Answer: auteurs

AnswerCrossword Clue
AUTEURSDirectors with distinctive styles
auteursa film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory
auteursAUTEUR, the creator of a film
auteursfilmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp
auteursrector c
auteursartist (as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive