Rick W / Thursday, August 28, 2025 / Categories: Film Score News Werner Herzog’s Advice to Aspiring Directors: ‘To Make Films You Have to Be a Borderline Criminal’ Werner Herzog, the revered German auteur behind “Fitzcarraldo,” “Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” “Nosferatu the Vampyre,” and “Grizzly Man” – among dozens of other titles – gave some very practical tips to aspiring directors on Thursday during a Venice Film Festival masterclass. “You have to know how to forge a shooting permit in a country with a military […] Previous Article Julian Schnabel on Making ‘In the Hand of Dante’ and Casting Martin Scorsese as an Elderly Sage With a Line Likely to Make a Political Splash: ‘It’s a Great Honor’ Next Article FINAL BETS FOR TFF #52 / Telluride Reveals Free Screenings ( and its Guest Director) Print 13 Tags: Film Festival