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Emmy Award-winning producer/writer and director Hector Manuel Coto was born in Havana, Cuba, one of four siblings of Spanish-Galician ancestry. His parents, Manuel (a doctor) and Norma (a teacher), were refugees from the Castro regime who settled near Orlando, Florida. Coto developed an early interest in films as a teen, making amateur videos with his father's Super8 camera. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue further studies, eventually graduating from the American Film Institute. An avid fan of horror and science fiction, he penned his first screenplay in 1988 for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985). Four years later, he co-wrote and directed the horror movie Dr. Giggles (1992), which has since attained some cult status.
His work on two scripts for a revival of The Outer Limits (1995) led to Coto being commissioned by Showtime to write and create his own sci-fi series, Odyssey 5 (2002). Produced in Toronto, Canada, it was cancelled (much to Coto's chagrin) after just one season and 19 episodes. It starred the actor Peter Weller, who would later feature on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), 24 (2001) and Dexter (2006). From 2003, Coto worked on 14 episodes of Enterprise and was promoted by series creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga to the position of showrunner during Season 4. A self-confessed 'Trekkie', he declared during a 2014 interview "...I wanted to tell more sweeping tales that tied into The Original Series because Enterprise was a prequel and I felt that, at a certain point, the show should begin to tack towards things that we remembered from The Original Series. I thought it would be nice and fun and tremendously rich to explore facets of The Original Series and of the Star Trek universe that were there but had not been fleshed out." Coto's influence was instrumental in filling in several hitherto unexplored gaps in the Star Trek lore.
In the wake of Enterprise, Coto worked as executive producer on the last five seasons of 24 before joining the crew of Dexter in the same capacity (and as occasional scriptwriter) from 2010 to 2013. From 2018, he was executive producer, as well as a prolific writer for American Horror Story (2011) and American Horror Stories (2021).
In 2006, Coto won a Primetime Emmy for his work on 24. He died from pancreatic cancer on July 8 2023, aged 62. He had been married to visual effects supervisor Robin Trickett, whom he had met on the set of Odyssey5.Directed Dr. Giggles- Director
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Ed Bye was born in 1955 in London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Bottom (1991), The Vicar of Dibley (1994) and Red Dwarf (1988). He has been married to Ruby Wax since 16 May 1988. They have three children.Directed Fat Slags- Writer
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Ms Breiman was born in San Francisco in 1964, youngest of five, to an architect father and mother who made children's television shows. When she was nine the parents split and she was brought up by her mother, who introduced her to her love of cinema. Acting and modelling in her teens she enrolled at the San Francisco State University to read journalism but dropped out and returned to acting, taking small parts in films before turning to directing television shows. Her big screen directorial debut was in 'Going Overboard,' Adam Sandler's film debut and she continued to direct throughout the 1990s before returning to infrequent screen roles in the twenty-first century. She is also an accomplished poker player.Directed Going Overboard- Writer
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Adam Rifkin is a Writer/Director whose eclectic career ranges from broad family comedies to cult classics to dark and gritty dramas. Most recently, Rifkin Wrote and Directed THE LAST MOVIE STAR, a poignant drama starring Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter and Chevy Chase. The critically acclaimed film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival where it was bought and released by A24. Rifkin also Directed DIRECTOR'S CUT, a wild and twisted meta-thriller penned by iconic illusionist and comedian, Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller. DIRECTOR'S CUT was the opening night film of the 2016 Slamdance Film Festival and was released by Epic Pictures under their new, DREAD CENTRAL PRESENTS, horror banner. Additionally, Rifkin Directed GIUSEPPE MAKES A MOVIE, an outrageous yet touching documentary about trailer park filmmaker Giuseppe Andrews and the misfit family of homeless people he's assembled to perform in all of his bizarre yet heartfelt movies. GIUSEPPE MAKES A MOVIE holds a coveted 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Previously, Rifkin Wrote and Directed the award winning film LOOK, a controversial drama that takes us into the foreboding world of surveillance and explores the conceit that the