Colourist

Henry Howard

Thea Gajic&nbsp;directs a heartwarming promo for singer-songwriter Mychelle.The video opens with a single dad - played by Michael Balogun -&nbsp;juggling the cooking and washing up on his birthday, appreciative of the well wishes via text message, but obviously lacking the social excitement he is longing for.That all changes when his friends shop up and throw a surprise birthday party, helping lift the mood and celebrate the day the way it should be. It's a simple concept done well, and offers an optimistic and joyful message. Plus what we all need right now... a&nbsp;happy ending.Thea Gajic explains that her idea for the video was the result of combining two separate briefs that Mychelle had in mind. "We wanted joy to be a through thread of the video to match the feeling the song evokes while also leaning into the lyrics - which actually have a more sombre meaning," she says.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]"I wanted to focus on community and the joy we create when we show up for each other - amidst this though, we can still feel quite lonely. Especially if we are going through a transition period. I spoke to Michael, our lead, about imagining if this was the first birthday he was celebrating without his partner - as a single dad - and what feelings they may evoke."I have a lot of close male friends - lots who are fathers too - and so wanted to explore that narrative as opposed to it always being a single mother situation. How do men deal with parenting pressure? And feelings of aloneness? It’s something we either don’t see or don’t feel they have a right to because of how hard mothering might be. I wanted to dip into that a little and see what came out of it.&nbsp;"In the end though, when Michael sees his son asleep - he realises he isn’t actually alone and a piece of him is with him all the time - despite how difficult things might get. Ultimately, the tightrope he is on, isn’t walked on alone."&nbsp;

Maisie Cunnett-the Artist Partnership

Joshua Gochez

Ana Gonzalvo

Manni Kaur

My Management

Thea Gajic

Sylvie Briggs

Greatcoat Films

Erin Corrian-Alexis

Simon Battensby

Shaka Agina

Micheal Newton

Simon Oxley

Michael Baugh

Lee David Brown

Jak Waughman

Belle Palmano

Sarah Cotterell

Amanda Marie-rose

The Assembly Rooms

Wash

Michael Balogun

FAMM

Mychelle 'Tightrope' by Thea Gajic 

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Charlie Rees celebrates all things Essex in his effervescent video for Rude Kid, featuring&nbsp;Jaykae, Silky&nbsp;and the&nbsp;legendary&nbsp;Janice Robinson.Based around that classic Essex activity of motorsport, Rude Kid anbd Jaykae perform from behind the wheel of a souped-up car as they bomb around&nbsp;a race-track, captured with some thrilling camerawork.And the film also pays homage to Nineties anthem&nbsp;Dreamer, featuring found footage of the club scene from the time it was originally released.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

United Kingdom

Charlie Rees

Cheyenne Enninful

Untold Studios

Annie Ayres

Freddie Barrass

Nkem Egbuchiri

George Harper

Mindaugas Kairys

Rude Kid ft Jaykae, Silky & Janice Robinson 'Essex Girls' by Charlie Rees 

Essex Girls - Rude Kid ft. Jaykae, Silky & Janice Robinson

The nighttime is the right time for Finn Foxell, in Stanley Brock's entertaining video for The Night.It's certainly the time for the young rapper to get very high. We join Foxell at the end of the evening, where he attains lift-off (literally) - then flashback to the start of proceedings - hanging&nbsp;on the corner&nbsp;with pals - and his progress from there.&nbsp;With a drive into busy London, and a good-vibes houseparty, Foxell has fun - and also thinks a lot about a girl who has taken up residence in his brain. Brock achieves the right kind of tone, with a realistic style that's elevated&nbsp;by trippy interludes - and Foxell's charisma and charm keeps it very watchable throughout.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Stanley Brock

My Accomplice

Josha Eiffel

Johnny Patrick

Leon Frind

Lucy Ashmore

Daryon Morgan-Impey

Hip Hop

Finn Foxell 'The Night' by Stanley Brock

Finn Foxell - The Night (Official Video)

Elliot Gonzo directs a trippy promo for pop up-and-comer Finn Askew - his first at his new production company home,&nbsp;Kode Media.&nbsp;In the video for Adidas, Finn finds himself walking down a colourful neon-drenched tunnel, pushing his way through ghostly dancing characters, trying to escape from what can only be described as a surreal and conceptual MDMA trip.Finn's journey eventually takes him out of the club setting, through a phalanx of riot police and a snowstorm, towards a big white light.[imgtoken data:1]Having made his mark with riveting work for the likes of Nothing But Thieves, Au Ra and more, this is Elliott Gonzo's first video since signing to Kode Media.&nbsp;“I’ve been a fan of Elliott’s work for a couple of years, and as soon as we met up we really hit it off," says Kode's head of music Nathan Killham.&nbsp;"Elliott’s got a brain full of crazy and cool ideas which I’m really excited to bring to life with him.”Elliott&nbsp;adds “I am delighted to be accompanying such a forward-thinking and lovely group of people on the next leg of my filmmaking journey, to give me the release and encouragement I need to make my bizarre and twisted dreams a reality. They have some amazing directors who consistently push the boundaries of filmmaking and I’m over the moon to be accompanying that roster."If this video is anything to go by, we have lots of surreal and engaging visuals to come.&nbsp;

