Question: Do both Ernesto (Film) and Clerks films have the directors from the same country?

<P0-S0> His 1973 film" Malicious" was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival and his 1979 film" Ernesto" was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. <P0-S1> Salvatore Samperi( 26 July 1944 – 4 March 2009) was an Italian film director. <SEP> <P1-S0> He came to prominence with the low- budget comedy film" Clerks"( 1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. <P1-S1> Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow- up films" Mallrats Chasing AmyDogmaJay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and" Clerks II", which were set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. <P1-S2> While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the" View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. <P1-S3> Kevin Patrick Smith( born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. <P1-S4> Since 2011, Smith has mostly made films in the horror genre, including" Red State"( 2011) and the comedy horror films" Tusk"( 2014) and" Yoga Hosers"( 2016), two in a planned series of three such films set in Canada dubbed the" True North" trilogy. <P1-S5> He has also served as a director- for- hire for material he did not write, including the buddy cop action comedy" Cop Out"( 2010) and various television series episodes. <P1-S6> In 2019, he wrote and directed" Jay and Silent Bob Reboot", a follow- up to the original Jay and Silent Bob movies. <P1-S7> Smith is the owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey that is the subject of the reality television show" Comic Book Men"( 2012–2018). <P1-S8> He also hosts the movie- review television show" Spoilers". <P1-S9> As a podcaster, Smith co-hosts several shows on his own SModcast Podcast Network, including" SModcastFatman Beyond", and the live show" Hollywood Babble- On". <P1-S10> Smith is well known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with" An Evening with Kevin Smith". <SEP> <P2-S0> Ernesto is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm. <P2-S1> The movie is loosely based on Umberto Saba ’s novel of the same name. <SEP> <P3-S0> Clerks is a 1994 American independent black- and- white buddy comedy film written, directed, and co-produced by Kevin Smith. <P3-S1> Starring Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson, it presents a day in the lives of titular store clerks Dante Hicks( O' Halloran) and Randal Graves( Anderson), along with their acquaintances. <P3-S2> " Clerks" is the first of Smith's View Askewniverse films, and introduces several recurring characters, notably Jay and Silent Bob( Jason Mewes and Smith). <P3-S3> " Clerks" was shot for$ 27,575 in the convenience and video stores where director Smith worked in real life. <P3-S4> Upon its theatrical release, the film received generally positive reviews and grossed over$ 3 million in theaters, launching Smith's career. <P3-S5> The film is considered a landmark in independent filmmaking and, in 2019, was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, who deemed it" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". <SEP> <P4-S0> Mark Lewis( born 1958 in Mullumbimby, Australia) is an Australian documentary film and television producer, director and writer. <P4-S1> He is famous for his film and for his body of work on animals. <P4-S2> 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. <P4-S3> 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. <SEP> <P5-S0> Jeffrey Allan" Jeff" Anderson( born April 21, 1970) is an American film and television actor, director, and screenwriter best known for starring as Randal Graves in" Clerks" and" Clerks II". <P5-S1> In between, he has appeared in other Kevin Smith- directed films and has written, directed, and starred in" Now You Know".