London-based post studio LEAP is celebrating its 16th year of post production partnership with the UK Music Video Awards by sponsoring one of its most prestigious awards at the UKMVAs 2023 ceremony this month: Best New Director.

LEAP (Loveurope and Partners) is the UK’s leading independent creative services agency, working with agencies, brand advertisers and the professional marketing community to support creative implementation and project delivery requirements across all media.

LEAP has also been the post-production partner to the UKMVAs since their inception in 2008, and is now working on the on-screen graphics and nominations packages for the 16th successive UK Music Video Awards ceremony, which will take place at Magazine London on Thursday October 26th.

Over the past fifteen years, the UKMVAs has become the most important annual event in the world of music video production. Tony Chamberlain, Head of Moving Image at LEAP, says the company is thrilled to play a part in its continuing success.

“Throughout the many years of working with the UKMVAs, we’ve experienced so many developments in technologies and improvements in workflows, but what never changes is our dedication to making each year’s show amazing," says Chamberlain.

"The UKMVA team is passionate about showcasing the very best of the music video industry and the entries are fantastically creative. We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone on the night!”

The motion graphics team at LEAP works closely with the UKMVA team, to create the video packages for more than 35 categories and edit the opening montage. Whether it’s providing creative input by selecting video clips, joining the show’s elements together by applying the graphics, text and sound or balancing audio levels and providing the final quality assurance checks, LEAP helps the UKMVAs achieve high production values and  maximum impact on the huge awards show screens.

Louise Stevens, the UKMVAs' Event Director, adds: “We look forward to this time of year and the chance to work with the amazing team of editors and producers at LEAP who bring our Awards show to life with their fantastic nominations’ packages, handling over 350 music video clips and working with the art campaign created by Studio Thomson, animator Jake Greenwood and sound designer Robert Simons.

"We’ve collaborated on this event together for so long now, it’s unthinkable to do it without LEAP. Their attention to detail, technical expertise and love of the craft that has been poured into the work we’re celebrating helps to make sure we deliver a night to remember every year.”

• More information on the UKMVAs here, and LEAP here. Full list of nominations at UKMVAs 2023 here.

• Book tickets for the UK Music Video Awards 2023 at the UKMVAs website here.