Elliott Gonzo

Kevin Cheung

Kode

Nathan Killham

Ed Chambers

Sam Barnham

Conor Chalk

Ethan Lodge

Cameron Sealby

Alex Rice

Joe Munro

Harry Clements

Alan O’brien

Mouthpiece

Marco Grey

Jack Goodwin

Finn Askew 'Adidas' by Elliott Gonzo - just signed to Kode Media

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Curtis J plays&nbsp;both the hunter and the hunted, in Meeks &amp; Frost's dynamic promo for The Man.&nbsp;Intercutting between a law enforcement office and a secret hideout somewhere in Nigeria, the enigmatic concept offers both perspectives in a high-octane narrative, whilst touching upon an underlying political message in its execution.&nbsp;Overlaid with subtitles to give clues as to the backstory, it's a polished and ambitious piece of work, confidently pulled off by the directing duo.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Meeks & Frost

Tia Varnnard

Affy Robani

Henry Gill

Austin Phillips

James Tilyard

Joe Munroe

Aga Dziedzic

Pj Oamen

Gabriel Monk-lane

Patt3rned

Stacey Macdonald

Junior Agyeman-Owusu

Alternative

Curtis J 'The Man' by Meeks & Frost

Curtis-J-'The-Man'-by-Meeks-&-Frost

With summer just around the corner, Luke Biggins starts the season off with a bang, in his&nbsp;performance video for Hardy Caprio featuring Lost Girl.&nbsp;The video for Million Rings is a sleek, elegant affair, with simple yet striking visuals and a focus on sharp performance.Shot in a white studio, the minimalist art direction complements the clean aesthetic, and&nbsp;Henry Howard's colour work makes the video pop, mixing sepia tones, black and white and subtle hints of purples and blues.&nbsp;

Luke Biggins

Lavinia Noel

Yellow Fish Group Limited

Chris Phouphoullides

Keryn Mae

Massimo Fillipi

Daniel Deighton

Tekko Osman

Ollie Riches

Kaz Ove

Hardy Caprio ft Lost Girl 'Million Rings' by Luke Biggins

Hardy-Caprio-Ft-Lost-Girl-'Million-Rings'-by-Luke-Biggins

Ethan + Tom put Shrink under the spotlight in their second video for the London singer-songwriter&nbsp;fka producer Vasser, aka Sam Breathwick.While Ethan Barratt and Tom Gullum's video for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muqb8Dzmdxk&amp;feature=emb_title">Drowning</a> kept Shrink virtually&nbsp;anomymous, picking him out in thermal-cam, Cut You Loose is more intimate and tender, with moments of black comedy. And when the spotlight falls upon Shrink he is likely to befall a difficult moment - and painful pratfall.These metaphorical situations revolve around a sense of home, which is a place where Shrink is both comfortable but also close to surreal levels of danger. Riding a bicycle at night leads to a dramatic crash, and him becoming&nbsp;lost in memories leads to deeper&nbsp;water that&nbsp;threatens to overwhelm him.Shot on an iPhone, the directors' visual signature is expressed through the suspenseful&nbsp;concept and instinctively musical edit. When that spotlight starts bouncing around in time to the drums you know there's trouble coming.

Ethan + Tom

Elliot Zelmanovits

Academy Films

Maurizio Von Trapp

Jess Horne

Dylan Bruce

Rory Tilford

Ashton Born

Frederico Belloli

Katherine Burke

Niki Henry

Ethan Barrett

Mishal Memon

Shrink 'Cut You Loose' by Ethan + Tom

Shrink-'Cut-You-Loose-'-by-Ethan-+-Tom

Edie Lawrence presents Sad Night Dynamite's headline set a summer festival... in plasticine.The video for Smoke Hole begins with Archie and Josh - aka SND - driving along country roads in their stretch limo to Shimewaza - a festival in their honour, populated by masses of devoted, unquestioning followers. And Lawrence has done a remarkable job in creating the festival vibe that you badly missed last summer - the hippies, the merch, the fairground attractions... and as night falls, a banging set by the SND boys to a crowd of thousands.This oddball dark comedy is a parallel reflection of the current state of the world - all achieved with plasticine animation, cardboard sets and greenscreen footage. Lawrence joins that small group of claymation animators who have made a memorable impact in music videos down the decades. She's a&nbsp;talent to watch for 2021.[imgtoken data:1]

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