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The latter, which took director Christopher Quinn four years to make, chronicles the lives of three Sudanese refugees after they emigrate to the US.

It took director Jean-Pierre Jeunet a decade to craft the first three Amélie films, and that delicate trilogy will always stand as a remarkable portrait of an idealised Paris.

Another Sundance premiere, "Boyhood," is the much talked about film that took director Richard Linklater and his cast 12 years to film.

It took director Chazelle, 32, six years to get "La La Land" off the ground, fusing a 1950s musical sensibility with a contemporary love story.

It took director Tim Ruse and his team three years of research, development and funding (including a grant from Film Victoria) to launch Zero Latency.

She also took director Landis to task for "distracting editing", mentioning the Soul Food diner scene in which saxophonist Lou Marini's head is out of shot as he dances on the counter.

Take director Paul Verhoeven's recent Oscar-nominated Elle in contrast: yesterday's rape-revenge exploitation fare is today's thoughtfully feminist festival film.

Take director Sam Mendes, who said he wasn't going to direct the next film, only to relent two months later.

He added that he had taken directors, including Peter Sellars and Robert Wilson, to the State Theater, and "they liked the space and saw real possibilities".

Worley H. Clark, Jr, previously Millennium's lead director, takes over as chairman of the board.

The Avengers won best Blockbuster, and Wes Anderson took best director for Moonrise Kingdom.