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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1940
Helmrich, Leonard Retel
2769
1
2004
Netherlands
Indonesian
1943
Franken, Mannus
2775
1
1929
Netherlands
Dutch
1947
Honigmann, Heddy
2782
1
1995
Netherlands
Dutch
88
Jackson, Peter
178
12
2006
New Zealand
English
684
Waititi, Taika
1176
4
2015
New Zealand
English
918
Caro, Niki
1540
3
2007
New Zealand
English
932
Murphy, Geoff
1616
2
1984
New Zealand
English
991
Tamahori, Lee
1794
4
1997
New Zealand
English
1806
Steven, Geoff
2598
1
1978
New Zealand
English
1888
Cohen, Taika
2704
1
2003
New Zealand
English
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Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1889
McGann, Brad
2705
1
2004
New Zealand
English
1915
Wallis, Mike
2732
1
2011
New Zealand
English
1924
Ashcroft, James
2743
1
2024
New Zealand
English
1947
Botes, Costa
2782
1
1995
New Zealand
English
435
Trier, Joachim
755
5
2016
Norway
Norwegian
1364
Hamer, Bent
2577
4
2002
Norway
Norwegian
1465
Moland, Hans Petter
2314
2
2004
Norway
Norwegian
1546
Gaup, Nils
2233
1
1987
Norway
Saami
1734
Haugerud, Dag Johan
2699
2
2024
Norway
Norwegian
1821
Næss, Petter
2614
1
2001
Norway
Norwegian
1821
Nesheim, Berit
2614
1
1996
Norway
Norwegian
1821
Skouen, Arne
2614
1
1957
Norway
Norwegian
1838
Hermansen, Hugo
2637
1
1907
Norway
Norwegian
1838
Schwenzen, Harald
2637
1
1922
Norway
Norwegian
1838
Fyrst, Walter
2637
1
1927
Norway
Norwegian
1850
Heyerdahl, Thor
2654
1
1950
Norway
Norwegian
1869
Skjoldbjærg, Erik
2680
1
1997
Norway
Norwegian
1915
Wirkola, Tommy
2732
1
2014
Norway
Norwegian
1925
Vogt, Eskil
2744
1
2021
Norway
Norwegian
1940
Sewitsky, Anne
2769
1
2010
Norway
Norwegian
1940
Jacobsen, Silje Evensmo
2769
1
2024
Norway
Norwegian
1947
Julsrud, Karin
2782
1
1998
Norway
Norwegian
1915
Fares, Amber
2732
1
2015
Palestine
Arabic
1344
Robles-Godoy, Armando
2346
2
1971
Peru
Spanish
1530
Brocka, Lino
2210
2
1974
Philippines
Tagalog
1689
Tahimik, Kidlat
2446
1
1977
Philippines
English
1751
Mendoza, Brillante
2709
2
2010
Philippines
Filipino
1807
Diaz, Lav
2691
2
2010
Philippines
Filipino
1894
Matti, Erik
2709
1
2021
Philippines
Filipino
1895
Siguion-Reyna, Carlos
2710
1
1999
Philippines
Filipino
1901
Paragas, Diane
2716
1
2019
Philippines
English
1954
Bernal, Ishmael
2790
1
1980
Philippines
Filipino
53
Kieslowski, Krzysztof
124
10
1988
Poland
French
115
Wajda, Andrzej
83
12
1974
Poland
Polish
354
Pawlikowski, Pawel
679
5
2009
Poland
Polish
710
Zanussi, Krzysztof
2017
7
1983
Poland
Polish
1237
Ford, Aleksander
2392
3
1947
Poland
Polish
1326
Eisenberg, Jesse
1895
1
2024
Poland
English
1412
Kawalerowicz, Jerzy
2614
4
1965
Poland
Polish
1421
Has, Wojciech
2314
2
1969
Poland
Polish
1444
Munk, Andrzej
2314
2
1959
Poland
Polish
1567
Bugajski, Ryszard
2277
1
1982
Poland
Polish
1582
Szumowska, Malgorzata
2703
3
2020
Poland
Polish
1596
Lesiewicz, Witold
2314
1
1963
Poland
Polish
1671
Komasa, Jan
2414
1
2019
Poland
Polish
1751
Stuhr, Jerzy
2709
2
1998
Poland
Polish
1751
Englert, Michal
2709
2
2021
Poland
Polish
1806
Green, Joseph
2598
1
1936
Poland
Yiddish
1806
Nowina-Przybylski, Jan
2598
1
1936
Poland
Yiddish
1821
Antczak, Jerzy
2614
1
1975
Poland
Polish
1821
Hoffman, Jerzy
2614
1
1974
Poland
Polish
1838
Zarzycki, Jerzy
2637
1
1937
Poland
Polish
1851
Jakubowska, Wanda
2655
1
1948
Poland
Polish
1892
Marczewski, Wojciech
2707
1
1981
Poland
Polish
1894
Kolski, Jan Jakub
2709
1
2003
Poland
Polish
1894
Lomnicki, Jan
2709
1
1991
Poland
Polish
1894
Riesser, Jan
2709
1
1955
Poland
Polish
1894
Matuszynski, Jan P.
