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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1897
Uchitel, Aleksei
2713
1
2010
Russia
Russian
1903
Abdrashitov, Vadim
2719
1
1995
Russia
Russian
1912
Norstein, Yuri
2730
1
1979
Soviet Union
Russian
1916
Andriyevsky, Aleksandr
2734
1
1946
Soviet Union
Russian
1929
German, Aleksey
2769
2
1999
Russia
Russian
1939
Shpikovsky, Nikolai
2767
1
1925
Soviet Union
Russian
1941
Gracia, Chad
2771
1
2014
USA
Russian
1947
Khutsiev, Marlen
2781
1
1967
Soviet Union
Russian
1955
Medvedkin, Aleksandr
2792
1
1932
Soviet Union
Russian
1713
Slaboshpitsky, Miroslav
2480
1
2014
Ukraine
Russian Sign Language
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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1546
Gaup, Nils
2233
1
1987
Norway
Saami
461
Kusturica, Emir
1154
7
1993
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
570
Makavejev, Dusan
764
4
1971
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
661
Tanovic, Danis
786
3
2010
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbo-Croatian
986
Paskaljevic, Goran
1688
4
1993
France
Serbo-Croatian
1232
Petrovic, Aleksandar
2086
2
1966
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1507
Dragojevic, Srdjan
2173
1
1996
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1660
Bulajic, Veljko
2616
2
1964
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1822
Stiglic, France
2616
1
1960
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1841
Zilnik, Zelimir
2701
2
1982
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1895
Djordjevic, Mladomir 'Purisa'
2711
1
1967
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1895
Karanovic, Srdjan
2711
1
2003
Fed Rep of Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1897
Papic, Krsto
2713
1
1988
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1908
Kenovic, Ademir
2725
1
1997
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Serbo-Croatian
1946
Draskovic, Boro
2780
1
1994
Cyprus
Serbo-Croatian
1955
Sijan, Slobodan
2792
1
1980
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1895
Jayasundara, Vimukthi
2711
1
2009
Sri Lanka
Sinhala
562
Kadár, Ján
813
3
1970
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
745
Klos, Elmar
813
1
1965
Czechoslovakia
Slovak
1897
Fíla, Ivan
2713
1
1996
Czech Republic
Slovak
1900
Skop, Marko
2716
1
2015
Czech Republic
Slovak
1890
K'Naan
2707
1
2024
Canada
Somali
1916
Hodierne, Cutter
2734
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
835
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
2535
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
2551
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
1185
Tabío, Juan Carlos
1880
2
1994
Cuba
Spanish
1197
Fukunaga, Cary
2072
2
2010
Mexico
Spanish
1279
Medem, Julio
1822
1
1998
Spain
Spanish
1312
Carrera, Carlos
2081
2
1998
Mexico
Spanish
1330
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.
2624
3
1983
Argentina
Spanish
1512
Bielinsky, Fabián
2181
1
2000
Argentina
Spanish
1553
Littin, Miguel
2616
2
1978
Mexico
Spanish
1553
de Armiñán, Jaime
2616
2
1975
Spain
Spanish
1571
Olea, Pedro
2282
1
1992
Spain
Spanish
1588
Bemberg, María Luisa
2616
2
1985
Argentina
Spanish
1591
Solás, Humberto
2309
1
1969
Cuba
Spanish
1622
Duprat, Gastón
2568
2
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1622
Cohn, Mariano
2568
2
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1635
Ávalos, Enrique Tovar
2367
1
1931
USA
Spanish
1639
Llosa, Claudia
2372
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1657
Subiela, Eliseo
2392
1
1986
Argentina
Spanish
1662
Alcoriza, Luis
2616
2
1963
Mexico
Spanish
1662
Gavaldón, Roberto
2399
1
1960
Mexico
Spanish
1693
Velo, Carlos
2452
1
1956
Mexico
Spanish
1695
Guzmán, Patricio
2625
2
1992
Chile
Spanish
1703
Cuerda, José Luis
2656
2
1993
Spain
Spanish
1713
Avilés, Lila
2480
1
2023
Mexico
Spanish
1723
Vigas, Lorenzo
2693
2
2018
Mexico
Spanish
1730
Neville, Edgar
2505
1
1944
Spain
Spanish
1744
Vajda, Ladislao
2701
2
1955
Spain
Spanish
1751
Sapir, Esteban
2531
1
2007
Argentina
Spanish
1759
Olivera, Héctor
2709
2
1978
Argentina
Spanish
1760
Alberdi, Maite
2656
2
2021
Chile
Spanish
1770
Ripstein, Arturo
2552
1
1996
Mexico
Spanish
1776
Vigalondo, Nacho
2706
2
2009
Spain
Spanish
1784
Iñárritu, Alejandro G.
