DIRECTORIAL DEBUTS 2021
by juansinmiedopozu | created - 13 Jul 2021 | updated - 13 Jul 2021 | Public
1. Andreas Fontana
Director | Azor
Andreas Fontana was born in 1982 in Geneva, Switzerland. He is a director and writer, known for Azor (2021), Pedro M, 1981 (2015) and Les Diplomates.
2. Megan Park
Actress | The F Word
Megan Marie Park is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for her work in the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008), and romantic comedy film What If (2013) and Charlie Bartlett (2007). Her first major roles came with a guest spot on the Lifetime series ...
3. Jude Weng
Director | Finding 'Ohana
Jude Weng is known for Finding 'Ohana (2021), Only Murders in the Building (2021) and The Good Place (2016).
4. Kim Chang-ju
Editorial_department | Snowpiercer
Kim Chang-ju was born on October 7, 1972 in Seoul, South Korea. He is an editor and director, known for Snowpiercer (2013), A Hard Day (2014) and Hard Hit (2021).
5. Jeymes Samuel
Soundtrack | The Harder They Fall
Jeymes Samuel, also known as The Bullitts, is an English writer, director, singer-songwriter and music producer from London.
In 2013 Jeymes worked alongside Baz Luhrmann and Jay Z on the music for the blockbuster The Great Gatsby. Jeymes served as the film's Executive Music Consultant.
2013 also saw ...
6. Robin Wright
Actress | Forrest Gump
Robin Gayle Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, to Gayle (Gaston), a national director at Mary Kay, and Freddie Wright, a pharmaceutical executive. She grew up in San Diego, California. She started her professional career as a model in 1980 at age 14, and worked both in Paris and Japan. After ...
7. Fran Kranz
Actor | The Cabin in the Woods
Francis Elliott "Fran" Kranz is an American film, television and Broadway actor. Kranz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He started acting in third and fourth grade, and knew from a very young age that he wanted to become an actor. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School in 1999 and...
9. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic
Writer | Murina
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic is a writer, director, and producer born in Dubrovnik and based in New York. Her directorial feature debut, Murina, executive produced by Martin Scorcesse, premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in Directors Fortnight section and was honored with the the Caméra d'Or ...
10. Daniel Brühl
Actor | Rush
Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he ...
11. Liesl Tommy
Director | Respect
Liesl Tommy is known for Respect (2021), Jessica Jones (2015) and The Walking Dead (2010).
12. Manjari Makijany
Assistant_director | Wonder Woman
Writer, director and producer Manjari Makijany's debut feature 'Skater Girl', a Netflix original, is a coming of age sports-drama and India's first skateboarding feature. The film follows a teen in rural India who challenges the status quo and fights against all odds to follow her dreams of ...
13. Justine Bateman
Producer | Violet
Born in Rye, New York, writer/director/producer/author Justine Bateman's directorial feature film debut of her own script, Violet (2021), stars Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, and Justin Theroux. The film premiered at SXSW and The Toronto Film Festival in 2021. It was released in theaters, to much ...
14. Lissette Feliciano
Producer | Women Is Losers
Lissette Feliciano, is a writer, director, actress and a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, whose work often centers around socially conscious narratives. She has been supported by the Tribeca Film Institute and the UNHCR. She was selected as one of SHOOT Magazines new directors to watch ...
15. Prano Bailey-Bond
Director | Censor
Prano Bailey-Bond is a director and writer originally from Wales. She was named a 2021 'Director to Watch' by Variety and a Screen International 'Star of Tomorrow' in 2018. Prano's debut feature film, CENSOR, starring Niamh Algar and supported by the BFI, Film4 and Ffilm Cymru Wales, opened the ...
16. Pascual Sisto
Producer | John and the Hole
Pascual Sisto was born in 1975 in Ferrol, Spain. He is a producer and director, known for John and the Hole (2021), Océano (2003) and Steps (2017).
17. Rebecca Hall
Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rebecca Hall was born in London, England, the daughter of Peter Hall, a stage director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Maria Ewing, an opera singer. Her father was English. Her mother, who is American, is of Dutch and African-American origin. Her parents separated when she was ...
18. Jerrod Carmichael
Producer | On the Count of Three
Jerrod Carmichael was born on April 6, 1987 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for On the Count of Three (2021), 8 (2017) and The Carmichael Show (2015).
19. Iuli Gerbase
Writer | A Nuvem Rosa
Iuli Gerbase is a writer and director born in Brazil. Her debut feature film, The Pink Cloud, premiered at Sundance in 2021, in the World Dramatic Competition. The film made Variety's list of the 15 Best Films From The Sundance Film Festival and was called "A refined, accomplished debut" by them. ...
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