Papaya Young Directors is a one-of-a-kind competition for young filmmakers in Europe that facilitates direct access to the world of professional filmmaking. It is organised by Papaya Films – a top Polish production company with offices in Warsaw, London, Lisbon, and New York.
If you think you’ve got a story to tell then visit the Papaya Young Directors website below
https://www.papayayoungdirectors.com/en
About the submission process:
To apply you must be: 20–35 years of age and a submission of your idea in the form of a director’s treatment inspired by any given Main Partner’s brand brief. Filmmakers can take part in three categories:
BRANDED STORIES
MUSIC STORIES
VERTICAL STORIES by Facebook
with additional subcategory WOMEN STORIES
The submission window for this year is 15/02/2021 applications can be submitted individually or by two people working together. According to the contest rules, an individual or two-person team may submit no more than two explications per brand (regardless of category) and a maximum of two ideas in the Music Stories category. International competition opens up for more talents than just directors – with a closer look on editors, composers, set designers, production managers, animators and others.
The authors of the best treatments (containing script,photo references, characters and location description) are chosen by the jury and invited to participate in further stages of the competition – the workshop stage and the shooting board stage.
The finalists are then given their budget to shoot their film. The films are judged by a jury consisting of a couple dozen creative directors, copywriters, cinematographers and directors. Alongside a budget to shoot their films, they provide the finalists with a list of companies that support: equipment rentals, post-production studios, as well as professional filmmakers who are willing to help the finalists - cinematographers, set designers, costume designers, production managers, stunts and composers.
The premiere screening of the films, as well as the award ceremony will take place during The Final Gala in June 2021. The prize pool is 25 000 EURO.
To find out more about Papaya Young Directors community check out the clip below:
Throughout the 7th edition of the competition PYD gathered over 40 different bands as Main Partners of the competition (such as H&M, Durex, IKEA, Mastercard, Coca-Cola or DPD, among all), a few dozens new filmmakers got introduced to the industry, now working on feature films, various commercial campaigns and for different music stars around the world, receiving over 5000 submissions, and over 100 films got made.
On top of that, PYD produce podcasts, video content, organize workshops and live sessions about filmmaking, production and music industry.