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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1895
Papic, Krsto
2711
1
1988
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1906
Kenovic, Ademir
2723
1
1997
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbo-Croatian
1944
Draskovic, Boro
2778
1
1994
Cyprus
Serbo-Croatian
1953
Sijan, Slobodan
2790
1
1980
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1893
Jayasundara, Vimukthi
2709
1
2009
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
562
Kadár, Ján
813
3
1970
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
745
Klos, Elmar
813
1
1965
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
1895
Fíla, Ivan
2711
1
1996
Czech Republic
Slovak
1898
Skop, Marko
2714
1
2015
Czech Republic
Slovak
1888
K'Naan
2705
1
2024
Canada
Somali
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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1914
Hodierne, Cutter
2732
1
2014
USA
Somali
49
Almodóvar, Pedro
110
18
2001
Spain
Spanish
134
Cuarón, Alfonso
131
6
2006
USA
Spanish
277
Erice, Víctor
82
2
1982
Spain
Spanish
315
Saura, Carlos
488
9
1982
Spain
Spanish
583
Nava, Gregory
955
4
1990
USA
Spanish
585
Larraín, Pablo
1969
8
2018
Chile
Spanish
591
Amenábar, Alejandro
1050
3
2000
Spain
Spanish
606
Alea, Tomás Gutiérrez
953
3
1985
Cuba
Spanish
682
Campanella, Juan José
790
2
2005
Argentina
Spanish
715
Fernández, Emilio
1913
6
1946
Mexico
Spanish
724
Puenzo, Luis
760
1
1985
Argentina
Spanish
774
Jodorowsky, Alejandro
1161
3
1977
Mexico
Spanish
780
Martel, Lucrecia
1835
4
2007
Argentina
Spanish
834
Laxe, Oliver
999
1
2025
France
Spanish
862
Bardem, Juan Antonio
2435
7
1956
Spain
Spanish
923
Arau, Alfonso
1401
2
1993
Mexico
Spanish
938
Berlanga, Luis García
2533
6
1956
Spain
Spanish
942
Lelio, Sebastián
1687
4
2016
Chile
Spanish
950
Trueba, Fernando
1982
3
2006
Spain
Spanish
1056
Mitre, Santiago
1449
1
2022
Argentina
Spanish
1090
Marston, Joshua
1512
1
2004
USA
Spanish
1098
Reygadas, Carlos
2164
4
2008
Mexico
Spanish
1104
Garci, José Luis
2549
4
1987
Spain
Spanish
1129
Szifrón, Damián
1581
1
2014
Argentina
Spanish
1149
Bayona, J.A.
1840
2
2019
USA
Spanish
1150
Bayona, Juan Antonio
2182
2
2009
Spain
Spanish
1186
Tabío, Juan Carlos
1880
2
1994
Cuba
Spanish
1198
Fukunaga, Cary
2072
2
2010
Mexico
Spanish
1280
Medem, Julio
1822
1
1998
Spain
Spanish
1313
Carrera, Carlos
2081
2
1998
Mexico
Spanish
1331
Berger, Pablo
2338
2
2017
Spain
Spanish
1336
Rodríguez, Ismael
2399
3
1960
Mexico
Spanish
1343
Robles-Godoy, Armando
2346
2
1971
Peru
Spanish
1344
Beleta, Francisco Rovira
2285
2
1965
Spain
Spanish
1344
Larra&ķacute;n, Pablo
1928
1
2012
Chile
Spanish
1378
Bustamante, Jayro
1984
1
2019
Guatemala
Spanish
1397
Guerra, Ciro
2231
2
2017
Colombia
Spanish
1420
Silva, Sebastián
2050
1
2009
Chile
Spanish
1431
Nilsson, Leopoldo Torre
2281
2
1965
Argentina
Spanish
1489
Solanas, Fernando E.
