Cannes Darlings (In Progress)

1. Ken Loach

Unlike virtually all his contemporaries, Ken Loach has never succumbed to the siren call of Hollywood, and it's virtually impossible to imagine his particular brand of British socialist realism translating well to that context.

After studying law at St. Peter's College, Oxford, he branched out into ...

Sorry We Missed You (2019) - In Selection I, Daniel Blake (2016) - Palme d'Or Winner + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention + Palm DogManitarian Award Jimmy's Hall (2014) - In Selection The Angels' Share (2012) - Jury Prize Route Irish (2010) - In Selection Looking for Eric (2009) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) - Palme d'Or Winner Sweet Sixteen (2002) - In Selection Bread and Roses (2000) - In Selection My Name Is Joe (1998) - In Selection Land and Freedom (1995) - In Selection + FIPRESCI Prize + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Raining Stones (1993) - Jury Prize Riff-Raff (1991) - FIPRESCI Prize Hidden Agenda (1990) - Jury Prize + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Looks and Smiles (1981) - In Selection + Young Cinema Award + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Black Jack (1979) - FIPRESCI Prize

Points: 87

2. Michael Haneke

Writer | Caché

A true master of his craft, Michael Haneke is one of the greatest film artists working today and one who challenges his viewers each year and work goes by, with films that reflect real portions of life in realistic, disturbing and unforgettable ways. One of the most genuine filmmakers of the world ...

Happy End (2017) - In Selection Amour (2012) - Palme d'Or Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009) - Palme d'Or + FIPRESCI Prize + Cinema Prize of the French National Education System + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Caché (2005) - Best Director + FIPRESCI Prize +Prize of the Ecumenical Jury La pianiste (2001) - Winner Grand Prize of the Jury Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (2000) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Funny Games (1997) - In Selection

Points: 53

3. Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Producer | Deux jours, une nuit

After studying drama in the arts institute, Jean Pierre Dardenne and his brother Luc made some videos about the rough life in blue-collar small towns in the Wallonie. After their meeting with filmmaker Armad Gatti and cinematographer Ned Burgess, they decided to enter in the movie business.

In 1978 ...

And Luc Dardenne

Tori et Lokita (2022) - In Selection + 75th Anniversary Prize Le jeune Ahmed (2019) - Best Director La fille inconnue (2016) - In Selection Deux jours, une nuit (2014) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Award Le gamin au vélo (2011) - Grand Prize of the Jury Le silence de Lorna (2008) - Best Screenplay L'enfant (2005) - Palme d'Or Le fils (2002) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Rosetta (1999) - Palme d'Or + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention

Points: 47

4. Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Producer | Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da

Nuri Bilge Ceylan was born in Istanbul on January 26th, 1959. In 1976, he began studying chemical engineering at Istanbul Technical University, in a context of strong student unrest, boycotts and political polarization. In 1978, he switched courses to Electrical Engineering at Bogazici University. ...

Ahlat Agaci (2018) - In Selection Kis Uykusu (2014) - Palme d'Or + FIPRESCI Winner Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (2011) - Grand Prize of the Jury Üç Maymun (2008) - Best Director Iklimler (2006) - In Competition + FIPRESCI Winner Uzak (2002) - Grand Prize of the Jury Koza (1995) - Short Film Competition

Points: 47

5. Nanni Moretti

Producer | La stanza del figlio

Nanni Moretti was born on the 19th of August, 1953. He lives in Rome, where since he was a kid he devotes himself to his two passions: cinema and water-polo. In 1970 he also played in water-polo first division in Italy, and in the junior National team. In those years he was also very committed in ...

Tre piani (2021) - In Competition Mia madre (2015) - In Competition + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Habemus Papam (2011) - In Competition Il caimano (2006) - In Competition + Award of the City of Rome La stanza del figlio (2001) - Palme d'Or + FIPRESCI Prize Aprile (1998) - In Competition Caro diario (1993) - Best Director Ecce bombo (1978) - In Competition

Points: 34

6. Atom Egoyan

Director | The Sweet Hereafter

Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually. Returned to ethnic "homeland" when he filmed Calendar (1993) in Armenia. Won attention ...

