Announcing the KODAK AWARD New Director Of The Year Winners for 2009:
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Designed to recognise and promote exceptional new commercial directors in the Asia Pacific Region, the KODAK AWARD New Director Of The Year honors outstanding commercial directors whose fresh thinking and creativity sets them apart from the rest.

The initiative offers new directors the opportunity to showcase their brilliance in front of hundreds of worldwide creatives and commercial production representatives at two special awards evenings to be held in September and November in Sydney this year.

A distinguished panel of international directors and Creative Directors will judge the entries and finalists will be showcased at a special New Directors’ event. 

The winning current commercial director will be awarded a prize of 10 x 400’ loads of 35mm Kodak Motion Picture Film valued at approximately $4,000.00

And the winning film school student or recent graduate will be awarded 5 x 400’ loads of 16mm KODAK Motion Picture film valued at approximately AUD 1,300.00

These prizes will allow the filmmakers to express him/herself with high quality film images and subsequently build upon and enhance their showreel.

The winners will also be introduced and recognised at the AWARD Presentation Evening to be held on November 12th 2009 and attended by up to 800 of the finest industry members from the region.