2622
3
1983
Argentina
Spanish
1512
Bielinsky, Fabián
2181
1
2000
Argentina
Spanish
1552
Littin, Miguel
2614
2
1978
Mexico
Spanish
1552
de Armiñán, Jaime
2614
2
1975
Spain
Spanish
1570
Olea, Pedro
2282
1
1992
Spain
Spanish
1587
Bemberg, María Luisa
2614
2
1985
Argentina
Spanish
1590
Solás, Humberto
2309
1
1969
Cuba
Spanish
1621
Duprat, Gastón
2566
2
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1621
Cohn, Mariano
2566
2
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1634
Ávalos, Enrique Tovar
2367
1
1931
USA
Spanish
1638
Llosa, Claudia
2372
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1656
Subiela, Eliseo
2392
1
1986
Argentina
Spanish
1661
Alcoriza, Luis
2614
2
1963
Mexico
Spanish
1661
Gavaldón, Roberto
2399
1
1960
Mexico
Spanish
1692
Velo, Carlos
2452
1
1956
Mexico
Spanish
1694
Guzmán, Patricio
2623
2
1992
Chile
Spanish
1702
Cuerda, José Luis
2654
2
1993
Spain
Spanish
1712
Avilés, Lila
2480
1
2023
Mexico
Spanish
1722
Vigas, Lorenzo
2691
2
2018
Mexico
Spanish
1728
Neville, Edgar
2504
1
1944
Spain
Spanish
1742
Vajda, Ladislao
2699
2
1955
Spain
Spanish
1749
Sapir, Esteban
2529
1
2007
Argentina
Spanish
1757
Olivera, Héctor
2707
2
1978
Argentina
Spanish
1758
Alberdi, Maite
2654
2
2021
Chile
Spanish
1768
Ripstein, Arturo
2550
1
1996
Mexico
Spanish
1774
Vigalondo, Nacho
2704
2
2009
Spain
Spanish
1782
Iñárritu, Alejandro G.
2569
1
2022
Mexico
Spanish
1785
Roch, Edmon
2572
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1805
Aranda, Vicente
2598
1
1991
Spain
Spanish
1805
de Aranoa, Fernando León
2732
2
2011
Spain
Spanish
1817
Strand, Chick
2670
2
1982
USA
Spanish
1820
Aristarain, Adolfo
2614
1
1992
Argentina
Spanish
1820
Armendáriz, Montxo
2614
1
1997
France
Spanish
1820
Morales, Jacobo
2614
1
1989
Puerto Rico
Spanish
1820
Renán, Sergio
2614
1
1974
Argentina
Spanish
1822
Hermosillo, Jaime Humberto
2616
1
1986
Mexico
Spanish
1825
Álvarez, Santiago
2622
1
1968
Argentina
Spanish
1825
Getino, Octavio
2622
1
1968
Argentina
Spanish
1829
Gómez, Sara
2627
1
1977
Cuba
Spanish
1837
Cristiani, Quirino
2637
1
1917
Argentina
Spanish
1837
Hidalgo, Francisco Gómez
2637
1
1926
Spain
Spanish
1837
Rey, Florián
2637
1
1930
Spain
Spanish
1837
Camacho, Francisco
2637
1
1930
Spain
Spanish
1843
Bosch, Carlos
2644
1
2002
Spain
Spanish
1843
Domenech, Josep Maria
2644
1
2002
Spain
Spanish
1844
Camus, Mario
2699
2
1988
Spain
Spanish
1849
Ichaso, Leon
2654
1
1996
Cuba
Spanish
1849
Picazo, Miguel
2654
1
1965
Spain
Spanish
1862
Sorin, Carlos
2666
1
2004
Argentina
Spanish
1863
Doniger, Benjamin
2670
1
1956
USA
Spanish
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Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1863
Gutierrez, Efrain
2670
1
1976
USA
Spanish
1863
Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez
2670
1
1930
USA
Spanish
1863
Fuentes, Josefina Barrera
2670
1
1930
USA
Spanish
1863
Portillo, Lourdes
2670
1
1994
Mexico
Spanish
1875
