Ken LOACH

(United Kingdom, 1936) For several years Loach worked at the BBC as a documentary filmmaker, until in 1967 he made the leap to the world of cinema, directing his first feature film, Poor Cow. A major figure in British social realism, he achieved international recognition with Hidden Agenda (1990). Winner on two occasions of the Palme d'Or at Cannes for The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) and I, Daniel Blake (2016). His work has examined conflicts in Spain (Land and Freedom) and Nicaragua (Carla's Song).