NEWS

April Deadline nearing

Time flies and we’re already nearing the end of March, meaning that the Standard submission deadline is just around the corner.

On April 1st midnight, submission prices are set to increase – so don’t hesitate to send us your very special work, for a chance to take part in the 2026 edition of YDA.

Meet the jurors

As usual we’re working hard together with our ambassadors and jury chair Mal Ward to establish the full YDA jury panel for 2026, and already we have some world-class names attached for the year!

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

Other News

LIAKH’s artistic endeavour

Spindle director LIAKH picked up a Gold award at this year’s ceremony for his carefully curated  More…

Emma Foley’s tone-perfect, blackly-comedic Sound & Colour

Picking up the Short Film prize at this year’s YDA, writer/director Emma Foley’s painfully honest account  More…

Liam LoPinto on the power of returning to your roots

Winning Gold in the short film category at this year’s Young Directors Awards, Liam LoPinto’s  More…

Hugh Mulhern dishes the dirt on Doolally

Director Hugh Mulhern grabbed a Gold in Music Video with their Riff Raff Films aided promo for  More…

LI Shuqin on frog-themed dreams and dealing with loss

Li Shuqin’s moving and whimsical short To The Moon and Back scooped up a Gold in the Animation  More…

Michael Hili on finding both beauty and pain in the story of a mother’s loss

The Public Diagnosis justly won Golds in two categories – Creative Use of Sound and Branded  More…