Arancibia, Ernesto
2692
1
1954
Argentina
Spanish
1882
Muñoz, Tomás
2699
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1882
García Sánchez, José Luis
2699
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1882
Fernández Ardavín, César
2699
1
1959
Spain
Spanish
1882
Martínez Lázaro, Emilio
2699
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1886
Biniez, Adrián
2703
1
2009
Uruguay
Spanish
1886
Burman, Daniel
2703
1
2004
Argentina
Spanish
1886
Rotter, Ariel
2703
1
2007
France
Spanish
1887
Borensztein, Sebastián
2704
1
2011
Argentina
Spanish
1888
Mañas, Achero
2705
1
2003
Spain
Spanish
1888
Berneri, Anahí
2705
1
2007
Argentina
Spanish
1888
Plá, Rodrigo
2705
1
2007
Mexico
Spanish
1890
de la Iglesia, Álex
2709
2
2002
Spain
Spanish
1891
Cazals, Felipe
2707
1
1976
Mexico
Spanish
1891
Forqué, José María
2707
1
1957
Spain
Spanish
1893
Birri, Fernando
2709
1
1961
Argentina
Spanish
1893
Cabrera, Sergio
2709
1
1996
Colombia
Spanish
1893
Calparsoro, Daniel
2709
1
1997
Spain
Spanish
1893
Gil, Rafael
2709
1
1953
Spain
Spanish
1893
Rotaeta, Félix
2709
1
1991
Spain
Spanish
1893
Guerín, José Luis
2709
1
2007
Spain
Spanish
1893
Trapero, Pablo
2709
1
2015
Argentina
Spanish
1893
Murray, Christopher
2709
1
2016
Chile
Spanish
1893
Escalante, Amat
2709
1
2016
Mexico
Spanish
1893
Tobal, Gonzalo
2709
1
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1893
Ortega, Luis
2709
1
2024
Argentina
Spanish
1895
de Anda, Raúl
2711
1
1964
Mexico
Spanish
1897
Marques-Marcet, Carlos
2713
1
2024
Spain
Spanish
1897
Fund, Iván
2713
1
2025
Argentina
Spanish
1897
López, Natalia
2713
1
2022
Mexico
Spanish
1898
Sainte-Luce, Claudia
2714
1
2013
Mexico
Spanish
1900
Cuarón, Jonás
2716
1
2015
Mexico
Spanish
1900
Cuenca, Manuel Martín
2716
1
2017
Spain
Spanish
1902
Fresnadillo, Juan Carlos
2718
1
2001
Spain
Spanish
1908
Bollaín, Icíar
2725
1
2003
Spain
Spanish
1908
Luna, Bigas
2725
1
1992
Spain
Spanish
1908
Puenzo, Lucía
2725
1
2007
Argentina
Spanish
1908
Benacerraf, Margot
2725
1
1959
Venezuela
Spanish
1908
Monzón, Daniel
2725
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1908
Errando, Tono
2725
1
2010
Spain
Spanish
1908
Mariscal, Javier
2725
1
2016
Spain
Spanish
1908
Almada, Natalia
2725
1
2011
Mexico
Spanish
1914
Eimbcke, Fernando
2732
1
2004
Mexico
Spanish
1914
Cuarón, Carlos
2732
1
2008
USA
Spanish
1914
Chenillo, Mariana
2732
1
2008
Mexico
Spanish
1917
Lorentzen, Luke
2738
1
2019
Mexico
Spanish
1922
Breathnach, Paddy
2742
1
2015
Cuba
Spanish
1923
Fonzi, Dolores
2743
1
2025
Argentina
Spanish
1924
Lerman, Diego
2744
1
2002
Argentina
Spanish
1931
Zulueta, Iván
2755
1
1979
Spain
Spanish
1933
Llinás, Mariano
2759
1
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1934
Favio, Leonardo
2779
2
1971
Argentina
Spanish
1939
Rulfo, Juan Carlos
2769
1
2006
Mexico
Spanish
1939
Wood, Andrés
2769
1
2011
Chile
Spanish
1939
Almendras, Alejandro Fernández
2769
1
2014
France
Spanish
