The winners of the Young Director Awards, sponsored by The Sweetshop, were announced on June 21 at Cannes Lions. The Gold winners are:

Commercial:

The Talk. Director: Malik Vitthal. The US
Production Company: The Corner Shop
Producer: Stephen Love & Blake Pickens

Online Branded Film:

A-Z of Music. Director: Sam de Jong. The US
Production Company: Iconoclast
Producer: Iconoclast

Changing The World Frame By Frame

There were two Gold winners:

The Unbelievers: Burnell Cotlon. Director: Henry Busby. The US
Production Company: Voyager Creative
Producer: Amalia Bradstreet

Mashrou’ Leila – Roman. Director: Jessy Moussallem. The UK
Production Companies: Caviar & Clandestino Films (Beirut)
Producers: Wissam Smayra, Ray Barakat & Katie Dolan

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Animation

The Burden. Director: Niki Lindroth von Bahr. Sweden
Production Company: Malade
Producer: Kalle Wettre

Charity Commercial

Jagrlama. Director: Marek Partys. Czech Republic
Production Company: Bistro Films
Producers: Marek Partys & Jiri Sazel

Experiential/AR/VR

Spheres: Songs of Spacetime. Director: Eliza McNitt. The US
Production Company: Protozoa
Producers: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Dylan Golden, Jess Engel & Arnaud Colinart

Film School

Two Golds were awarded.

Tears In Heaven. Director: Bernd Faass. Germany
Production Company: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Producers: Finn Neubert & Alexander Pietzsch

Watch the film here.

Unnatural. Director: Amy Wang. The US
Production Company: Unnatural Productions
Producer: Autumn Watlington
Amy Wang is a Chinese-Australian filmmaker who grew up in Sydney.

Special Jury Award: mid length film

Detainment. Director: Vincent Lambe. Ireland
Production Company: Twelve Media
Producer: Darren Mahon

Passion Project

Period. Director: Emilie Thalund. Denmark
Production Company: Bacon
Producer: Birgitte Rask

Watch the film here.

Producers Award

Pulse Films (director) Oscar Hudson. United Kingdom
Production Company: Pulse Films
Producer: Pulse Films

Watch the reel here.

Pantera&Co Showreel. Argentina
Production Company: Pantera&Co
Producer: Manu Aguer & Brian Kazez

Watch the reel here.

Short Film: 6 – 30 mins

Brian & Charles. Director: Jim Archer. The UK
Production Companies: Mr Box & MindsEye
Producer: Rupert Majendie

Short Film: up to 6 mins

Bad News. Director: Alicia MacDonald. The UK
Production Company: Missing Link Films Ltd
Producers: Alex Cooper & Tom Blackwood

View all winners here.