The very best in international new directing talent was celebrated at the Young Directors Award show to a full-house at Espace Miramar in Cannes yesterday afternoon.
YDA and cfp-e president Francois Chilot announced the winners from countries across Europe and the world including Australia, Japan, USA and South America.
Francois emphasized the honour of being selected for the Europe and Non-Europe shortlists, with the work also being shown on the YDA dvd.
Public voting has been introduced for the first time this year. The film from the shortlist on the YDA Youtube Channel with the most views over the next two weeks will win a Canon camera.

Congratulations and thank you to every one who entered.

And here are our 2012 winners:

WEBFILM NON EUROPE
First prize :
DVV Insurance, Epic Fall
Director: Lorin Askill
Production company: Collider, Australia

Second prize :
Cane Toad Road
Director: Chris Hill & Lachlan Dickie
Production company: Exit Films, Australia

WEBFILM EUROPE
First prize :
Eastpack
Director: We Are From LA
Production company: Iconoclast, France

ANIMATION EUROPE
First prize:
Delta Heavy, Get By
Director: Ian Robertson
Freelance director, UK

Second prize:
Don’t Swim After Lunch
Director: Jens & Anna
Production company: Picasso Pictures, UK

VIDEO ART NON EUROPE
First prize:
Inception Park
Director: Fernando Livschitz
Production company: TNKS! International, Argentina

VIDEO ART EUROPE
First prize:
Dynamic Blooms
Director: Tell No One
Production company: Skin Flicks, UK

Second prize:
School Portrait
Director: Nick Scott
Production company: Crossroads Films, UK

MUSIC VIDEO NON EUROPE
NO PRIZE

MUSIC VIDEO EUROPE
First prize:
Raveyards: Remember
Director: Charles De Meyer
Production company: Monodot, Belgium

Second prize:
Once And For All
Director: Ben Strebel
Production company: Somesuch & Co, UK

TEST COMMERCIAL NON EUROPE
First prize:
Capture the Wind
Director: Corydon Wagner
Production company: The Chapter Media, USA

Second prize:
War Robot
Director: Sandy Widyanata
Freelance director, Australia

Second prize:
Nikon, Set Your Pictures Free
Director: Emil Kahr
Production company: Moo Studios, USA

TEST COMMERCIAL EUROPE
First prize:
Talk Before It’s Too Late
Director: Daniel Kragh – Jacobsen
Production company: Bubbles Film, Germany

Second prize:
Poem
Director: William Armstrong
Production company: Antidote Films, Ireland

SHORTFILM NON EUROPE
First prize:
Ballad of Hangar One
Director: Maria-Ines Manchego
Production company: The Colony, USA

First prize:
Carly’s Cafe
Director: Miles Jay
Production company: OPC, Canada

Second prize:
Time Spent Together
Director: Keisuke Hakomori
Production company: Bis Inc, Japan

Second prize:
The Future Shooter
Director: Ariel Martin
Production company: Filmgraphics Entertainment, Australia

SHORTFILM EUROPE
First prize:
TEDxSummit
Director: Korner Union
Production company: Big Productions, France

Second prize:
Sammy
Director: Jake Dypka
Production company: Pretzel Films, UK

FILMSCHOOL NON EUROPE
Second prize:
Funeral
Director: Kathleen Lorden
Production company: Art Center College of Design, USA

Second prize:
Todd Glass for GLSEN
Director: Ellen Houlihan
Production company: Art Center College of Design, USA

FILMSCHOOL EUROPE
First prize:
Life is calling
Director: Hanna Maria Heidrich
Production company: Filmakademie Baden – Württemberg, Germany

Second prize:
The Store
Director: Claas Ortmann
Production company: NEUESUPER, Germany

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKMfaouq1Sg&feature=BFa&list=PLA003F0DC9228657C

Second prize:
B.o.a.t.s.
Director: Tobias Haase
Production company: Filmakademie Baden – Württemberg, Germany

BROADCAST NON EUROPE
First prize:
Flying Horse – Cat-toast
Director: Tomat – Mateus Araujo / Tomas Salles
Production company: Zohar, Brazil

Second prize:
5:00 AM
Director: Andres Salmoyraghi
Production company: Rebolucion, Argentina

BROADCAST EUROPE
First prize:
Road Safety Authority
Director: Stevie Russell
Production company: Sonny, UK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_pTxptlg0&feature=BFa&list=PLA003F0DC9228657C

Second prize:
Virgin Radio – Corentin
Director: We are From LA
Production company: Iconoclast, France