The Captive (2014) - In Selection Adoration (2008) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Where the Truth Lies (2005) - In Selection Felicia's Journey (1999) - In Selection The Sweet Hereafter (1997) - Grand Prize of the Jury + FIPRESCI Prize + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Exotica (1994) - In Selection + FIPRESCI Prize

Points: 33

7. Kore-eda Hirokazu

Director | Manbiki kazoku

Born in Tokyo in 1962. Originally intended to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University in 1987 went on to become an assistant director at T.V. Man Union. Snuck off set to film Mou hitotsu no kyouiku - Ina shogakkou haru gumi no kiroku (1991). His first feature, Maborosi (1995), ...

Beurokeo (2022) - In Competition + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Manbiki kazoku (2018) - Palme d'Or Winner Umi yori mo mada fukaku (2016) - Un Certain Regard Selection Umimachi Diary (2015) - In Competition Soshite chichi ni naru (2013) - Jury Prize + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention) Kûki ningyô (2009) - Un Certain Regard Selection Dare mo shiranai (2004) - In Competition Distance (2001) - In Competition

Points: 29

8. Jim Jarmusch

Director | Paterson

Moved to New York City at the age of seventeen from Akron, Ohio. Graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in English, class of '75. Without any prior film experience, he was accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts, New York.

The Dead Don't Die (2019) - In Selection Paterson (2016) - In Selection Gimme Danger (2016) - Golden Eye Selection Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) - In Selection Broken Flowers (2005) - Grand Prize of the Jury Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (Segment) - Un Certain Regard Selection Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) - In Selection Dead Man (1995) - In Selection Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993) - Palme d'Or Short Mystery Train (1989) - In Selection + Best Artistic Contribution Down by Law (1986) - In Selection Stranger Than Paradise (1984) - Camera d'Or

Points: 29

9. Cristian Mungiu

Producer | 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile

Cristian Mungiu was born on April 27, 1968 in Iasi, Romania. He is a producer and writer, known for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), Graduation (2016) and Beyond the Hills (2012).

R.M.N. (2022) - In Selection Bacalaureat (2016) - Best Director Dupa dealuri (2012) - Best Screenplay Amintiri din epoca de aur (2009) (Segment) - Un Certain Regard Selection 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile (2007) - Palme d'Or + FIPRESCI + French National Educational System Prize Occident (2002) C.I.C.A.E Selection

Points: 28

10. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Director | Memoria

Apichatpong Weerasethakul (b. 1970, Bangkok) grew up in Khon Kaen, a city in the north east of Thailand. He has a degree in Architecture from Khon Kaen University and a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has been making films and videos since the ...

Memoria (2021) - Jury Prize The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021) (Segment) - Golden Eye Selection Rak ti Khon Kaen (2015) - Un Certain Regard Selection Loong Boonmee raleuk chat (2010) - Palme d'Or O Estado do Mundo (2007) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection Sud pralad (2004) - Jury Prize Sud sanaeha (2002) - Un Certain Regard Winner

Points: 28

11. Jacques Audiard

Writer | De rouille et d'os

Born in Paris, France, in 1952. Jacques Audiard's family has always been involved in movie business. His father, Michel, was a popular screenwriter and director and his uncle a producer. But in his teens he refused that world and wanted to be a teacher. He studied literature and philosophy at the ...

Les Olympiades, Paris 13e (2021) - In Competition + Queer Palm Selection Dheepan (2015) - Palme d'Or De rouille et d'os (2012) - In Competition Un prophète (2009) - Grand Prize of the Jury Un héros très discret (1996) - Best Screenplay Regarde les hommes tomber (1994) - Golden Camera Selection

Points: 26

12. Jerzy Skolimowski

Actor | The Avengers

Born in Lódz, Poland, in 1938. Director, playwright, scriptwriter, and actor. Graduated in ethnology, literature and history from Warsaw University in 1959. Graduated from Lódz Film Academy in directing in 1962. Feature debut: _Identification Marks - None_ (Rysopis, 1964, scr., dir, act.), awarded ...

Eo (2022) - Jury Prize Cztery noce z Anna (2008) - C.I.C.A.E. Award Nominee Torrents of Spring (1989) - In Competition Success Is the Best Revenge (1984) - In Competition Moonlighting (1982) - Best Screenplay The Shout (1978) - Grand Prize of the Jury King, Queen, Knave (1972) - In Competition

Points: 24

13. Gus Van Sant

Director | Elephant

Gus Green Van Sant Jr. is an American filmmaker, painter, screenwriter, photographer and musician from Louisville, Kentucky who is known for directing films such as Good Will Hunting, the 1998 remake of Psycho, Gerry, Elephant, My Own Private Idaho, To Die For, Milk, Last Days, Finding Forrester, ...

