Variety has unveiled its 16th annual Directors to Watch list.
Find the Top Ten below, alongside their most recent works & their upcoming works
(Full profiles of the helmers will be included in Variety’s Directors to Watch issue on Jan. 7. The helmers will be feted at a reception held Jan. 9 as part of the Palm Springs Film Festival.)
THE TOP TEN UP-&-COMING DIRECTORS OF 2010
Richard Ayoade
Upcoming: SUBMARINE
Previous: GARTH MARENGHI’S DARKPLACE (tv)
Daniel Espinosa
Upcoming: SAFE HOUSE
Previous: SNABBA CASH
Ed Gass-Donnelly
Upcoming: SMALL TOWN MURDER SONGS
Previous: THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY
Elgin James
Upcoming: LITTLE BIRDS
Previous: N/A
Patrick Lussier
Upcoming: DRIVE ANGRY
Previous: MY BLOODY VALENTINE
Baran Bo Odar
Upcoming: THE SILENCE
Previous: UNDER THE SUN
Andre Ovredal
Upcoming: THE TROLL HUNTER
Previous: FUTURE MURDER
Denis Villeneueve
Upcoming: INCENDIES
Previous: POLYTECHNIQUE
Juanita Wilson
Upcoming: AS IF I AM NOT THERE
Previous: THE DOOR (short)
Jason Winer (“Arthur”)
Upcoming: ARTHUR (REMAKE)
Previous: STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE (tv)