Fresh from checking out a host of exciting directing talent at the Young Director Award on Wednesday evening, filmmakers and industry peeps gathered on the beach outside the Palais Stephanie in Cannes for a bit of a party. The YDA Blog was on hand to document the ensuing ruckus.
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Beach Boys (and Girls) of the YDA
Jackie Lee raises a glass to British pub culture
Jackie Lee’s spot for Mahou won Gold in the Commercial category at this year’s YDA. More…
Eugenia Hamilton’s YDA mouthpiece
Using a nefarious nightclub spiker’s mouth as a lens, Eugenia Hamilton’s impactful Malevolence tells a personal tale More…
Emma Branderhorst on a second year of YDA wins
Continuing our round-up of YDA Golds, Emma Branderhorst reflects on following up last year’s victorious short Spotless with More…
Arne Hain gets animated about his YDA win
Director or animator? That was the decision for Arne Hain. In the end, he realised he More…
Erik Sémashkin on nature and war
In the first of our series of interviews with this year’s winners, Ukrainian national Erik Sémashkin, who More…
2023 Winners Screening
Congratulations to all our 2023 Silver and Gold Screen winners. If you were not able More…
























