I was probably over-excited when I said Almodovar is the greatest working filmmaker. I still think Live Flesh is a brilliant film, so he's undoubtedly my favourite at the moment. I don't see how Wong Kar Wai is any more important, though, like Almodovar and Takeshi Kitano, he's a stylist. As for Godard, has he really been an important filmmaker since the 60's? His film theory seems more important these days, but there's been a real move away from auteur theory in recent times. 

Abbas Kiarostami seems to be the most important filmmaker at the moment.  