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YDA 2025 Cannes Screening and Prize Giving – Tickets Available

The YDA Team is thrilled to announce that tickets are now available for our Winners’ Screening and Beach Party on Thursday, 19th June in Cannes! Secure your spot now via our EventBrite page.

Start your day with petit déjeuner, generously sponsored by our longtime partner shots, outside Cinéma Olympia from 9:30 AM, followed by our Winners’ Screening at 10:30 AM sharp. You’ll still have time to soak up the sun and enjoy lunch afterwards!

Then, as the sun sets, join us for our Prize Giving and Beach Party from 7 PM at Belle Plage, 31 Bd Jean Hibert. Expect an unforgettable evening celebrating young filmmaking talent — Cannes-style!

Tickets are 30€, which includes a pre-screening petit dejeuner, entry to the cinema in the morning and access to the beach in the evening*. 

Your YDA Day – Thursday, 20 June

📍 Cinéma Olympia, 5 Rue de la Pompe, 06400 Cannes

09:30- 10:15: Petit dejeuner (sponsored by shots)
10:15-10:30: Take your seats
10:30-13:30: Winners Screening 
19:00-22:00: Drinks and Prize Giving on the beach

We can’t wait to seeing you all there for what promises to be a great day of celebrating young filmmaking talent! 

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW

*Beach access is on a first come first served basis

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