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.
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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.
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The shortlist will be announced at Kinsale on Sat 18th September 2026
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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".
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