Film-makers
Film-makers on Arts Calendar: 129 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and where their work is showing. Every artist, A to Z
By role
By movement
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- Larry Achiampong Artist and film-maker; Relic Traveller project and feature film Wayfinder
- Abbas Akhavan Installation artist working in sculpture, video and performance
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
John Akomfrah
Film-maker and artist; Handsworth Songs, Vertigo Sea
- Baff Akoto XR, moving image and sound
- Sophia Al-Maria Artist, writer and film-maker; coined Gulf Futurism
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© Elisa.rolleCC BY-SA 4.0
Yto Barrada
Franco-Moroccan multimedia artist
- Jordan Baseman Artist and film-maker making interview-based and hand-processed films; Head of Sculpture at the Royal College of Art
- Taysir Batniji Palestinian multidisciplinary artist living in Paris
- Sam Belinfante Film, sound, performance and curating
- Sovay Berriman Sculpture, installation and film
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© SOAS University of LondonCC BY 3.0
Zarina Bhimji
Ugandan Indian photographer and film-maker based in London
- Richard Billingham Photographer and film-maker; Ray's a Laugh, Ray & Liz
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© Theo DeproostCC BY-SA 4.0
Sutapa Biswas
Conceptual artist; Housewives with Steak-Knives
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© Finnish National Gallery / Pirje MykkänenCC BY-SA 4.0
David Blandy
Video artist; films and comics on popular culture and inheritance
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Phoebe Boswell
Multi-media artist and film-maker based in London
- Sonia Boyce Artist; Feeling Her Way
- Jyll Bradley Artist working in installation, film, drawing and sculpture
- John Bulmer Photographer; early colour photojournalism, The North
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© UK South Asian Art HistoryCC BY-SA 4.0
Chila Kumari Burman
British artist working in print, painting, installation and film
- Tereza Bušková Folk ritual in print, video, performance and procession
- Andrea Büttner German artist working in woodcut, glass painting, sculpture and video
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© Thierry BalCC BY-SA 4.0
Helen Cammock
Turner Prize winning artist in film, photography, text and song
- Duncan Campbell Video artist; Turner Prize 2014 for It for Others
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© George QuashaCC BY 3.0
Sheba Chhachhi
Photographer, writer, film-maker and installation artist based in New Delhi
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© Žiga ŽivulovičPublic Domain Mark
Jasmina Cibic
Slovenian artist working in film, installation and performance
- Bruce Conner 1933 to 2008 Assemblage artist and film-maker; A Movie
- Em Cooper Film-maker and animator working in hand-painted oil paint
- Matt Copson Laser animation, video, sculpture and opera
- Joseph Cornell 1903 to 1972 Assemblage artist; shadow boxes
- Dorothy Cross Irish artist working in sculpture, photography, video and installation
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© Tania EsquivelCC BY-SA 4.0
Minerva Cuevas
Mexican conceptual artist of site-specific interventions
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Shezad Dawood
British visual artist based in London
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© Stretch New MediaCC BY 3.0
Jeremy Deller
Conceptual artist; The Battle of Orgreave
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© Siren-ComCC BY-SA 3.0
Raymond Depardon
French photographer, photojournalist and documentary film-maker
- Chris Dorley-Brown Documentary photographer and film-maker in the East End of London
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- Cerith Wyn Evans Welsh conceptual artist, sculptor and film-maker working with light
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© Graham FagenCC BY-SA 3.0
Graham Fagen
Scottish artist working in sculpture, film and installation
- Anna Falcini Artist whose work centres on Gwen John
- Robert Frank 1924 to 2019 Photographer and film-maker; The Americans
- Naomi Frears St Ives painter, printmaker and film-maker of the figure
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- Bryony Gillard Artist and film-maker; moving image, writing and performance
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© HazzzzzziCC BY-SA 4.0
Nan Goldin
Photographer; The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
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© War Office official photographerPublic Domain Mark
Anthony Gross
1905 to 1984
Printmaker, painter and war artist
- Guy Gunaratne Novelist, journalist and film-maker
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- Ilana Halperin Artist exploring geological phenomena and daily life
