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1. Name the director who was a controversial Italian director got his start in poetry before moving to directing. His first films were neo-realist, such as 'Accatone', but soon went in a more experimental direction, like 'Teorema'.
2. Despite the fact his professional directing career only lasted 15 years, this German director made 40 feature films, 2 television film series, three short films and 24 stage plays. His most well-known works are 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul', and 'The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant'. Name the director.
3. Name the French director was also a writer and artist. He was in a relationship with actor Jean Marais for 25 years, and gave him two roles in his adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast'.
4. Name the English director was nominated for the Best Director Oscar for 'Darling' and 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'. He won it in 1970 for his most famous work.
5. Name the filmmaker, author and occultist has made 31 films, largely shorts, the most famous of which is 'Scorpio Rising'. He has been cited as an influence to Martin Scorsese, David Lynch and John Waters.
6. Name the director who is most known for her acclaimed 3 hour 21 minute experimental film about the life of a woman, but has also made other films like 'News From Home', 'Je, tu, il, elle' and 'Golden Eighties'.
7. Name the director and producer who is most known for period pieces. He often works with screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jabvala. his films include 'Maurice' and 'Howards End'. In 2018, he became the oldest person to win the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
8. Name the English director who brought actress Tilda Swinton to the spotlight in films such as 'The Garden' and 'Edward II'. He is also known for his biopic of renaissance artist Caravaggio.
9. Name the pair of directors who are most known for their work on a sci-fi franchise, but have also made films such as 'Speed Racer' and 'Bound'.
10. Name the director who is mostly known for the 1999 teen comedy 'But I'm a Cheerleader'. She has also made movies like 'The Quiet' and 'Addicted to Fresno'. She is a frequent collaborator with Natasha Lyonne.
11. Name the filmmaker, educator and poet who was controversial in his time, but now has a collection at Stanford Library. His documentaries include 'Tongues Untied' and 'Ethnic Notions'.
12. Name the American director who's first film was a notorious cult classic. He then went on to make critically acclaimed indie films like 'Poison' and 'Safe'.
13. Name this daughter of Iranian immigrants made her feature debut with 'Appropriate Behaviour', and is most well-known for her film 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post'.
14. Name the filmmaker who directed 'Call Me By Your Name' in 2017. He has also directed a remake of 1977's 'Suspiria' and the miniseries 'We Are Who We Are'.
15. Name the French director who directs films largely centred around girlhood, such as 'Petite Maman', 'Water Lilies', and 'Girlhood'. Her most famous film won Best Screenplay award at Cannes Film Festival.
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