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Jason Wallis

Iggy London directs a&nbsp;visual exploration of girlhood, growing up and self-love, in his affecting promo for Grace Carter.&nbsp;The video for Pick Your Tears Up contains several intimate portrait vignettes&nbsp;of Carter and her friends, capturing them in a transitory, poignant manner.&nbsp;Carefully blending character study and an abstract, elevated aesthetic, the video exists somewhere between a music video and documentary, and is instantly captivating and moving.&nbsp;A beautiful complement to the track, which perfectly visualises an intangible, yet universal, set of emotions.&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Elena Isolini

Jinjo Casting

Verity May Lane

Iggy London

George Telfer

Park Pictures

Christian Huck

Shelley Jones

Lallie Doyle

Sam Barnham

Emmy Robinson

Ada Wesolowska

Tiffane Williams

Maya Man

Ed Hanbury

Trim Editing

Electric Theatre Collective

Grace Carter 'Pick Your Tears Up' by Iggy London

Grace-Carter-'Pick-Your-Tears-Up'-by-Iggy-London

Joe Wheatley directs an idiosycratic and mysterious&nbsp;road movie&nbsp;for Ben Woods, aka The Golden Dregs.The black and white promo for Before We Fell From Grace opens with two characters travelling by foot across a wintry landscape. One of the pair - played by dancer Joe Grey Adams - is dressed entirely in white, and leads the other in&nbsp;a flamboyant folk-dance,&nbsp;seemingly inspired by some kind of otherworldly force.&nbsp;They reach a lake, and then the&nbsp;other character - played by Woods - pulls out a mysterious object. They walk further across the terrain through woods to a place where this enigmatic journey reaches its climax.[imgtoken data:1]"Ben approached me after Mark Jenkin, my old university lecturer and friend,&nbsp;never got back to him - and I don’t mind that at all," says Joe Wheatley. "He had some key references such as Bait, Paris&nbsp;Texas and True Stereo, my video for Willie J Healey. If there’s anything I might know how to do it’s people wandering around in places."I loved the track. He’s an extremely talented artist and fellow Falmouth graduate. I had some pretty heavy duty darker ideas that he liked but we ultimately settled on this kind of meditation on loss. Initially Ben wanted to find a body but we settled on the thing in the video that I still don’t know how to describe but the amazing prop maker, Rosie Tonkin, seemed to be telepathic and absolutely smashed it.&nbsp;"For the majority of my filmmaking I’m having the most fun dreaming up a project and then executing it. My enthusiasm wanes when I cross the finish line as I’m often worried if it’s any good or not. This project has been the exact opposite for me. Our first shoot day was cancelled midway through. We then waited a month whilst Ben was on tour to complete the shoot."As the sands of time rolled on to our second shoot day we battled with daylight saving hours, some of the worst rain I’ve experienced, a pheasant shoot holding us up and Ben getting an unauthorised haircut. Needless to say I was thrilled to get this one across the line."

Joe Grey Adams

Cassie Walker Graham

Joe Wheatley

Ynez Myers

OB Management

Agile Films

Sophie Hall

Joe Cook

Sana Khan

Precious Mahaga

Joe Mulvihill

Corey Milo

Milo Brown

Riccardo Angei

Adam Jones

4AD Records

Rosie Tonkin

Lulu Johnson

Indie

Alternative

Singer-songwriter

The Golden Dregs 'Before We Fell From Grace' by Joe Wheatley

The-Golden-Dregs-'Before-We-Fell-From-Grace'-by-Joe-Wheatley

Hector Dockrill directs a heartwrenching promo for new Lewis Capaldi track Pointless.&nbsp;The narrative for the video captures a mother-son relationship with beautiful and heart-breaking intimacy. Spanning a couple of decades, the concept follows a&nbsp;single mother who strives against all odds to give her son the life she never had, and is packed with an emotional punch.&nbsp;With a wonderful performance&nbsp;from&nbsp;BAFTA winner Niamh Algar (The Virtues, Raised by Wolves)&nbsp;and three actors playing the son at different stages of his life - including Charley Palmer-Rothwell as her grown-up son -&nbsp;the video reinterprets the song's lyrics to explore a different type of relationship, and it works perfectly.[imgtoken data:1]The naturalistic cinematography and relatable themes help make the video feel incredibly realistic and universal, and it will no doubt have viewers thinking about their own loved ones as we enter the festive period.&nbsp;With mixed dialogue throughout, we both hear and see glimpses into the ups and downs of their daily lives over the years including financial hardship and the tightrope of being a working single parent. And in keeping with the theme of family, Laura Dockrill – Hector’s sister - wrote the script, making this a family affair both on and off screen.“Lewis had a beautiful idea that focused on the mother/son bond, and how responsibility shifts as you grow older," says Hector Dockrill. "Niamh Algar is a phenomenal talent and we’re already chomping at the bit to work together again. With only a week’s prep, she managed to immerse herself into the role and completely make it her own. This is definitely a special film that everybody can connect with – a shout out to every mother.”

