Coralie Fargeat, Malcolm Washington, Halina Reijn and More Deliver Bold Visions to Join Variety’s 2025 Directors to Watch
variety.comVariety’s 2025 Directors to Watch on Nov. 19, the ten honorees on our list have received a flurry of accolades: among others, three Golden Globe nominations, two Independent Spirit nods and for one, a spot on the National Board of Review’s list of best international films of the year.
Those honors compound the recognition they have already received — and may continue to as their films premiere at Sundance, additional festivals and in theaters — that presaged the place they earned among the year’s most promising new filmmakers.
For more insights about the films, and filmmakers, that broke out of a crowded pack of storytellers in the last year, you can read profiles of each of them below.
In addition to discussing the inspirations for their first (or latest) feature, all of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch showcase the intelligence, creativity and ambition that made them and their work not just exciting to watch right now, but going forward as they become distinctive and unforgettable creative forces in the entertainment industry.
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