Alexander Sokurov

Alexander Sokurov

male, 58 years old
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni, tetralogy, LeopardofHonourrecipient, Moloch, Nika Award, Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov
Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov is a Russian filmmaker from St Petersburg who has been hailed as successor to renowned director Andrei Tarkovsky....
Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller

male, deceased (1997)
Western film director, model, operation overlord, LeopardofHonourrecipient, American military personnel of World War II, newspaper…Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12 1912 - October 30 1997) was an American film director.
Ken Loach

Ken Loach

male, 73 years old
Homelessness, Cathy Come Home, LeopardofHonourrecipient, Riff-Raff, poverty, Kenneth Loach…Konrad Wolf Prize recipient, Alumni of the University of Birmingham, Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford, declined a British honour
Kenneth Loach (born June 17, 1936), known as Ken Loach, is an English television and film director. He is known for his naturalistic, social...
Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

male, 78 years old
Film theorist, nouvelle vague, film history, Marxist philosophy, film director, From Paris…LeopardofHonourrecipient, Cinema of the United States, University of Paris
Jean-Luc Godard (born 3 December, 1930) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the "Nouvelle Vague", or "French New...
Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci

male, 68 years old
Roman Catholic, LeopardofHonourrecipient, César Award winner, BAFTA winner, communist, writer…The Triumph of Love writer, The Triumph of Love film producer
Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1941) is an Italian writer and Academy Award winning film director.
Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

male, 100 years old
LeopardofHonourrecipient, film director, Manoel, de Oliveira, Order of St. James of the Sword, GCSE
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, <small>GCSE</small>; is a Portuguese film director born in Oporto on December 12, 1908. Since 2001, he is the o...
Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami

male, 69 years old
Persian literature, graphic designer, Art director, Film editor, illustrator, short film…A Taste of Cherry, Konrad Wolf Prize recipient, LeopardofHonourrecipient, Roberto Rossellini Prize recipient, François Truffaut Award recipient
Abbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami...
Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

male, 64 years old
buena vista social club, Düsseldorf, Producer, Palme d'Or, German-language film director, Playwright…The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick, LeopardofHonourrecipient, Leopard of Honour, Wings of Desire, University of Paris
Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim") Wenders is a German film director, playwright, photographer, and producer. He was born in Düsseldorf.
Ermanno Olmi

Ermanno Olmi

male, 78 years old
LeopardofHonourrecipient, director, film director, Italian, From Bergamo, writer
Ermanno Olmi (born July 24, 1931) is a renowned Italian film director.
Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

male, 69 years old
time bandits, Brazil (movie), 12 Monkeys, Captain Chaos, Terence Vance Gilliam, Terry Spam Sausage…only non-British member of Monty Python, Heavy use of wide angle lenses, Founding editor of Fang, father of 3, LeopardofHonourrecipient
Terrence Vance Gilliam (born November 22, 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, animator, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe....