Costa-Gavras
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Costa-Gavras grew up in Greece, before moving to France, where he studied literature at the Sorbonne and later film at the Institut des Hautes Études Cinématographiques (IDHEC). He began his career in cinema as an assistant director working with established filmmakers including René Clair and René Clément. His first feature, Compartiment tueurs (1965), was followed by Z (1969), which brought him international acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He went on to direct a series of politically engaged films such as État de siège (1972), Missing - Porté disparu (1982), and Amen. (2002), often examining themes of power, oppression, and human rights. Alongside his filmmaking, he served as president of the Cinémathèque Française and received numerous international awards for his contributions to cinema.