average American is captured on camera at least 300 times a day. Adam also Executive Produced LOOK: The Series for Showtime. The stand alone limited series enjoyed the highest ratings in its time slot in Showtime's history. Rifkin earned cult status when his film THE DARK BACKWARD was named one of the top ten films of its year by The New York Post. He would then be immortalized as the director responsible for New Line Cinema's DETROIT ROCK CITY, a bona fide cult classic that continues to speak to and inspire generations of rock fans around the world. Rifkin gained critical recognition for NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN EAGLE. The dark drama was an official selection of the London Film Festival and opened to rave reviews. An A-list screenwriter, Rifkin has a penchant for family fare. He wrote UNDERDOG for Walt Disney Studios, a tent pole comedy based on the iconic 1960's cartoon show, ZOOM, starring Tim Allen and two hits for DreamWorks, MOUSEHUNT and SMALL SOLDIERS. His next foray into family entertainment will be PEEPS, a Lego Movie-esque animated feature he'll write and produce based on the icon PEEPS candies.Directed Never on Tuesday- Producer
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Nico Mastorakis, a veteran in the independent film business, is founder and owner of Omega Pictures and Omega Entertainment, and who has been writing and directing movies for over 40 years, with "Island of Death", "Hired to Kill", "Nightmare at Noon", "Zero Boys" and "In The Cold Of The Night" and others enjoying a dedicated cult following. He has written over 20 screenplays and produced over 15 feature films, among which is "The Greek Tycoon", starring Anthony Quinn and Jacqueline Bisset. His movies have been released worldwide by prime distributors and in the U.S. by major studios (Universal, Paramount, United Artists, New Line) to a worldwide commercial success. His latest, ".com For Murder", is his tribute to Alfred Hitchcock.Directed Ninja Academy- Special Effects
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Alan Roberts is known for Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).Directed Round Trip to Heaven- Director
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Charles Winkler is known for Creed (2015), Survivor (2015) and Rocky Balboa (2006). He has been married to Sandra Nelson since 6 September 1998. They have one child.Directed You Talkin' To Me?- Morey Fineburgh is known for Anus Magillicutty (2003).Directed Anus Magillicutty
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Gabor N. Forgacs graduated from the Hungarian Film & TV School at MAFILM (OPAKFI), in Budapest. Than continued his education in the American Film Institute (AFI) in Los Angeles, California, where he had a chance to studied from some of the biggest legends like Billy Williams and Dean Cundey.
At the beginning of his career N. Forgacs was contracted by several international TV channel CNN, ORF, ProSieben, Sat for war reporting. Many documentaries marked his name in the early 90's, especially the ones filmed in politically conflicted situations, such as John Bosco's Rwanda, filmed during the Civil war, or the Fish called Adolf, filmed during the the breakup of Yugoslavia. His approach to details and relevance is coming from this period which accompanies all his films. He won his first award at the 1993 Normende Commercial Film Tender.
Attributing much of his collaborative experiences, to his education at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, from 1999 he has actively worked in various positions including Camera Assistant for Vilmos Zsigmond in Playing by Heart with Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie and Dennis Quaid, as well as Camera Operator in The Underworld featuring Kate Beckinsale.
Worked as cinematographer in a Canadian and US production, the I spy in 2001 directed by Betty Thomas, starring Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson.
He directed several American and Hungarian short feature films in the late 90s. Like The Insanity Plea (1998), Mail Ordered Bride (1998), Raphael (1997), Ten Commandments (1996), Train (1994).
From 2003 he was more active in Hungary where he sets his company, the Parabel Filmstudio. He took part in creating the concept of the new Hungarian Film Law.
In 2004, he was representing Hungary at the Cannes Film Festival with European Film Promotion "Producers on the Move".
In 2006 he provided production services for a German production Eichmann, directed by Robert Young. In 2007 he worked for the UK/US production film The Nutcracker in 3D, directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy, starring Elle Fanning, John Turturro and Nathan Lane.
N. Forgacs started to make a film adaptation for Andrew Cooper's novel, The House of Storm in 2010.
In 2011 he completed a documentary on the intoxicating Hungarian history about Countess Elizabeth Bathory, which was based on his historical research for his upcoming feature film, The Beauty Never Dies.