1939
Rondero, Astrid
2769
1
2024
USA
Spanish
1939
Valadez, Fernanda
2769
1
2024
USA
Spanish
1940
Santiago, Hugo
2770
1
1969
Argentina
Spanish
1940
Mayolo, Carlos
2770
1
1978
Colombia
Spanish
1940
Ospina, Luis
2770
1
1978
Colombia
Spanish
1940
García Pelayo, Gonzalo
2770
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1945
Briand, Jorge
2779
1
1967
Argentina
Spanish
1949
del Omar, José Val
2785
1
1955
Spain
Spanish
1953
Echevarría, Nicolás
2790
1
1991
Mexico
Spanish
1953
Estrada, Luis
2790
1
1999
Mexico
Spanish
1953
Gleyzer, Raymundo
2790
1
1972
Argentina
Spanish
1898
Masya, Mbithi
2714
1
2016
Kenya
Swahili
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
526
Östlund, Ruben
1229
3
2017
Sweden
Swedish
677
Andersson, Roy
1336
4
2010
Sweden
Swedish
774
Moodysson, Lukas
1668
5
2003
Sweden
Swedish
822
Sjöberg, Alf
1458
2
1947
Sweden
Swedish
956
Stiller, Mauritz
2216
5
1922
Sweden
Swedish
1030
Oplev, Niels Arden
1401
1
2009
Sweden
Swedish
1075
Christensen, Benjamin
1475
1
1922
Denmark
Swedish
1377
Ullmann, Liv
2185
2
1998
Sweden
Swedish
1379
Abbasi, Ali
2574
3
2021
Denmark
Swedish
1404
Sucksdorff, Arne
2028
1
1953
Sweden
Swedish
1616
Nutley, Colin
2417
2
1995
Sweden
Swedish
1668
Mattsson, Arne
2637
2
1952
Sweden
Swedish
1680
Håfström, Mikael
2614
2
2004
Sweden
Swedish
1732
Alfredson, Daniel
2680
2
2009
Sweden
Swedish
1750
Donner, Jörn
2709
2
1963
Sweden
Swedish
1786
Espinosa, Daniel
2725
2
2013
Sweden
Swedish
1820
Lindgren, Lars-Magnus
2614
1
1964
Sweden
Swedish
1820
Nykvist, Sven
2614
1
1991
Sweden
Swedish
1820
Pollak, Kay
2614
1
2004
Sweden
Swedish
1820
Holm, Hannes
2614
1
2015
Sweden
Swedish
1828
Sjöman, Vilgot
2753
2
1967
Sweden
Swedish
1880
Krantz, Leif
2697
1
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1880
Grede, Kjell
2697
1
1987
Sweden
Swedish
1886
Gamlin, Yngve
2703
1
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1890
Zetterling, Mai
2709
2
1965
Sweden
Swedish
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Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1893
Molander, Gustaf
2709
1
1948
Sweden
Swedish
1898
Petersén, Axel
2714
1
2011
Sweden
Swedish
1898
Marcimain, Mikael
2714
1
2012
Sweden
Swedish
1901
Gentele, Göran
2717
1
1951
Sweden
Swedish
1901
Bergenstråhle, Johan
2717
1
1969
Sweden
Swedish
1908
Mankell, Henning
2725
1
2005
Sweden
Swedish
1908
Ohlin, Lisa
2725
1
2011
Sweden
Swedish
1914
Björkman, Stig
2732
1
2015
Sweden
Swedish
1939
Jonsson, Jens
2769
1
2007
Sweden
Swedish
1946
Bergman, Daniel
2782
1
1992
Sweden
Swedish
1946
Sandgren, Åke
2782
1
1993
Denmark
Swedish
1805
Murer, Fredi M.
2598
1
2006
Switzerland
Swiss German
1529
Brocka, Lino
2210
2
1974
Philippines
Tagalog
1850
Ellis, Sean
2655
1
2013
UK
Tagalog
1893
Wu, Nien-Jen
2709
1
1996
Taiwan
Taiwanese
1566
Ratnam, Mani
2353
2
1991
India
Tamil
1727
Sivan, Santosh
2501
1
1999
India
Tamil
1837
Dungan, Ellis
2637
1
1950
India
Tamil
1837
Sundaram, T.R.
