Directors

1. Spike Lee

Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Georgia, to Brooklyn, New York. Lee came from artistic, education-grounded background; his father was a jazz musician, and his mother, a schoolteacher. He attended ...

2. Daniel Lindsay

Producer | Undefeated

Daniel Lindsay is known for Undefeated (2011), LA 92 (2017) and Tina (2021).

3. T.J. Martin

Director | Tina

T.J. Martin was born on September 7, 1979 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Tina (2021), LA 92 (2017) and Undefeated (2011).

4. Jon Watts

Director | Cop Car

Jon Watts is an American filmmaker and screenwriter. He directed Cop Car and Clown before he was picked by Marvel and Sony to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming starring Tom Holland and Zendaya. It's success resulted in two sequels, Far from Home in 2019 and No Way Home in 2021. He was also picked by ...

5. Eli Roth

Producer | Thanksgiving

Eli Raphael Roth was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Cora (Bialis), a painter, and Sheldon H. Roth, a psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and clinical professor. His family is Jewish (from Austria, Hungary, Russia, and Poland). He began shooting Super 8 films at the age of eight; after watching Ridley ...

6. Joe Lynch

Producer | Chillerama

Joe Lynch is a filmmaker. Born in Long Island and dealing with life in L.A., Lynch has creatively worked in various medias, including feature films, TV, music videos, commercials, short films, podcasts and more.

Lynch's previous feature films include "Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" with Henry Rollins, "...

7. Don Bluth

Director | Anastasia

Don Bluth was one of the chief animators at Disney to come to the mantle after the great one's death. He eventually became the animation director for such films as The Rescuers (1977) and Pete's Dragon (1977). Unfortunately, the quality of animation that Disney was producing at this point was not ...

8. Gary Goldman

Producer | Anastasia

When Gary Goldman met Don Bluth at Walt Disney Studios in 1972, they formed an instant friendship, soon realizing that they both shared the desire of restoring the heritage of classical animation to today's animated films, their friendship eventually turned into a creative partnership that has ...

9. Clive Barker

Writer | Nightbreed

Born in Liverpool, England, UK, Clive Barker is an English writer, director, and visual artist, best known for his works in the genres of horror and dark fantasy. His mother Joan Ruby (née Revill) was a painter and school welfare officer and his father Leonard Barker was a personnel director for an...

10. Tim Burton

Producer | Edward Scissorhands

Timothy Walter Burton was born in Burbank, California, to Jean Rae (Erickson), who owned a cat-themed gift shop, and William Reed Burton, who worked for the Burbank Park and Recreation Department. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies (he was ...

11. Sam Raimi

Director | Spider-Man

Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making ...

12. Ted Raimi

Actor | The Quarry

Theodore (Ted) Raimi is an American Character Actor who was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. Ted Raimi started his career at the early age of 17 and now owns 40 years of experience in his business. Raimi is known for appearing in horror shows, movies, series, and his most recent work; a ...

13. Stanley Kubrick

Director | 2001: A Space Odyssey

Stanley Kubrick was born in Manhattan, New York City, to Sadie Gertrude (Perveler) and Jacob Leonard Kubrick, a physician. His family were Jewish immigrants (from Austria, Romania, and Russia). Stanley was considered intelligent, despite poor grades at school. Hoping that a change of scenery would ...

14. Alfred Hitchcock

Director | Psycho

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. He was the son of Emma Jane (Whelan; 1863 - 1942) and East End greengrocer William Hitchcock (1862 - 1914). His parents were both of half English and half Irish ancestry. He had two older siblings, William Hitchcock (born 1890) and ...

15. Wes Craven

Writer | A Nightmare on Elm Street

Wes Craven has become synonymous with genre bending and innovative horror, challenging audiences with his bold vision.

Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Caroline (Miller) and Paul Eugene Craven. He had a midwestern suburban upbringing. His first feature film was The Last House on ...

16. Rohn Schmidt

Cinematographer | The Walking Dead

Rohn Schmidt is an American Cinematographer and Director. He is known for his visually trend setting cinematography on The Shield, The Walking Dead and The Mist. He has been Director of Photography on over 2 dozen features and 300+ episodes of Television. His intense yet quiet on-set presence ...

17. Harvey Weinstein

Producer | Shakespeare in Love

Harvey Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952, in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, the first of two boys born to Max and Miriam Weinstein. He is a film producer, known for Pulp Fiction (1994), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and Gangs of New York (2002). He has been married and divorced ...

18. Bob Weinstein

Producer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Bob Weinstein was born on October 18, 1954 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Hateful Eight (2015) and The Great Debaters (2007). He has been married to Annie Clayton since April 29,...

19. Joe Dante

Director | Innerspace

Joe Dante is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art. After a stint as a film reviewer, he began his filmmaking apprenticeship in 1974 as trailer editor for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Hollywood Boulevard (1976) (co-directed with Allan Arkush)...

20. Damien Leone

Special_effects | Terrifier 2

Damien Leone is known for Terrifier 2 (2022), Terrifier (2016) and Terrifier (2011).

21. Bryan Norton

Director | Penny Dreadful

Bryan Norton has an M.F.A. degree in Film Production from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts Graduate Film Program, and a B.A. in Cinema Studies from Sarah Lawrence College. He wrote and directed the award winning horror film Penny Dreadful with a generous grant from Warner Bros, ...

