Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Ben Cura
Ben Cura( born 30 September 1988) is a British- Argentine actor and director of film, television and theatre.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez( born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, actor, and former special effects makeup artist.
He is best known for the Academy Award- winning fantasy films" Pan's Labyrinth"( 2006) and" The Shape of Water"( 2017), winning the Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture for the latter.
Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between personal, lower- budget Spanish language films, such as" Cronos"( 1993) and" The Devil's Backbone"( 2001), and Hollywood tentpoles, including" Mimic"( 1997)," Blade II"( 2002)," Hellboy"( 2004),( 2008), and" Pacific Rim"( 2013).
He also directed the gothic romance film" Crimson Peak"( 2015).
As a producer, he worked on the films" The Orphanage"( 2007)," Do n't Be Afraid of the Dark"( 2010)," The Hobbit" film series( 2012 – 14)," Mama"( 2013)," The Book of Life"( 2014),( 2018), and" Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark"( 2019).
With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored" The Strain" trilogy of novels( 2009 – 2011), later adapted into a comic- book series( 2011 – 15) and a live- action television series( 2014 – 17).
With DreamWorks Animation, he created the Netflix animated series( 2016 – 18) and( 2018 –19), the first two installments of the" Tales of Arcadia" trilogy, based on the 2015 novel he co-wrote with Daniel Kraus.
Working with DreamWorks, he also executive produced" Puss in Boots"( 2011)," Rise of the Guardians"( 2012), and" Kung Fu Panda 3"( 2016).
Del Toro's work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque.
He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power.
He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, the themes of Catholicism and celebrating imperfection, underworld and clockwork motifs, practical special effects, dominant amber lighting and his frequent collaborations with actors Ron Perlman and Doug Jones.
He is good friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and they are collectively known as" The Three Amigos of Cinema".
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone is a 2001 gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and written by del Toro, David Muñoz, and Antonio Trashorras.
It was independently produced by Pedro Almodóvar as an international co-production between Spain and Mexico, and was filmed in Madrid.
The film is set in Spain, 1939, during the final year of the Spanish Civil War.
The film was released to very positive reviews from critics and audiences.
Jason Moore (director)
Jason Moore( born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television.
Roger Avary
Roger Roberts Avary( born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian- American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.
He collaborated with Quentin Tarantino on" Pulp Fiction", for which they won Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards.
Avary directed" Killing Zoe" and" The Rules of Attraction", and wrote the screenplays for" Silent Hill" and" Beowulf".
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Mr. Stitch
Mr. Stitch is a 1995 science fiction film directed by Roger Avary and starring Rutger Hauer, Wil Wheaton, Nia Peeples, and Ron Perlman.

Question: Do director of film The Devil'S Backbone and director of film Mr. Stitch have the same nationality?
Answer: no