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Name: Gus van Sant
Full/Alt. names: Gus Van Sant, Gus Green Van Sant
Date of Birth: Thursday July 24 1952
Born: Louisville (Kentucky)
Nationality: American
Partial Biography: Oscar-nominated writer and director Gus Van Sant was a key figure on the American independent film scene of the 1980s and 1990s, offering poetic yet clear-eyed excursions through America's seamy underbelly…Full Gus van Sant Biography…

Milk (2009) 15 (Contains strong language and sex references)Director, Rerecording Mixer (Wildfire Post-Production Studios)
Paranoid Park (2007) 15 (Contains brief images of strong gore)Director, Screenplay (adaptation), Editor
Paris, I Love You (Paris, je t'aime) (2007) 15 (Contains very strong language)Director ("Le Marais"), Screenplay ("Le Marais")
Wild Tigers I Have Known (2007) Executive Producer
Last Days (2005) 15 (Contains strong language)Played "Phone Voice", Director, Screenplay, Editor
Tarnation (2005) 15Executive Producer
Elephant (2004) 15 (Contains strong violence and language)Director, Screenplay, Editor
Gerry (2003) 15 (Contains strong language.)Director, Screenplay
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) 18 (for nonstop crude and sexual humor, pervasive strong language, and drug content)Played "Himself"
Speedway Junky (2001) (for violence, pervasive language, sexual content and drug use)Executive Producer

San Francisco Film Critics Award (2008) Best Director - "Milk"
Boston Society of Film Critics Award (2008) Best Director - "Milk and Paranoid Park"
Cannes Film Festival (2003) Best Director - "Elephant"
Cannes Film Festival Award (2003) Best Director - "Elephant"
Cannes Film Festival Award (2003) Palme d'Or - "Elephant"