Konstantinos "Kostas" Gavras, known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for political films, such as the political thriller Z (1969), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing (1982), for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Most of his films have been made in French, but six of them were made in English, including Hanna K..
Gilberto PontecorvoCavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian filmmaker associated with the political cinema movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for directing the landmark war docudrama The Battle of Algiers (1966). It won the Golden Lion at the 27th Venice Film Festival, and earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
The Battle of Algiers is a 1966 Italian-Algerian war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It is based on action undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War (1954–1962) against the French government in North Africa, the most prominent being the eponymous Battle of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was shot on location in a Roberto Rossellini-inspired newsreel style: in black and white with documentary-type editing to add to its sense of historical authenticity, with mostly non-professional actors who had lived through the real battle. The film's score was composed by Pontecorvo and Ennio Morricone. It is often associated with Italian neorealist cinema.
The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 27 August 2008 by Burn After Reading, and closed on 6 September 2008. International competition jury, led by Wim Wenders, awarded Golden Lion to The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000.
The 21st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 6 July 1971. The Young Filmmakers Forum section was introduced at the festival.
The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with Uranus by Claude Berri.
The 42nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 26 August to 6 September 1985.
The 41st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 1984 under the direction of Gian Luigi Rondi.
The 45th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1988.
The 9th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 4 September 1948.
The 12th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1951.
The 40th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 11 September 1983.
The 39th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 2 September 1982.
The 29th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 7 September 1968.
The 28th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 26 August to 8 September 1967.
The 25th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 10 September 1964.
The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016.
The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017.
Brahim Hadjadj, was an Algerian actor. He is most notable for the roles in the films The Battle of Algiers, Patrouille à l'Est and L'opium et le baton.