In 2012 N. Forgacs began to work on a film adaptation of a fascinating project, The Great Khmer Empire, a historical adventure film much anticipated by the whole world. He completed the animated version for the storyboard in 2013.
His latest feature film, The Butterflies, took him almost five years to complete. He turned the original idea into one of the most cultural shocking psychodrama. The film was released in summer 2013, at the Moscow International Film Festival and other international sites.Directed Dream Well- Actor
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Sam Mraovich was born in Stuebenville, Ohio. Favorite hobbies include oil painting, singing, being at the beach, and spending time with friends. Sam attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts in 1994, after graduating from State College Area High School in State College, Pennsylvania. Sam moved to Hollywood in January 1995. He joined SAG-AFTRA at age 19. He now spends time with his first love, making music. He wrote "There's A Storm Coming" available on Spotify with many other songs to be released in 2024. A few single Christmas songs are available too on all major online platforms for download and streaming. He has not yet married.Directed Ben & Arthur- Director
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Robert Iscove was born on 4 July 1947 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for From Justin to Kelly (2003), She's All That (1999) and Romeo and Juliet on Ice (1983). He was previously married to Wendy Maltby.Directed From Justin to Kelly- Producer
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Camillo Teti is known for Navigators of the Space (1993), The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986) and Duck, You Sucker! (1971).Directed Titanic: The Legend Goes On...- Actor
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Widely known for his frequent collaborations with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, a creative partnership which lasted 10 years and produced over 20 films, Ulli Lommel is one of the most consistently creative filmmakers to come from the New German Cinema movement.
The son of German comic performer Ludwig Manfred Lommel, Ulli Lommel began his career in show business as a child. His second feature film as a director Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) brought Lommel to New York, where he began working with Andy Warhol at The Factory. The Warhol / Lommel years spawned several features, including Cocaine Cowboys (1979) and Blank Generation (1980), both of which were directed by Lommel and feature Warhol in an acting role.
In the summer of 2013 Lommel went for nine months to Brazil, where he wrote a book and also made a film about Campo Bahia, the official camp for the German National Soccer Team. His autobiography, entitled Tenderness of the Wolves, is due out in late 2015.Directed Daniel der Zauberer- Producer
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Cinematic jack-of-all-trades Rick Sloane will never win any special awards for his admittedly cheap'n'cheesy low-budget independent movies, but he nonetheless deserves some respect for weathering the storm of lots of harsh critical notices and cranking out a sizable number of films throughout the years. Rick was born in 1961 and grew up in Los Angeles, California (he even attended Hollywood High School). He started making fake movie trailers as a teenager and originally planned on being an animator. Sloane was inspired to become a full-fledged filmmaker after seeing the hilarious 70's drive-in exploitation schlock parody "Hollywood Boulevard" at age eighteen. Rick went to film school at Los Angeles City College, where he was told by several instructors that he was the least talented student in their classes. Sloane's debut feature was the lame horror slasher spoof "The Movie House Massacre," which he made when he was twenty-one years old. This was followed by the campy sci-fi outing "The Visitants." Rick achieved his greatest notoriety with the atrocious "Gremlins" rip-off "Hobgoblins;" this horrendous dud was famously mocked on the cult TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Sloane really hit his stride with the crudely amusing "Vice Academy" flicks; he wound up making six movies altogether in this particular series (these pictures were made popular by being shown all the time on the late-night cable TV program "USA Up All Night"). "Good Girls Don't" rates highly as Rick's best-ever cinematic venture to date; it's a surprisingly sweet and charming female buddy comedic romp that's funny and touching in equal measure. After an eight year hiatus from filmmaking, Rick Sloane made a comeback with the less than eagerly anticipated belated sequel "Hobgoblins 2."Directed Hobgoblins- Writer
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Kenneth J. Berton is known for The Devil's Gift (1984) and Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996).Directed Merlin's Shop of Mystical Horrors- Producer
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Roger William Corman was born April 5, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Initially following in his father's footsteps, Corman studied engineering at Stanford University but while in school, he began to lose interest in the profession and developed a growing passion for film. Upon graduation, he worked a total of three days as an engineer at US Electrical Motors, which cemented his growing realization that engineering wasn't for him. He quit and took a job as a messenger for 20th Century Fox, eventually rising to the position of story analyst.
