The New Directors section on Promo News  - which can be found by clicking the 'Videos' icon above – has always been a reliable way to keep tabs on up-and-coming directing talent.

And looking back at those added to the New Directors list last year, it's pretty obvious that a lot of the debutant directors on Promo News are now destined for big things. So we've just shamelessly plucked from our New Directors of 2013, to create this playlist of Directors To Watch in 2014.

We're not pretending to have anything so impressive as special predictive powers about this. Most of our choices are already highly regarded - and some may not be particularly 'new' either. It's just that all these directors were new to Promo News last year – and we seriously rate them. DK

Videos

• Hammock 'Mute Angels' by Alex Amoling
• Tanika 'Bad 4 U' by Justin Anderson
• I/O ‘Wasted My Time’ by BRTHR
• Goldfrapp 'Drew' by Lisa Gunning
• Funeral Suits 'We Only Attack Ourselves' by Jonathan Irwin
• Hiatus ‘We Can Be Ghosts Now’ (feat. Shura) by Tom Jobbins
• The Vaccines 'Melody Calling' by Karan Kandhari
• Twigs ‘How’s That’ by Jesse Kanda
• Surkin 'Oedo 606' by Sanghon Kim
• Cuushe 'Airy Me' by Yoko Kuno
• John Grant ‘Greatest Motherfucker’ by Lucy Luscombe
• NYPC 'Hard Knocks' by Laurie Lynch
• Chvrches 'Gun' by Pen$acola
• Goose 'Your Ways' by Thomas Rhazi
• Dear Reader 'Took Them Away' by Rob Savage
• Thee Oh-Sees 'Lupine Dominus' by John Strong
• Kid Wise 'Hope' by Truman & Cooper
• Brodinski ft. Theophilus London 'Gimme Back The Night' By Helmi
• Travis 'Moving' by Wriggles & Robins