Chris Rock, Ava DuVernay, Rosamunch Pike Spotted at Variety's Creative Impact Awards And 10 Directors To Watch Brunch

Palm Springs California is loaded with major talents this week at they host the International Film Festival. The festival has brought out the best of the best in film including acting, directing, cinematography and much more.

Via Variety, Up and coming directors/movers and shakers: Sean Baker (“Tangerine”), Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead (“Spring”), Ava DuVernay (“Selma”), Shlomi Elkabetz & Ronit Elkabetz (“Gett, the Trial of Viviane Amsalem”), Jeremy Garelick (“The Wedding Ringer”), Dan Gilroy (“Nightcrawler”), Marielle Heller (“Diary of a Teenage Girl”), Ruben Ostlund (“Force Majeure”), Damian Szifron (“Wild Tales”) and Leigh Whannell (“Insidious: Chapter 3”) were honored today as their ’10 Directors to Watch’.

Spotted on the scene were Chris Rock, who recieved an award at the brunch and who recently dropped his acclaimed movie Top Five, as well as directors like Selma's Ava DuVernay, Gone Girl lead actress Rosamund Pike and more.