3. Jennifer Westfeldt
Key Work: Kissing Jessica Stein Most Recent/ Upcoming Project: Friends With Kids It's a crime that the gorgeous, hilarious and very insightful Jennifer Westfeldt has only directed two films in the last 11 years. But they have both been sterling examples of the genre. I see her as something of a female Woody-Allen-in-his-prime. Granted, both her films are not perfect, but they are very honest, charming and rarely sugarcoat the realities of love and relationships. I just hope to god she doesn't leave such a huge gap between Friends with Kids and her next work. I just can;t get over her small her output as a director/writer has been. It needs to be bigger!