Today it can be extremely hard for new directors to get recognized considering schools are producing thousands of film graduates every year, not to mention those out there that are striving for work. However, there are quite a few that are starting to make a name for themselves.
Charlie Kaufman, most known as a screenwriter for such movies as Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Adaption, made this list by directing Synechdoche,New York. Although this film is his first and only film that he has ever directed it was one of the most critically acclaimed films of its year.
Pete Docter is a name most people would recognize in conjunction with Pixar studios for helping write WALL-E, Toy Story 1 and 2. In 2001 he excelled as a director by creating Monsters Inc. followed by UP in 2008. Docter has been ranked as one of Pixars MVP’s and has a lot of hope to bring more to the table in the future.
Darren Aronofsky, although famous for different genres and cult films, most everyday people may have not heard about this rising star. Even with films like Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain under his belt, his best piece of work is The Wrestler (2008). Aronofsky is expected to hit the director A-list this summer with his newest film Robo-Cop.