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Jillali Ferhati
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Jilali Ferhati is a Moroccan filmmaker, was born in 1948, in Aït Ouahi near Khémisset but grew up in Tangier. He studied sociology and literature in Paris and then launched his career in theater, working as an actor and director at the Theatre International in Paris. In 1982, he founded "Heracles Production", a production company.
His debut in cinema was in 1978 with the feature film Brèche dans le mur (A Breach In the Wall), selected for the Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival. His 1982 film Arais Min Kassab was screened at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section, and his 1991 film The Beach of Lost Children was entered into the main competition at the 48th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
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Sean Connery
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.
Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000).
Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.
On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
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Yamato Mashiko
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Yamato Mashiko is a ballet dancer born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
In 2008, Yamato Mashiko enrolled at the K Ballet School, immersing himself in the art. His passion for ballet led him to study at the prestigious Elmhurst School in the United Kingdom. Notably, in 2010, Yamato achieved the semifinalist status at the 38th Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition.
In April 2012, Yamato joined the K Ballet Company as an artist. Over the years, his dedication and talent propelled him to new heights: in August 2014, he was promoted to First Artist, and in September 2017, he attained the esteemed rank of Soloist. His journey with the company reached its culmination in July 2019 when he bid farewell.
Yamato Mashiko's performances on stage have been nothing short of captivating. He graced the roles of Ali/Rankedem in "Le Corsaire," Bluebird in "The Sleeping Beauty," Snow King/Flower Waltz Soloist in "The Nutcracker," Mercutio/Benvolio in "Romeo and Juliet," Prince's Friend/Two Jesters in "Cinderella," and the Pa de Six in "Giselle." His elegance shone in "Swan Lake" as Benno and in the "Bayadère" as the Bronze Idol. Notably, Yamato took the lead in Laurent Petit's choreographed "Arlesienne."
Beyond the ballet stage, Yamato showcased his versatility by stepping into the world of acting. In January 2014, he appeared as Yagyu Koshaku in the TBS New Year's Special Drama "The Sleeping Forest."
In the modern age, Yamato has continued to captivate audiences in innovative ways. In June 2020, he established the "YAMATO's Ballet Channel/やまちゃん" on YouTube, sharing his passion and insights with the world.
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Manuel Noriega
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Manuel "Manolo" Noriega, (July 24, 1880 - August 12, 1961) was a stage and film actor, screenwriter, and film director. Born Manolo Noriega Ruiz in Spain, he worked in live theatre for many years, performing in his native Spain as well in Mexico, Cuba, and the United States. A pioneer in silent film, he made his first screen appearance in 1907. It is believed some of his early silent films have been lost but his main body of work began in talkies in the early 1930s, performing in close to two hundred sound films. Noriega earned an Ariel Award nomination for "Best Actor in a minor role" for his performance in the 1946 film, "Pepita Jiménez." Married to Hortensia Castañeda, their daughter Carmen became a singer who married Tito Guízar. Manuel Noriega died in Mexico City in 1961.
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Mike Timm
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After graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology's film program, Mike traveled off to Utah with a job offer to work with Robert Redford and his Sundance Institute. Mike managed the Sundance Film Festival Press Screening Room, helmed the Sundance Outreach Program and assisted both the Screenwriter & Directors Labs. This was to be Mike's graduate school education on writing & directing - learning all the sensitive details within cinematic storytelling from Oscar award-winning advisors such as Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise) and Christopher McQuarrie (Usual Suspects, Mission Impossible franchise, and the upcoming Tom Cruise Top Gun: Maverick).
Alongside his Sundance experience, he employed himself as a commercial TV copyrighter and director where he won an ADDY award for Best TV Commercial in the State of Utah. With his Sundance experience, Mike co-founded the New Century Writer Awards in association with Francis Ford Coppola and his All-Story Magazine. With just 60 national writing competitions at that time, Mike helped numerous writers (short story & screenplays) achieve careers along with discovering (now) well-known novelist Joe Hill, Stephen King's son.
After spending a few summers adventuring through Europe and the Celtic Circle, Mike relocated to Los Angeles where he escalated his creative knowledge into assistant directing on a multitude of independent features. Applying his years of industry experience, Mike has written & directed several award-winning short films such as the past-life regression teaser A Karma Thing and Mr. Roberts, a horror short starring Basil Hoffman (Redford's Ordinary People, Pollock's All the President's Men and My Favorite Year), where the film has won and been nominated for "Best Director," "Best Actor," and "Best Horror Short" in many festivals. Not to mention, several "Best Cinematography" awards for his DP John T Connor (Director of Photography for the currently filming Jack Ryan Season 3 and "A" camera operator for Top Gun: Maverick). Mike's debut award-winning microbudget feature film, A Girl, A Guy, A Space Helmet starring Anthony Backman (Wish Upon A Unicorn), Kip Weeks (Spencer Confidential), and Scott Subiono (Tragedy of MacBeth) can be seen on Tubi TV. As of April 2022, Mike's in post-production with an "80s style creature feature" short film he wrote & directed called The Eyes (starring Ace Marerro of Perry Mason) due to hit festivals Fall 2022.