2709
1
2021
Poland
Polish
1915
Pasikowski, Wladyslaw
2732
1
2012
Poland
Polish
1947
Kedzierzawska, Dorota
2782
1
1994
Poland
Polish
1953
Waszynski, Michal
2788
1
1937
Poland
Yiddish
759
de Oliveira, Manoel
2451
13
1993
Portugal
Portuguese
1289
Costa, Pedro
2643
5
2004
Portugal
Portuguese
1524
Gomes, Miguel
2193
1
2012
Portugal
Portuguese
1594
Botelho, João
2709
3
2001
Portugal
Portuguese
1843
Rodrigues, João Pedro
2642
1
2000
Portugal
Portuguese
1881
Monteiro, João César
2697
1
1995
Portugal
Portuguese
1894
Gomes, Flora
2709
1
2002
Portugal
Kabuverdianu
1894
Santos, Alberto Seixas
2709
1
1999
Portugal
Portuguese
1894
Sarmiento, Valeria
2709
1
2012
Portugal
Portuguese
1894
Guedes, Tiago
2709
1
2019
Portugal
Portuguese
1898
Canijo, João
2713
1
2023
Portugal
Portuguese
1912
Cordeiro, Margarida
2729
1
1976
Portugal
Portuguese
1912
Reis, António
2729
1
1976
Portugal
Portuguese
1954
Villaverde, Teresa
2790
1
1991
Portugal
Portuguese
1821
Morales, Jacobo
2614
1
1989
Puerto Rico
Spanish
1925
Fazili, Hassan
2744
1
2019
Qatar
Persian
1940
Eyni, Mohammad Reza
2769
1
2025
Qatar
Persian
1940
Khaki, Sara
2769
1
2025
Qatar
Persian
855
Manchevski, Milcho
1052
1
1994
Rep of N Macedonia
Macedonian
1720
Kotevska, Tamara
2492
1
2019
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1720
Stefanov, Ljubomir
2492
1
2019
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1940
Morina, Visar
2769
1
2026
Rep of N Macedonia
Albanian
433
Mungiu, Cristian
376
5
2014
Romania
English
1208
Nanau, Alexander
1717
1
2019
Romania
Romanian
1217
Puiu, Cristi
1730
1
2005
Romania
Romanian
1592
Jude, Radu
2554
2
2018
Romania
Romanian
1883
Netzer, Cãlin Peter
2699
1
2013
Romania
Romanian
1883
Pintilie, Adina
2699
1
2018
Romania
English
1887
Serban, Florin
2703
1
2010
Romania
Romanian
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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1912
Porumboiu, Corneliu
2729
1
2009
Romania
Romanian
1926
Höfer, Hanno
2745
1
2009
Romania
Romanian
1926
Marculescu, Razvan
2745
1
2009
Romania
Romanian
1926
Popescu, Constantin
2745
1
2009
Romania
Romanian
1926
Uricaru, Ioana
2745
1
2009
Romania
Romanian
466
Zvyagintsev, Andrey
730
3
2017
Russia
Russian
482
Sokurov, Aleksandr
1076
8
1999
Russia
Russian
816
Bodrov, Sergei
1764
3
2001
Russia
Russian
923
Chukhraj, Pavel
1180
1
1997
Russia
Russian
933
Bekmambetov, Timur
1425
3
2009
Russia
Russian
1113
Konchalovskiy, Andrey
1928
3
2016
Russia
Russian
1158
Bauer, Yevgeni
2459
5
1915
Russia
Russian
1217
Starewicz, Wladyslaw
2637
4
1916
Russia
Russian
1279
Zvyagintsev, Andrei
1820
1
2003
Russia
Russian
1603
Gardin, Vladimir
2637
2
1922
Russia
Russian
1745
Fedorchenko, Aleksei
2520
1
2010
Russia
Russian
1751
German, Aleksei Jr.
