Film Direction

Directors Cinematography Directorial Style Screenwriting Debut Films Ryan Coogler Tom Tykwer Luca Guadagnino Cinematic Techniques Mona Fastvold Jafar Panahi Halina Reijn Director's Vision Paweł Pawlikowski Spike Jonze Emerald Fennell Emerging Directors Steve McQueen Maria Sødahl Thomas Vinterberg Ananth Mahadevan Chloé Zhao Gabriel Mascaro Female Directors Alex Garland Craig Brewer Neeraj Ghaywan Vivek Agnihotri Pablo Larraín Simon Curtis Maggie Gyllenhaal Directorial Choices Jacques Audiard Baz Luhrmann Jon M. Chu Ulrike Ottinger Benny Safdie Michel Franco Celine Song Karim Aïnouz Lynne Ramsay Agustín Díaz Yanes Visual Language Todd Field François Ozon Brady Corbet

Alex Prager’s DreamQuil Bows at SXSW With Striking Style, Questions on Coherence

Early notices spotlight standout visuals over a less cohesive story.

WME Signs ‘How to Divorce During the War’ Director Andrius Blaževičius After Sundance Win

Maria Sødahl’s The Last Resort Wins Göteborg’s Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film

Josh Gad to Lead 'Gerron's Last Film' From Simon Curtis, Launching at EFM

TIFF Hails Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet as Buckley and Mescal Draw Raves

Mario Martone's 'Fuori' Debuts at Cannes to Mixed Reviews