The CFP-E/shots YDA 2014 is Open for Business

The 2014 CFP-E/shots Young Director Award is now open for entries. The awards, now in their 16th year, is run by the Commercial Film Producers of Europe, in conjunction with shots and a host of other sponsors, and is recognised as one of the most prestigious - and accurate - indicators of young directing talent in the industry.

Presided over by Francois Chilot (one of shots' regular columnists), the YDA aims to celebrate and reward great directing talent from across the globe. Helping in this task is BETC Paris which has, again, created the advertising campaign for the YDA.

Below is the opening image from the campaign but you can expect a lot more where that came from.

Details of the competition, its rules and categories - including information on the newly introduced Charity category - can be found on the YDA website.

Of course, as is the case every year, winners from the event will be covered in shots magazine and online.