[{"n": "Abbas Kiarostami", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/abbas-kiarostami/", "s": "Master of Iranian cinema and the poetic lens"}, {"n": "Abel Gance", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/abel-gance/", "s": "French film pioneer known for silent epic Napoléon."}, {"n": "Aditya Chopra", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/aditya-chopra/", "s": "The most influential executive in Indian entertainment, Aditya Chopra is the chairman of Yash Raj Films and th"}, {"n": "Alexander Dovzhenko", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/alexander-dovzhenko/", "s": "Pioneer of Soviet montage theory and director of the Ukraine Trilogy."}, {"n": "Alexander Sokurov", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/alexander-sokurov/", "s": "Russian filmmaker known for Russian Ark and Faust, exploring power and the human spirit."}, {"n": "Alfonso Cuarón", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/alfonso-cuar-n/", "s": "Mexican filmmaker acclaimed for Gravity and Roma."}, {"n": "Alice Guy-Blaché", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/alice-guy-blach/", "s": "First filmmaker to create a narrative fiction film."}, {"n": "Andrzej Wajda", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/andrzej-wajda/", "s": "Polish director of war trilogy and national identity films."}, {"n": "Ang Lee", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/ang-lee/", "s": "Taiwanese filmmaker known for emotionally charged, award-winning films."}, {"n": "Ann Hui", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/ann-hui/", "s": "Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker known for socially conscious cinema."}, {"n": "Anthony Mann", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/anthony-mann/", "s": "American director of film noir, Westerns, and historical epics."}, {"n": "Apichatpong Weerasethakul", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/apichatpong-weerasethakul/", "s": "Thai filmmaker known for dreamlike, unconventional cinema."}, {"n": "Ardeshir Irani", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/ardeshir-irani/", "s": "Pioneer of Indian sound and colour cinema."}, {"n": "Arthur Penn", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/arthur-penn/", "s": "American director who helped launch the New Hollywood movement."}, {"n": "Arturo Ripstein", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/arturo-ripstein/", "s": "Mexican film director and screenwriter, nine-time Ariel Award winner."}, {"n": "Asghar Farhadi", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/asghar-farhadi/", "s": "Iranian director and screenwriter, two-time Oscar winner."}, {"n": "Atıf Yılmaz", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/at-f-y-lmaz/", "s": "Turkish filmmaker who directed 119 films from 1951 to 2006."}, {"n": "Bahram Beyzai", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/bahram-beyzai/", "s": "Iranian master of theatre and cinema, pioneer of the New Wave."}, {"n": "Bernardo Bertolucci", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/bernardo-bertolucci/", "s": "Italian director known for visually rich, politically charged films."}, {"n": "Billy Wilder", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/billy-wilder/", "s": "Austrian-American filmmaker known for versatile, acclaimed films."}, {"n": "Bimal Roy", "u": "/e/film-directors-international/bimal-roy/", "s": "Indian film director known for realistic and socialistic cinema."}]