Which director is from a country closer to Canada, Alessandro Blasetti or Frank Tashlin?
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Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film "Quattro passi fra le nuvole". Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s.
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Frank Tashlin Francis Fredrick von Taschlein (February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), better known by his stage name Frank Tashlin, was an American animator, screenwriter, and film director. He was also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash.
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Aldo Vergano Born in Rome, Vergano was the co-founder with Alessandro Blasetti of the magazine "Cinematografo".
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Nisha Ganatra Nisha Ganatra (born in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for her films "Chutney Popcorn" (1999) and "Cosmopolitan" (2003), and for being a consulting producer on, and directing three episodes of, the first season of the Golden Globe–winning TV series "Transparent". Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee. She is openly lesbian.
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Shane Belcourt Shane Anthony Belcourt (born December 30, 1972) is a Métis writer, director, and cinematographer living and working in Canada. He is best known for his feature film "Tkaronto", which depicts the life of urban Métis and First Nations people.
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Jessica Cameron Jessica Cameron is a Canadian horror actress, director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Andrew Van Slee Andrew Van Slee (born 4 June 1965) is a Canadian-born independent film director. His most successful work was the 2001 film Totally Blonde.
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Frank Coraci Frank Coraci (born February 3, 1966) is an American film director and screenwriter best known for his work with Adam Sandler.
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Edward Peghin Edward Peghin (pe.geːn') (born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a producer and director of television programs and feature films. He is also a writer and photographer for the automotive magazines "Auto Enthusiast" and "Automotive Traveler"
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Touchstone Theatre Touchstone Theatre is a professional theatre company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1976 by a group of University of British Columbia theatre graduates. Touchstone's focus is on the development and production of Canadian works. The current Artistic Director is Katrina Dunn, who has served in that position since 1997. Former Artistic Directors are Ian Fenwick, Gordon McCall, John Cooper and Roy Surette.
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Andrew Kaufman Andrew Kaufman (born Wingham, Ontario) is a Canadian writer, film director, and radio producer.
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Frank Wisbar Frank Wisbar (born Franz Wysbar 9 December 1899 – 17 March 1967) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1932 and 1967 in Germany and the United States, as well as amassing many television credits. He was a member of the jury at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Steve Ihnat Stefan "Steve" Ihnat (August 7, 1934 – May 12, 1972) was a Slovakian-born American actor and director. He immigrated to Canada when he was five years old, and later became a United States citizen.
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Frédéric Choffat Frédéric Choffat (born June 9, 1973) is a French-speaking Swiss director.
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1977 Toronto International Film Festival The 2nd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 18, 1977. Retrospective of Quebec cinema was introduced and also Greek cinema was emphasized. "J.A. Martin Photographer" directed by Jean Beaudin was selected as the opening film.
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Gentile Tondino Gentile (Gerry) Tondino (September 3, 1923 – August 29, 2001) was a Canadian educator and artist, who lived in Montreal, Quebec. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Gentile Tondino is the father of theater designer Guido Tondino, multimedia artist Tristan Tondino, and architect Lisa Tondino.
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Nadia Tass Nadia Tass is a film director, producer and actress, originally from Florina, Macedonia, northern Greece, who moved to Australia in the 1960s. She began her career as an actress appearing in the television series "Prisoner". Tass has developed into one of Australia's most respected and exceptional filmmakers with her films being responsible for twenty-three Australian Film Institute (AFI) nominations, while garnering eight wins including Best Film and Best Director. She has also directed plays in Australia including "Miss Bosnia", "Cosi" and "Summer of the Aliens".
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Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (] ; born 16 March 1940) is an Italian director and screenwriter, whose films include "The Conformist", "Last Tango in Paris", "1900", "The Last Emperor", "The Sheltering Sky", "Stealing Beauty" and "The Dreamers". In recognition of his work, he was presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Since 1979, he has been married to screenwriter Clare Peploe.
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T.M. Scorzafava T.M. Scorzafava born Tina Shaw, is an Italian American film director. She is best known as the Director of "Gillery's Little Secret" starring Annabeth Gish, Julie Ann Emery and Allison Smith.
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Ron Kelly (filmmaker) Ron Kelly (born June 11, 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career with the CBC film unit, directing many short and documentary films between 1952 and 1964. He traveled to France, Spain and Mexico producing and directing documentaries independently from 1956 to 1958. From 1959 to 1962 he studied at Pinewood Studios, England, on a Canadian Arts Council fellowship and while there produced and directed documentaries for the BBC, CBC and National Office of Film, UK. In 1967 he co-wrote and directed the feature film Waiting for Caroline, as a commemoration of Canada's centennial year. "Waiting for Caroline" was distributed internationally by United Artists, Hollywood. In Hollywood in 1968, Kelly directed for Twentieth Century Fox Studios and Disney Studio. In 1970 he returned to Canada, writing, directing and producing dramas and documentaries for the NFB and CBC. His most recent film is "Victims of Victims" (2004), a documentary exploration of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre (] ; born 17 August 1941) is a French Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers.
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Michael Dowse Michael Dowse (born April 19, 1973) is a Canadian film director.