The 12th annual CADS Music Vision Awards were held the other night in London (June 27 at
the Troxy Cinema, to be exact) and Video Static has gotten hold of the winners list and a couple on-the-scene videos from t
he gala.
First: the winners. If you're not from the UK or a registered anglophile, most of these might be new to you. All of them are worth watching. Good stuff.
- Best Director: Saam (Partizan) — Saam's video credits include the Klaxons videos "It's Not Over Yet" and "Golden Skans."
- Best New Director: Sarah Chatfield (Colonel Blimp) — video credits include Noisettes "Scratch Your Name" and Lily Allen "Alfie"
- Best Video: Justice vs Simian "We Are Your Friends" — Rozan &
- Schmeltz, directors
- Best Pop Video: Lily Allen "Alfie" —Sara Chatfield, director
- Best Rock Video: The Horrors "Sheena Is A Parasite" — Chris Cunningham, director
- Best Dance Video: Justice vs Simian "We Are Your Friends" — Rozan &
- Schmeltz, directors
- Best Budget Video: Minilogue "Hitchhiker's Choice" — Kristofer Strom, director
- Best Online Video: Robbie Williams "The 80's" — Nahuel Lerena & Pato Byrne, directors
- Best International Video: Feist "1234" — Patrick Daughters, director
- Best Producer: Grace Bodie (Partizan)
- Best Commissioner: Ross Anderson (Polydor)
- Best Art Direction: Hot Chip "Boy From School" — Jay Burridge, art director
- Best Cinematography: Kasabian "Empire" — Tom Townend, DP
- Best Editing: Kasabian "Shoot The Runner" — Joe Guest, editor
- Best Telecine: Gnarls Barkley "Who Cares" — George K at Clear/VTR, colorist
- Best Visual Effects: Kaiser Cheifs "Ruby" — Stylewar, vfx artists
- Best TV Commercial: My Chemical Romance "The Black Parade" (Warner Music) — Brett Sullivan, director
- Best Music DVD: Gorillaz "Phase 2: Slowboat to Hades" (Parlophone) — JC Hewlett and Pete Candeland, directors
- Best Live DVD: Take That "The Ultimate Tour" (Polydor)
- Best Music Channel: MTV2 UK
Second: video from the event. Two of em. Interviews with lots of inebriated UK music video people. Hosted by the lovely and talented Jen Herrera. Courtesy of Wax Music TV.
Part 1:
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Part 2:
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