2571
1
2022
Mexico
Spanish
1787
Roch, Edmon
2574
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
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Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
1807
Aranda, Vicente
2600
1
1991
Spain
Spanish
1807
de Aranoa, Fernando León
2734
2
2011
Spain
Spanish
1819
Strand, Chick
2672
2
1982
USA
Spanish
1822
Aristarain, Adolfo
2616
1
1992
Argentina
Spanish
1822
Armendáriz, Montxo
2616
1
1997
France
Spanish
1822
Morales, Jacobo
2616
1
1989
Puerto Rico
Spanish
1822
Renán, Sergio
2616
1
1974
Argentina
Spanish
1824
Hermosillo, Jaime Humberto
2618
1
1986
Mexico
Spanish
1827
Álvarez, Santiago
2624
1
1968
Argentina
Spanish
1827
Getino, Octavio
2624
1
1968
Argentina
Spanish
1831
Gómez, Sara
2629
1
1977
Cuba
Spanish
1839
Cristiani, Quirino
2639
1
1917
Argentina
Spanish
1839
Hidalgo, Francisco Gómez
2639
1
1926
Spain
Spanish
1839
Rey, Florián
2639
1
1930
Spain
Spanish
1839
Camacho, Francisco
2639
1
1930
Spain
Spanish
1845
Bosch, Carlos
2646
1
2002
Spain
Spanish
1845
Domenech, Josep Maria
2646
1
2002
Spain
Spanish
1846
Camus, Mario
2701
2
1988
Spain
Spanish
1851
Ichaso, Leon
2656
1
1996
Cuba
Spanish
1851
Picazo, Miguel
2656
1
1965
Spain
Spanish
1864
Sorin, Carlos
2668
1
2004
Argentina
Spanish
1865
Doniger, Benjamin
2672
1
1956
USA
Spanish
1865
Gutierrez, Efrain
2672
1
1976
USA
Spanish
1865
Fuentes, Antonio Rodríguez
2672
1
1930
USA
Spanish
1865
Fuentes, Josefina Barrera
2672
1
1930
USA
Spanish
1865
Portillo, Lourdes
2672
1
1994
Mexico
Spanish
1877
Arancibia, Ernesto
2694
1
1954
Argentina
Spanish
1884
Muñoz, Tomás
2701
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1884
García Sánchez, José Luis
2701
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1884
Fernández Ardavín, César
2701
1
1959
Spain
Spanish
1884
Martínez Lázaro, Emilio
2701
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1888
Biniez, Adrián
2705
1
2009
Uruguay
Spanish
1888
Burman, Daniel
2705
1
2004
Argentina
Spanish
1888
Rotter, Ariel
2705
1
2007
France
Spanish
1889
Borensztein, Sebastián
2706
1
2011
Argentina
Spanish
1890
Mañas, Achero
2707
1
2003
Spain
Spanish
1890
Berneri, Anahí
2707
1
2007
Argentina
Spanish
1890
Plá, Rodrigo
2707
1
2007
Mexico
Spanish
1890
Ambrossi, Javier
2707
1
2026
Spain
Spanish
1890
Calvo, Javier
2707
1
2026
Spain
Spanish
1892
de la Iglesia, Álex
2711
2
2002
Spain
Spanish
1893
Cazals, Felipe
2709
1
1976
Mexico
Spanish
1893
Forqué, José María
2709
1
1957
Spain
Spanish
1895
