Synonyms for New Wave (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s):
Nouvelle VagueWordNet sense 2 (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)):
avant-garde, van, vanguard, avant-gardeFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit