan hyseˈjin tʃaːɫaˈjan; born 12 August 1970) is a British-Cypriot fashion designer.
Isa GenzkenPhotographer · PhotographyIsa Genzken (born 27 November 1948) is a German artist who lives and works in Berlin.
Isidore IsouPerson · Music memorabiliaIsidore Isou (lang; 29 January 1925 – 28 July 2007), born Isidor Goldstein, was a Romanian-born French poet, dramaturge, novelist, film director, economist, and visual artist.[1] He was the…
István GaálPhotographer · PhotographyIstván Gaál (25 August 1933 – 25 September 2007) was a Hungarian film director, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1956 and 1996.
J.C.J. VanderheydenArtist · SculptureJacobus Cornelis Johannes "Jacques" van der Heyden (professional name JCJ Vanderheyden) (23 June 1928 – 27 February 2012) was a Dutch painter and photographer.
Jacques CousteauPhotographer · PhotographyJacques-Yves Cousteau (also; French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.
Jacques Louis NystPhotographer · PhotographyJacques Louis Nyst (1942 – March 12, 1996) was a Belgian video artist and educator.
Jakob TuggenerArtist · PaintingsJakob Tuggener (7 February 1904, Zurich – 29 April 1988) was a Swiss photographer, filmmaker and painter.
Janicke AskevoldPerson · Film memorabiliaJanicke Askevold (born 29 April 1980) is a Norwegian film director, actress, and model. Askevold has acted in several notable films, including China Salesman and My Way.
Joanna PaulArtist · PaintingsJoanna Margaret Paul (14 December 1945 – 29 May 2003) was a New Zealand visual artist, poet and film-maker.
John ChamberlainArtist · Sculpture
John SaxonPerson · Film memorabilia
Johnny HarrisPhotographer · PhotographyJohnny Harris (born May 28, 1988) is an American YouTuber, filmmaker, and independent journalist based in Washington, D.C.
Jon WozencroftDesigner · Modern designJon Wozencroft (born 1 June 1958, in Epsom, England) is a graphic designer, author and instructor.
José Miguel RibeiroIllustrator · IllustrationJosé Miguel Ribeiro (Amadora, Portugal, 18 January 1966) is a Portuguese film director.
Joseph CornellArtist · SculptureJoseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American visual artist and filmmaker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage.
Katharina CibulkaPhotographer · PhotographyKatharina Cibulka (born 1975) is an Austrian feminist artist, filmmaker and photographer whose work addresses gender-based inequity and power structures through public art projects such as…
Kemi AdetibaPerson · Film memorabiliaKemi Adetiba (born 8 January 1980) is a Nigerian filmmaker, television director and music video director, whose works have appeared on Channel O, MTV Base, Sound City TV, BET and Netflix.
Keri PickettPhotographer · PhotographyKeri Pickett (born 1959 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American photographer, author and filmmaker.
Koert van MensvoortDesigner · Modern designIllustration — Koert van Mensvoort, 2024
Krzysztof KieślowskiPerson · Film memorabiliaKrzysztof Kieślowski (27 June 1941 – 14 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter.
Laila MikkelsenPerson · Film memorabiliaLaila Mikkelsen (20 August 1940 – 13 January 2023) was a Norwegian film director and producer.
Lana WilsonPerson · Film memorabiliaLana Wilson is an American filmmaker. She directed the feature documentaries After Tiller, The Departure, Miss Americana, and Look into My Eyes, as well as the two-part documentary Pretty…
Larry ClarkPhotographer · PhotographyLawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film Kids (1995) and his…
Leslie CockburnPerson · Film memorabiliaLeslie Corkill Cockburn (née Redlich; September 2, 1952) is an American investigative journalist and filmmaker.
Lev KulidzhanovPerson · Film memorabiliaLev Aleksandrovich Kulidzhanov (19 March 1924 – 17 February 2002, also Lev Aleksandri Kulijanyan) was a Soviet and Armenian film director, screenwriter and professor at the Gerasimov…
Luc TuymansEngraver · PrintsLuc Tuymans (born 14 June 1958) is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it.
Manu LukschPerson · Film memorabiliaManu Luksch (born 1970) is an Austrian intermedia artist and filmmaker who is known for her wide-ranging critical practice that interrogates sociopolitical, legal, and technological…
Manuel PuigAuthor · BooksJuan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990), commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author and LGBTQ activist.
Marcel BroodthaersPhotographer · PhotographyMarcel Broodthaers (28 January 1924 – 28 January 1976) was a Belgian poet, filmmaker, and visual artist.
Marie-Louise EkmanArtist · SculptureMarie-Louise Ester Maude Ekman, née Fuchs, and known during her first marriage under the surname De Geer, and during and after her second as De Geer Bergenstråhle (born 5 November 1944) is…
Marion VernouxPerson · Film memorabiliaMarion Vernoux (French pronunciation: [maʁjɔ̃ vɛʁnu]; born 29 June 1966) is a French director and screenwriter.
Mark BunkerPhotographer · PhotographyMark Bunker (born May 23, 1956) is an American politician, broadcast journalist, videographer and documentary filmmaker.
Mark MandersArtist · SculptureMark Manders (born 1968 in Volkel) is a Dutch artist, currently living and working in Ronse, Belgium. His work consists mainly of installations, drawings and sculptures.
Marlen KhutsievPerson · Film memorabiliaMarlen Martynovich Khutsiev (4 October 1925 – 19 March 2019) was a Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include I Am Twenty and…
Marten ToonderArtist · Comics and comic artMarten Toonder (2 May 1912 – 27 July 2005) was a Dutch comic strip creator. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch…
Martin MeissonnierPerson · Music memorabiliaMartin Meissonnier is a French musician, producer, journalist, and filmmaker. He is known for his work with African pop musicians such as Fela Kuti and King Sunny Adé and Khaled among other…
Mary Ellen ButePerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Mary Ellen Bute
Massimiliano GalloPerson · Film memorabiliaMassimiliano Gallo (born 19 June 1968) is an Italian actor and singer.
Matilde LandetaPerson · Film memorabiliaMatilde Soto Landeta (20 September 1913 – 26 January 1999) was a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter, the first woman to serve in those roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema…
Mia Hansen-LøvePerson · Film memorabiliaMia Hansen-Løve (born 5 February 1981) is a French filmmaker and former actress. Most known for her films Eden (2014), Bergman Island (2021), and One Fine Morning (2022).
Michal LeszczylowskiPerson · Film memorabiliaMichał Leszczyłowski (born July 30, 1950) is a Polish-born naturalised Swedish film editor who has worked mostly in the Swedish film industry.
Mike HoolboomPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Hoolboom (born 1 January 1959) is a Canadian independent, experimental filmmaker.
Mike SalisburyDesigner · Modern designJohn Michael Salisbury, (29 March 1942 – 13 May 2026) was an English documentary filmmaker specialising in natural history programmes for television.
Mikhail KalatozovPerson · Film memorabiliaMikhail Konstantinovich Kalatozov (მიხეილ კალატოზიშვილი; 28 December 1903 – 26 March 1973), born Mikheil Kalatozishvili, was a Soviet film director of Georgian origin who contributed to…
Miranda JulyPerson · Film memorabiliaMiranda July (born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger; February 15, 1974) is an American film director, screenwriter, actress and author.

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