The Sea of Trees (2015) - In Selection Restless (2011) - Un Certain Regard Selection Paranoid Park (2007) - In Selection + 60th Anniversary Prize Paris, je t'aime (2006) (Segment) - Un Certain Regard Selection Last Days (2005) - In Selection Elephant (2003) - Palme d'Or + Best Direcor

Points: 23

14. Elia Suleiman

Director | Yadon ilaheyya

Elia Suleiman was born on July 28, 1960 in Nazareth, Israel. He is a director and writer, known for Divine Intervention (2002), It Must Be Heaven (2019) and The Time That Remains (2009). He is married to Yasmine Hamdan.

It Must Be Heaven (2019) - In Competition + FIPRESCI Prize 7 días en La Habana (2011) (Segment) - Un Certain Regard The Time That Remains (2009) - In Competition Yadon ilaheyya (2002) - Jury Prize + FIPRESCI Prize

Points: 23

15. Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Producer | Cike Nie Yin Niang

Of the ten films that Hsiao-Hsien Hou directed between 1980 and 1989, seven received best film or best director awards from prestigious international films festivals in Venice, Berlin, Hawaii, and the Festival of the Three Continents in Nantes. In a 1988 worldwide critics' poll, Hou was championed ...

Cike Nie Yin Niang (2015) - Best Director Le voyage du ballon rouge (2007) - Un Certain Regard Selection Zui hao de shi guang (2005) - In Competition Qian xi man bo (2001) - In Competition Hai shang hua (1998) - In Competition Nan guo zai jian, nan guo (1996) - In Competition Hao nan hao nu (1995) - In Competition Xi meng ren sheng (1993) - Jury Prize

Points: 22

16. Ruben Östlund

Director | Triangle of Sadness

Ruben Östlund was born on April 13, 1974 in Styrsö, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He is a director and editor, known for Triangle of Sadness (2022), Force Majeure (2014) and The Square (2017). He was previously married to Andrea Östlund.

Triangle of Sadness (2022) - Palme d'Or Winner The Square (2017) - Palme d'Or Winner Turist (2014) - Un Certain Regard Jury Prize Play (2011) - C.I.C.A.E. Award Nominee + Séance "Coup de coeur" Winner De ofrivilliga (2008) - Un Certain Regard Selection

Points: 22

17. Bruno Dumont

Writer | P'tit Quinquin

Bruno Dumont was born on March 14, 1958 in Bailleul, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. He is a writer and director, known for Li'l Quinquin (2014), The Life of Jesus (1997) and Camille Claudel 1915 (2013).

France (2021) - In Selection Jeanne (2019) - Un Certain Regard Award Special Mention Ma Loute (2016) - In Selection + Cannes Soundtrack Award Hors Satan (2011) - Un Certain Regard Selection Flandres (2006) - Grand Prize of the Jury L'humanité (1999) - Grand Prize of the Jury La vie de Jésus (1997) - Golden Camera Special Mention

Points: 22

18. Steven Soderbergh

Director | Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Steven Andrew Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the second of six children of Mary Ann (Bernard) and Peter Soderbergh. His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, and his mother was of Italian ancestry. While he was still at a very young age, his family moved to ...

Behind the Candelabra (2013) - In Selection + Queer Palm Selection Che: Part One (2008) + Che: Part Two (2008) - In Selection King of the Hill (1993) - In Selection Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) - Palme d'Or + FIPRESCI Prize

Points: 22

19. Park Chan-wook

Director | Oldeuboi

Park Chan-wook was born on August 23, 1963 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a producer and director, known for Oldboy (2003), The Handmaiden (2016) and Decision to Leave (2022). He is married to Eun-hee Kim. They have one child.

Heojil kyolshim (2022) - Best Director Ah-ga-ssi (2016) - In Competition + Queer Palm Selection Bakjwi (2009) - Jury Prize Oldeuboi (2003) - Grand Prize of the Jury

Points: 21

20. Mike Leigh

Director | Secrets & Lies

Mike Leigh is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the London School of Film Technique. He began his career as a theatre ...

