Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Vinko Brešan
Vinko Brešan( born 3 February 1964) is a Croatian film director who emerged into international renown with three critically acclaimed and award- winning films that, each in its own way, broke some of the perceived taboos of Croatian cinema in the 1990s.
Brešan was born in Zagreb to writer Jelena Godlar( d. 2016), who was of part Jewish descent, and famous playwright Ivo Brešan( d. 2017).
He studied Philosophy and Comparative Literature at the University of Zagreb, as well as Film and Television Direction at the university's Academy of Dramatic Arts.
As a student, he was awarded the Oberhausen debutant prize for his short film" Naša burzaOur Stock Exchange") in 1988.
In 1994 and 1995, Brešan was awarded the" Oktavijan" prize at the Days of Croatian Film festival for" Zajednički ručakLunch Together") and" Hodnik The Corridor") respectively.
His first feature- length film" Kako je počeo rat na mom otoku How the War Started on My Island"), is a humorous microcosmic take on the Yugoslav Wars set in the Dalmatian Adriatic.
The film was awarded the" Velika zlatna arenaGrand Golden Arena") for cinematography at the Pula Film Festival and Grand Prize at the 1997 Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema.
It proved to be a tremendous commercial success as well, beating" Independence Day" at the Croatian box office in 1996 with over 300,000 viewers, and was screened at 32 international film festivals, including Toronto and Montreal.
Brešan achieved similar international and domestic success with his 1999 black comedy" Marshal Tito's Spirit", a satirical look at how unrepentant communists and new capitalists react to the reported appearance of the ghost of Marshal Tito on their small Adriatic island.
It was awarded the Wolfgang Staudte Prize and received Special Mention from the Reader Jury of the" Berliner Zeitung" at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2000.
Brešan also won Best Director at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for the film in the same year.
" Maršal", like its predecessor, was scripted in collaboration with Brešan's playwright father, Ivo, and also became a Croatian box office hit.
Perhaps the most controversial part of Brešan's opus to date is the 2003 war drama" SvjedociWitnesses"), based on the novel" Ovce od gipsaAlabaster Sheep") by Jurica Pavičić.
Reminiscent of Akira Kurosawa's" Rashomon", it explores the human complexities and moral murkiness of war through multiple perspectives and flashbacks surrounding the unintended murder of an alleged Serb smuggler by three Croatian soldiers returning from the front in Karlovac.
The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2004 Berlinale and received the Peace Film Award as well as a Special Mention from the Ecumenical Jury.
It also won the Philip Morris Award at Karlovy Vary in the same year.
Notably, Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović was cast in the role of a Croatian war widow—a decision Brešan had to defend as the film drew protests from the Croatian Party of Rights and right- wing sections of the Croatian public.
Vinko Brešan is married to his editor Sandra Botica, with whom he has two sons- Ivan( b. 1996) and Niko( b. 2000).
He was appointed Director of Zagreb Film in December 2004.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.
How the War Started on My Island
How the War Started on My Island is a 1996 Croatian black comedy film directed by Vinko Brešan and starring Vlatko Dulić, Ljubomir Kerekeš, Ivan Brkić, Predrag Vušović, Ivica Vidović, Božidar Orešković and Matija Prskalo.
The film was shot on location in Primošten and Šibenik.
Hanro Smitsman
Hanro Smitsman, born in 1967 in Breda( Netherlands), is a writer and director of film and television.
Jason Moore (director)
Jason Moore( born October 22, 1970) is an American director of film, theatre and television.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Qissa (film)
Qissa is a 2013 Indian- German drama film in Punjabi written and directed by Anup Singh.
The film was released in Indian theaters on 20 February 2015 nationwide and simultaneously on DVD and VOD as well.
The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Netpac Award for World or International Asian Film.
The theme of the film focuses on desire of a Sikh man towards having a son to continue the family lineage.
Anup Singh (filmmaker)
Anup Singh( born 14 March 1961) is Geneva based filmmaker, born in Dar- Es- Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa and grew up in a Sikh family of Punjab origin.
He graduated in literature and philosophy from the Bombay University and from the Film and TV Institute of India, Pune.
He directed films for Indian TV, and was a consultant for BBC2 and wrote film reviews for several specialised press.
Ekti Nadir Naam( The Name of a River), Anup Singh ’s first feature- length film was selected in 30 festivals worldwide and won several awards.
His second movie," QISSA- The Tale of a Lonely Ghost" premièred at Toronto 2013, and was critically acclaimed, hailed by the international press: “ stuns its audience ”, “ beyond boundaries ”, “ conjure such intense feelings ”, “ distinctive storytelling ”.
Awards include Best Asian Film by Netpac, the Silver Gateway Award at the Mumbai FF and Best Actress Award at Abu Dhabi FF.
Anup Singh is currently completing his third feature," The Song of Scorpions", starring Golshifteh Farahani, Irrfan Khan, Waheeda Rehman and Shashank Arora.
Ben Cura
Ben Cura( born 30 September 1988) is a British- Argentine actor and director of film, television and theatre.

Question: Do director of film How The War Started On My Island and director of film Qissa (Film) share the same nationality?
Answer: no