Fresh from checking out a host of exciting directing talent at the Young Director Award on Wednesday evening, filmmakers and industry peeps gathered on the beach outside the Palais Stephanie in Cannes for a bit of a party. The YDA Blog was on hand to document the ensuing ruckus.
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Beach Boys (and Girls) of the YDA
Gustav Bondeson’s curveballs and beautiful chaos
Director Gustav Bondeson’s ad for RF-SISU, Where Do We Play, won a YDA Gold Screen in More…
Sai Karan Talwar’s multidimensional villain
YDA Gold Screen-winning director Sai Karan Talwar discusses how his short film, I AM THE PRIZE, More…
Laura Almstrup’s doom-scrolling degradation
Young Director Award 2026 winner Laura Almstrup, who bagged Gold trophies in the Passion Project More…
Lisa Mausbach turns an apology into a dark comedy
Director Lisa Mausbach’s surreal film, Sorry, produced by SOUP for Fleurop, scooped a YDA Gold. Here, More…
Souf Kinani’s moving story
In the first of our interviews with the directors who picked up a Gold Screen More…
YDA presents AICP Emerging Voices Grants
On June 25th during the YDA Award Ceremony in Cannes, Matt Miller, President and CEO More…
























