Heat Wave (2011 film)
Heat Wave is a 2011 French drama film and the directorial debut of Jean- Jacques Jauffret.
It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Charles K. Gifford
Charles K. Gifford is an American banker and businessman.
He is the chairman emeritus of Bank of America having served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2016.
Mark Lewis (filmmaker)
Mark Lewis( born 1958 in Mullumbimby, Australia) is an Australian documentary film and television producer, director and writer.
He is famous for his film and for his body of work on animals.
Unlike many other producers of nature films, his films do not attempt to document the animals in question or their behaviors but rather the complex relationships between people and society and the animals they interact with.
His films have earned him many awards, including a British Academy Award nomination, a nomination from the Directors Guild of America, two Emmy ’s for Outstanding Direction in documentary film, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Science Program on American Television.
Jack Shea (director)
Jack Shea (August 1, 1928 – April 28, 2013) was an American film and television director.
He was the president of the Directors Guild of America from 1997 to 2002.
Harry Winer
Harry Winer( born May 4, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an American film and television director, film and television producer, and film and television writer.
In addition, he is an Arts Professor in the Undergraduate Film and Television Department at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Alastair Fothergill
Alastair David William Fothergill( born 10 April 1960) is a British producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema.
He is the series producer of the series" The Blue Planet"( 2001)," Planet Earth"( 2006) and the co-director of the associated feature films" Deep Blue" and" Earth".
Born in London, Fothergill attended Orley Farm School& Harrow School.
He studied zoology at St Cuthbert's Society in the University of Durham and made his first film," On the Okavango", while still a student.
Fothergill joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1983, working on" The Really Wild ShowWildlife on One" and David Attenborough's" The Trials of Life".
He was appointed head of the Unit in 1992, and during his tenure he produced Attenborough's award- winning series" Life in the Freezer".
He was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1996.
In June 1998, he stood down as head of the Natural History Unit to concentrate on his work as series producer on the multi-award- winning" The Blue Planet".
In 2006 he completed his next major series" Planet Earth".
More recently he was executive producer of" Frozen Planet"( 2011) and" The Hunt"( 2015).
He has also presented several television programmes, including" The Abyss" and is the author of three books.
He was awarded the" Clean Energy Award" by BMW during the Cinema for Peace award ceremony on 11 February 2008.
In 2008, he signed a multi-picture deal with newly formed Disneynature, and now spends six months each year on sabbatical from the BBC developing feature documentaries as an independent producer.
The first few titles under the Disneynature deal had been, for now," African Cats"( 2011)," Chimpanzee"( 2012)," Bears"( 2014)," Penguins"( 2019), and" Dolphin Reef"( 2019) co-directed with Keith Scholey, Mark Linfield, and Jeff Wilson.
In 2016, Fothergill was made a Fellow of the Royal Television Society for his work in natural history programming.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire( OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to film.
Fothergill lives in Bristol with his wife Melinda and his two sons, Hamish and William.
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen(" Ôporna Shen"; born 25 October 1945) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema.
A leading actress of the late 1960s and 1970s she has received eight BFJA Awards, five for best actress, two for best supporting actress and one for lifetime achievement.
She is the winner of nine National Film Awards and nine international film festival awards for her direction in films.
She was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the government of India in 1987.
Sen made her debut in" Teen Kanya"( 1961) and received her success with" Aparichito"( 1969).
She went on to establish herself as a leading actress of Bengali Cinema with the films" Aranyer Din Ratri"( 1970)," Ekhane Pinjar"( 1971)," Ekhoni"( 1971)," Jay Jayanti"( 1971)," Memshaheb"( 1972)," Jiban Saikate"( 1972)," Basanta Bilap"( 1973)," Sonar Khancha"( 1973)," Sujata"( 1974)," Alor Thikana"( 1974)," Kajallata"( 1975)," Raag Anuraag"( 1975)," Jana Aranya"( 1976)," Ajasra Dhanyobad"( 1977)," Proxy( 1977 film)| Proxy"( 1977)," Mohonar Dike"( 1984)," Ekanto Apon"( 1987)," Swet Patharer Thala"( 1992).
She also garnered critical acclaim for her work in" Indira( 1984 film)| Indira"( 1984)," Kari Diye Kinlam"( 1989)," Ek Din Achanak"( 1999)," Mahaprithibi"( 1991)," Unishe April"( 1995)," Paromitar Ek Din"( 2000)," Titli"( 2001)," Antaheen"( 2009)," Chatushkon"( 2014).
In addition to acting in films, Aparna Sen has also been directing films since 1981, starting with" 36 Chowringhee Lane" for which she won National Film Award( India) for Best Director.
She went on to achieve further success in direction with films" ParomaSatiYugant Paromitar Ek DinMr. and Mrs. Iyer15 Park Avenue The Japanese Wife Iti MrinaliniGoynar Baksho".
She won her second National Film Award as a director for" Mr. and Mrs. Iyer".
Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini  is a 2011 Indian drama film directed by Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. Sen collaborated with Ranjan Ghosh to write both the story and the screenplay.
The film was produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of
Shree Venkatesh Films Pvt Ltd. Some critics consider it to be among her best work, ranking with "Mr. and Mrs. Iyer" and "36 Chowringhee Lane".
This was the first Bengali film Sen directed after a gap of more than a decade.
Her previous film was "Paromitar Ek Din", in 2000.
"Iti Mrinalini" is viewed as the director's first mainstream venture.
It focuses on the life of an aging Bengali star actress of yesteryear (Mrinalini), who looks back at her life.
Aparna Sen plays the current-day Mrinalini while her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma portrays Mrinalini's earlier self.
The film also stars Rajat Kapoor, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Kaushik Sen, Locket Chatterjee and German actor Suzanne Bernert in supporting roles.
The entire cast, except for Konkona, is new to Aparna Sen films.
This was the first time Sen had collaborated with a scriptwriter, and the first film by Sen to be nationally released in Hindi simultaneously with the Bengali version.
It is also the first time Sen and her daughter have played the same character.
Penguins (film)
Penguins is a 2019 American nature documentary film directed by Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson.
The coming- of- age story follows an Adélie penguin named Steve, who joins fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family.
The American release of the film is narrated by Ed Helms.
Produced by Disneynature, the film was released in the United States on April 17, 2019, five days before Earth Day.
It is the fifteenth nature documentary to be released by Disney under the Disneynature label.
The film received positive reviews from critics, who singled out the" beautiful cinematography".
Burgess Macneal
Burgess Macneal is an American electrical engineer, recording engineer and inventor.
He is most widely known for his role in the invention of parametric equalization and operation/ ownership of the Sontec and ITI brands.

Question: Do both Penguins (Film) and Iti Mrinalini films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no