- Yolande Harris Artist and composer; sound, video and listening to whales
- Ray Harryhausen 1920 to 2013 Stop-motion animator and model maker
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© Miguel LorenzoCC BY-SA 4.0
Mona Hatoum
Installation artist; Light Sentence
- Rosie Reed Hillman Photographer and film-maker; Something That Was Ours
- Nancy Holt 1938 to 2014 Land artist; Sun Tunnels
- Rebecca Horn 1944 to 2024 Body sculpture and installation; Unicorn
- Tom Hunter Photographer and film-maker; Woman Reading a Possession Order
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© Hesperian NguyenCC BY-SA 4.0
Jaki Irvine
Video and music installations; novelist
- Umi Ishihara Film-maker; Nocturnal Melody
- Runa Islam Bangladeshi-born British artist and filmmaker
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- Sharon James Artist; mixed media, textiles and film on heritage and identity
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© Gorup de BesanezCC BY-SA 3.0
Derek Jarman
1942 to 1994
Film-maker, painter and gardener; Blue and Prospect Cottage
- Beverly Joubert Wildlife photographer and film-maker of African big cats
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© Jere Keys from San Francisco, USACC BY 2.0
Isaac Julien
Film-maker and installation artist; Looking for Langston, Lessons of the Hour
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© George QuashaCC BY 3.0
Amar Kanwar
Film-maker and installation artist; The Sovereign Forest
- Özgür Kar Artist making animated figures on screens with sound
- Kadir Karababa Artist film-maker; songs of migration
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© MozamaniacCC BY-SA 4.0
William Kentridge
Animated charcoal films
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© Eva Lín i8CC BY-SA 4.0
Ragnar Kjartansson
Icelandic performance and video artist; The Visitors (2012)
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- An-My Lê Photographer and film-maker of war and landscape
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© WmpearlCC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication)
Fernand Léger
1881 to 1955
Cubist painter of machines and workers; The City
- Lawrence Lek Multimedia artist and filmmaker working with simulation
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- Melanie Manchot London-based artist working in photography, film and installation
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© David ShankboneCC BY 3.0
Christian Marclay
Visual artist and composer working with sound and found film
- Rene Matić British artist working in photography, film and installation
- Gordon Matta-Clark 1943 to 1978 Artist of building cuts; anarchitecture
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© Bryan BerlinCC BY-SA 4.0
Steve McQueen
Artist and film director; Year 3
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© CarolineandrieuCC BY-SA 4.0
Ana Mendieta
1948 to 1985
Earth-body artist; Silueta series
- Naeem Mohaiemen Film-maker and writer on South Asian postcolonial history
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© Unknown authorUnknown authorPublic Domain Mark
László Moholy-Nagy
1895 to 1946
Bauhaus artist; photograms and Light Prop
- Sarah Moon French fashion photographer and film-maker; first woman to shoot the Pirelli Calendar
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© Sally LarsenCC BY-SA 3.0
Yasumasa Morimura
Japanese performance and appropriation artist working in photography and film
- Richard Mosse Irish photographer and film-maker of conflict and environmental change
- Zanele Muholi Photographer; Faces and Phases
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© SodacanPublic Domain Mark
Takashi Murakami
Superflat painter; Mr DOB
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© WladyslawCC BY-SA 3.0
Bruce Nauman
Neon, video and sculpture; Raw Materials
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© Steven SmithCC BY-SA 4.0
Grace Ndiritu
British-Kenyan visual artist working with ritual and meditation
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© Manfred Werner - TsuiCC BY-SA 3.0
Shirin Neshat
Photographer and film-maker; Women of Allah
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© Steve JurvetsonCC BY 2.0
Paul Nicklen
Canadian wildlife photographer of polar and ocean life
- Judith Noble Artist film-maker; assemblage and artist's books
- Bahar Noorizadeh Artist, writer and film-maker; Weird Economies
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- Marian Obando Film-maker; experimental animation with dance
- Harold Offeh Artist working in performance, video and photography, often with humour
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© Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de MéxicoCC BY-SA 2.0
Yoko Ono
Conceptual artist; Cut Piece
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© Kp100zxcCC BY-SA 4.0
