Young Director Award
Young Director Award

The Only Award Dedicated to Rising Young Directors

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Podcast ENTER NOW

YDALYNDY STOUT REVIEW

Rosanna Peng bowls a perfect game against the competition

Gold winner Vincent Rene-Lortie talks away the dark

Naghmeh Pour’s Gold winning cry for freedom

Multiple award winner Sinan Sevinç on weaving powerful parallel narratives

Neil Ferron fishes on dark shores for his win

Jing Ai Ng tells us how a passion for the Delta Chinese community led to a YDA

How Lisette Donkersloot’s female-focussed thriller became a Gold winner

Gold winner Lucas Parra on match cuts and memorable moments

Gold Winner Linda-Schiwa Klinkhammer on patriarchy and perspective

Jan Vrhovnik on turning back the clock for a YDA win

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