Elmo Nüganen
Elmo Nüganen( born 15 February 1962 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian theatre director, film director and actor.
He has been the artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre since 1992.
He was a graduate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1988 and then a professor at the academy in 1998- 2002 and 2008- 2012.
He directed the war films" Names in Marble" from 2002 and" 1944" from 2015.
" Names in Marble" was seen by more than 168.000 people in Estony and was selected for the 2003 Taormina Film Fest, while" 1944" had the highest opening- week audience numbers in Estonian film history and became the country's submission for the Academy Awards.
Nüganen has received multiple awards for his work in theatre, including the Estonian Annual Theatre Award for Best Director in 1992, 1995, 2000, 2007 and 2010, and the Estonian National Cultural Award in 1996, 1999 and 2009.
Nüganen is married to actress Anne Reemann.
They have three daughters, Saara, Maria- Netti and Sonja.
Dirk Shafer
Dirk Alan Shafer( November 7, 1962 – March 5, 2015) was an American model, actor, screenwriter and director.
Born in Carbondale, Illinois, he was most noted in the modeling world for having been" Playgirl" magazine's 1992" Man of the Year".
Shafer related that he did" Playgirl" for" validation" as a model because he never believed himself to be attractive.
Shafer wrote, directed and starred in" Man of the Year", a 1995 mockumentary about his time as a semi -closeted gay man in the role of a heterosexual sex symbol.
Shafer's next directorial project was" Circuit", a fictional look at the world of gay male circuit parties.
As of 2008 Shafer was working as a fitness trainer and certified Pilates instructor.
In 2012, Shafer returned to the pages of" Playgirl" for a 20th anniversary photo spread in the August issue.
Shafer was found dead in a vehicle near his home in West Hollywood, California on March 5, 2015.
Initial reports indicated he might have suffered a heart attack.
Following an autopsy, however, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office determined Shafer's death was the result of" methamphetamine and cocaine toxicity", with hypertensive cardiovascular disease possibly being a contributing factor.
Shafer was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Thomas Gallen
Thomas" Tom" Gallen, Jr.( born December 28, 1932) is a retired Florida State legislator and Circuit Judge.
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.
Circuit (film)
Circuit is a 2001 gay- themed independent film set in the world of gay circuit parties.
Written by Dirk Shafer and Gregory Hinton and directed by Shafer," Circuit" follows the lives of several people involved in the circuit party scene.
Shot on digital video over a period of six months, Shafer was inspired by circuit party music in crafting the film.
" Circuit" received mixed reviews, with reviewers finding the film too long and the performances of several of the lead actors weak.
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.
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.
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.
Mindless (film)
Mindless is a 2006 Estonian comedy film directed by Elmo Nüganen and starring Rain Simmul.
It tells the story of a 40- year- old businessman who moves to the countryside.
It is based on the play with the same name by Jaan Tätte.
The film was made in the summer of 2006.
It was released in Estonian cinemas on 5 October 2006.
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.

Question: Do both Mindless (Film) and Circuit (Film) films have the directors from the same country?
Answer: no