Mr. Turner (2014) - In Selection Another Year (2010) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention All or Nothing (2002) - In Selection Secrets & Lies (1996) - Palme d'Or Naked (1993) - Best Director

Points: 21

21. Xavier Dolan

Actor | J'ai tué ma mère

Xavier Dolan was born on March 20, 1989 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for I Killed My Mother (2009), Tom at the Farm (2013) and Heartbeats (2010).

Matthias et Maxime (2019) - In Selection + Queer Palm Selection Juste la fin du monde (2016) - Grand Prize of the Jury + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Mommy (2014) - Jury Prize + Queer Palm Selection Laurence Anyways (2012) - Un Certain Regard Selection + Queer Palm Winner Les amours imaginaires (2010) - Un Certain Regard Selection + Regards Jeunes Prize J'ai tué ma mère (2009) - C.I.C.A.E. Award Winner + SACD Prize + Regards Jeunes Prize

Points: 20

22. Naomi Kawase

Director | An

Naomi Kawase was born on May 30, 1969 in Nara, Japan. She is a director and writer, known for Sweet Bean (2015), Still the Water (2014) and Suzaku (1997). She was previously married to Takenori Sentô.

Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A (2022) - Golden Eye Selection Hikari (2017) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury An (2015) - Un Certain Regard Futatsume no mado (2014) - In Selection Hanezu no tsuki (2011) - In Selection Mogari no mori (2007) - Grand Jury Prize Sharasôju (2003) - In Selection Moe no Suzaku (1997) - Camera d'Or

Points: 20

23. Matteo Garrone

Director | Dogman

Matteo Garrone was born in Rome in 1968. He is the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone, and a photographer. In 1996 he won the Sacher d'Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette (1996), that became one of the three episodes of his first feature film Land in Between ...

Dogman (2018) - In Competition Il racconto dei racconti - Tale of Tales (2015) - In Competition Reality (2012) - Grand Prize of the Jury Gomorra (2008) - Grand Prize of the Jury L'imbalsamatore (2002) - C.I.C.A.E Selection

Points: 20

24. Terrence Malick

Writer | Days of Heaven

Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965.

A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen ...

A Hidden Life (2019) - In Selection + François Chalais Award Winner + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury The Tree of Life (2011) - Palme d'Or Days of Heaven (1978) - Best Director

Points: 19

25. Pedro Almodóvar

Writer | Hable con ella

The most internationally acclaimed Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel was born in a small town (Calzada de Calatrava) in the impoverished Spanish region of La Mancha. He arrived in Madrid in 1968, and survived by selling used items in the flea-market called El Rastro. Almodóvar couldn't study ...

Dolor y gloria (2019) - In Competition + Queer Palm Selection Julieta (2016) - In Competition La piel que habito (2011) - In Competition + Queer Palm Selection + Award of the Youth Los abrazos rotos (2009) - In Competition Volver (2006) - Best Screenplay Todo sobre mi madre (1999) - Best Director + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Points: 18

26. Kornél Mundruczó

Director | Jupiter holdja

Kornél Mundruczó was born on April 3, 1975 in Gödöllõ, Hungary. He is an actor and director, known for Jupiter's Moon (2017), White God (2014) and Pieces of a Woman (2020). He is married to Kata Wéber.

Jupiter holdja (2017) - In Competition Fehér isten (2014) - Un Certain Regard Winner Szelíd teremtés - A Frankenstein-terv (2010) - In Selection Delta (2008) - In Selection + FIPRESCI Prize Johanna (2005) - Un Certain Regard Selection Kis apokrif no. 2 (2004) - Cinefondation Selection

Points: 18

27. Andrea Arnold

Director | American Honey

Andrea Arnold was born on April 5, 1961 in Dartford, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for American Honey (2016), Fish Tank (2009) and Red Road (2006).

Cow (2021) - Golden Eye Selection American Honey (2016) - Jury Prize Fish Tank (2009) - Jury Prize Red Road (2006) - Jury Prize

Points: 18

28. Abdellatif Kechiche

Writer | La vie d'Adèle

Abdellatif Kechiche was born on December 7, 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia. He is a writer and director, known for Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013), Games of Love and Chance (2003) and Poetical Refugee (2000).

Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo (2019) - In Selection La vie d'Adèle (2013) - Palme d'Or + FIPRESCI Prize + Queer Palm Selection

Points: 18

29. Paolo Sorrentino

Writer | È stata la mano di Dio

Director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino was born in Naples in 1970, and and became an orphan when he lost both of his parents at the age of 16. At the age of 25, after studying for a few years at the Faculty of Economics and Business in University of Naples Federico II, he decided to work in the...

Youth (2015) - In Selection La grande bellezza (2013) - In Selection This Must Be the Place (2011) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Il divo (2008) - Jury Prize L'amico di famiglia (2006) - In Selection Le conseguenze dell'amore (2004) - In Selection

Points: 17

30. Asghar Farhadi

Writer | Forooshande

Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of...

Ghahreman (2021) - Grand Prix + François Chalais Award Todos lo saben (2018) - In Competition Forooshande (2016) - Best Screenplay Le passé (2013) - In Competition + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

Points: 17

31. Lukas Dhont

Director | Close

Belgian film director and screenwriter. He was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list in 2019.

Dhont was born in Ghent, Belgium. His mother, Hilbe is a fashion teacher at an art school. He has a younger brother Michiel who is a producer. As a teenager, Dhont worked as a costume design assistant ...

Close (2022) - Grand Prize of the Festival + Queer Palm Selection Girl (2018) - Un Certain Regard Selection + Queer Palm Winner + Camera d'Or + FIPRESCI Prize

Points: 17

32. Hong Sang-soo

Director | Ji-geum-eun-mat-go-geu-ddae-neun-teul-li-da

Hong Sang-soo was born on October 25, 1960 in Seoul, Korea. He is a director and writer, known for Right Now, Wrong Then (2015), Night and Day (2008) and The Woman Who Ran (2020).

Geu-hu (2017) - In Selection Da-reun na-ra-e-seo (2012) - In Selection Book chon bang hyang (2011) - Un Certain Regard Selection Hahaha (2010) - Un Certain Regard Winner Jal al-ji-do mot-ha-myeon-seo (2009) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection Geuk jang jeon (2005) - In Selection Yeojaneun namjaui miraeda (2004) - In Selection Oh! Soo-jung (2000) - Un Certain Regard Selection Kangwon-do ui him (1998) - Un Certain Regard Selection

Points: 16

33. Quentin Tarantino

Writer | Reservoir Dogs

Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old.

In January of...

Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019) - In Competition Inglourious Basterds (2009) - In Competition Death Proof (2007) - In Competition Pulp Fiction (1994) - Palme d'Or

Points: 16

34. Julia Ducournau

Director | Titane

Julia Ducournau is a French film director and screenwriter. She attended film school at La Fémis in Paris, where she studied screenwriting. In 2011, her short film JUNIOR won the Petit Rail d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Her first feature, the horror movie Raw (2016), won the coveted ...

Titane (2021) - Palme d'Or + Queer Palm Nominee Grave (2016) - FIPRESCI Prize + Critics Week Selection + Queer Palm Selection Junior (2011) - Small Golden Rail + Discovery Award Nominee

Points: 16

35. Robin Campillo

Writer | Eastern Boys

Robin Campillo was born on August 16, 1962 in Mohammédia, Morocco. He is a writer and editor, known for Eastern Boys (2013), 120 BPM (2017) and The Class (2008).

120 battements par minute (2017) - Grand Prize of the Jury + FIPRESCI Prize + Queer Palm Winner + François Chalais Award

Points: 16

36. Arnaud Desplechin

Director | Rois et reine

Arnaud Desplechin was born on October 31, 1960 in Roubaix, Nord, France. He is a director and writer, known for Kings & Queen (2004), The Sentinel (1992) and La vie des morts (1991).

Frère et soeur (2022) - In Competition Roubaix, une lumière (2019) - In Competition + Queer Palm Selection Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (2015) - SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight) Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian (2013) - In Competition Un conte de Noël (2008) - In Competition En jouant 'Dans la compagnie des hommes' (2003) - Un Certain Regard Esther Kahn (2000) - In Competition Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle) (1996) - In Competition La sentinelle (1992) - In Competition

Points: 15

37. Marco Bellocchio

Writer | Il traditore

Marco Bellocchio is one of the most consistent and most adventurous of today's Italian directors-an achievement all the more remarkable given that he made his feature debut almost fifty years ago. Over those years, he has amassed a body of films that encompasses a large number of original ...