After a term spent studying modern English literature at England's Oxford University and a year spent bopping around Europe, Corman returned to the US, intent on becoming a screenwriter/producer. He sold his first script in 1953, "The House in the Sea," which was eventually filmed and released as Highway Dragnet (1954).
Horrified by the disconnect between his vision for the project and the film that eventually emerged, Corman took his salary from the picture, scraped together a little capital and set himself up as a producer, turning out Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954). Corman used his next picture, The Fast and the Furious (1954), to finagle a multi-picture deal with a fledgling company called American Releasing Corp. (ARC). It would soon change its name to American-International Pictures (AIP) and with Corman as its major talent behind the camera, would become one of the most successful independent studios in cinema history.
With no formal training, Corman first took to the director's chair with Five Guns West (1955) and over the next 15 years directed 53 films, mostly for AIP. He proved himself a master of quick, inexpensive productions, turning out several movies as director and/or producer in each of those years--nine movies in 1957, and nine again in 1958. His personal speed record was set with The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), which he shot in two days and a night.
In the early 1960s he began to take on more ambitious projects, gaining a great deal of critical praise (and commercial success) from a series of adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories, most of them starring Vincent Price. His film The Intruder (1962) was a serious look at racial integration in the South, starring a very young William Shatner. Critically praised and winning a prize at the Venice Film Festival, the movie became Corman's first--and, for many years, only--commercial flop. He called its failure "the greatest disappointment in my career." As a consequence of the experience, Corman opted to avoid such direct "message" films in the future and resolved to express his social and political concerns beneath the surface of overt entertainments.
Those messages became more radical as the 1960s wound to a close and after AIP began re-editing his films without his knowledge or consent, he left the company, retiring from directing to concentrate on production and distribution through his own newly formed company, New World Pictures. In addition to low-budget exploitation flicks, New World also distributed distinguished art cinema from around the world, becoming the American distributor for the films of Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini, François Truffaut and others. Selling off New World in the 1980s, Corman has continued his work through various companies in the years since--Concorde Pictures, New Horizons, Millenium Pictures, New Concorde. In 1990, after the publication of his biography "How I Made A Hundred Movies in Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime"--one of the all-time great books on filmmaking--he returned to directing but only for a single film, Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
With hundreds of movies to his credit, Roger Corman is one of the most prolific producers in the history of the film medium and one of the most successful--in his nearly six decades in the business, only about a dozen of his films have failed to turn a profit. Corman has been dubbed, among other things, "The King of the Cult Film" and "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and his filmography is packed with hundreds of remarkably entertaining films in addition to dozens of genuine cult classics. Corman has displayed an unrivaled eye for talent over the years--it could almost be said that it would be easier to name the top directors, actors, writers and creators in Hollywood who DIDN'T get their start with him than those who did. Among those he mentored are Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, James Cameron, Robert De Niro, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante and Sandra Bullock. His influence on modern American cinema is almost incalculable. In 2009 he was honored with an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement.Directed The Undead- Director
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Edward L. Cahn was an American second-feature director of Polish ancestry. His brother Philip Cahn worked in the industry as editor. Edward worked in films from 1917 as a production assistant. He later joined his brother in the cutting room of Universal, eventually becoming one of the studio's top editors (he did the last-minute re-cuts of the prestigious war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)). From 1931, Cahn assumed the director's chair, turning out cheap and cheerful crime melodramas and comedies. He became a mainstay of the MGM shorts department from 1935-49. Having gone pretty much unnoticed, his directing career began to pick up in the 1950s. Ever conscious of public demand, the imperturbable pipe-smoking Mr. Cahn turned his attention to trendy teenage rebellion films and schlock science-fiction (with a special penchant for zombies).
