Yōichi Sai is a South Korean film director. His mother is Japanese and his father is Zainichi Korean. He is the president of the Directors Guild of Japan.
Sombre is a 1998 French film directed by Philippe Grandrieux, starring Marc Barbé and Elina Löwensohn. The film was nominated for the Golden Leopard and won the C.I.C.A.E. Award - Special Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival.
Nénette and Boni is a 1996 French drama film directed by Claire Denis, written by Denis in collaboration with Jean-Pol Fargeau.
Father is a 2000 Chinese film directed by the writer Wang Shuo. To date, it is Wang's first and only directorial effort. The film is based on Wang's own novel, Wo Shi Ni Baba. Despite being partially backed by the state-run Beijing Film Studio, Father suffered from years of bureaucratic red tape due to being seen as an interpretation of as deconstructing authority in China. Made in 1996, the film was not screened until 2000, when it surreptitiously premiered at the 2000 Locarno International Film Festival.
Nothing Personal is a 2009 Dutch-Irish drama film written and directed by Urszula Antoniak. It was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival for the international competition. It won the Golden Leopard for best debut film and Lotte Verbeek won the award for best actress. The film won four Golden Calves at the Dutch Film Festival of 2009, including best film.
Iain Dilthey is a British film director.
Hilde is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Kai Wessel and starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens and Monica Bleibtreu. It depicts the life of the German actress Hildegard Knef.
Jo Eun-ji is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the gritty Im Sang-soo film Tears, and has since become better known for her supporting roles on film and television, such as in The President's Last Bang, My Scary Girl, Forever the Moment, The Concubine and The Villainess. She was also the leading actress in the indies Driving with My Wife's Lover, and Sunshine Love.
Zora the Vampire is a 2000 Italian horror-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. It is loosely based on the eponymous comic character.
Off to the Revolution by a 2CV is a 2001 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Sciarra. It won the Golden Leopard at the 2001 Locarno International Film Festival.
What Will Happen to Us is a 2004 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi.
Derek Elley is an American film and music critic and author, best known as the resident film critic for Variety until his departure in March 2010. With over 1200 reviews to his credit as of December 2014 on Rotten Tomatoes, he specialises in reviewing Asian films and joined Film Business Asia as chief critic upon its inception after leaving Variety in 2010.
Winter is a 2002 Italian romance-drama film written and directed by Nina Di Majo.
Secret File is a 2003 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Paolo Benvenuti.
Paolo Benvenuti is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.
A Love is a 1999 Italian romance film written and directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli and starring Fabrizio Gifuni and Lorenza Indovina.
Take Me Away is a 1994 Italian romance-drama film written and directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli, at his directorial debut.
She, a Chinese is a 2009 international co-production drama film directed by Xiaolu Guo. Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard's La Chinoise, it portraits a fragmented journey of a young Chinese woman through the world. It won the 2009 Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival.