2709
2
2006
Russia
Russian
1769
Balagov, Kantemir
2550
1
2019
Russia
Russian
1793
Chaganty, Aneesh
2582
1
2018
Russia
English
1838
Romashkov, Vladimir
2637
1
1908
Russia
Russian
1838
Chardynin, Pyotr
2637
1
1911
Russia
Russian
1838
Zhelyabuzhsky, Yuri
2637
1
1920
Russia
Russian
1839
German, Aleksei
2698
2
1987
Russia
Russian
1863
Balabanov, Aleksey
2666
1
1998
Russia
Russian
1874
Kanevski, Vitali
2690
1
1992
Russia
Russian
1875
Sokurov, Aleksander
2691
1
2011
Russia
German
1894
Proskurina, Svetlana
2709
1
2004
Russia
Russian
1894
Vyrypaev, Ivan
2709
1
2006
Russia
Russian
1894
Serebrennikov, Kirill
2709
1
2012
Russia
Russian
1894
Chupov, Aleksey
2709
1
2021
Russia
Russian
1894
Merkulova, Natasha
2709
1
2021
Russia
Russian
1896
Uchitel, Aleksei
2711
1
2010
Russia
Russian
1902
Abdrashitov, Vadim
2717
1
1995
Russia
Russian
1928
German, Aleksey
2767
2
1999
Russia
Russian
1301
Al-Mansour, Haifaa
2061
2
2015
Saudi Arabia
Arabic
350
Sembene, Ousmane
1043
7
1981
Senegal
French
658
Mambéty, Djibril Diop
788
3
1988
Senegal
Wolof
1790
Sow, Thierno Faty
2580
1
1988
Senegal
French
1894
Yeo, Siew Hua
2709
1
2024
Singapore
Mandarin
1899
Cheah, Chee Kong
2714
1
2000
Singapore
Cantonese
1907
Khoo, Eric
2723
1
2005
Singapore
Cantonese
926
Blomkamp, Neill
1184
1
2009
South Africa
English
1463
Schmitz, Oliver
2112
1
2010
South Africa
German
1821
Roodt, Darrell
2614
1
2004
South Africa
Zulu
1851
Swanson, Donald
2655
1
1952
South Africa
English
1883
Dornford-May, Mark
2699
1
2005
South Africa
Xhosa
1886
Ehrlich, Pippa
2702
1
2020
South Africa
English
1886
Reed, James
2702
1
2020
South Africa
English
272
Bong, Joon Ho
317
7
2013
South Korea
Korean
315
Park, Chan-wook
327
7
2008
South Korea
Korean
574
Kim, Ki-duk
1299
6
2004
South Korea
Korean
779
Chan-wook, Park
1504
2
2023
South Korea
Korean
985
Lee, Chang-dong
1763
3
2010
South Korea
Korean
1493
Kim, Jee-woon
2344
2
2009
South Korea
Korean
1589
Hong, Sang-soo
2590
2
2004
South Korea
Korean
1596
Kim, Ki-young
2314
1
1960
South Korea
Korean
1600
Kwon-taek, Im
2320
1
2000
South Korea
Korean
1673
Sang-soo, Hong
2703
3
2020
South Korea
Korean
1889
Kang, Yi-kwan
2705
1
2005
South Korea
Korean
1892
Dae-jin, Kang
2707
1
1961
South Korea
Korean
1894
Im, Kwon-taek
2709
1
2004
South Korea
Korean
1894
Im, Sang-soo
2709
1
2003
South Korea
Korean
1894
Jang, Sun-Woo
2709
1
1999
South Korea
Korean
1909
Na, Hong-jin
2725
1
2008
South Korea
Korean
1940
O., Meul
2769
1
2012
South Korea
Korean
1947
Park, Kwang-su
2782
1
1993
South Korea
Korean
69
Eisenstein, Sergei M.
62
8
1935
Soviet Union
Russian
76
Tarkovsky, Andrei
116
7
1974
Soviet Union
Russian
187
Aleksandrov, Grigori
62
6
1933
Soviet Union
Russian
271
Vertov, Dziga
74
5
1928
Soviet Union
Russian
334
Dovzhenko, Aleksandr
307
8
1936
Soviet Union
Russian
361
Parajanov, Sergei
545
3
1974
Soviet Union
Ukrainian
443
Klimov, Elem
256
1
1985
Soviet Union
Russian
458
Pudovkin, Vsevolod
1378
8
1930
Soviet Union
Russian
459
Kalatozov, Mikhail
579
3
1963
Soviet Union
Russian
592
Vasilyev, Dmitri
508
1
1938
Soviet Union
Russian
605
Bondarchuk, Sergei
534
1
1966
Soviet Union
Russian
747
Donskoy, Mark
1808
4
1943
Soviet Union
Russian
749
Konchalovsky, Andrei
2119
7
1979
Soviet Union
Russian
846
Muratova, Kira
1315
5
1975
Soviet Union
Russian
848
Filimonova, M.
