Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura.
Reinhard Hauff is a German film director. His works, which were mostly carried out in the late 1960s to early 1990s, are known for their social and political commentary. Stammheim, which is based on the activities of the Red Army Faction won the Golden Bear award at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival in 1986. In 1987, he was a member of the jury at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1970 film Mathias Kneissl was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen is a Danish film director, musician, and songwriter. He was one of the founders and practitioners of the Dogme95 project, for creating films without artificial technology or techniques.
Konrad Wolf was an East German film director. He was the son of writer, doctor and diplomat Friedrich Wolf, and the younger brother of Stasi spymaster Markus Wolf.
Ettore Scola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Tolomush Okeyevich Okeyev was a Kyrgyz screenwriter and film director. He was born 11 September in Bokonbayevskoye. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1975 film The Red Apple was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1984 film The Descendant of the Snow Leopard was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement. In 1999 he was a member of the jury at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz was a Spanish film director and screen writer. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, and El puente (1977) which won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1979 film Seven Days in January won the Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1993 he was a member of the jury at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1953 he and Luis García Berlanga founded a film magazine, Objetivo, which existed until 1956. Bardem is the father of director Miguel Bardem and uncle of actor Javier Bardem. He died of complications resulting from liver disease.
Ruy Alexandre Guerra Coelho Pereira is a Portuguese-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Guerra was born a Portuguese citizen in Lourenço Marques in Mozambique, when it was still a Portuguese colony.
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film Habla, mudita was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Camada negra at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. His 1979 film El corazón del bosque was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. Two years later, his film Maravillas was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. His 1982 film Demons in the Garden was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. In 1991 he was a member of the jury at the 17th Moscow International Film Festival.
Mario Camus García is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He won the Golden Bear at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival with La colmena. His 1987 film The House of Bernarda Alba was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and in the main competition at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1993 film Shadows in a Conflict was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.
Humberto Solás was a Cuban film director, credited with directing the film Lucía (1968), which explored the lives of Cuban women during different periods in Cuban history.
Paulo Porto was a Brazilian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 32 films and television shows between 1947 and 1988. He starred in the 1973 film All Nudity Shall Be Punished, which won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. His 1971 film In the Family was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize.
Octavio Cortázar was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1961 and 2005. His 1977 film The Teacher was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. His 1981 film Guardafronteras was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
László Lugossy is a Hungarian film director.
Erden Kıral is a Turkish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 12 films since 1978. His 1979 film The Canal was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1983 film A Season in Hakkari was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. Five years later, his film Hunting Time was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
Bear Ye One Another's Burden is a 1988 East German drama film directed by Lothar Warneke. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, where Manfred Möck and Jörg Pose won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.
Jörg Pose is a German actor. He starred in the 1988 film Bear Ye One Another's Burden and with co-star Manfred Möck, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
Manfred Möck is a German actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1982. He starred in the 1988 film Bear Ye One Another's Burden and with co-star Jörg Pose, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.
The Incorrigible Barbara is a 1977 East German drama film written and directed by Lothar Warneke. It was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.
Our Short Life is a 1981 East German drama film directed by Lothar Warneke. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.