His films during this period range from the sublime to the absurd, from the inspired to the ridiculous. Some are bad enough to be (almost) enjoyable (particularly after a glass of wine or two). Point in case: Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), which somehow manages to combine mobsters, Nazis, zombies and atomic power, all in one package. Just as awful was The She-Creature (1956), featuring the lovely Marla English reverting into an extremely silly looking anthropomorphic sea monster (Cahn was able to re-use the same papier-mâché-and-plastic creation for the equally inept Voodoo Woman (1957)).
Rather more fun (though little more than a pastiche of The Mummy (1932)) was Curse of the Faceless Man (1958), in which a 2000-year-old calcified creature found near Pompeii returns to life to claim a lost love. Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) was unintentionally funny, but at least featured decent creature effects. Sadly, dialogue and script were corn straight off the cob. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) was arguably the best of Cahn's offerings (it was said to be the inspiration for Alien (1979)). It was tautly directed and (as so often happens) only let down at the end by the monster being revealed as just another guy in an unshapely rubber suit. The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) resumed Cahn's preoccupation with zombies and voodoo. At the center of the plot is an evil head-shrinking Swiss anthropologist (a suitably sinister performance by the brilliant Henry Daniell) who just happens to be a reincarnated Ecuadorian witch doctor. Unfortunately, though there is some visual style to the enterprise, the film as a whole can only be described as tame.
Cahn maintained an extremely prolific output through the early 1960s, working for AIP and United Artists on westerns and teen exploitation dramas right up until a year before his death at the age of 64.Directed The She-Creature- Terry M. West was born in Lake Worth, Texas and migrated to the East Coast in 1989. Terry is truly a jack of all trades - writer, filmmaker, actor, photographer. Though known mostly for his film work, Terry has also garnered much attention in the world of horror fiction. His short works, comics and novels have received several accolades. He was a finalist for 2 International Horror Guild Awards, was nominated on the preliminary ballot for a Bram Stoker Award and appeared on the TV Guide Sci-Fi Hot List. Recently, Terry made the decision to move to the West Coast to pursue his acting/directing career. Terry is also a very well-respected producer in the micro budget film industry.Directed Flesh for the Beast
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Mark Jones was born on 17 January 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Leprechaun (1992), NightMan (1997) and Rumpelstiltskin (1995).Directed Leprechaun- Editor
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Christopher (Chris) Angel won a student Academy Award for his film, Mr. October, and was nominated for an Emmy for his work for director James Cameron. He has directed five feature films, and recently completed the screenplay adaptation of Thomas Keneally's (Schindler's List) book about Africa, To Asmara. A UK citizen, Christopher is busy adapting Peter Stansky's seminal biography of famed author George Orwell into a limited series. He is a member of the Writer's Guild of Great Britain, BAFTA, and the Orwell Society.Directed Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell- Director
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Ross is an American film and TV director out of Los Angeles, CA. He has directed a number of high-profile TV shows, such as: Prison Break, Bones, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Numb3rs, Cold Case, etc. and is directing an action feature film.