Birri, Fernando
2711
1
1961
Argentina
Spanish
1895
Cabrera, Sergio
2711
1
1996
Colombia
Spanish
1895
Calparsoro, Daniel
2711
1
1997
Spain
Spanish
1895
Gil, Rafael
2711
1
1953
Spain
Spanish
1895
Rotaeta, Félix
2711
1
1991
Spain
Spanish
1895
Guerín, José Luis
2711
1
2007
Spain
Spanish
1895
Trapero, Pablo
2711
1
2015
Argentina
Spanish
1895
Murray, Christopher
2711
1
2016
Chile
Spanish
1895
Escalante, Amat
2711
1
2016
Mexico
Spanish
1895
Tobal, Gonzalo
2711
1
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1895
Ortega, Luis
2711
1
2024
Argentina
Spanish
1897
de Anda, Raúl
2713
1
1964
Mexico
Spanish
1899
Marques-Marcet, Carlos
2715
1
2024
Spain
Spanish
1899
Fund, Iván
2715
1
2025
Argentina
Spanish
1899
López, Natalia
2715
1
2022
Mexico
Spanish
1900
Sainte-Luce, Claudia
2716
1
2013
Mexico
Spanish
1902
Cuarón, Jonás
2718
1
2015
Mexico
Spanish
1902
Cuenca, Manuel Martín
2718
1
2017
Spain
Spanish
1904
Fresnadillo, Juan Carlos
2720
1
2001
Spain
Spanish
1910
Bollaín, Icíar
2727
1
2003
Spain
Spanish
1910
Luna, Bigas
2727
1
1992
Spain
Spanish
1910
Puenzo, Lucía
2727
1
2007
Argentina
Spanish
1910
Benacerraf, Margot
2727
1
1959
Venezuela
Spanish
1910
Monzón, Daniel
2727
1
2009
Spain
Spanish
1910
Errando, Tono
2727
1
2010
Spain
Spanish
1910
Mariscal, Javier
2727
1
2016
Spain
Spanish
1910
Almada, Natalia
2727
1
2011
Mexico
Spanish
1916
Eimbcke, Fernando
2734
1
2004
Mexico
Spanish
1916
Cuarón, Carlos
2734
1
2008
USA
Spanish
1916
Chenillo, Mariana
2734
1
2008
Mexico
Spanish
1919
Lorentzen, Luke
2740
1
2019
Mexico
Spanish
1924
Breathnach, Paddy
2744
1
2015
Cuba
Spanish
1925
Fonzi, Dolores
2745
1
2025
Argentina
Spanish
1926
Lerman, Diego
2746
1
2002
Argentina
Spanish
1933
Zulueta, Iván
2757
1
1979
Spain
Spanish
1935
Llinás, Mariano
2761
1
2018
Argentina
Spanish
1936
Favio, Leonardo
2781
2
1971
Argentina
Spanish
1941
Rulfo, Juan Carlos
2771
1
2006
Mexico
Spanish
1941
Wood, Andrés
2771
1
2011
Chile
Spanish
1941
Almendras, Alejandro Fernández
2771
1
2014
France
Spanish
1941
Rondero, Astrid
2771
1
2024
USA
Spanish
1941
Valadez, Fernanda
2771
1
2024
USA
Spanish
1942
Santiago, Hugo
2772
1
1969
Argentina
Spanish
1942
Mayolo, Carlos
2772
1
1978
Colombia
Spanish
1942
Ospina, Luis
2772
1
1978
Colombia
Spanish
1942
García Pelayo, Gonzalo
2772
1
1978
Spain
Spanish
1947
Briand, Jorge
2781
1
1967
Argentina
Spanish
1951
del Omar, José Val
2787
1
1955
Spain
Spanish
1955
Echevarría, Nicolás
2792
1
1991
Mexico
Spanish
1955
Estrada, Luis
2792
