Top talent comes from music videos. We want to reward you for it.

Visualizing music is an art. No matter if it’s experimental, performative, direct, graphic, silly, or fun, it is an incredible feeling to see video that encapsulates the feeling of a track. So many of the best visual artists hone their skills in this genre. Spike Jonze, David Fincher, Gore Verbinski, and many other amazing directors even got their start in music videos. We want to find the next great auteur, the next great musician, and the next great music video.

We’re looking for the underground. We’re looking for the artist we haven’t heard of. We’re looking for people who just started out and we’re looking for experienced directors. We’re looking for the new idea. We’re looking for something we’ve never seen before.

We’re waiting for you. Submit now.

See some of our incredible winners on our website and social media, links available on the sidebar.

Awards & Prizes

There are many different categories available to best honor the craft of music videos.

All entries are in the running for Best in Show, but we ask that all submissions are submitted into one of our subcategories. We're sure there will be at least one that fits your project.

For more information and descriptions of the categories, see the sidebar.

Rules & Terms

In order to get an award, you must possess the proper rights to nominate your project. You must be (for example) an artist, a director, a producer, a studio, a label, or any other entity attached to the project. By submitting a project, you confirm you have the proper rights and authority to do so.

We welcome any style, genre, subject matter, low or high budget, creative work possible. The only restriction is a 10-minute runtime maximum.

All entries are entered to the Best in Show category by default, as well as one category of your choosing. To be reviewed for extra categories, you can pay an extra judicial fee.

Not all categories may be awarded.

Any additional information you supply with your entry is greatly appreciated!

Physical entries will not be returned.

All entries must be received before the final deadline to be judged.

For non-english projects, please include the lyrics to the track in your submission.

Note that each categories position on the website is subject to change.
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  • esnedy Milan Herrera

    was nice to know that our video clip has reached this far. Thanks for your attention, very soon. Esnedy Milan H

    October 2024
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  • john cope

    Had fantastic news this weekend when we found out that 'Beautiful Scarecrow' music video had won the 'Best Direction' award - well done to co-directors Jess Cope and Venky Viswanathan. It was an honour to be part of this festival.

    June 2024
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  • Isabel Corfiatis

    Thank you! Very cool to be included!

    March 2024
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  • Elisa Tron

    I was happy to be selected at this festival!

    March 2024
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  • Pierpaolo Poggi

    I sincerely thank the organizers of the Music Video Awards for the excellent occasion and the great quality of the award

    March 2024
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