With the first round of judging at the UK Music Video Awards 2025 under way in many categories, Cinelab Film & Digital have announced that they are renewing their partnership with the UKMVAs, sponsoring the award for Best Pop Video UK for the fifth year in succession.

Cinelab Film & Digital is the UK’s only full-service film laboratory, digital dailies, and postproduction facility supporting filmmakers and artists to realise their vision, offering expert film, digital, and hybrid workflows.

from the bold debuts of emerging talent to iconic visuals from established voices, cinelab are proud to have played a part in the resurgence of shooting on film for music videos. whether you are shooting on 16mm, 35mm, digital or a mix of formats, cinelab help bring ambitious concepts to life with precision, care, and craft.

“The UKMVAs continue to showcase the incredible talent and creative ambition driving music video today," says Cinelab Film & Digital's CEO Adrian Bull. "At Cinelab Film & Digital, we’re proud to support a community where bold ideas, technical craft and creative freedom come together to make lasting visual work.” 

The announcement of Cinelab's partnership with the UK Music Video Awards comes as the Best Pop Video UK and many other categories are now involved in the first round of judging for this year's UKMVAs. 

Hundreds of professionals from all parts of the music video industry in the UK have been invited be Jury Members at this year's UKMVAs,with first round voting now open in award categories covering Best Video by music genre, Technical Achievement, Best Live Video, Best Low Budget Video and Best Special Visual Project. 

Voting in the Individual and Company categories will be open in a few days time. First round voting must end in most categories on Wednesday, September 3rd at 5pm.

With an announcement of nominations in late September, the UK Music Video Awards 2025 ceremony and afterparty will return to Magazine London, near the O2 Arena in London, on Thursday, October 30th.

• UK Music Video Awards 2025 website