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Pioneer of abstract and visual music cinema who rejected narrative conventions, using hand-painted film, multiple exposures, and unconventional editing to explore pure visual perception.
Agnès Varda FranceInnovative filmmaker who constantly experimented with form, mixing documentary and fiction, and pioneering techniques that challenged traditional narrative structures across her six-decade career.
Keiichirō Yoshida JapanJapanese experimental filmmaker known for pushing digital and analog techniques to their limits, creating immersive, non-linear works that deconstruct time and perception through innovative visual language.