Schools

The main schools, movements and national cinemas that connected the filmmakers.

Early and Pioneering Cinema1890s – 1920s12 directors German Expressionism1920s7 directors Soviet Montage1920s6 directors Visual Comedy1910s – 1970s6 directors Scandinavian Cinema1910s – 1980s20 directors Classical Hollywood1910s – 1950s36 directors French Poetic Realism and Classical Cinema1930s – 1950s13 directors British Cinema1940s – today39 directors Italian Neorealism and After1940s – 1960s20 directors Spaghetti Western1960s3 directors Commedia all'Italiana1950s – 1970s8 directors Japanese Golden Age1950s10 directors Japanese New WaveLate 1950s – 1970s6 directors Indian Parallel Cinema1950s15 directors French New WaveLate 1950s – 1960s12 directors New HollywoodLate 1960s – 1970s30 directors New German Cinema1960s – 1980s12 directors Taiwan New Cinema1980s – 2000s4 directors Surrealism and the Avant-Garde1920s – today8 directors Spanish Cinema1960s – today14 directors Latin American Cinema1950s – today35 directors Soviet Poetic Cinema1960s – 1980s11 directors Polish Cinema1950s – 1990s8 directors Balkan Cinema1950s – today45 directors Turkish Cinema1950s – today42 directors Slow and Contemplative Cinema1960s – today20 directors Women Directors1960s – today61 directors Horror and the Uncanny1920s – today19 directors Contemporary European Art Cinema1990s – today86 directors Iranian New Wave1990s – today9 directors American Independent Cinema1980s – today27 directors Chinese Fifth Generation1980s – 1990s2 directors Contemporary Asian Cinema1980s – today32 directors Blockbuster Auteurs1970s – today18 directors Israeli and Palestinian Cinema1980s – today7 directors Brazilian Cinema1960s – today10 directors Popular Indian Cinema1940s – today7 directors Canadian Cinema1980s – today7 directors African Cinema1960s – today36 directors Postwar European Realism1945 – 1960s6 directors Political and Investigative Cinema1960s – today32 directors Documentary and Essay Film1920s – today21 directors Czechoslovak New Wave1960s2 directors Australian New Wave1970s – 1980s2 directors Animation and Puppet Film1920s – today11 directors