The National Film Award for Best Direction is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), an organisation set up by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Since 1967, the award is given by a national panel appointed annually by the DFF to a director for their work within Indian cinema. It is presented by the president of India at a ceremony held in New Delhi.
El Caracazo is 2005 Venezuelan historical film that deals with the events of El Caracazo, the name given to a series of riots and lootings in and around Caracas on 27 February 1989. The film was produced and directed by the veteran Venezuelan filmmaker Román Chalbaud. It is a documentary drama, not only about the titular tragedy but also putting it in historical perspective. The film cost 3 billion bolívares, provided by the Ministry of Culture.
Ramon "Nomar" Enrique Perez Fernandez is a Venezuelan-born Spanish pornographic actor. He started his pornographic career around the age of 23, and he has worked with pornographic film producers Reality Kings, Brazzers and New Sensation.
Douglas Pedro Sánchez is a film director and screenwriter from Santurce, Puerto Rico.
Ronaldo Luis Peña Vargas is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Chacarita Juniors, on loan from Universidad Central.
Shira Haas is an Israeli actress. She initially gained national prominence for her roles in local film and television, having won two Israeli Ophir Awards out of five nominations since 2014. In 2020, she gained international acclaim for her role in the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox. For this performance, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In the same year, Haas won the Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best International Actress for her performance in the Israeli drama film Asia (2020).
Season of the Devil is a 2018 Filipino musical film directed by Lav Diaz. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. It won the Grand Jury Prize for Film in the 2019 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards. The film has a running time of 234 minutes. It won Best Picture at the 58th International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias, Gems Section.
Patricia Ortega is a Venezuelan film director. She has won multiple accolades, particularly for her 2018 film Being Impossible.
The Laws of Thermodynamics is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Mateo Gil. The film is a romantic comedy, but is presented partially as a documentary with protagonist "physics geek" Manel attempting to explain the characters behaviour and emotion using the laws.
Alex Nain Saab Morán is a Colombian businessman. Saab was the subject of journalistic investigations for conducting businesses estimated at US$135 million with the Venezuelan government, while other Colombian businessmen had stopped exporting to Venezuela due to uncertainty regarding payments and tight exchange controls. Saab's name has appeared in multiple ICIJ leaks including the Panama Papers, Pandora Papers and the FinCEN Files.
Luis Manuel Méndez was a Venezuelan businessman and film presenter from the state of Zulia.
Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage is a 2016 documentary film that addresses the spectrum of sexual violence, from child sexual abuse and clergy abuse to rape and sex trafficking. It was directed, written and produced by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle.
Infection is a 2019 independent Venezuelan film directed by Flavio Pedota. A horror-thriller film, it tells the story of a zombie apocalypse and contains elements of social satire. It is Venezuela's first zombie film. The film has received several awards and nominations. It is seen by many to contain anti-Chavismo commentary, and has been banned in Venezuela.
Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon, also known as simply Ainbo, is a 2021 computer-animated adventure film co-directed by José Zelada and Richard Claus, with story by Zelada. Produced by Tunche Films and Cool Beans, Cinema Management Group oversees worldwide distribution. The plot follows an adventurous girl named Ainbo, who, along with her animal spirit guides, sets out to save her jungle paradise in the Amazon from loggers and miners. The film is noted as an authentic description of the Amazon rainforest folklore.
Valeria Martínez Zaragoza, known by her pseudonym Valeria Vegas, is a Spanish journalist, essayist, writer, documentary filmmaker and producer.
Yo, indocumentada is a 2013 Venezuelan documentary film directed by Andrea Baranenko. The film is about three Venezuelan transgender women and their efforts to be legally recognized in the country, including being able to change their legal name.
Zamora: tierra y hombres libres is a 2009 film directed by Venezuelan director Román Chalbaud. The film is named after and depicts Ezequiel Zamora, general of the liberals during the Federal War in Venezuela between 1859 and 1863.
