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A film director is the person or persons credited with directing the cast and crew in the making of a film and whose vision guides the creative side of the production.
- A person that directs a film for theatrical release (e.g.: feature film directors Blake Edwards, Penny Marshall, and Pedro Almodovar)
- A person that directs a film for television (e.g.: ESPN documentary film "Kings Ransom" director Peter Berg and HBO film "Grey Gardens" director Michael Sucsy)
- A person that directs a film for direct-to-home-video presentation (e.g.: straight-to-dvd "Tinkerbell" director Bradley Raymond)
- A person that directs a film for streaming on the internet (e.g.: 30 Second Bunnies short film director Jennifer Shiman)
- A film director that contributes more than one role on a film can be co-typed:
- Co-type E.T. director and producer Steven Spielberg as film director and film producer
- Co-type The Last Emperor director and screenwriter Bernardo Bertolucci as film director and film writer
- Co-type Tahaan director, screenwriter, cinematagrapher and film story contributor Santosh Sivan as film director, film writer, cinematographer and film story contributor
- Film producers who control the business side of the production: (e.g.: Frank Marshall, Andrew MacDonald)
- Type as Film Producer
- Art Directors (e.g.: Etienne Rohde)
- Type as Film Art Director
- Directors of photography (e.g.: Edward Lachman)
- Type as Film Cinematographer
- Casting directors (e.g.: Heike Brandstatter)
- Type as Casting Director
- Assistant directors, Technical directors, and other directors of a specific area of the film making process (e.g.: Ted Fay, Bill Houston Ball)
- Type as Film Crewmember
- A person who directs non-film television program episodes or segments(e.g.: Arlene Sanford)
- Type as a TV Director