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 winners will be presented at Kinsale on Sat 27th September 2025
The Best New Director award, who will be chosen by the Kinsale Delegates, and revealed at our advertising winners party on 24 October 2025
2025 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".