Lydia Ourahmane
Conceptual artist based in Barcelona, London and Algiers
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© FuzheadoCC BY-SA 4.0
Zak Ové
Sculptor and film-maker drawing on Trinidadian carnival and the African diaspora
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© en:Nam June PaikPublic Domain Mark
Nam June Paik
1932 to 2006
Founder of video art; TV Buddha
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© Derby QUADCC BY 3.0
Hetain Patel
Artist and film-maker working in film, performance and sculpture; Film London Jarman Award 2019
- Jo Pearl Ceramic sculptor and clay animator
- Hannah Perry British artist working in installation, sculpture, print and video
- Paul Pfeiffer Video artist and sculptor; reworked footage of sport and spectacle
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© Lothar WollehCC BY-SA 3.0
Niki de Saint Phalle
1930 to 2002
Sculptor; Nanas and the Tarot Garden
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- Nic Rawling Illustrator and puppeteer; The Paper Cinema
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© Carl Van VechtenPublic Domain Mark
Man Ray
1890 to 1976
Dada and Surrealist photographer; rayographs and Le Violon d'Ingres
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© Pipilotti RistCC BY-SA 4.0
Pipilotti Rist
Video artist; Ever Is Over All
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- Cherelle Sappleton Collage artist; the body and representation
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© George QuashaCC BY 3.0
Carolee Schneemann
1939 to 2019
Performance artist; Interior Scroll
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© Juan GarcíaCC BY-SA 4.0
Zineb Sedira
Photographer and video artist; Algerian memory and migration
- Tai Shani Artist; performance, film and installation, joint Turner Prize 2019
- Anthony Shapland Artist, film-maker and novelist; A Room Above a Shop
- Cindy Sherman Photographer; Untitled Film Stills
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© LEEDS 2023CC BY-SA 2.0
Yinka Shonibare
Installation artist; Nelson's Ship in a Bottle
- Roman Signer Swiss sculptor of controlled explosions, films and event sculptures
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Lorna Simpson
Photographer and multimedia artist; photo-text works on race and gender
- Georgina Starr English artist; one of the Young British Artists
- Imogen Stidworthy Installation artist working with voice, sound and film
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© theartVIEwCC BY 3.0
Martine Syms
Artist; video, installation and performance on Black identity and media
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- Anne Tallentire Irish artist working in video, performance and installation; represented Ireland at Venice
- Sam Taylor-Johnson Artist, photographer and film-maker; one of the Young British Artists
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- Gee Vaucher Visual artist; collage and photomontage, best known for her work with Crass
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© Jean-Baptiste LABRUNE a.k.a. jeanbaptisteparisCC BY-SA 2.0
Bill Viola
1951 to 2024
Video artist; Martyrs
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© Guido van NispenCC BY 2.0
Ami Vitale
National Geographic photographer of wildlife and conservation
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© studio internationalCC BY-SA 3.0
Kara Walker
Silhouette artist; Fons Americanus
- Ally Wallace Sculpture, drawing and video about Modernist buildings
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© daisybushCC BY 2.0
Mark Wallinger
Turner Prize winner; State Britain
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© G.GaritanCC BY-SA 4.0
Evelyn Taocheng Wang
Artist; paintings and performance mixing Chinese ink traditions and Western art
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© Bernard GotfrydPublic Domain Mark
Andy Warhol
1928 to 1987
Artist; Pop Art
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© Juan GarcíaCC BY-SA 4.0
Gillian Wearing
Photographer and video artist; Turner Prize 1997, RA, CBE
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© Jindřich Nosek (NoJin)CC BY-SA 4.0
Ai Weiwei
Artist and activist; Sunflower Seeds
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© studio internationalCC BY 3.0
Alberta Whittle
Multidisciplinary artist working in film, sculpture, print and performance
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© Pete.M.BoydCC BY-SA 4.0
Donovan Wylie
Photographer of the architecture of conflict
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- Carey Young Artist working in video, photography, text and installation
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© Vera de KokCC BY-SA 4.0
Andrea Luka Zimmerman
Artist and film-maker; Jarman Award 2020
- Jenkin van Zyl Artist and film-maker; immersive film and sculpture installations