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Chantal Akerman - "Comparable in force and originality to Godard or Fassbinder, Chantal Akerman is arguably the most important European director of her generation."—J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
Nina Davenport - A filmmaker with a unique and personal style of documentary that has earned her numerous awards. "Davenport's direction is intricate and her editing is sublime."—Eric Kohn, indieWIRE
Fischli & Weiss - The Swiss artists Peter Fischli (born 1952) and David Weiss (born 1946), hailed by The New York Times as "the merry pranksters of contemporary art" and by ARTNews as "the best thing in Swiss art since Alberto Giacometti," have worked as a creative duo since 1979.
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Patricio Guzmán - The acclaimed director of the masterpiece THE BATTLE OF CHILE and other award-winning films that are, "The most eloquent and daring explorations of revolution and repression, hope and memory, to survive our sorry times." (Ariel Dorfman)
Heddy Honigmann - Called "one of the contemporary masters of the form" by Sean Farnel, Director of Programming of Hot Docs, Honigmann’s work is known for strong imagery and her compassionate connection to her subjects.
Sato Makoto - Sato-san was an award-winning documentary filmmaker and Chief Lecturer at the Film School of Tokyo.
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Chris Marker - The almost legendary genius; a cinematic essayist and audio-visual poet who created A GRIN WITHOUT A CAT and REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS TO COME.
Franz Reichle - Born in 1949 in Wattwil/SG, Franz Reichle is one of Switzerland's leading contemporary documentary filmmakers.
Lynne Sachs - Lynne Sachs had been painting and writing poetry for years when, in 1983, she began to make films, in particular documentaries, often with an unconventional, experimental approach.
Peter Watkins - Groundbreaking, controversial filmmaker of the famously banned Oscar® winner THE WAR GAME who continues to be a fierce critic of the global media structures, and continues to challenge conventional cinematic norms.
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