Best New Talent
The Shark Best New Talent Awards is an annual event that recognises the outstanding work of young, up-and-coming film industry professionals who specialise in advertising.
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
BEST NEW PRODUCER
BEST NEW D.O.P
BEST NEW COLOURIST
BEST NEW EDITOR
BEST NEW SOUND DESIGNER
BEST NEW MUSIC COMPOSER
The work is carefully judged by a panel of seasoned industry professionals, and our mission is to provide a platform for young and emerging talent to gain recognition and exposure for their work. We hope our awards will inspire and ignite the imaginations of creative storytellers everywhere.
The shortlist will be announced at Kinsale on Sat 18th September 2026
The Best New Director award, who will be chosen by the Delegates, and revealed at our advertising winners party
in October 20
Read BNT Entry Criteria - click here
Enter BNT - click here
Short - Film Scriptwriting Competition - click here
Young Creative Award - click here for brief
Young Shark Programme - click here
2026 Jury Chair - Ronae Rayson
Ronae: "I nearly cried when I was asked to chair best new talent, what a brilliant and exciting category. Thank you Sharks!
Celebrating young talent isn’t just about rewarding individuals — it’s about investing in the future of creativity as a whole. New Talent often reflects the complex and rapidly changing world they are inheriting. It is at the heart of fresh perspectives, bold experimentation, passion, courage and the hunger to explore – all in which creativity thrives. Their value is not optional. It is essential.
I cannot wait to see the work. I hope we get inundated with submissions".