As a screenwriter-for-hire, Mike has several completed screenplays circulating through the industry in all genres. Recently, for his original work, Mike's western spec Black Meadows was optioned and now has Zoe Bell, Tim Roth and Taika Waititi attached with Mary Vernieu casting. Also, he has sold screenplays such as Hell Squad (Arkoff Productions), The Phantom Major (Polaris Pictures), and A Hero's Walk (iConnect Films) to name a few. For the latest, Mike's work on Jon McDonald's The Hyperions (starring Cary Elwes and Penelope Mitchell) was released through Saban Films in March 2022.
Being a native New Yorker, his street-kid mentality provides Mike with a creative juice for authentic voices. He writes as a director and directs as an editor - always one step ahead - forming the film's creative elements as the production develops to the screen.
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Marlène Jobert
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Marlène Jobert (born 4 November 1940) is a French actress and author.
Jobert was born in Algiers, French Algeria, to Charles Jobert, born in Dijon, Côte-d’Or, who served in the French Air Force, and his wife, Éliane Andrée Azulay, born in Birkhadem, French Algeria, who was daughter of Abraham Azulay, born in Algiers, a Sephardi Jewish chair-maker, and his Spanish wife María Joaquina García Martín, born in Bonares, Province of Huelva, Andalusia. She came to Metropolitan France aged eight.
Jobert debuted as an actress on stage and television. In 1968, she achieved stardom by playing starring roles in the successful comedies Faut pas prendre les enfants du bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages and L'Astragale. She co-starred with Charles Bronson in Rider on the Rain and with Jean-Paul Belmondo in The Married Couple of the Year Two. During the 1970s, Jobert was one of France's popular movie actresses. But during the next decade, she gradually withdrew from film work and concentrated on a new career in children's literature. She is the author and/or narrator of (mainly children's) audio books. She also has written a series of books which cautiously lead on to the appreciation of classical music, e.g. of Mozart, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky.
Jobert and spouse Swedish dental surgeon Dr. Walter Green have twin daughters: Eva Green, who is also an actress, and Joy Green, who is a horse breeder in Italy. Her niece Joséphine Jobert is an actress known for the television show Death in Paradise.
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Wayne Dyer
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Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He’s the author of 30 books, has created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared on thousands of television and radio shows.His books Manifest Your Destiny, Wisdom of the Ages, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, and The New York Timesbestsellers 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, Inspiration and Change Your Thoughts—Change Your Life have all been featured as National Public Television specials.Dr. Dyer holds a doctorate in educational counseling from Wayne State University and was an associate professor at St. John’s University in New York.Dr. Wayne Dyer is affectionately called the “father of motivation” by his fans. Despite his childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes, Dr. Dyer has overcome many obstacles to make his dreams come true. Today he spends much of his time showing others how to do the same.
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Ryan Delouya
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Ryan Delouya is a writer, producer, and comedian from Long Island, New York. Ryan's latest short film, The Second Oldest Man Alive, was released in late 2024. In 2021, Ryan wrote and produced the short film, Dream Girl, which received numerous awards and had its world premiere at The Big Apple Film Festival in 2023. In 2019, Ryan wrote and produced the zero-budget horror short film Copycat. While attending Cornell University, Ryan won the Heermans-McCalmon Award in Screenwriting for his dramatic short script, Costumes.
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Satish Kaushik
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Satish Kaushik is an Indian film director and actor in Hindi films and theatre. As a film actor his most remembered for his role as 'Calendar' in Mr. India, and as 'Chanu Ahmed' in Sarah Gavron's English film Brick Lane (2007). He also won Filmfare Best Comedian Award twice in 1990 for film Ram Lakhan and 1997 for Saajan Chale Sasural.
As theatre actor his most known role is that of 'Willy Loman' in Hindi play 'Salesman Ramlal, an adaptation of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
As a dialogue writer he wrote dialogues for Kundan Shah's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983).
His film Teree Sang starring Ruslaan Mumtaz and Sheena Shahabadi is based on teen pregnancy.
His latest film Milenge Milenge, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor once again which has been delayed a few times.
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King Vidor
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King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
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