‘The world’s full of people who care about the world. Through the YDA you can use your creative skills to reach out to people to let them know they’re not alone’.
Sir John Hegarty / Founder BBH London and The Garage, Soho
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YDA2026 Open for Entries
This year’s Young Director Award has opened its doors for the next wave of directorial talent. More…
YDA Announces 2026 Jury Chair
Mal Ward, Partner in and Managing Director of Arts & Sciences, will be 2026 Jury More…
Getting to grips with Turkish oil wrestling
Directors Jan Hellwich and Samet Yalcin won a Gold this year for their passion project Turkish More…
How Alexander Kuehn made a girl fly
With three Gold awards under his belt for his epic short If I Could Fly, Alexander More…
Joe Picozzi celebrates his kind of people
Director Joe Picozzi speaks on his YDA Gold winning film My Kind Of People. Here he talks about More…
How Milo Blake tackled Paralympic disparity
Spindle director Milo Blake won Gold in this years YDA for his commercial The Empty Seat. More…