Young Directors Awards 2018
CPI and ICAD have come together to officially launch the Young Directors Awards 2018. Now in its third year, our aim is, as always, to find, award and nurture the best of the up and coming directors in Ireland today and to build on the success of YDA Ireland to date. We would like to invite young and recently established directors to enter work for consideration in the following categories:
Categories:
Category 1 — Commercial work
(fee €50 per entry)
Work which has been commissioned for TV or online. Directors must have had no more than five years professional experience.
Category 2 — Charity film
(fee €25 per entry)
Work which has been commissioned for TV or online by a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation. Directors must have had no more than five years professional experience.
Category 3 — Spec commercial
(fee €50 per entry)
Directors must have had no more than three years professional experience.
Category 4 — Short film
(fee €50 per entry)
Directors must have had no more than five years professional experience.
Category 5 — Music video
(fee €50 per entry)
Directors must have had no more than three years professional experience.
Category 6 — Animation
(fee €50 per entry)
Directors must have no more than five years professional experience.
Category 7 — Student work
(fee €25 per entry)
Work produced by students or recent graduates who graduated in either June 2016 or in 2017.
Category 8 — 360° Video
(fee €50 per entry)
Any medium shot in 360°. Directors must have had no more than three years professional experience.
Category 9 — Overseas work
(fee €50 per entry)
Work which fits any of the above categories. Directors must have had no more than five years professional experience, must be residing outside of Ireland and must be born in Ireland or have links to the Irish commercial industry, by either being represented by an Irish production company or having attended film school in Ireland..
Category 10 — YDA Producers Award
(fee €50 per entry)
Behind every director is a great producer. This award recognises all the hard work done by the producers of the films. To put forward a producer who has been outstanding in their field and deserves to be awarded YDA Ireland Producer of the Year for their hard work, please outline a short historiography of their work and why they should win this award. The producer should have no more than five years professional experience.
How To Enter:
Entries should be submitted via the online awards system at https://icad.awardsplatform.com/. The system is very straightforward and will prompt you at any given point. You will need to register your account. Once you’ve done so, simply go to Entries>My Entries and click on ‘Start new entry’, click the category and add the entry details and credits (Agency / Client / Product / Producer / Production Company / DOP / Art Director/ Additional Crew). You will not need to upload any files, rather we ask that you give us a vimeo link to a high res file. Please remember that should your entry be successful and be shown on awards night, this is the file that will be played.
You can add as many entries as you like but a separate fee will apply for each entry.
Once you have uploaded all of your entries, you can pay for them within the entry system. This will confirm the entries.
Submission Deadline:
All entries need to be submitted by Friday 12th January 2018.
Judging:
Each category will be judged by a professional working industry panel made up of two established directors, a commercials producer and a senior advertising agency creative. The panel will award a 1st prize and a runner up prize in each category. The winner will receive a specially designed YDA award, which represents an achievement of excellence recognised within the Irish industry. The runner up will receive a certificate of excellence.
In addition to the awards, we are absolutely delighted to announce that the YDA Ireland winners from each category will have automatic entry into the prestigious Young Directors Awards at Cannes.
The YDA at Cannes was established 20 years ago and pioneered the awards platform recognising and showcasing emerging directors. We are very excited to put or directors on their international stage as well as at home. To read more about their fantastic event, click on this clink http://youngdirectoraward.com
Awards Night:
The awards night will be held on Thursday 22nd February 2018
in the Sugar Club, Dublin.
Contact: