Question: Are Joseph M. Newman and Shyam Benegal both film directors?

full_context: Document 1: Shyam Benegal: Shyam Benegal (born 14 December 1934) is an Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films "Ankur" (1973), "Nishant" (1975), "Manthan" (1976) and "" (1977) he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India. He has expressed dislike of the term, preferring his work to be called New or Alternate cinema. Benegal was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991. On 8 August 2007, Benegal was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema for lifetime achievement, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2005. He has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi seven times.
Document 2: Mani Ratnam: Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), commonly known by his screen name Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Cited by the media as one of India's influential filmmakers, Mani Ratnam is widely credited with revolutionising the Tamil film industry and altering the profile of Indian cinema. Although working in the mainstream medium, his films are noted for their realism, technical finesse, and craft. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, acknowledging his contributions to film in 2002.
Document 3: Shabana Azmi: Shabana Azmi (born 18 September 1950) is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. The daughter of poet Kaifi Azmi and stage actress Shaukat Azmi, she is an alumna of Film and Television Institute of India of Pune. Azmi made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of Parallel Cinema, a Bengali new-wave movement known for its serious content and neo-realism and received government patronage during the times. Regarded as one of the finest actresses in India, Azmi's performances in films in a variety of genres have generally earned her praise and awards, which include a record of five wins of the National Film Award for Best Actress and several international honours. She has also received five Filmfare Awards, and was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India. In 1988, the Government of India awarded her with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the country.
Document 4: Joe Johnston: Joseph Eggleston "Joe" Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (1989), "Jumanji" (1995) and "Jurassic Park III" (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as "The Rocketeer" (1991), "The Wolfman" (2010), and "" (2011). In 1999 Johnston won acclaim for the biographical drama "October Sky".
Document 5: Ankur (film): Ankur (Hindi: अंकुर, Urdu: اَنکُر, translation: "The Seedling") is an Indian colour film of 1974. It was the first feature film directed by Shyam Benegal and the debut of Indian actors Ananth Nag and Shabana Azmi. Ananth Nag was introduced in Ankur by Shyam Benegal after his higher education in Mumbai. The film was shot in Hyderabad. Though Shabana Azmi had acted in other films as well, "Ankur" was her first release.Shabana Azmi interview </ref>
Document 6: Adoor Gopalakrishnan: Adoor Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutioning Malayalam cinema during the 1970s and is regarded as one of the most notable filmmakers of India. Adoor's first film "Swayamvaram" (1972, script by K.P Kumaran the director of one of the best Indian film " Athidhi ".) pioneered the new wave cinema movement in Kerala along with " Olavum Theeravum " (1970) and " Athidhi "(1974). Most of his films go to festivals around the world, and are released in Kerala. All the eleven films he directed, from "Swayamvaram" to "Oru Pennum Randaanum" (2008), were screened at several international film festivals and won him several national and international awards. He won National Film Awards 16 times, Kerala State Film Awards 17 times and also won several international film awards. He won the prestigious British Film Institute Award for "Elippathayam" (1981). Adoor received the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006. The Nation honoured Adoor for his valuable contributions to Indian cinema by awarding him the highest cinema award of India, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2004.
Document 7: National Film Award for Best Direction: The National Film Award for Best Direction is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in 1967. This is one of the "Golden Lotus Awards (Swarna Kamal)" given among National Film Awards. It is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. As of 2014, Satyajit Ray is the most frequent winner with six awards, followed by the 5 time winner Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Document 8: 25th Filmfare Awards: The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978. Shyam Benegal's "Bhumika" was named the Best Film of the year, starting a run where 3 films by Shyam Benegal won the Best Film award in 5 years. Amitabh Bachchan won his first Best Actor award for his role in Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony.
Document 9: Bernard Newman (author): Bernard Charles Newman (8 May 1897 – 19 February 1968) was a British author of over 100 books, both fiction and non-fiction. An historian, he was considered an authority on spies, but also wrote travel books and on politics. His fiction included mystery novels, science fiction and children's books.
Document 10: Kurt Neumann (director): Kurt Neumann (5 April 1908, Nuremberg, Germany - 21 August 1958, Los Angeles) was a German Hollywood film director who specialized in science fiction movies in his later career. Neumann came to the U.S. in the early talkie era, hired to direct German language versions of Hollywood films.
Document 11: Bimal Roy: Bimal Roy (Bengali: বিমল রায় ) (12 July 1909 – 8 January 1966) was an Indian film director. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like "Do Bigha Zamin", "Parineeta", "Biraj Bahu", "Madhumati", "Sujata", and "Bandini", making him an important director of Hindi cinema. Inspired by Italian neo-realistic cinema, he made "Do Bigha Zameen" after watching Vittorio De Sica's "Bicycle Thieves" (1948). His work is particularly known for his mise en scène which he employed to portray realism. He won a number of awards throughout his career, including eleven Filmfare Awards, two National Film Awards, and the International Prize of the Cannes Film Festival. "Madhumati" won 9 Filmfare Awards in 1958, a record held for 37 years.
Document 12: Joseph M. Newman: Joseph M. Newman (August 17, 1909 – January 23, 2006) was an American film director most famous for his 1955 film "This Island Earth". His credits include episodes of "The Twilight Zone" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour".
Document 13: Jack Arnold (director): Jack Arnold (October 14, 1916 – March 17, 1992) was an American actor and film and television director, best known as one of the leading filmmakers of 1950s science fiction films. His most notable films are "It Came from Outer Space" (1953), "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "Tarantula" (1955), and "The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957).
Document 14: Widgey R. Newman: Widgey R. Newman (1900–1944) was a British screenwriter, producer and film director. He was a major force in the British B film industry of the 1930s, overseeing the production of a number of quota quickies.
Document 15: Jerome Bixby: Drexel Jerome Lewis Bixby (January 11, 1923 – April 28, 1998) was an American short story writer and scriptwriter. He wrote the 1953 story "It's a Good Life" which was the basis for a 1961 episode of "The Twilight Zone" and which was included in "" (1983). He also wrote four episodes for the "" series: "", "Day of the Dove", "Requiem for Methuselah", and "By Any Other Name". With Otto Klement, he co-wrote the story upon which the sci-fi movie "Fantastic Voyage" (1966), television series, and novel by Isaac Asimov were based. Bixby's final work was the screenplay for the 2007 sci-fi film "The Man From Earth".
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