The YDA Call For Entries Deadline Looms

Send in your masterpieces and get set to be spotted by the world's leading producers.  Deadline 14 April, 2014
 
2014 is the Year of the New Director. Creative agencies, music labels, production companies and clients are scouring the world for new film making talent like never before.
 
There is only one way to be noticed – by getting out there, making your films, and getting them seen. The CFP-E Young Director's Award offers the best chance in the world to be noticed by those who matter. If you're unsigned, you'll be picked up by production companies, if you're newly signed to a production company you will soon be on the radar of creatives worldwide.
 
'The next generation of film makers is the life blood of our production industry,' comments YDA president Francois Chilot.   He continues, 'As an association of producers it is only natural to want to create a showcase for tomorrow's directing stars.' Although the work entered is among the director's first four pieces of work, those that excel at the craft and bring a fresh and original quality to their work rise to the top. The YDA simply makes that process of discovering excellence easier.
 
Directors hoping to make a name for themselves will have their work seen by a panel of industry experts, and shortlisted entries will be shown to the international advertising and production community at a super sparkly screening in Cannes at the advertising festival during the Cannes Lions week. There will also be career-boosting coverage in shots magazine?
 
This year they are introducing a new category, Charity films, because of the increasingly outstanding and experimental work by new directors in this area.

Aspiring directors can submit their entries in the categories listed below which are divided into six regions:
Europe, Northern America, Latin American, Asia Pacific, Africa and Middle East.

The categories to be judged are:

•    Animation
•    Short Film
•    Broadcast
•    Test Commercial
•    Charity
•    Video Art
•    Film School
•    Web Film
•    Music Video

The one and only submission rule is that films entered must be among the first four commercials ever made by the director the year before the award (January 2013 to April 2014).

For  further  information  about  YDA  please  contact:
Soraya  ASSI
Project  Manager
soraya@youngdirectoraward.com
+33 (0)1 55 90 84 43+33 (0)1 55 90 84 43
http://youngdirectoraward.com