As kids, filmmakers do the darnedest things

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Kids doing darkly comic and naughty things is the hot theme in promos for young-director film competitions. Check out two wonderful spots after the jump: one for the Cinestud international student film festival in Amsterdam, and one for the Young Director Award contest at Cannes. These kids will either end up at the Oscars or in jail. Via Copyranter.

—Posted by Tim Nudd

Ad for the Cinestud 2010 student film festival:

Ad for the 2010 Young Director Award at Cannes:

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