NEWS

Late Deadline – 8 May

The LATE deadline for this year is on 8 May (midnight), and there wont be much extension to this deadline before entries for YDA 2026 have to close – so visit the YDA entry site now and send us your films for a chance to be part of this years edition of YDA.

Meet the jurors

With our ambassadors and jury chair Mal Ward we are putting finishing touches to the YDA jury panel for 2026, there are some world-class names attached for the year!

So keep an eye out on Instagram as we reveal the final members , and what they each are looking for in young talent.

MEET THE JURY

Other News

The Producer’s Responsibility when the machine knocks on the door

For many young directors today, it has become possible to create images, worlds and moods  More…

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…