Manifest has announced the jury for 'India's Next Top 10 Directors', the first of an annual property to recognise advertising film directors.

Through this property, which we aim to make an annual affair, we want to award and recognise the top directors in the country. 

The jurors for the first edition of the awards are:

• Amit Sharma, co-founder and director, Chrome Pictures
• Amy Dick, chief operating officer, Cult (United Kingdom)
• Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, founder, Earth Sky Pictures
• Ayappa K M, partner, Early Man Films
• Eduardo Caras, partner and music director, Canja Audio (Brazil)
• Rachael Ford Davies, managing partner and executive producer, Collider Films (Australia)
• Shashanka Chaturvedi (Bob), co-founder and director, Good Morning Films

DDB Mudra Group and LIA are partnering with Manifest for the first edition of the awards. 

While young film-makers reached out to Manifest with an issue of not being able to break the clutter in terms of established agency-director partnerships, DDB Mudra Group partnered with us to identify advertising's 'next gen of directors'.

Winners will be announced on 4 September through an event in Mumbai.

To register to attend the awards night, mail nishika@manifest-media.in. For partnership queries, reach out to sanjyot@manifest-media.in.