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

Aziz Zoromba’s instinctual storytelling

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Victoria Singh-Thompson on her Lolita inspired winning short

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Tara O’Callaghan talks Call Me Mommy

Director Tara O’Callaghan speaks with Izzy Ashton about her Special Jury Prize winning film Call Me Mommy, which also  More…

Steve Won on being a director who can change direction

After picking up a Gold Screen in the Changing the World Frame by Frame category  More…

How the wild west and a wunderkind boy actor helped Nick Alexander win a YDA

Nick Alexander talks to Izzy Ashton about his route into directing – via a stint  More…

Mia Mullarky talks human nature and neurodiverse casting

After working as a behavioural psychologist in her early twenties, Mia Mullarkey discovered an interest in exploring  More…