***** PLEASE READ THE RULES***** - CHANGE OF DATES: MAY 2025

The LAMV Music Video Awards - LAMV Awards - is an exciting event that brings together musicians, filmmakers, and fans from all over the world to celebrate the art of music videos. The festival showcase a wide range of music videos from different genres, styles, and cultures, giving audiences a chance to explore and appreciate the diversity of music and visual storytelling.

The main goal of LAMV is to create a platform for independent artists to showcase their work and gain exposure in the industry. This gives artists a chance to have their work seen by a wider audience and to connect with other professionals in the industry.

The line-up will be as follows:

Day 1:
Selected artists will be performing on Day 1

Day 2:
Selected artists will be performing on Day 2, following by the Awards Ceremony

Each category-winner receives a LAMV trophy, prizes courtesy from our sponsors. The winner for the Best Music Video will be announced during the final ceremony on the last night of the festival!!

Overall, our Festival is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and innovation in the music industry. Whether you're a musician, filmmaker, or music fan, the 5th Los Angeles International Music Video Festival is an event not to be missed.

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Awards & Prizes

Each category-winner receives a LAMV trophy, prizes courtesy from our sponsors. The winner for the Best Music Video will be announced during the final ceremony on the last night of the festival!!

Best Director - Rafael Kent Award
Best Narrative
Best Cinematographer
Best Animation
Best Art Director
Best Editor
Best Fashion Concept
Best Song
Best Voice
Best Performer
Best Music Video
Best Hip Hop Music Video

Rules & Terms

Submission Criteria

* SUBMISSIONS FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT TO AT LEAST 1 MORE CATEGORY.

Music videos will have been completed no earlier than January 1st, 2023 to January 2025. Music videos must not exceed 8 minutes.

For the screening version, the music videos should not contain any [written] production credits at the end of the video (i.e. credit roll). However, at first, you may submit your video as it is.

Filmmakers, producers, and/or musicians who submit their video to the LAMV Music Video Festival must possess all of the necessary permissions/rights to that video. At first, you won’t be asked for those, however, if the video will get nominated, it will be necessary.

The applicant grants the LAMV Music Video Festival the non-exclusive rights to reproduce the video and/or part of the video, and to showcase the video for the purposes of the event and/or its promotion.

* SUBMISSIONS FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT TO AT LEAST 1 MORE CATEGORY.
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  • Runaway Cricket

    This was a great and fun festival !!!

    October 2023
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  • Cesar Raphael

    We attended the festival in Culver City this year and got the BEST NEW RELEASE award. It was such an honor and joy! Great and fun environment, such high level Music Videos, professional and friendly staff; beautiful red carpet. Congratulations to the Festival organizers and to the fellow filmmakers and artists, for this fantastic event. It was an incredible experience!

    September 2023
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  • Alexandra Aristy

    We were so honored to have our video shown at this amazing, quality, fun festival! Natrola and the LAMV team produced a fabulous event, and we so enjoyed meeting them and the other festival participants, all talented, interesting musicians and filmmakers. The location was lovely and the energy just so inspiring. Thank you again!

    September 2023
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  • Camille Solari

    this is an AMAZING festival. Amazing. So many music videos from around the world! We loved this so, so, so much! Just so up beat we are so grateful our music video received and award, but more over, the experience of the festival was above and beyond any festival I have ever been to!

    September 2023
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  • Bjørn Olav Edvardsen

    Honestly, I feel this was not worth it. Bad info, not much info. Would not submit again.

    September 2023
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