CLIPPED MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL 

2018 Submissions Open and

Online Judges Announced

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As the foremost music video event in Australia, CLIPPED Music Video Festival is proud to announce that submissions for its annual music video competition are now open. The CLIPPED music video competition aims to showcase and reward Australia and New Zealand’s best music video talent, awarding prizes in a broad range of categories. All record labels, musicians and filmmakers are encouraged to enter their videos for a chance to win prizes worth up to $17,000.

Alongside the competition, this one day event includes a music video exhibition; which provides a unique platform for category finalists, as well as other music video makers. CLIPPED will also host expert panels, premieres and award screenings, engaging with everyone from music video fans to professionals.

The competition is initially judged online by a selection of industry leaders from all parts of the music video realm. Shortlisting themselves give the artists access to global and local networks, before live judging will bring a range of expertise, and provide invaluable feedback on work and analysis. The online judges for this year include:

Jeff Croenenweth – Academy Award Winning Cinematographer – USA
(Fight Club, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl)

Billy Wychgel – Colourist – AUS
(Coldplay, Flume, Flight Facilities)

Roy Andrews – Editor – AUS
(AC DC, David Bowie, Elton John)

Caroline David – Producer – AUS
(Jimmy Barnes, The Cat Empire, Kate Ceberano)

Genevieve Triquet – Executive Producer – FRA
(In The Thicket, Division Sydney)

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The Top 22 videos from the online judging will be shortlisted, showcased and judged live at the awards ceremony at CLIPPED, with a further 28 Australian clips (Top 50) selected for the exhibition.

There is a range of categories that are awarded to celebrate the many contributions by Australian and New Zealand’s filmmakers and artists make that this art form. Some past winners have included The Jezabels’ ‘My Love Is My Disease’ for Best Music Video and RUFUS’s ‘You Were Right’ for Best Cinematography.

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN:

Only music videos released or to be released after January 2017 are eligible for consideration. CLIPPED is also looking for submissions or applications to premiere new music videos live at the event.  Entries from Australia and overseas are welcome as there are plenty of showcase opportunities.

For a chance to be included in this renowned music video exhibition and win from a large pool of prizes, please head to: https://filmfreeway.com/clippedfestival

Final submissions for the competition close on Monday 7th May 2018.

PRIZES:
At a total value of $17,000, categories winners will be awarded prizes from a broad range of industry partners and businesses. Prizes have been chosen to help music video practitioners to continue to make fantastic music videos of a high quality and professional standard.

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The Full List of Prize Categories Are:

Best Video (International)
Best Video (Australia)
Best Video (New Zealand)
Directing (Australia)
Directing (New Zealand)
Cinematography (Australia)
Cinematography (New Zealand)
Animation (Australia)
Editing (Australia)
Visual Effects (Australia)
Colour Grading (Australia)
Make-up (Australia)
Best Song (Australia)
Audience Choice (Australia)

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VIVID SYDNEY

Vivid Sydney is the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas and now the largest event in Australia. For 23 days – from 25 May to 16 June 2018 – the event places a spotlight on Sydney and reinforces its position as the home of light, creativity,cutting edge music, engaging conversations and the exchange of new ideas. The festival is owned, managed and produced by Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency. In 2017 Vivid Sydney attracted a record 2.33 million attendees and injected over $143 million into NSW’s visitor economy. For more information visit www.vividsydney.com

VIVID IDEAS

Vivid Ideas brings together the world’s greatest minds, innovators and creatives for a program of public talks, industry seminars, conferences, workshops and debates exploring creativity as a catalyst for change and celebrating Sydney as a creative industries hub of Asia Pacific. Vivid Ideas is presented as part of Vivid Sydney, which is owned, managed and produced by Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency and runs from 25 May to 16 June 2018. For more information visit www.vividsydney.com/ideas

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