Cheering Section
Cheering Section is a 1977 film.
Journey Among Women
Journey Among Women is a 1977 film directed by Tom Cowan.
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Balu Mahendra
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran( 20 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a legendary cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema.
Born in a Eelam Tamil family, he developed a passion for photography and literature at a young age.
After witnessing the shoot of David Lean's" The Bridge on the River Kwai"( 1957) during a school trip in Sri Lanka, he was drawn towards filmmaking.
He graduated from the London University and started his career as a draughtsman with the Sri Lankan Government.
In 1966, he moved to India and gained admission to the Film and Television Institute of India( FTII) to pursue a course in motion picture photography.
Upon completion of his diploma, he entered Malayalam cinema as a cinematographer in the early 1970s.
After working in over 20 films as a cinematographer, Mahendra made his directorial debut in 1977 with the Kannada film" Kokila".
Since then, he directed over 20 films in a span of 36 years.
Along with P. Bharathiraja and J. Mahendran, he is regarded as a trendsetter in Tamil cinema.
During the tail end of his career, he established a film school in Chennai, which offers courses in cinematography, direction and acting.
Following a brief phase of poor health, Mahendra died of cardiac arrest in February 2014.
Widely regarded as an auteur, Mahendra usually scripted and edited his films apart from shooting them.
He was the recipient of six National Film Awards( including two for Best Cinematography), five Filmfare Awards South and several state government awards.
Between the Lines (1977 film)
Between the Lines is a 1977 film from Midwest Films directed by Joan Micklin Silver and produced by her husband Raphael D. Silver.
The film won two out of the three awards it was nominated for at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cheering Section
Cheering Section is a 1977 film.
Kokila (1977 film)
Kokila is a 1977 Kannada- language romance film starring Kamal Haasan, Shoba playing the title character along with Roja Ramani and Mohan in other prominent roles.
The film marked the directorial debut of Balu Mahendra, who was a cinematographer working predominantly in South Indian films then.
The film was successful upon release in Karnataka and its neighbouring states, becoming the first Kannada film to be screened for 100 days in Madras( now Chennai).
" Kokila" was remade into Malayalam as" Oomakkuyil" and in Hindi as" Aur Ek Prem Kahani" both by Mahendra himself in 1983 and 1996.
Mahendra won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography and Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay.
Little Otik
Little Otik, also known as Greedy Guts, is a 2000 Czech dark comedy surreal horror drama film by Jan Švankmajer and Eva Švankmajerová.
Based on the folktale Otesánek by K.J. Erben, the film is a comedic live action, stop motion- animated feature film set mainly in an apartment building in the Czech Republic.
The film uses the Overture to" Der Freischutz"( 1821) by Carl Maria von Weber as the score.
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer( born 4 September 1934) is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media.
He is a self- labeled surrealist known for his animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.
2001 Czech Lion Awards
2001 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 2 March 2002.
Jan Švankmajer's" Little Otik" has won the Best film award.

Question: Are both directors of films Little Otik and Kokila (1977 Film) from the same country?
Answer: no