The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVA) is a festival and networking event for filmmakers, directors, artists, musicians, and music video fans held annually in
Berlin, Germany
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. The four-day event consists of music video marathons, live performances, DJ sets, various workshops, and fashion. The BMVA highlights that anyone can participate - quality, originality and diversity will be rewarded.
History
The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVA) was founded in 2013 by the producer and manager Aviel Silook. The event-organizer initiated this festival and award ceremony as this format had not existed in Berlin. Initially, it was aimed to be local but in the first year of existence it became international with participants from Europe and North America. Ever since, more award categories have been added and the international recognition has grown.
Amongst the awardees in different categories are
The Prodigy
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,
Coldplay
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, and
Little Big (band)
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. The BMVA are characterized by a diverse line-up ranging from low budget productions or newcomers to internationally accredited artists. It thus highlights the state of art in the current music video industry and awards outstanding productions.
Program
The BMVA takes place on four consecutive days in May/June every year. The nominees and awardees of the music videos in the different categories are presented in the ceremony and winners of each category are announced and awarded. Furthermore, the show also consists of onstage live performances from renowned bands and musicians. In the past years
Little Big,
Vitalic
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History
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or members of
The Prodigy
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performed. Usually the festival takes place in one of Berlin's popular clubs, e.g. at Club GRETCHEN (2019/2018) or Nuke Club (2017). The award ceremony is accompanied by after show parties. The BMVA is thus a networking event for artists from the video and music industry or anyone interested in music videos or Berlin's unique nightlife events.
In the years 2020 and 2021, the award ceremony took place digitally as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The show was recorded at the
KitKat Club (2020) and Alex Berlin (2021), who had been cooperating with the BMVA since its early years. The hosts in 2020/21 were Alexandrine Yetunde, David Hailey, and, in 2021, they were accompanied by the DJ Chemical Adam
Categories
Music Videos are awarded in the following categories at the BMVA:
# Best Music Video
# Best Animation
# Best Art Director
# Best Cinematography
# Best Editor
# Best Concept
# Best Director
# Best Experimental
# Best Low Budget
# Best Narrative
# Best Performer
# Best Production Company
# Best Song
# Best Visual Effects
# Most Bizarre
# Most Trashy
First-place winners of all categories are awarded with a special trophy (it has an antenna that could be pulled out) and the winner of the category Best Music Video receives the cash prize as well.
The independent jury members are experts in their fields of the (music) video industry or previous awardees. Among them are for instance Cheng-Hsu Chung or Federico Abib.
Gallery
File:Fashion Concept 2019 - Berlin Music Video Awards.png, Outdoor area at the BMVA 2019
File:Cosy-market-berlin-music-video-awards-2017.png, Cozy Market at the BMVA 2017
File:Outside-area-berlin-music-video-awards.png, Outside area at the BMVA 2016
File:Little-big-berlin-music-video-awards-2016.png, Little Big performing at the BMVA 2016
File:Kompramat-performance-onstage-berlin-music-video-awards-2019.png, Kompromat performing at the BMVA 2019
File:The-blaze-performing-berlin-music-video-awards-2014.png, The Blaze performing at the BMVA 2014
File:Stage-berlin-music-video-awards.png, Ceremony at the BMVA 2017
File:Trophy-berlin-music-video-awards.png, Trophy Best Music Video 2018
File:Conference-berlin-music-video-awards.png, Conference at BMVA 2017
References
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Music festivals in Berlin