2637
1
1950
India
Tamil
1898
Cárdenas, Israel
2714
1
2007
Mexico
Tarahumara
1898
Guzmán, Laura Amelia
2714
1
2007
Mexico
Tarahumara
1542
Rajamouli, S.S.
2227
1
2022
India
Telugu
1887
Domalpalli, Rajnesh
2704
1
2006
India
Telugu
423
Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
1067
7
2008
Thailand
Thai
1862
Sasanatieng, Wisit
2666
1
2000
Thailand
Thai
1903
Thongkonthun, Youngyooth
2719
1
2000
Thailand
Thai
1924
Yukol, Chatrichalerm
2744
1
2001
Thailand
Thai
1924
Pinkaew, Prachya
2744
1
2003
Thailand
Thai
1937
Ratanaruang, Pen-Ek
2765
1
1999
Thailand
Thai
1953
Mukdasanit, Euthana
2790
1
1986
Thailand
Thai
1449
Norbu, Khyentse
2094
1
1999
Bhutan
Tibetan
1820
Valli, Eric
2614
1
1999
France
Tibetan
629
Ceylan, Nuri Bilge
1557
5
2006
Turkey
Turkish
807
Gören, Serif
938
1
1982
Turkey
Turkish
807
Güney, Yilmaz
938
1
1982
Turkey
Turkish
1119
Ergüven, Deniz Gamze
1568
1
2015
Turkey
Turkish
1231
Koller, Xavier
1750
1
1990
Switzerland
Turkish
1585
Kaplanoglu, Semih
2523
2
2009
Turkey
Turkish
1719
Kotevska, Tamara
2492
1
2019
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1719
Stefanov, Ljubomir
2492
1
2019
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1728
Alper, Emin
2701
2
2020
France
Turkish
1882
Erksan, Metin
2699
1
1963
Turkey
Turkish
1884
Mujdeci, Kaan
2701
1
2014
Germany
Turkish
1888
Kayis, Emre
2705
1
2021
Turkey
Turkish
1891
Kiral, Erden
2707
1
1983
Turkey
Turkish
1893
Kavur, Ömer
2709
1
1991
Turkey
Turkish
1914
Torun, Ceyda
2732
1
2016
Turkey
Turkish
1939
Karaçelik, Tolga
2769
1
2018
Turkey
Turkish
361
Parajanov, Sergei
545
3
1974
Soviet Union
Ukrainian
1711
Chernov, Mstyslav
2477
1
2023
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1753
Vasyanovych, Valentyn
2709
2
2023
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1939
Bellomo, Brendan
2769
1
2024
USA
Ukrainian
1939
Leontyev, Slava
2769
1
2024
USA
Ukrainian
1748
Amrohi, Kamal
2527
1
1971
India
Urdu
1809
Asif, K.
2602
1
1960
India
Urdu
1887
Junge, Daniel
2704
1
2012
USA
Urdu
1887
Obaid-Chinoy, Sharmeen
2704
1
2012
USA
Urdu
729
Tran, Anh Hung
1756
4
2005
France
Vietnamese
1820
Turner, Paul
2614
1
1992
UK
Welsh
658
Mambéty, Djibril Diop
788
3
1988
Senegal
Wolof
1254
Diop, Mati
2010
2
2021
France
Wolof
1882
Dornford-May, Mark
2699
1
2005
South Africa
Xhosa
1593
Schwartz, Maurice
2312
1
1939
USA
Yiddish
1805
Green, Joseph
2598
1
1936
Poland
Yiddish
1805
Nowina-Przybylski, Jan
2598
1
1936
Poland
Yiddish
1952
Waszynski, Michal
2788
1
1937
Poland
Yiddish
660
Hood, Gavin
853
3
2009
UK
Zulu
1820
Roodt, Darrell
2614
1
2004
South Africa
Zulu
1850
Graham, Sean
2655
1
1952
Ghana
unknown
1937
Saeed-Vafa, Mehrnaz
2765
1
1987
unknown
unknown
1937
de Landa, Manuel
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