The tide is turning – the industry that used to belong to men and men alone is growing, and it's welcoming everyone in. From stirring dramas to big-budget superhero epics, female directors are paving the way for an exciting year ahead. Here's who we have on our radar in 2019
A whole host of ambitious women have nurtured Animals, and filmmaker Sophie Hyde is at the very top. The Australian director and producer adapts Emma Jane Unsworth's acclaimed novel with riotous ambition and unfiltered hedonism.
This is only Hyde's second feature, but Animals is overflowing with bold formal and emotional windows to enamour an audience from the get-go. Come for the onscreen friendship, stay for the offscreen talent.
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Remember Bend It Like Beckham? What about Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging? Gurinder Chadha has been at the helm of seminal films celebrating British nostalgia, and this Summer she's back with Blinded By The Light.
She keeps her focus once more on a youthful hero, a Pakistani teen in 1987 growing up in Luton and finding himself via the music of Bruce Springsteen. Chadha has always proven her skill to give sensitivity and compassion to her characters, paving the way for one of the most anticipate coming-of-age films this year.
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Joanna Hogg has been making movies since 2007, as some kind of national treasure since the hazy Mediterranean mood piece that is Unrelated.
With The Souvenir, Hogg is tapping into her own past, telling the story of an aspiring filmmaker as she embarks on a relationship with an older man. This is a serious one to watch – a quiet masterpiece that's already one of the best films of the year.
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Better known as a charismatic character actress, Elizabeth Banks returns behind the camera with a fresh story from the Charlie's Angels universe. With her directorial debut, Pitch Perfect 2, Banks set a record by making $69 million on opening weekend.
Kristin Stewart and Naomi Scott star in Banks' new version of the cult hit, which is in fact a sequel to the first two films rather than a remake. 'The film honors the legacy of Charles Townshend and his agency', Banks explained, 'while introducing a new era of modern and global Angels'.
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There's no slowing down for Marielle Heller. While the Academy failed to recognise her talent with a nomination for Best Director for her film Can You Ever Forgive Me?, she's already onto the next project: a biopic of American TV darling Fred Rogers.
Rogers will be played by Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood. Heller has proved her skill to portray deeply empathetic outsiders, welcoming an audience with open arms. Expectations are high for everything she does next.
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