1
1999
Mexico
Spanish
1955
Gleyzer, Raymundo
2792
1
1972
Argentina
Spanish
1900
Masya, Mbithi
2716
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
490
Widerberg, Bo
1495
6
1973
Sweden
Swedish
526
Östlund, Ruben
1229
3
2017
Sweden
Swedish
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Rank
Name
Top Film Rank
Films Selected
Average Year
Primary
Country
Primary Language
677
Andersson, Roy
1336
4
2010
Sweden
Swedish
774
Moodysson, Lukas
1668
5
2003
Sweden
Swedish
823
Sjöberg, Alf
1458
2
1947
Sweden
Swedish
956
Stiller, Mauritz
2216
5
1922
Sweden
Swedish
1030
Oplev, Niels Arden
1401
1
2009
Sweden
Swedish
1074
Christensen, Benjamin
1475
1
1922
Denmark
Swedish
1377
Ullmann, Liv
2185
2
1998
Sweden
Swedish
1379
Abbasi, Ali
2576
3
2021
Denmark
Swedish
1404
Sucksdorff, Arne
2028
1
1953
Sweden
Swedish
1617
Nutley, Colin
2417
2
1995
Sweden
Swedish
1669
Mattsson, Arne
2639
2
1952
Sweden
Swedish
1681
Håfström, Mikael
2616
2
2004
Sweden
Swedish
1734
Alfredson, Daniel
2682
2
2009
Sweden
Swedish
1752
Donner, Jörn
2711
2
1963
Sweden
Swedish
1788
Espinosa, Daniel
2727
2
2013
Sweden
Swedish
1822
Lindgren, Lars-Magnus
2616
1
1964
Sweden
Swedish
1822
Nykvist, Sven
2616
1
1991
Sweden
Swedish
1822
Pollak, Kay
2616
1
2004
Sweden
Swedish
1822
Holm, Hannes
2616
1
2015
Sweden
Swedish
1830
Sjöman, Vilgot
2755
2
1967
Sweden
Swedish
1882
Krantz, Leif
2699
1
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1882
Grede, Kjell
2699
1
1987
Sweden
Swedish
1888
Gamlin, Yngve
2705
1
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1892
Zetterling, Mai
2711
2
1965
Sweden
Swedish
1895
Molander, Gustaf
2711
1
1948
Sweden
Swedish
1900
Petersén, Axel
2716
1
2011
Sweden
Swedish
1900
Marcimain, Mikael
2716
1
2012
Sweden
Swedish
1903
Gentele, Göran
2719
1
1951
Sweden
Swedish
1903
Bergenstråhle, Johan
2719
1
1969
Sweden
Swedish
1910
Mankell, Henning
2727
1
2005
Sweden
Swedish
1910
Ohlin, Lisa
2727
1
2011
Sweden
Swedish
1916
Björkman, Stig
2734
1
2015
Sweden
Swedish
1941
Jonsson, Jens
2771
1
2007
Sweden
Swedish
1948
Bergman, Daniel
2784
1
1992
Sweden
Swedish
1948
Sandgren, Åke
2784
1
1993
Denmark
Swedish
1807
Murer, Fredi M.
2600
1
2006
Switzerland
Swiss German
1530
Brocka, Lino
2210
2
1974
Philippines
Tagalog
1852
Ellis, Sean
2657
1
2013
UK
Tagalog
1895
Wu, Nien-Jen
2711
1
1996
Taiwan
Taiwanese
1567
Ratnam, Mani
2353
2
1991
India
Tamil
1728
Sivan, Santosh
2501
1
1999
India
Tamil
1839
Dungan, Ellis
2639
1
1950
India
Tamil
1839
Sundaram, T.R.