1029
1
1958
Soviet Union
Russian
873
Kozintsev, Grigori
1534
4
1949
Soviet Union
Russian
890
Chukraj, Grigori
1113
1
1959
Soviet Union
Russian
975
Abalov, Eduard
1303
1
1962
Soviet Union
Russian
975
Shepitko, Larisa
1451
2
1971
Soviet Union
Russian
994
Shapiro, Iosif
1534
2
1967
Soviet Union
Russian
1092
Abuladze, Tengiz
1513
1
1987
Soviet Union
Georgian
1205
Petrov, Vladimir
2344
3
1942
Soviet Union
Russian
1216
Kuleshov, Lev
2504
4
1925
Soviet Union
Russian
1295
Talankin, Igor
2399
3
1963
Soviet Union
Russian
1304
Solntseva, Yuliya
2637
4
1950
Soviet Union
Russian
1367
Pyryev, Ivan
2614
3
1949
Soviet Union
Russian
1381
Ermler, Fridrikh
2637
4
1936
Soviet Union
Russian
1438
Yutkevich, Sergei
2637
3
1946
Soviet Union
Russian
1463
Khejfits, Iosif
2434
2
1948
Soviet Union
Russian
1528
Barnet, Boris
2539
2
1934
Soviet Union
Russian
1540
Menshov, Vladimir
2220
1
1979
Soviet Union
Russian
1546
Batalov, Aleksei
2233
1
1959
Soviet Union
Russian
1553
Rostotsky, Stanislav
2614
2
1971
Soviet Union
Russian
1596
Kropachyov, Georgi
2314
1
1967
Soviet Union
Russian
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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1596
Yershov, Konstantin
2314
1
1967
Soviet Union
Russian
1603
Gerasimov, Sergei
2637
2
1953
Soviet Union
Russian
1647
Lungin, Pavel
2382
1
1990
Soviet Union
Russian
1666
Alov, Aleksandr
2637
2
1957
Soviet Union
Russian
1666
Naumov, Vladimir
2637
2
1957
Soviet Union
Russian
1693
Ptushko, Aleksandr
2654
2
1944
Soviet Union
Russian
1694
Samsonov, Samson
2453
1
1955
Soviet Union
Russian
1699
Doller, Mikhail
2459
1
1927
Soviet Union
Russian
1725
Trauberg, Leonid
2654
2
1932
Soviet Union
Russian
1735
Pichul, Vasili
2511
1
1988
Soviet Union
Russian
1796
Bek-Nazaryan, Amo
2732
2
1929
Soviet Union
Russian
1806
Tikhomirov, Roman
2598
1
1960
Soviet Union
Russian
1821
Lavrov, Kirill
2614
1
1969
Soviet Union
Russian
1821
Raizman, Yuli
2614
1
1982
Soviet Union
Russian
1821
Todorovsky, Pyotr
2614
1
1983
Soviet Union
Russian
1821
Ulyanov, Mikhail
2614
1
1969
Soviet Union
Russian
1827
Khutsiyev, Marlen
2623
1
1965
Soviet Union
Russian
1831
Mardanin, S.
2628
1
1936
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Panteleyev, Aleksandr
2637
1
1922
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Roshal, Grigori
2637
1
1934
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Stroyeva, Vera
2637
1
1934
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Karmen, Roman
2637
1
1942
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Komarevtsev, N.
2637
1
1942
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Solovtsov, Valeri
2637
1
1942
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Uchitel, Yefim
2637
1
1942
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Chiaureli, Mikheil
2637
1
1950
Soviet Union
Russian
1838
Kheifits, Iosif
2637
1
1954
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Daneliya, Georgi
2654
1
1960
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Dzigan, Efim
2654
1
1936
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Ekk, Nikolai
2654
1
1931
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Minkin, Adolf
2654
1
1938
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Rappaport, Gerbert
2654
1
1938
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Trauberg, Ilya
2654
1
1936
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Vanichkin, A.