22. Jesse Baget

Producer | Cellmates

Jesse Baget is known for Cellmates (2011), Wild Side and Wrestlemaniac (2006).

23. Andrés Borghi

Visual_effects | Nacido para morir

Andrés Borghi is known for Nacido para morir (2014), Everybody Changes (2019) and Bailando con el peligro (2004).

24. Jay Holben

Dexter

Jay Holben was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Dexter (2006), Femme Fatales (2011) and Of Fortune and Gold (2015).

25. James Kondelik

Editor | Behind the Walls

James Kondelik is known for Behind the Walls (2018), Mindcage (2022) and Lights Out (2024).

26. Jon Kondelik

Producer | Greenlight

Jon Kondelik is known for Greenlight (2019), Behind the Walls (2018) and Blood Brothers (2015).

27. Antonio Padovan

Director | Socks and Cakes

Antonio Padovan was born and raised in Venice, Italy. In 2007 he received a full scholarship to attempt a One-Year Program at the New York Film Academy and moved to the United States.

He currently lives in New York and works as a writer and film director.

In his films, he usually focuses on common ...

28. Ryan Patch

Producer | City of Ghosts

Ryan cut his teeth telling campfire stories in his native Colorado mountains, then decamped to New York to attend NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Ryan then attended Royal Holloway, University of London and received a Master's in Screenwriting. He now directs and produces narrative, documentary, and ...

29. Marc Roussel

Editor | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

Marc Roussel is known for Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022), Chief of War and Orah (2023).

30. Mark Byers

Writer | Gua sha

CEO/Producer/Writer Mark Byers has produced or directed numerous independent feature motion pictures (Deception, The Treatment, Dream Parlor, Criminal Act), written 28 feature screenplays (Watch the Skies, China Knight, Slow Boat to China), and written and produced numerous television programs and ...

31. Christopher Probst

Camera_department | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Christopher Probst was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Fire with Fire (2012) and Descent (2004).

32. Mark Thibodeau

Writer | Bloody Bites

Mark Thibodeau is known for Bloody Bites (2020), The Last Halloween (2014) and All Hallows' Eve 2 (2015).

33. Nacho Cerdá

Director | Genesis

Nacho Cerdá was born in Catalonia, Spain. He is known for Genesis (1998), The Abandoned (2006) and Aftermath (1994).

34. Chris von Hoffmann

Director | Devil's Workshop

A New Jersey native, Chris von Hoffmann studied at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed in several Off-Broadway plays before moving to Los Angeles to focus full-time on filmmaking and screenwriting.

Starting small to hone his skills, Chris wrote, produced, and directed several short ...

35. Gregg Bishop

Visual_effects | Dance of the Dead

Gregg Bishop started making movies with his father's Super 8mm and 16mm film cameras when he was 7 years old and wrote & directed his first full-length feature, a spy thriller, at 17 years of age.

He attended the Production Program at USC filmschool where his student film Voodoo (1999) won over ...

36. Graham Skipper

Producer | Sequence Break

Graham Skipper is known for Sequence Break (2017), Space Clown (2016) and Almost Human (2013). He has been married to Jordann Baker Skipper since May 4, 2013.

37. Josh Ethier

Editor | Gretel & Hansel

Josh Ethier is known for Gretel & Hansel (2020), Bliss (2019) and The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018).

38. Xavier Gens

Director | Frontière(s)

Xavier Gens was born on April 27, 1975 in Dunkerque, Nord, France. He is a director and assistant director, known for Frontier(s) (2007), The Divide (2011) and Cell (2016). He has been married to Mounia Meddour since 2005.

39. Chris Weitz

Writer | About a Boy

Christopher John Weitz is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter who is known for Antz, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, American Pie, About a Boy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and The Golden Compass. He is married to Mercedes Martinez since 2006 and has three ...

40. Emmett Alston

Director | Nine Deaths of the Ninja

Emmett Alston began his career in the 70s as a cinematographer: he shot the gloriously gonzo experimental horror oddity "Moonchild" and the Southern-fried drive-in romp "Country Blue" (Alston also co-produced this latter movie). He made his directorial debut with the crude off-the-wall comedy "...

41. Brett Simmons

Director | You Might Be the Killer

Writer/Director/Coffee Drinker/Dorito Lover His short film "Husk" went to Sundance and was produced as his first feature film. His most recent film "You Might Be The Killer" premiered at Fantastic Fest. Television work includes writing and directing on The CW's Pandora. Alumni of Chapman University...

42. Maurice Smith

Producer | Love, Swedish Style

Maurice Smith is known for Love, Swedish Style (1972), Delinquent School Girls (1975) and Julie Darling (1982).

43. Demián Rugna

Writer | Cuando acecha la maldad

Demián Rugna was born on September 13, 1979 in Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a writer and editor, known for When Evil Lurks (2023), Terrified (2017) and The Last Gateway (2007).

44. Brenton Spencer

Director | Sanctuary

Brenton Spencer is known for Sanctuary (2008), First Blood (1982) and Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989).

45. Matthew Hadfield

The Equalizer

Matthew Hadfield is known for The Equalizer (2014), La La Land (2016) and Faster (2010).