Nominees for the inaugural Prism Prize, which reciognizes the "artistry of the modern music video in Canada," were announced this week.
The Best Music Video of award will be announced on March 23, 2013 and comes with a $5,000 award to the winner. Check out the nominees below, several of which have been previously featured on Videostatic.
The Music Video Production Association — representing production companies and directors, plus freelance workers and other music video related companies — is now accepting entries for the 2013 MVPA Awards, which will be held May 30, 3013 in Los Angeles.
The Awards are open to all creatives in the music video community, including non-members who can becomes a supporter of the event at the following fee structure:
Every pop starlet probably wants to live like a storybook, but Cher Lloyd seems just as happy playing the witch at the cauldron as she does being a princess in this fairytale mash-up.
If you're more of a bloody valentine kind of person, this new Lil Wayne romp into horror-erotic should get warm your heart. Director Hannah Lux Davis starts with a flooded bathroom but then gets progressively freakier, unveiling a steady stream of twisted s&m styles and props before climaxing with a bathtub of blood.
All us music video nerds are a'twitter over the new Timberlake and Hova video directed by the Mara sister's favorite lensman, David Fincher. The clip is great and it definitely calls back some of the director's favorite things, all while seeming completely fresh.
Happy valentines day, from Justin Timberlake and David Fincher.
When we last saw legendary music video director David Fincher working the short-form for the small screen, it was Nine Inch Nails "Only" in 2005. And the difference between that video and this is a perfect example of how doing what's right for the artist and song is really what makes a great video director.
The Weeknd aka Abel Tesfaye is a stranger in a strange land for this beautiful, yet gloomy NABIL video. A foreign language talk show appearance that feels more like a clinical examination than something meant to attract viewers. The ghost of a lover watching at home. Not even the topless strippers can cheer him up, which isn't a surprise since they look dead-eyed and clearly under duress.
It's the kind of video that makes you wonder what Prince coulda done if he had been peaking in the NSFW age. And yes, it's NSFW, unless you work on a European beach