Ross was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from New York University Film School. He directed a number of independent films, his first being Cappuccino. Ross' other film credits include Blue Hill Avenue, Ride or Die, Motives and The Mannsfield 12, the first film released through MySpace.com.Directed Killjoy- Director
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Pete Riski was born on 9 January 1974 in Rovaniemi, Finland. He is a director and editor, known for Dark Floors (2008), Uni (2021) and The Astronaut.Directed Dark Floors- Director
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Writer/director Frank Henenlotter was born August 29, 1950, in New York City. He gleefully "misspent" his youth watching a large array of blithely cheap'n'cheesy low-budget exploitation flicks in various seedy grindhouse theaters on Mahattan's 42nd St. He began making 8mm films as a teenager. His 16mm black-and-white short Slash of the Knife (1972) actually played at a 42nd St. grindhouse midnight show with John Waters' Pink Flamingos (1972). He briefly worked as a commercial artist and graphic designer prior to embarking on a career as a filmmaker. Henenlotter's pictures are distinguished by their offbeat plots, cheerfully lowbrow humor, excessive gore and pervasively sordid atmosphere. He made a smashing horror film debut with the marvelously gruesome and sleazy monster splatter gem Basket Case (1982), which delivered a surprisingly substantial amount of touching pathos along with the expected over-the-top explicit violence and hilariously scuzzy humor. This terrifically twisted tale of two Siamese twins who exact a harsh revenge on the doctors who surgically separated them was a big midnight movie hit and deservedly achieved true cult classic status. Henenlotter's follow-up fright feature was the equally excellent and inspired Brain Damage (1988), another grotesquely original and imaginative winner that offers a potent and provocative allegory on drug addiction with its supremely sick story of a young man who becomes an initially unwitting host for a cunning, ancient and lethal parasite that feeds on human brains. Frankenhooker (1990) was an uproariously rude'n'raunchy tongue-in-cheek hoot, while both "Basket Case" sequels are very amusing and enjoyable affairs. Outside of writing and directing, Frank has been responsible for reissuing an enormous volume of vintage '60s and '70s horror, softcore and exploitation flicks on VHS and DVD alike for Something Weird Video; he has also served as an extremely funny, lively and entertaining moderator on numerous DVD commentaries for the company.
After a regrettably lengthy absence from filmmaking, Henenlotter made a welcome comeback with the typically bizarre Bad Biology (2008).Directed Bad Biology- Actor
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Vince Offer is and actor, producer and infomercial star. He is one of the more famous infomercial pitchmen. His products the SHAMWOW, InVINCEable, SlapChop, Schticky and more have sold millions. He has also produced and starred in the films Underground Comedy Movie and The Inappropriate Comedy with Adrian Brody, Dante and Michelle Rodriguez.Directed The Underground Comedy Movie- Director
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Paul Weiland was born on 11 July 1953 in England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Leonard Part 6 (1987), Made of Honor (2008) and Keep Off the Grass (1983). He is married to Caroline Weiland. They have four children.Directed Leonard Part 6- Director
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Alan Rudolph was born on 18 December 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Trouble in Mind (1985), Choose Me (1984) and Afterglow (1997). He is married to Joyce Rudolph.Directed Breakfast of Champions- Producer
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Ferdi Egilmez was born on 12 March 1963 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Wacky Class in Army (2005), Wacky Class 3,5 (2006) and Pak Panter (2010).Directed The Military Class of Chaos- Actor
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Satish Chandra Kaushik was a well-known Indian actor and comedian. He was also a director, producer, and screenwriter. Kaushik graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, and received professional training from the National School of Drama, Delhi, and the Film and Television Institute, Pune.
In his lifetime, Kaushik was a part of more than 100 films and shows. His most famous theatre role was in the Hindi adaptation of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman named Salesman Ramlal.
In the film industry, Kaushik gained popularity with his iconic role in the superhero film Mr. India (1987). His humorous role as a cook and the famous dialogue "Calendar, khaana do" became a household dialogue in the 1990s.
His most famous movies include Ram Lakhan (1989), Saajan Chale Sasural (1996), Deewana Mastana (1997), Brick Lane (2007), Udta Punjab (2016), Kaagaz (2021).
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993) was Kaushik's first film as a director. The film did not do well at the box office.
The first hit film he directed was Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999). His other ventures as a director include Prem (1995), In Your Name (2003), Vaada (2005), Teree Sang: A Kidult Love Story (2009).
He won the Best Comic Actor award at the Filmfare Awards for his role in Ram Lakhan and Saajan Chale Sasural in 1990 and 1997, respectively. He won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival for his role in Kaagaz.
