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Vic Dunlop was born on 6 November 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Breakfast of Aliens (1993), Night Patrol (1984) and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989). He was married to Linda. He died on 13 August 2011 in Glendale, California, USA.

Tareque Masud was born in Nurpur Village of Faridpur District in Bangladesh. At an early age he was sent off to madrassa (Islamic school) by his deeply religious father. He studied in the madrassa system until 1971, when the upheaval brought about by the 9-month Liberation War interrupted his education. After Bangladesh won independence from Pakistan, he entered general education, completing his HSC from Adamjee Cantonment College and eventually graduating from Dhaka University with a degree in History.

Tareque was involved in the film society movement from his university days and started his first film Adam Surat (1991) (The Inner Strength), a documentary on the legendary Bangladeshi painter S.M. Sultan, in 1982. His 1995 feature length documentary on the '71 Liberation War, Muktir Gaan (1995) (Song of Freedom) brought record audiences and became a cult classic. He also made many other films on the war, including Muktir Kotha (1999) (Words of Freedom), Narir Kotha (Women and War) (2000) and Naroshundor (The Barbershop)(2009) . In 2002, he completed his feature film The Clay Bird (2002) (The Clay Bird), which was based on his childhood experience in the Madrassa. The film won the Critics' Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) at the Cannes Film Festival (2002), was the first Bangladeshi film to compete in the Oscars, and was released in many countries around the world.

In addition to his film making work, he was also a pioneer of the independent film movement in Bangladesh. Tareque was a founding member of the Short Film Forum, the leading platform for independent filmmakers. In 1988, he organized the country's first International Short and Documentary Film Festival, which is held on a biannual basis to this day. He was also known as the 'Cinema Feriwalla' (Vendor of Movies) for the way in which he showed his films, touring remote towns and villages throughout the country with his mobile projection unit. His wife, American-born Catherine Masud, was his creative and life partner. They met at the time he was completing work on Adam Surat (1991)and spent the next two decades making films together through their production house 'Audiovision [bd]'. Together they wrote scripts, often co-directed, and toured the country and the world with their films. Catherine also edited all of their work. Masud died on August 13, 2011 in a tragic road accident while returning from work on location for his upcoming feature film Kagojer Phul (The Paper Flower), on the 1947 partition of Bengal. Also killed in the accident was his longtime cinematographer and friend Mishuk Muneer, along with three other colleagues. Catherine Masud and four others survived the accident. Since his death, Catherine has established the 'Tareque Masud Memorial Trust', which is dedicated to the task of archiving and memorializing Masud's work through publications, educational projects, screening programs, and the completion of their unfinished oeuvre.

Ellen Winther Lembourn was born on 11 August 1933 in Aarhus, Denmark. She was an actress, known for Matador (1978), Flagermusen (1968) and Københavnerliv (1967). She was married to Hans-Jørgen Lembourn and John Winther. She died on 13 August 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Jennifer Kulik was born on 3 July 1949 in the USA. She was an actress, known for The Bat People (1974), Cade's County (1971) and Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969). She died on 13 August 2011 in California, USA.

Baird Miller was born on 26 November 1931 in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968). He died on 13 August 2011 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Haklar Dezso was born on 23 May 1933 in Magyarlak, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Doubt (2008). He was married to Helen Windisch Haklar. He died on 13 August 2011 in Haven Hospice, JFK Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey, USA.

Jesús del Pozo was born on 21 December 1946 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain. He was a costume designer, known for Supernova (1993), Berlín Blues (1988) and All Men Are the Same (1994). He died on 13 August 2011 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Scott W. Lawler was born on 31 January 1991 in Canada. He was an actor, known for A Quick and Dirty Experience (2010) and Shadowboxer (2011). He died on 13 August 2011 in British Columbia, Canada.

Vilmos Kosaras was born on 24 May 1940 in Zalabesenyö, Hungary. He was an actor, known for A nagy kék jelzés (1970) and Patika (1994). He died on 13 August 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

István Szalay was born on 23 November 1941 in Somorja, Hungary [now Samorín, Slovakia]. He died on 13 August 2011.

Topi Sorsakoski was born on 27 October 1952 in Ähtäri, Finland. He was an actor, known for Hamlet Goes Business (1987), Shadows in Paradise (1986) and Lapland Odyssey (2010). He died on 13 August 2011 in Seinäjoki, Finland.

Jaanus Orgulas was born on 5 July 1927 in Vaivara, Ida-Virumaa, Estonia. He was an actor, known for Vihmas ja päikeses (1960), Vallatud kurvid (1959) and Ohtlikud kurvid (1961). He died on 13 August 2011.

Cheryl Hopper was born in 1949 in Visalia, California, USA. Cheryl is known for The New Leave It to Beaver (1983). Cheryl died on 13 August 2011 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

Mishuk Muneer was born on 24 September 1959 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. He was a cinematographer, known for Runway (2010), Muktir Kotha (1999) and Muktir Gaan (1995). He died on 13 August 2011 in Manikganj, Bangladesh.

Sheila Sheldon was an actress, known for The Great McGinty (1940) and Dreaming Out Loud (1940). She died on 13 August 2011 in Trappe, Maryland, USA.

William John Powers was an actor, known for The Signs of the Cross (2005). He died on 13 August 2011 in the USA.

Chris Lawrence was born on 27 July 1933 in Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom. He died on 13 August 2011 in Burghill, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.