Question: Are Joe Dante and Ivan Passer both American film directors?

Context articles: Nomad (2005 film)
Creator (film)
Silver Bears (film)
Ivan Passer
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Cutter's Way
Law and Disorder (1974 film)
Joe Dante
Kidnapped (1995 film)
Czechoslovak New Wave

Nomad: The Warrior () is a 2005 Kazakh historical epic film written and co-produced by Rustam Ibragimbekov, executive-produced by Miloš Forman and directed by Sergei Bodrov, Ivan Passer and Talgat Temenov.
 It was released on March 16, 2007 in North America, distributed by The Weinstein Company.
 The film has been shot in two versions: in Kazakh by Temenov for distribution in Kazakhstan and in English by Passer and Bodrov for distribution worldwide.
 The government of Kazakhstan invested $40 million in the movie production, making it the most expensive Kazakh film ever made.
 "Nomad" was Kazakhstan's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 79th Academy Awards.
Creator is a 1985 film directed by Ivan Passer, starring Peter O'Toole, Vincent Spano, Mariel Hemingway, and Virginia Madsen.
 It is based on a book of the same title by Jeremy Leven.
Silver Bears is a 1978 joint British- and American-produced comedy thriller film based on a novel by Paul Erdman, directed by Ivan Passer and starring Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan and Joss Ackland.
 Caine portrays mob accountant "Doc" Fletcher who acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine but must fight a complex struggle in order to keep hold of them.
Ivan Passer (born 10 July 1933) is a Czech-born film director and screenwriter.
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) is a Swiss film festival dedicated to fantastic movies.
 It was created in 2000 and is now renowned internationally as one of the foremost film festivals in the world for genre cinema.
 The NIFFF defines itself through a rich and diversified programming, constructed around three central axes: Fantastic cinema, Asian cinema and Digital images.
 The films shown at the Festival are very diversified, ranging from major works by renowned directors to unknown and underground "films d'auteurs".
 Famous fantastic film directors have already honored the NIFFF with their presences, including George A. Romero, Joe Dante, John Landis, Terry Gilliam, Hideo Nakata.
Cutter's Way (also known as "Cutter and Bone") is a 1981 thriller directed by Ivan Passer.
 The film stars Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn.
 The screenplay was by Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, based on the novel "Cutter and Bone" by Newton Thornburg.
Law and Disorder is a 1974 American comedy-drama film directed by Ivan Passer, starring Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth and Karen Black.
Joseph James "Joe" Dante, Jr. ( ; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director, producer, editor and actor.
 His films—notably "Gremlins" (1984)—often mix fantastical storylines with comedic elements.
Kidnapped ("A timeless tale of honor, bravery and adventure") is a 1995 TV adventure drama film directed by Ivan Passer and starring Armand Assante as Highlander Alan Breck and Brian McCardie as Lowlander David Balfour.
 Among the supporting actors are Michael Kitchen and Brian Blessed.
 The film was based on the book titled "Kidnapped" by author Robert Louis Stevenson.
 Christopher Reeve had originally been cast as Breck prior to his spinal cord injury in a horse race which left him a quadriplegic on May 27, 1995.
The Czechoslovak New Wave (also Czech New Wave) is a term used for the 1960s films of Czech directors Miloš Forman, František Vláčil, Věra Chytilová, Ivan Passer, Pavel Juráček, Jaroslav Papoušek, Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Jaromil Jireš, Vojtěch Jasný, Evald Schorm, Elmar Klos and Slovak directors Dušan Hanák, Juraj Herz, Juraj Jakubisko, Štefan Uher, Ján Kadár, Elo Havetta and others.
 The quality and openness of the films led the genre to be called the "Czechoslovak film miracle".