2654
1
1935
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Vasilyev, Georgi
2654
1
1934
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Vasilyev, Sergei
2654
1
1934
Soviet Union
Russian
1850
Zarkhy, Aleksandr
2654
1
1937
Soviet Union
Russian
1874
Chukhraj, Grigori
2690
1
1956
Soviet Union
Russian
1881
Solovyov, Sergey
2697
1
1986
Soviet Union
Russian
1883
Panfilov, Gleb
2699
1
1979
Soviet Union
Russian
1892
Askoldov, Aleksandr
2707
1
1967
Soviet Union
Russian
1892
Aristov, Viktor
2707
1
1991
Soviet Union
Russian
1894
Arnshtam, Lev
2709
1
1946
Soviet Union
Russian
1894
Braun, Vladimir
2709
1
1956
Soviet Union
Russian
1896
Mitta, Aleksandr
2711
1
1991
Soviet Union
Russian
1911
Norstein, Yuri
2728
1
1979
Soviet Union
Russian
1915
Andriyevsky, Aleksandr
2732
1
1946
Soviet Union
Russian
1938
Shpikovsky, Nikolai
2765
1
1925
Soviet Union
Russian
1946
Khutsiev, Marlen
2779
1
1967
Soviet Union
Russian
1950
Peleshian, Artavazd
2785
1
1972
Soviet Union
Armenian
1954
Medvedkin, Aleksandr
2790
1
1932
Soviet Union
Russian
49
Almodóvar, Pedro
110
18
2001
Spain
Spanish
276
Erice, Víctor
82
2
1982
Spain
Spanish
314
Saura, Carlos
488
9
1982
Spain
Spanish
591
Amenábar, Alejandro
1050
3
2000
Spain
Spanish
863
Bardem, Juan Antonio
2435
7
1956
Spain
Spanish
939
Berlanga, Luis García
2533
6
1956
Spain
Spanish
951
Trueba, Fernando
1982
3
2006
Spain
Spanish
1105
Garci, José Luis
2549
4
1987
Spain
Spanish
1151
Bayona, Juan Antonio
2182
2
2009
Spain
Spanish
1281
Medem, Julio
1822
1
1998
Spain
Spanish
1332
Berger, Pablo
2338
2
2017
Spain
Spanish
1345
Beleta, Francisco Rovira
2285
2
1965
Spain
Spanish
1536
Simón, Carla
2523
2
2019
Spain
Catalan
1553
de Armiñán, Jaime
2614
2
1975
Spain
Spanish
1571
Olea, Pedro
2282
1
1992
Spain
Spanish
1639
Llosa, Claudia
2372
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1703
Cuerda, José Luis
2654
2
1993
Spain
Spanish
1729
Neville, Edgar
2504
1
1944
Spain
Spanish
1736
Malraux, André
2512
1
1945
Spain
French
1736
Peskine, Boris
2512
1
1945
Spain
French
1743
Vajda, Ladislao
2699
2
1955
Spain
Spanish
1775
Vigalondo, Nacho
2704
2
2009
Spain
Spanish
1786
Roch, Edmon
2572
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1806
Aranda, Vicente
2598
1
1991
Spain
Spanish
1806
de Aranoa, Fernando León
2732
2
2011
Spain
Spanish
1838
Hidalgo, Francisco Gómez
2637
1
1926
Spain
Spanish
1838
Rey, Florián
2637
1
1930
Spain
Spanish
1838
Camacho, Francisco
2637
1
1930
Spain
Spanish
1844
Bosch, Carlos
2644
1
2002
Spain
Spanish
1844
Domenech, Josep Maria
2644
1
2002
Spain
Spanish
1845
Camus, Mario
2699
2
1988
Spain
Spanish
1850
Picazo, Miguel
2654
1
1965
Spain
Spanish
1869
Cortés, Rodrigo
2680
1
2010
Spain
English
1883
Muñoz, Tomás
2699
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1883
García Sánchez, José Luis
2699
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1883
Fernández Ardavín, César
2699
1
1959
Spain
Spanish
1883
Martínez Lázaro, Emilio
2699
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1889
Mañas, Achero
2705
1
2003
Spain
Spanish
1891
de la Iglesia, Álex
2709
2
2002
Spain
Spanish
1892
Forqué, José María
2707
1
1957
Spain
Spanish
1894
Brochero, Eduardo Manzanos
2709
1
1957
Spain
Italian
1894
Calparsoro, Daniel
2709
1
1997
Spain
Spanish
1894
Fabrizi, Aldo
2709
1
1957
Spain
Italian
1894
Gil, Rafael
2709
1
1953
Spain
Spanish
1894
Rotaeta, Félix
2709
1
1991
Spain
Spanish
1894
Guerín, José Luis
2709
1
2007
Spain
Spanish
1896
Harvey, Laurence
2711
1
1963
Spain
English
1898
Marques-Marcet, Carlos
