A select group of film financiers has made headlines at all of the recent festivals and markets. Could they be the next Indie Moguls?

Armed with loads of cash and a strong sense of how the business works, the latest crop of independent film-makers seems to possess more experience than the fold of the would-be movie moguls who preceded them. Philippe Martinez, Sidney Kimmel, Bob Yari and others are making big splashes at the world’s top film markets, attracting attention from the media as well as producers and directors who are clamoring to get their projects made.

Even the studios are coming to their side, putting aside their egos and filling their slates by getting these film-makers’ production companies to finance bills and offset risk. Following is a look at three of the most prolific indie producers, each of whom is attempting to finance a good number of films with budgets that range north of $10 million.

Some will succeed, some will fail, but all will try desperately not to repeat the mistakes of those who have come before them.

Bauer Martinez Studios

Self-described entrepreneur Philippe Martinez came to Hollywood… with a passion. The France-born Martinez made a big splash in September by putting up $4 million for writer-director David Ayer’s gritty drama ‘Harsh Times’. Beating out established players Lions Gate and ThinkFilm, Martinez acquired the Christian Bale starrer during his first Toronto International Film Festival for his new company, which includes a production studio and a theatrical distribution arm, Bayer Martinez also recently purchased Michael Traeger’s comedy ‘The Moguls.’ Starring Jeff Bridges and Ted Danson, and Jaume Balaguero’s thriller ‘Fragile,’starring Calista Flockhart.

With an annual budget of $200 million to invest in acquired projects, Bauer Martinez intends to release nine films a year and already boasts a slew of projects in its pipeline. Now filming is Amy Heckerling’s comedy ‘I Could Never Be Your Woman,’ starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Paul Rudd, and gearing up to shoot is Hong Kong director Andrew Lau’s thriller ‘The Flock,’ starring Richard Gere and Claire Danes and produced by Elie Samaha.

‘It’s a very tough business: Most of the people have failed,’ Martinez says. ‘The best sense I can give you is that we have a dream to build a very strong U.S. production and distribution company. We are going to put all of our passion into it, and we are counting on luck, luck, luck.’