Jean Luc Godard – champion of the art cinema and bright shining light of the French New Wave High Point: 1960-1967

Peter Greenaway – underappreciated Brit with a inimitable, fantastical style. High Point: A Zed and Two Noughts

David Gordon Green – has taken steady steps back since his debut, but George Washington was a true landmark piece of cinema that Malick could be proud of. High Point: George Washington

Other Gs to Watch: Terry Gilliam, Christopher Guest, Vincent Gallo, Bahman Ghobadi