2639
1
1950
India
Tamil
1900
Cárdenas, Israel
2716
1
2007
Mexico
Tarahumara
1900
Guzmán, Laura Amelia
2716
1
2007
Mexico
Tarahumara
1543
Rajamouli, S.S.
2227
1
2022
India
Telugu
1889
Domalpalli, Rajnesh
2706
1
2006
India
Telugu
423
Weerasethakul, Apichatpong
1067
7
2008
Thailand
Thai
1864
Sasanatieng, Wisit
2668
1
2000
Thailand
Thai
1905
Thongkonthun, Youngyooth
2721
1
2000
Thailand
Thai
1926
Yukol, Chatrichalerm
2746
1
2001
Thailand
Thai
1926
Pinkaew, Prachya
2746
1
2003
Thailand
Thai
1939
Ratanaruang, Pen-Ek
2767
1
1999
Thailand
Thai
1955
Mukdasanit, Euthana
2792
1
1986
Thailand
Thai
1449
Norbu, Khyentse
2094
1
1999
Bhutan
Tibetan
1822
Valli, Eric
2616
1
1999
France
Tibetan
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
1119
Ergüven, Deniz Gamze
1568
1
2015
Turkey
Turkish
1230
Koller, Xavier
1750
1
1990
Switzerland
Turkish
1586
Kaplanoglu, Semih
2525
2
2009
Turkey
Turkish
1720
Kotevska, Tamara
2492
1
2019
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1720
Stefanov, Ljubomir
2492
1
2019
Rep of N Macedonia
Turkish
1730
Alper, Emin
2703
2
2020
France
Turkish
1884
Erksan, Metin
2701
1
1963
Turkey
Turkish
1886
Mujdeci, Kaan
2703
1
2014
Germany
Turkish
1890
Kayis, Emre
2707
1
2021
Turkey
Turkish
1893
Kiral, Erden
2709
1
1983
Turkey
Turkish
1895
Kavur, Ömer
2711
1
1991
Turkey
Turkish
1916
Torun, Ceyda
2734
1
2016
Turkey
Turkish
1941
Karaçelik, Tolga
2771
1
2018
Turkey
Turkish
361
Parajanov, Sergei
545
3
1974
Soviet Union
Ukrainian
1712
Chernov, Mstyslav
2477
1
2023
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1755
Vasyanovych, Valentyn
2711
2
2023
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1941
Bellomo, Brendan
2771
1
2024
USA
Ukrainian
1941
Leontyev, Slava
2771
1
2024
USA
Ukrainian
1750
Amrohi, Kamal
2529
1
1971
India
Urdu
1811
Asif, K.
2604
1
1960
India
Urdu
1889
Junge, Daniel
2706
1
2012
USA
Urdu
1889
Obaid-Chinoy, Sharmeen
2706
1
2012
USA
Urdu
729
Tran, Anh Hung
1756
4
2005
France
Vietnamese
1822
Turner, Paul
2616
1
1992
UK
Welsh
658
Mambéty, Djibril Diop
788
3
1988
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Wolof
1253
Diop, Mati
2010
2
2021
France
Wolof
1884
Dornford-May, Mark
2701
1
2005
South Africa
Xhosa
1594
Schwartz, Maurice
2312
1
1939
USA
Yiddish
1807
Green, Joseph
2600
1
1936
Poland
Yiddish
1807
Nowina-Przybylski, Jan
2600
1
1936
Poland
Yiddish
1954
Waszynski, Michal
2790
1
1937
Poland
Yiddish
660
Hood, Gavin
853
3
2009
UK
Zulu
1822
Roodt, Darrell
2616
1
2004
South Africa
Zulu
1852
Graham, Sean
2657
1
1952
Ghana
unknown
1939
Saeed-Vafa, Mehrnaz
2767
1
1987
unknown
unknown
1939
de Landa, Manuel
2767
1
1978
unknown
unknown
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