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Mathieu Kassovitz is a French actor, screenwriter and director, born in 1967 in Paris. He is known for his critical and commercial success 'La Haine' (1995), starring Vincent Cassel, for which he won the Best Director Prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. In 2003, he directed his first Hollywood film 'Gothika' starring Halle Berry. Kassovitz is also famous for his award-winning role in 'Amélie' (2001) opposite Audrey Tautou.

Aki Kaurismäki, born in 1957, is a Finnish filmmaker known for his offbeat, deadpan style. One of cinema's great humanists, his films explore the misfortunes of Helsinki's misfits with great affection and humour. Although influenced by filmmakers such as Robert Bresson and Luis Buñuel, Kaurismäki has a distinctive style of his own, recognisable by his economical visuals and eclectic soundtracks of vintage pop/rock music.

Abbas Kiarostami is one of the true masters of contemporary cinema. Born in Iran in 1940, Kiarostami has won the admiration of audiences and critics alike with films such as 'A Taste of Cherry', for which he won the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. A slow, meditative pace, references to Persian poetry and philosophy, and filming in different languages outside of his native country are all trademarks of his work.

One of the most important figures of European cinema, Krzysztof Kieslowski (1941-1996), spent much of his life behind Poland's post-war communist regime. He started his career as a documentarian but soon discarded many of his political ideas to explore metaphysical themes surrounding the paradoxes of the universe. His masterful 'Three Colours Triology' (1993-94) has had few parallels in the history of cinema.

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