Sixteen filmmakers are in the running for the first D&AD Next Director Award, created in partnership with Youtube and supported by MOFILM.
Selected by a panel of industry leaders including Dougal Wilson, David Bruno, Ringan Ledwidge and Juliette Larthe, the following films — including a few music videos — comprise the first shortlist:
The Next Director Award is separate to the D&AD Professional Awards, and will be judged three times per year, producing three separate shortlists. The next entry period is now open, with a deadline on 15 October 15.
Via SPIN: "Before his passing, [Cole] Williams recorded a video for his Damon Albarn collaboration and The Child of Lov highlight "One Day." The video shows a young woman planning a date with her man —cooking dinner, setting the table, and showering after a gratifying tumble between the sheets — as the song's solemn march boils below. It's not until the end that the creepy reality of her world settles in: Her partner isn't exactly all there."
Part of AG Rojas and Vince Haycock's TRIBUTE documentary series from Mainline, GAWDS is an intimate, unvarnished glimpse into a Navajo teen's life as he opens up on camera about doing jail for property damage, becoming a man in Native American culture, and his love for Pow Wow dancing.