Marx può aspettare (2021) - Golden Eye Selection + Honorary Palme d'Or Il traditore (2019) - In Selection La lotta (2018) - Illy Prize Vincere (2009) - In Selection Il regista di matrimoni (2006) - Un Certain Regard Selection L'ora di religione (Il sorriso di mia madre) (2002) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention La balia (1999) - In Selection Il principe di Homburg (1997) - In Selection Enrico IV (1984) - In Selection Salto nel vuoto (1980) - In Selection

Points: 15

38. Yorgos Lanthimos

Director | The Lobster

Yorgos Lanthimos was born in Athens, Greece. He studied directing for Film and Television at the Stavrakos Film School in Athens. He has directed a number of dance videos in collaboration with Greek choreographers, in addition to TV commercials, music videos, short films and theater plays. Kinetta,...

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) - Best Screenplay The Lobster (2015) - Jury Prize + Queer Palm Special Mention Kynodontas (2009) - Un Certain Regard Winner

Points: 15

39. László Nemes

Director | Saul fia

László Nemes was born on 18th Feb. 1977 in Budapest, Hungary. He moved to France at 12 with his mother. He grew up in Paris, where he studied History, International Relations and Political Science at the Institut d'Études Politiques, because he couldn't go to film school. After that he started ...

Saul fia (2015) - Grand Prize of the Jury + FIPRESCI Prize + François Chalais Award

Points: 15

40. Bong Joon Ho

Writer | Snowpiercer

Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his filmography is characterized by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the ...

Gisaengchung (2019) - Palme d'Or Okja (2017) - In Competition Madeo (2009) - Un Certain Regard Selection Tokyo! (2008) (Segment Shaking Tokyo) - Un Certain Regard Selection Gwoemul (2006) - C.I.C.A.E Award Selection

Points: 14

41. Lee Chang-dong

Writer | Beoning

Lee Chang-Dong was born in 1954 in Daegu, which some consider the most right-wing city in South Korea. Lee is a former high-school teacher and an acclaimed novelist. He turned to cinema when he was over 40 years old. His debut film "Green Fish" (1997) brought immediate success and critical acclaim....

Beoning (2018) - In Selection + FIPRESCI Prize Shi (2010) - Best Screenplay + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Milyang (2007) - In Selection Bakha satang (1999) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection

Points: 14

42. Olivier Assayas

Writer | Personal Shopper

Olivier Assayas is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is best know for his films Demonlover (2002), Something in the Air (2012), Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Personal Shopper (2016).

Assayas is the son of French director/screenwriter Raymond Assayas, alias Jacques Rémy.

His ...

Irma Vep (2022) - Queer Palm Selection Personal Shopper (2016) - Best Director Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) - In Competition Paris, je t'aime (2006) (Segment) - Un Certain Regard Selection Clean (2004) - In Selection Demonlover (2002) - In Selection Les destinées sentimentales (2000) - In Selection

Points: 14

43. Roman Polanski

Director | Chinatown

Roman Polanski is a Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few truly international filmmakers. Roman Polanski was born in Paris in 1933.

His parents returned to Poland from France in 1936, three years ...

The Ladykillers (2004) - In Selection The Pianist (2002) - Palme d'Or Le locataire (1976) - In Selection

Points: 14

44. Juho Kuosmanen

Director | Hytti nro 6

Juho Kuosmanen was born in 1979 in Kokkola, Finland. He is a director and writer, known for Compartment Number 6 (2021), The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki (2016) and The Painting Sellers (2010).

Hytti nro 6 (2021) - Grand Prix + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention + Queer Palm Selection Hymyilevä mies (2016) - Un Certain Regard Winner Taulukauppiaat (2010) - Cinefondation Award Kestomerkitsijät (2007) - Cinefondation Selection

Points: 14

45. Spike Lee

Director | Do the Right Thing

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 ...

BlacKkKlansman (2018) - Grand Prize of the Jury + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) (Segment) - Un Certain Regard Selection Summer of Sam (1999) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection Jungle Fever (1991) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Do the Right Thing (1989) - In Selection She's Gotta Have It (1986) - Award of the Youth

Points: 13

46. Zhangke Jia

Producer | Jiang hu er nü

Zhangke Jia was born on May 24, 1970 in Fenyang, Shanxi, China. He is a producer and director, known for Jiang hu er nü (2018), A Touch of Sin (2013) and Mountains May Depart (2015). He has been married to Tao Zhao since January 7, 2012.

