22 years ago, François Chilot, then president of the CFP-E (Commercial Film Producers of Europe), was the architect of the creation of this space, whose objective is to promote the added value that production companies bring to agencies and advertisers, protecting their future.
The Young Director Award (YDA) is the only non-profit organisation in the world that exclusively supports and promotes international creative talent making their debut in commercial film production, and the only award dedicated exclusively to emerging young filmmakers.
The uniqueness of the Young Director Award (YDA) has led it to become a pioneer. Paving the way, offering new directors extraordinary opportunities to create great projects with cutting-edge technology and cutting-edge techniques. Discovering and nurturing young directorial talent.
Maximising global media coverage and raising awareness among the various stakeholders and players in the profession, the Young Director Award (YDA) highlights the fact that one of the most essential roles of producers is to discover, nurture and promote directors.
Since its creation, the Young Director Award (YDA) has benefited from the support of a large number of international partners and sponsors from the world of advertising, production and communication who have teamed up to offer commitment, contribution and promotion of this project to position talented young directors on the world stage.
It has become internationally recognised as the most important “must attend” event of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where, every year, more than 500 participants give the awarded directors an extraordinary exposure.
The winners of this year’s edition will be announced on 8th July.
Without inherent desire, hard work, talent and a dash of luck, success is unattainable.
