2015 is going to see an explosion of new directing talent on our screens.

The Golden Age of Television means that the lines between the big screen and the small screen is blurring and so to is the directing talent. Here's six names you'll be hearing a lot more in 2015.

 

CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA

True Detective was, for us, the television event of 2014. Although the dramatic performances of Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Michelle Monaghan have rightfully been praised, the gorgeous direction by Cary Joji Fukunaga has also received critical acclaim. The six-minute, one-take shot  in the episode 'Who Goes There' was a work of sheer genius and Fukunaga's keen eye for scenery and the natural world is marking him out as an heir to Terrence Malick. He's currently working on an adaptation of Stephen King's It that we'll see in 2015, but before then, he's expected to direct an episode of the second season of True Detective.

 

MICHELLE McLAREN

Michelle MacLaren cut her teeth on seminal sci-fi TV show The X-Files, where she also met one Vince Gilligan of Breaking Bad fame. From there, MacLaren worked on various shows before she became one of the leading directors on Breaking Bad, directing a total of 11 episodes on the hit show. She's making her feature debut with the long-awaited Wonder Woman standalone film, which is due to land in 2017.

 

DUNCAN JONES

 

Duncan Jones has quietly built up a name for himself as one of Britain's best directors. Having directed the phenomenal Moon in 2009 on a shoestring budget, he followed this up with the underrated thriller Source Code in 2011. Only on his third film, Jones has been tasked with making the first, actually good videogame movie. Warcraft, based on the MMORPG of the same name, has slowly been building momentum. We've got a lot of hope for Warcraft. Let's hope Jones pulls it off.

 

AVA DuVERNAY

Ava DuVernay's career, so far, has been all about firsts. She was the first African-American woman to win Best Director at Sundance for 2012's Middle of Nowhere. 2014's Selma, which tells the story of Martin Luther King and the Selma voting marches, has won her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director. Again, DuVernay is the first African-American woman to garner such a nomination. Besides these, she's also found time to direct an episode of TV's Scandal and is working on her next film, set in her native Compton.

 

DAMIEN CHAZELLE

At just 29 and with two films and a few co-writing credits to his name, Damien Chazelle is our youngest director featured. This year's Whiplash has won near-perfect scores from all critics and is expected to top many End of Year lists. Indeed, the film is a hot favourite to win in both the Golden Globes and the Oscars. We can't wait to see where he goes next.

 

GARETH EDWARDS

2010's Monsters was a sleeper hit and marked out Edwards a director to watch. Although Godzilla didn't win all critics over, it won over JJ Abrams and the folks at Disney. Edwards will direct the first spin-off Star Wars movie in 2016 and is already working on a Godzilla sequel. His background in effects work, as well as his ability to skilfully direct huge action set-pieces and closer, emotional sequences means he'll be a director in demand for some time.