Shortly after celebrating Holi with his friends, Kaushik died due to cardiac arrest on March 9, 2023.Directed Milenge Milenge- Director
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Ken Ghosh is known for State of Siege: Temple Attack (2021), Ishq Vishk (2003) and Chance Pe Dance (2010).Directed Chance Pe Dance- Director
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Peter George is known for Surf Nazis Must Die (1987), Young Goodman Brown (1993) and Skate Nazi's Must Die.Directed Surf Nazis Must Die- Director
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Kasper Wedendahl is known for Danes Without a Clue (1997).Directed Danes Without a Clue- Director
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A director who is equally adept at working in television as well as features, Southern California native Ron Underwood has been making films since 5th grade and was winning Eastman Kodak filmmaking awards by the time he was in his teens. After graduating from University of Southern California, he completed a fellowship at the American Film Institute and then began his professional career in educational films. He directed more than 100 educational films before turning his attention to children's television. Underwood's ABC Weekend Special, The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986), earned both a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination.
The director made his feature film debut in 1990 with the science fiction comedy Tremors. The film, which starred Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward, became a sleeper hit, spawning six sequels and a USA TV series. This success was followed with the blockbuster comedy City Slickers (1991), starring Billy Crystal and Jack Palance. One of the year's top grossing films, the film earned Palance an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Underwood also directed the bittersweet fantasy-comedy Heart and Souls (1993), which starred Robert Downey, Jr. and Charles Grodin. He then directed Michael Keaton and Geena Davis in the romantic comedy Speechless (1994).
In 1998, Underwood directed a remake of the classic 1949 adventure film Mighty Joe Young, starring Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton, alongside a bigger-than-life gorilla, which earned the film an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects. He then directed The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), starring Eddie Murphy. The next feature film Underwood directed was the romantic comedy In the Mix, starring Usher Raymond and Chazz Palminteri (2005).
Underwood directed the Showtime feature Stealing Sinatra (2003), starring David Arquette and William H. Macy, who received an Emmy nomination. Underwood re-teamed with Jack Palance on the Hallmark Hall of Fame production Back When We Were Grownups (2004), based on the popular Anne Tyler book and starring Blythe Danner, who received both Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. Underwood directed several other TV movies.
In addition to directing long form films, Underwood has directed critically-acclaimed television series, including "Scandal", "Once Upon A Time", "Grey's Anatomy", "The Good Fight" and many others.Directed In the Mix- Director
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Bill Fishman is known for Tapeheads (1988), Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) and My Dinner with Jimi (2003).Directed Car 54, Where Are You?- Director
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Metter grew up in the Boston area, lived in the Hollywood Hills for most of his adult life, and moved to South Florida in 2009.
Alan began his creative life at Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB), the legendary advertising agency. In the late 1970s, Metter leaped at the opportunity to direct some of the first music videos for the likes of George Harrison, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Chicago, Olivia Newton-John, and Donna Summer, as well as comedians Rodney Dangerfield and Steve Martin, which were aired on the fledgling MTV.
The experience of directing major rock stars and comedians in music videos established Metter as a candidate to direct feature films.Directed Police Academy: Mission to Moscow- Writer
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Charles Robert Carner was born on 30 April 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Blind Fury (1989), The Untouchables (1993) and Crossfire Trail (2001).Directed Witless Protection- Director
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Christopher Cain was born on 29 October 1943 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Young Guns (1988), Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010) and September Dawn (2007).Directed Gone Fishin'- Director
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Alejandro Chomski was born on 27 November 1968 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a director and writer, known for Hoy y mañana (2003), Dormir al sol (2010) and In the Country of Last Things (2020). He died on 5 November 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Directed Feel the Noise- Director
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Kat Slater was born in Wisconsin, USA. She is known for The Smokers (2000).Directed The Smokers- Writer
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"I had a wonderful time working with the innovative, talented director Brian Metcalf. The young man has incredible integrity and vision. He has gained my respect." - Mickey Rourke
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Brian A. Metcalf (WGA, PGA, DGA, VES, ASCAP) is an Asian-American, award-winning writer, director, producer, musician and actor. He has worked with such talent as Academy Award® Nominee Mickey Rourke, Academy Award® Nominee Sean Astin, Golden Globe® Nominee Lou Diamond Phillips, Golden Globe® Nominee Penelope Ann Miller, Primetime Emmy® Nominee John Heard, Kiefer Sutherland, Tom Arnold, David Henrie, William Sadler, Mark Pellegrino, Michael Madsen, James Russo, Thomas Ian Nicholas and more. He previously worked as a creative director, writer, photographer, visual effects artist and supervisor on games, DVDs, web, EPKs, music videos, film and documentaries for all the major studios.
