Every year, the call for entries for our Directors To Watch feature triggers a deluge of reels from around the world, and this year was no exception. But in 2008, exciting new helmers can also be found within the vast expanses of the Internet, tucked away in the volumes of videos on YouTube or Daily Motion.

Thus, we at Boards present our take on the best new directorial talent making the rounds today, as unearthed from hundreds of reels and the far corners of the online universe. And this year, we decided to get a little personal with our 20 picks, with probing (if perhaps a little irreverent) Q&As.

Click on individual names below or begin reading the full feature here.

Siri Bunford

Jun Diaz

Encyclopedia Pictura

Romain Gavras

Sam Holst

Benjamin Steiger Levine

Megaforce

Vincent Morisset

Andreas Nilsson

Tomás Garcia + Fernando Sarmiento

David OReilly

Christopher Riggert

Timothy Saccenti

Keith Schofield

Kosai Sekine

Shy The Sun

Christian Simmons

Luciano Urbani

Taika Waititi

Roel Wouters