The great rock 'n' roll director will be talking about his music video career, and there's a tribute to Academy Films on its 40th anniversary. For anyone interested in British music video history, it's not to be missed.Music Video Preservation Society returns to the Prince Charles Cinema in central London on Thursday November 20th, for another big screen celebration of the artform and cultural phenomenon of the music video, from the 1970s to the 2020s, with a special guest who is a legendary film and music video director - arguably the most rock ‘n’ roll director of all: the one and only Julien Temple.Music has been the inspiration and driving force behind many of Julien Temple's films, from his trailblazing debut feature The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, and blockbuster '80s musical Absolute Beginners, to numerous acclaimed feature-length docs including The Filth & The Fury, Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten, Oil City Confidential and Glastonbury.And throughout the 1980s and 90s, Julien was also a pioneering music video director, working with the likes of The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Sade, ABC, The Kinks, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Neil Young and Janet Jackson, to name just a few.This meeting of MVPS will be showing a number of classic Julien Temple videos in full on the big screen at the Prince Charles Cinema on November 20th, and Julien will be talking to MVPS host (and Promonews editor) David Knight about his adventures in music videos with some of the world's biggest rock bands and pop stars.The final MVPS of 2025 - following the meeting last month at The Mildmay Club featuring directing legend Steve Barron and young director Iris Luz - will also feature winning videos from the recent UK Music Video Awards, plus a look at some of the most iconic work from a legendary British commercials and music video production company, celebrating its 40th anniversary this month - Academy Films. For anyone with an interest in the history of British music videos, it's an evening not to be missed. And tickets are still on sale now, via the Prince Charles Cinema website.

Music Video Preservation Society returns for its Autumn edition at The Mildmay Club in North London on Friday October 17th, for another big screen celebration of the artform and cultural phenomenon of music video - from the 1960s and 70s to the 2020s - with a special guest who has directed some of the greatest music videos ever made: Steve Barron.Steve will be talking to MVPS host (and Promonews editor) David Knight about his extraordinary contribution to the history of music videos, which began in the 1970s with his work for The Jam and other punk and new wave bands, continued in the 1980s with Human League, Michael Jackson, Dire Straits, A-Ha and many others.Creating videos that were groundbreaking, that made a huge impact at the time and are still treasured today, Steve Barron's work is one of the reasons that music videos became a major artistic and cultural force in the 1980s. And his appearance at Music Video Preservation Society coincides with the 40th anniversary of one of his most famous videos - and one of the most iconic videos of all - for A-Ha's Take On Me.The meeting on October 17th begins the second year of shows of Music Video Preservation Society at The Mildmay Club and the Prince Charles Cinema. In its first year, MVPS has screened nearly 100 music videos and welcomed great guest directors on stage to discuss their work, including Tim Pope, Luna Carmoon, Walter Stern and Colin Solal Cardo. • Tickets to the Autumn edition of Music Video Preservations Society at The Mildmay Club on Friday October 17th are on sale now for club members and non-members here.

Music Video Preservation Society returns to the Prince Charles Cinema next Thursday, July 17th with another celebration of iconic music videos from the 1970s to the 2020s - and a very special guest: pop video director extraordinaire Colin Solal Cardo.Over the past decade, Colin has directed memorable music videos for some of the most exciting artists in pop music, including Charli XCX, Christine & The Queens, Griff, Robyn, Yseult and most recently, Wolf Alice. This native of Paris cut his teeth at the groundbreaking live music channel Blogothèque, directing cinematic live sessions for Phoenix, Alicia Keys, Nicolas Godin and more. He’s also a photographer and directs ads too.Colin is one of the most sophisticated music video directors around. He’s a master at nurturing performances from pop stars that have authenticity, where they reveal their true selves on screen. He’s also an avid fan of the artform and keen student of music video history and the directors who preceded him - particularly its rich heritage in France. It will be fascinating to hear him talk about his work and his part in the bigger story of music videos.Colin will join MVPS host David Knight (Promonews, UKMVAs) on stage for another curated dive into five (or more) decades of music videos, packed with mini-masterpieces of sound and vision. • Tickets to Music Video Preservation Society at The Prince Charles Cinema, 8.15pm on July 17th here