YDA’s 2016
23rd February 2016
CPI and ICAD joined together to launch the Young Directors Awards 2016. Our aim was to find, award and nurture the best up and coming directors in Ireland today. We were blown away by the response to the inaugural YDAs – we received a huge number of entries and the standard was incredible. The work was judged by industry legends Dylan Cotter, Kieron Walsh, Janet Traynor and Babs Chaney. The YDAs 2016 culminated with an award ceremony in The Sugar Club on 23rd February 2016.
We’d like to wish a huge congratulations to all of the 2016 YDA winners …
Short Films
Winner – Benjamin Cleary, Stutterer
Second place – Adam Patterson, The River
Special Mention for Craft – Kristina Yee, Miss Todd
Film School Work
Winner – Ciaran Hickey, The boy murderer
Second place – Eve Banahan, Braid
Special Mention – James Fitzgerald, Skunky Dog
Test/Spec Commercial
Winner – David Magnier, Flashback
Second place – Fergal Costello, Meet my partner!
Special Mention – Laura Way, Changeling TV Promo
Commercial Work
Winner – Danann Breathnach, Place 2 be
Second place – Bob Gallagher, Nightmare
Special Mention – Finn Keenan, Run with it
Music Videos
Winner – Finn Keenan, Scumbag City Blues (The Strypes)
Second place – Bob Gallagher, Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage? (Girl Band)
Special Mention – Finn Keenan, Play Fire (Enemies)
