Ermanno Olmi obituary

Italian director who won the Palme d’Or for his 1978 film The Tree of Wooden Clogs

Nelson Pereira dos Santos obituary

Film director who was regarded as ‘the father of Brazilian cinema’

Founder member of the Old Vic company who lit up the London stage in the 1960s and 70s and starred in the TV series The Main Chance

Leading harmonica player who became half of a comedy writing duo that produced TV hits such as The Rag Trade and On the Buses

Actor best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films

Film-maker who wrote and directed more than 20 films with his brother Paolo

Other lives: Academic whose encyclopedia of science fiction became the definitive reference work

Oscar-winning director of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeus

Actor who starred in Five Easy Pieces and Play It Again, Sam

One of the key figures in Japanese animation who co-founded the internationally renowned Studio Ghibli

Film director, producer and founder of a distribution company who scouted for new talent at cinema festivals all over Europe

Wildlife film-maker, author and conservationist best known for Tarka the Otter, which was voted one of the greatest family films of all time

Independent film-maker who covered subjects from holidays to health and safety

Designer of makeup, prosthetics and hairpieces who created memorable images for films and television

Film director whose long and varied career produced hits including Alfie and Educating Rita