Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
The Grand (film)
The Grand is an improv comedy film directed by Zak Penn.
The film has an ensemble cast including Ray Romano, Woody Harrelson, Chris Parnell, Werner Herzog, Jason Alexander, Dennis Farina, David Cross, Gabe Kaplan, Michael Karnow and Cheryl Hines along with several real Las Vegas poker stars.
According to Penn, the film is styled after those of Christopher Guest, where each actor is given direction concerning their character, and the actors are left to improvise each individual scene.
The plot of" The Grand" was somewhat more open- ended than Guest's work, however.
The focus of the film is a poker tournament played at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas between the characters in which real poker matches were played by the actors as the scenes were filmed.
The film's script did not specify the winner of the tournament, and the ending of the film was determined by the actual game played on set.
The film debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival, and was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
The film opened in limited release in the United States on March 21, 2008, opened in wider release on April 4, 2008, and is now on DVD.
Seizure (film)
Seizure is a 1974 Canadian – American horror film.
It is the directorial debut of Oliver Stone, who also co-wrote the screenplay.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Rachel Feldman
Rachel Feldman( born August 22, 1954) is an American director of film and television and screenwriter of television films.
Howard W. Koch
Howard Winchel Koch( April 11, 1916 – February 16, 2001) was an American producer and director of film and television.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone( born September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker, director, writer, and has been called a conspiracy theorist.
Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of" Midnight Express"( 1978), and wrote the acclaimed gangster movie" Scarface"( 1983).
Stone achieved prominence as writer and director of the war drama" Platoon"( 1986), which won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture.
" Platoon" was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier.
He continued the series with" Born on the Fourth of July"( 1989) — for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and" Heaven& Earth"( 1993).
Stone's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War- based drama" Salvador"( 1986); the financial drama" Wall Street"( 1987) and its sequel( 2010); the Jim Morrison biographical film" The Doors"( 1991); the satirical black comedy crime film" Natural Born Killers"( 1994); and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency —" JFK"( 1991)," Nixon"( 1995) and" W."( 2008).
His latest film is" Snowden"( 2016).
Many of Stone's films focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such were considered contentious at the times of their releases.
They often combine different camera and film formats within a single scene, as demonstrated in" JFK"( 1991)," Natural Born Killers"( 1994), and" Nixon"( 1995).
Critics have accused Stone of promoting conspiracy theories.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Zak Penn
Zak Penn( born March 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter.
Penn wrote and directed" Incident at Loch Ness" and" The Grand", and co-wrote the scripts for" X2" and the story for" The Avengers".
With Michael Karnow, Penn is the co-creator of the TV series" Alphas" on the Syfy network.

Question: Do director of film The Grand (film) and director of film Seizure (film) have the same nationality?
Answer: yes