2713
1
2024
Spain
Spanish
1901
Cuenca, Manuel Martín
2716
1
2017
Spain
Spanish
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Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1903
Fresnadillo, Juan Carlos
2718
1
2001
Spain
Spanish
1909
Bollaín, Icíar
2725
1
2003
Spain
Spanish
1909
Luna, Bigas
2725
1
1992
Spain
Spanish
1909
Monzón, Daniel
2725
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1909
Errando, Tono
2725
1
2010
Spain
Spanish
1909
Mariscal, Javier
2725
1
2016
Spain
Spanish
1915
Aragón, Emilio
2732
1
2013
Spain
English
1923
Gil, Mateo
2742
1
2011
Spain
English
1932
Zulueta, Iván
2755
1
1979
Spain
Spanish
1938
Portabella, Pere
2765
1
1970
Spain
English
1941
García Pelayo, Gonzalo
2770
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1950
del Omar, José Val
2785
1
1955
Spain
Spanish
1894
Jayasundara, Vimukthi
2709
1
2009
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
5
Bergman, Ingmar
16
27
1965
Sweden
Swedish
403
Alfredson, Tomas
313
2
2009
Sweden
Swedish
467
Troell, Jan
1383
6
1982
Sweden
Swedish
489
Widerberg, Bo
1495
6
1973
Sweden
Swedish
524
August, Bille
661
4
1994
Sweden
Danish
526
Östlund, Ruben
1229
3
2017
Sweden
Swedish
677
Andersson, Roy
1336
4
2010
Sweden
Swedish
774
Moodysson, Lukas
1668
5
2003
Sweden
Swedish
823
Sjöberg, Alf
1458
2
1947
Sweden
Swedish
957
Stiller, Mauritz
2216
5
1922
Sweden
Swedish
1031
Oplev, Niels Arden
1401
1
2009
Sweden
Swedish
1378
Ullmann, Liv
2185
2
1998
Sweden
Swedish
1405
Sucksdorff, Arne
2028
1
1953
Sweden
Swedish
1617
Nutley, Colin
2417
2
1995
Sweden
Swedish
1669
Mattsson, Arne
2637
2
1952
Sweden
Swedish
1681
Håfström, Mikael
2614
2
2004
Sweden
Swedish
1733
Alfredson, Daniel
2680
2
2009
Sweden
Swedish
1751
Donner, Jörn
2709
2
1963
Sweden
Swedish
1767
Bendjelloul, Malik
2547
1
2012
Sweden
English
1787
Espinosa, Daniel
2725
2
2013
Sweden
Swedish
1821
Lindgren, Lars-Magnus
2614
1
1964
Sweden
Swedish
1821
Nykvist, Sven
2614
1
1991
Sweden
Swedish
1821
Pollak, Kay
2614
1
2004
Sweden
Swedish
1821
Holm, Hannes
2614
1
2015
Sweden
Swedish
1827
Majewski, Lech
2623
1
2011
Sweden
English
1829
Sjöman, Vilgot
2753
2
1967
Sweden
Swedish
1881
Krantz, Leif
2697
1
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1881
Grede, Kjell
2697
1
1987
Sweden
Swedish
1887
Gamlin, Yngve
2703
1
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1890
Collin, Kasper
2706
1
2016
Sweden
English
1891
Zetterling, Mai
2709
2
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1894
Molander, Gustaf
2709
1
1948
Sweden
Swedish
1899
Petersén, Axel
2714
1
2011
Sweden
Swedish
1899
Marcimain, Mikael
2714
1
2012
Sweden
Swedish
1902
Gentele, Göran
2717
1
1951
Sweden
Swedish
1902
Bergenstråhle, Johan
2717
1
1969
Sweden
Swedish
1909
Mankell, Henning
2725
1
2005
Sweden
Swedish
1909
Ohlin, Lisa
2725
1
2011
Sweden
Swedish
1910
Levring, Kristian
2726
1
2000
Sweden
English
1915
Nykvist, Carl-Gustav
2732
1
2000
Sweden
English
1915
Björkman, Stig
2732
1
2015
Sweden
Swedish
1940
Jonsson, Jens
2769
1
2007
Sweden
Swedish
1940
Saleh, Tarik
2769
1
2017
Sweden
Arabic
1947
Bergman, Daniel
2782
1
1992
Sweden
Swedish
868
Tanner, Alain
2163
5
1976
Switzerland
French
1061
Goretta, Claude
1671
2
1975
Switzerland
French
1232
Koller, Xavier
1750
1
1990
Switzerland
Turkish
1358
Lindtberg, Leopold
2401
3
1949
Switzerland
English
1588
Imhoof, Markus
2306
1
1981
Switzerland
German
1630
Meier, Ursula
2562
2
2010
Switzerland
French
1645
Barras, Claude
2381
1
2020
Switzerland
French
1806
Murer, Fredi M.
