Something strange and wonderful happened to me last week – I won an Outstanding Contribution Award at the UK Music Video Awards. To be the subject of a speech by the great Tim Pope, an ovation by the assembled audience, and an astonishing film was, I must admit, virtually a surreal experience. It’s a moment [...]
Joining a roll of honour of directors that have won a special award for their longstanding achievement in the field of music video direction at the UKMVAs and the CADs before that, Jamie Thraves received the Icon Award at the UK Music Video Awards 2012 last Thursday night (November 8th) for his outstanding contribution to [...]
As tradition demands, the UK Music Video Awards in 2012 began with a ceremony at The Empire in Leicester Square, where the prizes were handed out – and then the party really got going at the aftershow… This year it was held a few doors away at the Café de Paris in Piccadilly and was [...]
It was the night of the year for British music videos, and the fifth annual UK Music Video Awards last Thursday night (November 8th) was indeed the biggest MVA show yet – from a pre-show performance by dance troupe Peridot, to host Adam Buxton’s sidesplitting celebrity messages, to joyous and emotional scenes as winners accepted [...]
Romain Gavras swept the major honours at the UK Music Video Awards 2012 last night in London, winning the Best Director award and the Video Of The Year for his video for M.I.A’s Bad Girls. At the fifth annual ceremony celebrating the most creative work in music video of the past year, the French director [...]
M.I.A.’S BAD GIRLS BY ROMAIN GAVRAS WINS VIDEO OF THE YEAR! ROMAIN GAVRAS ALSO WINS BEST DIRECTOR! AG ROJAS TAKES THE BEST NEW DIRECTOR AWARD! DOUBLE AWARD TRIUMPH FOR DANIEL WOLFE’S THE SHOES! JOHN MOULE WINS BEST COMMISSIONER! JAMIE THRAVES ACCEPTS UK MVAS’ ICON AWARD! Best Pop Video – UK, in association with 4Music M.I.A. [...]
It’s almost here: the UK Music Video Awards 2012 – the fifth annual big awards bash for British music videos – takes place tomorrow night, Thursday, November 8th – at The Empire, Leicester Square in central London. Over 30 awards will be presented at the UK MVAs 2012, to honour the best British and international [...]
The UK Music Video Awards 2012 – the 5th annual big awards bash for British music videos – takes place in two days time on Thursday, November 8th – at The Empire, Leicester Square in central London. Now Directors UK, the professional association for screen directors in the UK, is the latest organisation to come [...]
With only a few days to go before the big night for music videos, East End Studios is the latest company to partner with the UK Music Video Awards 2012 – sponsoring the MVA for Best Urban Video – UK for the second year running. And like last year, East End Studios are also offering [...]
Rushes Post Production is sponsoring the Best Producer award at the UK Music Video Awards 2012 – for the fifth year in succession. Rushes – one of London’s top post facilities, and organiser of the much-loved annual Rushes Soho Shorts Festival – has supported the UKMVAs since it began in 2008 by sponsoring the prize [...]
