Young Director Award 2024

Curation Hour’s pick from this year’s selection

By Curation Hour  

The Young Director Award (YDA), established in 1998 by the CFP-E and François Chilot, celebrates exceptional emerging talent in commercial film production. With a mission to discover and nurture new directing talent, the YDA has become a cornerstone of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, providing a global platform for debuting filmmakers.

⁠Here's our top picks from this year's Young Director Award.

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RISE

SHIRZAN

BLACK DOG FILMS

I'M NOT A ROBOT

VICTORIA WARMERDAM

OAK MOTION PICTURES

HONEY BOY - PURPLE DISCO MACHINE FT. SHENSEEA, BENJAMIN INGROSSO

ALICE FASSI

C41& LA/PAC

DELICIOUSLY PREDICTABLE

WILL WIGHTMAN

BLINKINK

MARION

JOE WEILAND & FINN CONSTANTINE

OB42

BREAKING GLASS

NICOLAS BORI

AKADEMIA BADEN-WÜRTTEMBER

THE OLD YOUNG CROW

LIAM LOPINTO

DOOLALLY

HUGH MULHERN

RIFF RAFF FILMS

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