Jiang hu er nü (2018) - In Selection Shan he gu ren (2015) - In Selection Tian zhu ding (2013) - Best Screenplay Hai shang chuan qi (2010) - Un Certain Regard Selection Er shi si cheng ji (2008) - In Selection Ren xiao yao (2002) - In Selection

Points: 13

47. Sergey Loznitsa

Director | Donbass

Sergei Loznitsa, Ukrainian film maker, was born on September, 5th 1964 in Baranovichi, USSR. He grew up in Kiev, and in 1987 graduated from the Kiev Polytechnic with a degree in Applied Mathematics. In 1987-1991 Sergei worked as a scientist at the Kiev Institute of Cybernetics, specializing in ...

The Natural History of Destruction (2022) - Golden Eye Selection Babi Yar. Context (2021) - Golden Eye Special Mention Donbass (2018) - Un Certain Regard Directing Winner Krotkaya (2017) - In Selection V tumane (2012) - In Selection + FIPRESCI Schaste moe (2010) - In Selection

Points: 13

48. Andrey Zvyagintsev

Director | Nelyubov

Director and screenwriter Andrey Zvyagintsev is the winner of the Venice Film Festival (2003) and the Cannes Film Festival (2011, 2014, 2017). Two-time the Academy Awards and the BAFTA Awards nominee. Winner or the Golden Globe Awards (2015) for his film "Leviathan". In 2018, his latest work "...

Nelyubov (2017) - Jury Prize Leviafan (2014) - Best Screenplay Elena (2011) - Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize Izgnanie (2007) - In Selection

Points: 13

49. Ethan Coen

Producer | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The younger brother of Joel, Ethan Coen is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning writer, producer and director coming from small independent films to big profile Hollywood films. He was born on September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In some films of the brothers- Ethan & Joel wrote, Joel...

With Joel Coen

Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022) - Golden Eye Selection Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Grand Prize of the Jury No Country for Old Men (2007) - In Selection Paris, je t'aime (2006) (Segment) - Un Certain Regard Selection The Ladykillers (2004) - In Competition

Points: 13

50. Amat Escalante

Director | La región salvaje

Amat Escalante was born on February 28, 1979 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a director and producer, known for The Untamed (2016), Heli (2013) and The Bastards (2008).

Heli (2013) - Best Director Los bastardos (2008) - Un Certain Regard Selection Sangre (2005) - Un Certain Regard Selection + FIPRESCI Prize

Points: 13

51. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Director | Doraibu mai kâ

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Hamaguchi, a graduate of Tokyo University and Tokyo University of Arts, attracted attention in his country with the movie Passion (2008), which he shot for his graduation.

Hamaguchi first gained international recognition with the film ...

Doraibu mai kâ (2021) - Best Screenplay + FIPRESCI Prize + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Netemo sametemo (2018) - In Selection

Points: 13

52. Claire Denis

Director | High Life

The films of Claire Denis frequently explore the fragile connections between people and the ways in which the most seemingly inconsequential relationship can have life-changing effects. At the heart of Denis' cinema is a fascination with the delights and difficulties of belonging and otherness, the...

Stars at Noon (2022) - Grand Prize of the Festival Un beau soleil intérieur (2017) - SACD Prize (Director's Fortnight) Les salauds (2013) - Un Certain Regard Selection Chocolat (1988) - In Competition

Points: 11

53. Corneliu Porumboiu

Writer | A fost sau n-a fost?

Corneliu Porumboiu was born on September 14, 1975 in Vaslui, Romania. He is a writer and director, known for 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006), The Whistlers (2019) and Police, Adjective (2009).

La Gomera (2019) - In Selection Comoara (2015) - Un Certain Regard Selection + A Certain Talent Prize Politist, adjectiv (2009) - Un Certain Regard Jury Prize + FIPRESCI Prize A fost sau n-a fost? (2006) - Camera d'Or + Label Europa Cinemas Winner + C.I.C.A.E. Award Selection + Calatorie la oras (2003) - Cinefondation Selection

Points: 12

54. Bertrand Bonello

Writer | Nocturama

Bertrand Bonello was born on September 11, 1968 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is a writer and director, known for Nocturama (2016), House of Tolerance (2011) and The Beast (2023).

Zombi Child (2019) - Queer Palm Selection Saint Laurent (2014) - In Selection + Queer Palm Selection L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) (2011) - In Selection De la guerre (2008) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection Tiresia (2003) - In Selection Le pornographe (2001) - FIPRESCI Prize

Points: 12

55. David Cronenberg

Actor | The Fly

David Cronenberg, also known as the King of Venereal Horror or the Baron of Blood, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. His father, Milton Cronenberg, was a journalist and editor, and his mother, Esther (Sumberg), was a piano player. After showing an inclination for literature at an early...

Crimes of the Future (2022) - In Competition Maps to the Stars (2014) - In Competition Cosmopolis (2012) - In Competition A History of Violence (2005) - In Competition Spider (2002) - In Competition Crash (1996) - Jury Special Prize

Points: 12

56. Alice Rohrwacher

Director | Lazzaro felice

Alice Rohrwacher was born on December 29, 1981 in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. She is a director and writer, known for Happy as Lazzaro (2018), La Chimera (2023) and The Wonders (2014).

Futura (2021) - GoldenEye Selection Lazzaro felice (2018) - Best Screenplay Le meraviglie (2014) - Grand Prize of the Jury Corpo celeste (2011) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection

Points: 12

57. Abderrahmane Sissako

Director | Timbuktu

Abderrahmane Sissako was born on October 13, 1961 in Kiffa, Mauritania. He is a director and writer, known for Timbuktu (2014), Life on Earth (1998) and Waiting for Happiness (2002).

Timbuktu (2014) - In Selection + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury + François Chalais Award Heremakono (2002) - Un Certain Regard Selection + FIPRESCI Prize + France Culture Award

Points: 11

58. Leos Carax

Director | Holy Motors

Leos Carax made several short films and also wrote film criticism, then at the age of 24 years made a very strong first feature Boy Meets Girl (1984). The film played at the 1984 Cannes film festival and was a critical triumph. It paved the way for Carax's second feature Bad Blood (1986) (Bad Blood...

Annette (2021) - Best Director Holy Motors (2012) - In Competition + Award of the Youth Tokyo! (2008) - Un Certain Regard Selection Pola X (1999) - In Selection Boy Meets Girl (1984) - Award of the Youth

Points: 10

59. Mahamat-Saleh Haroun

Director | Daratt

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun was born in 1961 in Abéché, Chad. He is a director and writer, known for Dry Season (2006), A Screaming Man (2010) and Our Father (2002).

Lingui (2021) - In Competition Hissein Habré, une tragédie tchadienne (2016) - Golden Eye Grigris (2013) - In Competition Un homme qui crie (2010) - Jury Prize Abouna (2002) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection

Points: 10

60. Brillante Mendoza

Director | Alpha: The Right to Kill

Brillante Mendoza is a Philippine director and producer. He is the first Filipino to receive the Best Director award at Cannes for his film Kinatay in 2009. He is also the only Filipino to receive France's "Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres" (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in ...

Ma' Rosa (2016) - In Competition Taklub (2015) - Un Certain Regard + Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Special Mention Kinatay (2009) - Best Director Serbis (2008) - In Competition Foster Child (2007) - C.I.C.A.E. Selection

Points: 10

61. James Gray

Director | The Immigrant

Writer/director James Gray made his first film Little Odessa (1994) at the age of twenty-five. The film, which starred Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell, received critical acclaim and was the winner of the Venice Film Festival's prestigious Silver Lion Award in 1994.

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Armageddon Time (2022) - In Competition The Immigrant (2013) - In Competition Two Lovers (2008) - In Competition We Own the Night (2007) - In Competition The Yards (2000) - In Competition

Points: 10

62. Michel Franco

Producer | Nuevo orden

Michel Franco was born on August 28, 1979 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is a producer and writer, known for New Order (2020), Chronic (2015) and After Lucia (2012).

Las hijas de Abril (2017) - Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize Chronic (2015) - Best Screenplay Después de Lucía (2012) - Un Certain Regard Winner Daniel & Ana (2009) - C.I.C.A.E Selection

Points: 10

63. Jeff Nichols

Writer | Take Shelter

Jeff Nichols was born on December 7, 1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012) and Midnight Special (2016).

Loving (2016) - In Competition Mud (2012) - In Competition Take Shelter (2011) - FIPRESCI Prize + SACD Award + Critics Week Grand Prize

Points: 10