Young Director Award
Young Director Award

The Only Award Dedicated to Rising Young Directors

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YDALYNDY STOUT REVIEW

Seeking Jean-Julien Pous

Searchlight: Nicole Volavka

Neill Blomkamp: From YDA to World Domination

Aleksander Bach Interview

A prestigious award

Check out this promising young director

The award was a door opener…

YDA is a well that yields a lot of oil

“Fight the fight and pitch the pitch”

What about previous winners?

 

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