2598
1
2006
Switzerland
Swiss German
1820
Lyford, Richard
2613
1
1950
Switzerland
English
1820
Oertel, Curt
2613
1
1950
Switzerland
English
1883
Montagu, Elizabeth
2699
1
1951
Switzerland
English
1894
Zglinski, Greg
2709
1
2004
Switzerland
French
1915
Huber, Sophie
2732
1
2018
Switzerland
English
1915
Margolin, Josh
2732
1
2024
Switzerland
English
1938
Wurlitzer, Rudy
2765
1
1988
Switzerland
English
288
Yang, Edward
202
5
1991
Taiwan
Mandarin
374
Hou, Hsiao-hsien
1125
10
1994
Taiwan
Mandarin
576
Tsai, Ming-liang
1727
7
2001
Taiwan
Mandarin
675
Hu, King
904
3
1967
Taiwan
Mandarin
1112
Hou, Hsiao-Hsien
1552
1
2015
Taiwan
Mandarin
1581
Tsou, Shih-Ching
2297
1
2025
Taiwan
Mandarin
1894
Chang, Tso-chi
2709
1
2002
Taiwan
Mandarin
1894
Wu, Nien-Jen
2709
1
1996
Taiwan
Taiwanese
1894
Lee, Kang-sheng
2709
1
2007
Taiwan
Mandarin
1894
Wei, Te-Sheng
2709
1
2011
Taiwan
Japanese
1894
Qi, Shu
2709
1
2025
Taiwan
Mandarin
1898
Ho, Wi Ding
2713
1
2018
Taiwan
Mandarin
1938
I-cheng, Ko
2765
1
1997
Taiwan
Mandarin
1954
Wang, Tong
2790
1
1995
Taiwan
Mandarin
423
Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
1067
7
2008
Thailand
Thai
1779
Pang, Danny
2705
2
2000
Thailand
Japanese
1779
Pang, Oxide Chun
2705
2
2000
Thailand
Japanese
1863
Sasanatieng, Wisit
2666
1
2000
Thailand
Thai
1904
Thongkonthun, Youngyooth
2719
1
2000
Thailand
Thai
1915
Bell, Ashley
2732
1
2018
Thailand
English
1925
Yukol, Chatrichalerm
2744
1
2001
Thailand
Thai
1925
Pinkaew, Prachya
2744
1
2003
Thailand
Thai
1938
Ratanaruang, Pen-Ek
2765
1
1999
Thailand
Thai
1954
Mukdasanit, Euthana
2790
1
1986
Thailand
Thai
1033
Ben Hania, Kaouther
1670
2
2022
Tunisia
Arabic
629
Ceylan, Nuri Bilge
1557
5
2006
Turkey
Turkish
808
Gören, Serif
938
1
1982
Turkey
Turkish
808
Güney, Yilmaz
938
1
1982
Turkey
Turkish
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Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1120
Ergüven, Deniz Gamze
1568
1
2015
Turkey
Turkish
1586
Kaplanoglu, Semih
2523
2
2009
Turkey
Turkish
1883
Erksan, Metin
2699
1
1963
Turkey
Turkish
1889
Kayis, Emre
2705
1
2021
Turkey
Turkish
1892
Kiral, Erden
2707
1
1983
Turkey
Turkish
1894
Kavur, Ömer
2709
1
1991
Turkey
Turkish
1915
Torun, Ceyda
2732
1
2016
Turkey
Turkish
1940
Karaçelik, Tolga
2769
1
2018
Turkey
Turkish
10
Kubrick, Stanley
3
12
1969
UK
English
18
Lean, David
30
16
1954
UK
English
31
Powell, Michael
170
19
1947
UK
English
54
Pressburger, Emeric
170
12
1947
UK
English
56
Reed, Carol
78
16
1950
UK
English
85
Schlesinger, John
145
12
1974
UK
English
90
Leigh, Mike
230
18
1996
UK
English
98
Frears, Stephen
355
19
2000
UK
English
145
Lester, Richard
128
13
1970
UK
English
146
Richardson, Tony
230
8
1963
UK
English
147
Mackendrick, Alexander
168
6
1953
UK
English
151
Roeg, Nicolas
224
6
1975
UK
English
170
Ivory, James
291
9
1985
UK
English
179
Losey, Joseph
550
15
1964
UK
English
183
Loach, Ken
412
20
1992
UK
English
199
Hamer, Robert
181
5
1951
UK
English
204
Jordan, Neil
290
10
1999
UK
English
205
Olivier, Laurence
300
5
1954
UK
English
208
Crichton, Charles
346
6
1956
UK
English
212
Boyle, Danny
353
8
2006
UK
English
228
Anderson, Lindsay
306
5
1973
UK
English
229
Gilliam, Terry
573
11
1993
UK
English
232
Apted, Michael
510
19
1992
UK
English
236
Asquith, Anthony
564
15
1944
UK
English
239
Attenborough, Richard
373
8
1982
UK
English
240
Korda, Alexander
572
8
1936
UK
English
252
Korda, Zoltan
572
10
1942
UK
English
253
Dearden, Basil
754
10
1955
UK
English
255
Neame, Ronald
888
12
1964
UK
English
267
Newell, Mike
622
8
1996
UK
English
278
Clayton, Jack
421
6
1968
UK
English
283
Reisz, Karel
394
6
1971
UK
English
298
Branagh, Kenneth
951
11
2005
UK
English
307
McQueen, Steve
462
9
2014
UK
English
308
Hamilton, Guy
244
8
1965
UK
English
331
Skolimowski, Jerzy
800
8
1991
UK
English
345
Hooper, Tom
444
5
2010
UK
English
347
Gilbert, Lewis
940
9
1972
UK
English
367
Boulting, John
910
5
1952
UK
English
369
Jones, Terry
665
4
1981
UK
English
372
Glazer, Jonathan
598
4
2010
UK
English
392
Forbes, Bryan
1431
9
1967
UK
English
393
Wright, Joe
654
6
2012
UK
English
395
Joffé, Roland
348
2
1985
UK
English
398
Greenaway, Peter
1480
7
1990
UK
English
399
Donner, Richard
805
10
1988
UK
English
402
Russell, Ken
782
5
1973
UK
English
410
Forsyth, Bill
807
4
1983
UK
English
411
Hudson, Hugh
225
2
1982
UK
English
419
McDonagh, Martin
819
4
2014
UK
English
469
Davies, Terence
1310
7
2004
UK
English
481
Cavalcanti, Alberto
754
3
1944
UK
English
497
Tandan, Loveleen
353
1
2008
UK
English
514
Winterbottom, Michael
1966
15
2003
UK
English
520
Park, Nick
799
5
2002
UK
English
523
Cornelius, Henry
856
3
1952
UK
English
528
Cattaneo, Peter
429
2
2008
UK
English
545
Hodges, Mike
738
4
1988
UK
English
557
Medak, Peter
1039
5
1988
UK
English
561
Macdonald, Kevin
1453
8
2009
UK
English
610
Marsh, James
1454
6
2009
UK
English
616
Baker, Roy Ward
693
3
1959
UK
English
620
Howard, Leslie
564
1
1938
UK
English
625
Berger, Ludwig
572
1
1940
UK
English
625
Whelan, Tim
572
1
1940
UK
English
626
Gilliat, Sidney
1059
4
1950
UK
English
629
Douglas, Bill
1833
4
1977
UK
English
640
Green, Guy
1703
6
1961
UK
English
641
Cardiff, Jack
684
2
1962
UK
English
651
Arnold, Andrea
1006
5
2009
UK
English
657
Furie, Sidney J.
906
4
1973
UK
English
660
Hood, Gavin
853
3
2009
UK
Zulu
664
Michell, Roger
1931
9
2007
UK
English
665
Hytner, Nicholas
1186
4
2005
UK
English
669
Cammell, Donald
768
2
1973
UK
English
674
Watkins, Peter
1245
6
1973
UK
English
680
Brook, Peter
1720
4
1963
UK
English
687
Wright, Edgar
1790
5
2010
UK
English
690
French, Harold
1092
2
1944
UK
English
691
Harvey, Anthony
759
2
1967
UK
English
691
Kapur, Shekhar
872
3
2000
UK
English
695
Dickinson, Thorold
1524
4
1946
UK
English
699
Boulting, Roy
1589
3
1953
UK
English
707
Lord, Peter
799
2
2006
UK
English
711
Robinson, Bruce
733
1
1987
UK
English
713
Tyldum, Morten
1007
2
2013
UK
English
728
Launder, Frank
2147
7
1950
UK
English
730
Watt, Harry
1834
6
1941
UK
English
731
Jarman, Derek
2019
5
1987
UK
English
736
Hardy, Robin
787
1
1973
UK
English
750
Pascal, Gabriel
1092
2
1943
UK
English
764
Chomet, Sylvain
924
2
2006
UK
French
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