Metcalf recently show ran, wrote, directed and acted in the comedy TV series "UNDERDEVELOPED" which was distributed by Amazon Freevee, Tubi, Amazon Prime, Universal's Local Now, Comcast Xfinity and soon Plex. The show was promoted at San Diego Comic Con.
Before that, Brian produced, directed, wrote and acted in the crime thriller/drama "ADVERSE," distributed by Lionsgate. The film opened the prestigious Fantasporto Film Festival and went on to win a number of awards, including a Platinum Remi Award from Worldfest. Variety's Joe Leydon said that "Writer-director Brian A. Metcalf's indie offering boasts some impressive rough stuff and a surprisingly affecting turn by Mickey Rourke." The New York Times listed the film as one of their top 5 action films to watch for stating "The veteran ensemble in Brian A. Metcalf's visceral Los Angeles-set crime thriller supplies plenty of firepower in a bloody revenge narrative that sees Ethan deliciously hammering his enemies with a crowbar."
Before "ADVERSE," Brian made the mockumentary comedy/horror "LIVING AMONG US," distributed by Sony Pictures and Fox International.
Metcalf received a scholarship and was accepted into Sundance Co//ab TV writing classes under the instructions of Angela LaManna and Peter Biegen. He has had 4 of his scripts placed into the permanent core collection at the Margaret Herrick Library by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He lives in Los Angeles.Directed Fading of the Cries- Director
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In 2000, Todor Chapkanov graduated TV & Film Directing with a Masters Degree from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts "Krastyo Sarafov".
Between 2001 and 2018, Todor worked as First Assistant Director and Second Unit Director in over 50 movies, including titles like: "The Way Back", "Barbarian", "Hitman's Bodyguard", "London Has Fallen" and many others.
Since his directorial debut in 2007 till 2020, Todor directed different kinds of genre films & TV Series. Including one of the highest rated Bulgarian TV series - the period drama "Tree of Life". In 2015, Todor directs the sports action movie "Boyka: Undisputed" for Millennium Films.
Between 2016 and 2018, was operating as a Show Runner & Main Director of the Bulgarian TV series "Dear Heirs", highest rated prime time show on national television.
After directing couple of Romantic Comedies for Free Dolphin and Second Unit for "Expendables 4", Todor went to Amsterdam to make the Action/Thriller "Black Lotus" for Dutch Filmworks and Capstone. Premiered in April, 2023.
Throughout his career, Todor Chapkanov has directed more than 15 movies, numerous TV series, TV shows, Commercials and music videos.Directed Monsterwolf- Actor
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Furst started his career in television, portraying a wide variety of characters in dozens of network and cable series, before gaining recognition for his role as the original Lucas Hood in Cinemax's Banshee. He then expanded to supporting and roles in films like The Magnificent Seven, The Founder, Terminator Genisys and Focus. For his work in I Love You Phillip Morris, Variety wrote of Furst's ability to make a large impact with just a few scenes in the article entitled 'Not Nominate But Definitely Memorable.' Furst made his directorial debut with the horror feature 30 Days to Die, distributed by Lionsgate. His second feature, Starve, premiered as an official selection at the Stiges Film Festival. His early success with independent film garnered the attention of Universal Television, which commissioned Furst's directorial services on over a dozen Movies of the Week for their various networks. As of 2022, Furst has produced 37 movies. You Might be the Killer premiered at the Fantastic Film Festival, and Alice was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Furst is the president of Curmudgeon Films. My Sister's Keeper was the first film produced under his banner, starring Abigail Breslin and Cameron Diaz. In 2018, he produced You Might be the Killer, starring Alyson Hannigan. Furst then went on to work on the cult franchise Tales from the Hood, producing Part 2 and Part 3. The son of actor Stephen Furst (Animal House), Griff lives in Los Angeles.Directed Wolvesbayne