The Young Director Award 2009 - The Sponsors
Oct 08, 2009 - 04:33 PM
The Young Director Award has supported and promoted debuting international creative talent in commercial film production since 1998. The Young Director Award is the only award specifically dedicated to beginners. As a result, the award has become a pioneer recompense for directors using new technologies and progressive techniques.
The Young Director Award would not have the success of supporting this young talent without the great relationships shared with it’s sponsors who offer their time and expertise to young talent accross Europe.
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2009 YDA Special Jury Award
Oct 13, 2009 - 10:31 AM
The “Special Jury Award” which has been given away only four times in 11 years celebrates the best young talent from Europe. The awards reputation and prestige grows each year and the 2009 award went to Aleksander Bach. There is an interview with Aleksander on the YDA official blog page where you will also find his award winning film:
YDA Blog - Aleksander Bach’s film ‘Stars’ here
Aleksander Bach was born as a son of a Polish photographer in Lublin, Poland. He emigrated with his parents from Poland to Germany in the early 80’s. After his first lessons in shooting in the 90’s, he studied at the Institute for Music and Media in Düsseldorf until 2006, where he obtained a graduation in Audio and Video Engineering, Dipl. Ing. (FH). He also studied the piano at the Robert-Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf (2000-2006).
After shooting several music videos and a music documentary in China and Japan in 2005 he studied post graduated advertising film at the famous Film Academy Baden-Württemberg / Ludwigsburg.
In 2008 and 2009, he was won several Awards for his work, amongst others at the YOUNG DIRECTOR AWARD 2009 in Cannes and at the New York Festival 2009.
Young Director Award Official 2009 Website
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The 2009 Cristal Festival
Oct 21, 2009 - 04:00 PM
The 9th edition of the Cristal Festival is scheduled to be held from 8th to 13th of December 2009 in the beautiful ski resort of Crans-Montana, in Switzerland. This event, it is 10 competitions, international rankings, about 150 professionals (creatives & advertisers) constituting the juries, about 1000 delegates, more than 35 participating countries, more than 3000 campaigns entered in 2008. The Cristal Festival is also a networking place with the Cristal-Lab, true hub of the Festival, and the Cristal Business Club with its meeting and exhibition area. It is the gathering of new talents as well with the Young Directors Forum and the Viral Film Contest.
Besides, the International Production Cristal is presented this year with a new concept, the “Academy Production Cristal”. Joining this “Academy”, registering to the Premium delegate pass, prolongs the networking all year long for the production & post-production industry and the TV producers. Moreover, productions are evaluated by producers and TV producers in five international events. Only one registration for at least five judging steps in Shangai, Cannes, Dubai, Crans-Montana, Mzaar… For more information, visit http://www.productioncristal.com
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Directors Cut Commercials - DCC The New Portal from Germany
Oct 08, 2009 - 11:00 AM
DCC is an exclusive, international community portal and archive developed by Producers for Producers, Production Companies, Agencies, Clients and Crew Members.
- Personalized profiles
- Upload possibilities for spots
- Databases (People, Companies, Spots, Directors, New Talents etc.)
- Search-engine
- Open discussion groups on general topics regarding commercial production
- Closed groups to support the exchange on specific projects
- News and information
What makes DCC unique is the way it understands the whole spectrum of the advertising film industry; and by creating a platform that not only offers its members features that streamline the creative process but that also offer the opportunity to communicate ideas through forums and specialised groups that will help to raise the bar and create innovative new ideas in advertising.
Currently a free trial is running until the 1st of January 2010.
For more information please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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The CFP-E - Who runs it?
Apr 21, 2009 - 03:56 PM
The CFPE is run by and for its members- the national associations whose logos you can see at the bottom of this page.
Its management is:
President: Francois Chilot (Les Producers)
Executive Vice Presidents: Stephen Davies (APA, UK) & Klaus Hansen (Producentforeningen, DK)
Vice Presidents: Manfred Vogelsänger (Vogelsänger Film, D) & Petr Keller (Starlite, CZ)
Treasurer: Mikis Modiano (Modiano TV, GR)
Board members: Marie Lou Florisson (VCP, NL) & Rudi Haller (Haller Film ,CH)
The CFPE is now administered from London, through the APA and your first point of contacts should be APA Chief Executive/CFPE Executive Vice President Steve Davies .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or APA training manager/CFPE co-coordinator Rebecca Glover .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) along side the CFPE president Francois Chilot from Les Producers.
The CFPE’s Young Director Award, our main event of the year, continues to be run from Copenhagen, by the Danish Produces Association and your first point of contact for the YDA is Klaus Hansen .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), Danish Producers Association Chief Executive/CFPE Executive Vice President or CFPE Project Manager YDA Hannes Morten Jakobsen .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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