For the sixth year in a row, there's an award in store for the best film in our official selection: the GDA Director's Award. The jury is composed by 28 young film viewers, one from each EU country (28 Times Cinema), with filmmaker Karim Aïnouz as jury president. A leading film critic, Karel Och, artistic director of the Karlovy Vary Festival, will be guiding the young viewers in their work. In keeping with tradition, the jury's last session will be held at the Villa degli Autori, open to the public and livestreamed as a way to share the excitement of the verdict with festival audiences and the directors on the Giornate lineup.