Hector Dockrill

Nnena Nwakodo

Joseph J Goldman

Hands 

Pulse Films

Zoe Gunn

Ty Hack

Patrick Golan

Anthony Mchugh

Steve Cameron

Robyn Wilton

Natasha Lawes

Begona F Martin

Holly Shearn

Stitch Editing

Sarah Adewunmi

Rich Woolway

Oscar Wendt

Lane Casting

Caroline Clayton

Lewis Capaldi 'Pointless' by Hector Dockrill 

Lewis Capaldi - Pointless (Official Video)

KLVDR's 11 minute epic for Stormzy's big return with Mel Made Me Do It is remarkable in a number of ways, and not least of course due to the star quality and sheer number of the cameo&nbsp;appearances. And yes, that does include the Special One...More to the point is the ambition of the piece. Fom the chatshow hosted by Jonathan Ross and ZeZe Mills, with Stormz sharing the sofa with Louis Theroux and Dina Asher-Smith - watched by Usain Bolt, at his home in Jamaica -&nbsp;to performance elements in the studio and the meeting with Jose Mourihno, to the momentous final chapter bringing a couple of generations of Black British talent together that includes a tribute to the late Jamal Edwards.At that point, Stormzy hands over duties to provide the spoken-word piece called Greatness - written by Wretch 32 and read by Michaela Cole. It's a&nbsp;quietly powerful climax of an impressive and entertaining production - this was a five day shoot,&nbsp;plus shooting Bolt in Kingston - that amounts to a big statement of intent by&nbsp;Stormzy - and reminds us of his unmistakeable charisma.&nbsp;&nbsp;And of course, the eponymous Mel, stylist Melissa Holdbrook-Akpose, namechecked by Stormzy in the songtitle, is there too, both behind and in front of camera - with her lint roller.

KLVDR

Rik Green

Hands London

Jacqueline Eyewe

Nicola Sheppard

Melissa Holdbrook-Akpose

Leah Abbott

Jeremy Valender

Hunter Daly

Pieter Snyman

Louis Simonon

Ollie Hogan

Jamie Hodgson

Lola Cookman

Work Editorial

Ellie Johnson and Blaine Pearson

TenThree

Olivia Jessop

Grime

Spoken Word

Stormzy 'Mel Made Me Do It' by KLVDR

STORMZY - MEL MADE ME DO IT

Filmawi has directed a beautiful conceptual piece for Jvck James's soulful&nbsp;Hennessy Tears.Starting with a flock of birds flying through a clear blue sky, the camera pans to Jvck James, walking on desert-like ground, and performing the song about being overwhelmed by love with real feeling. The camera moves ahead of him, and as Jvck addresses the lens&nbsp;for the first time, stardust particles begin to flow from the singer.The particles coming from Jvck are echoed by the birds above, and then Filmawi adds another surprising element - the camera is a the person that Jvck is singing to. That adds another layer to the already captivating song and video, elevating the theme of all-encompassing&nbsp;love.

Filmawi

Henry Cristerna

COMPULSORY

Kiran Mandla

Theo Hue Williams

Lee Fairweather

Chris Malin

Jake Gabbay

Michael Lewin

Orlando O'Mahoney Morris

Aida García Vega

Beau Pritchard James

Waddah Sinada

Lauraine Bailey

Lauren Groves

Grizzle

Douglas McGinness

Nisju Thel Whirh

Soul

Jvck James 'Hennessy Tears' by Filmawi

JVCK JAMES - Hennessy Tears (Official Video)

Margot Bowman reunites with Charlotte Dos Santos to direct&nbsp;a tender performance promo for Hello Hello.&nbsp;Boasting soft pastel studio setups and a gentle, hazy aesthetic, the video sees the artist get intimate with a male character, interspersed with moments of them both on the phone to each other, fantasising about their connection.Bowman works with DoP&nbsp;Natalie Pitters to create a sensual, nostalgic style through the use of fluid textures and romantic lighting, elevating the conceptual nature of the piece.&nbsp;

Lottie Lindsay-Beavan

Theo TJ Lowe

Harry Alexander

Oliver Whitworth

Margot Bowman

Chris Murdoch

Prettybird

Ed Pearson

Esteban Gimpletewicz

Nathalie Pitters

Juliette Larthe

Alasdair Copland

Jerry Pradon

Josh Ighodaro

Karla Q Leon

Lynski

Hasani Franke

Because Music Uk

Charlotte Dos Santos 'Hello Hello' by Margot Bowman

Charlotte-Dos-Santos-'Hello-Hello'-by-Margot-Bowman

A day from Hell just won't let up, in&nbsp;Hector Dockrill's tragic promo for Chase &amp; Status and BackRoad Gee.&nbsp;&nbsp;The video for When It Rains features actor Jack McMullen as a down-on-his-luck everyman, trying to go about his day to day life to disastrous effect.&nbsp;It all starts with an antagonistic phone call and a cigarette lit the wrong way, and builds to a high-octane climax full of suspense, blood, chase scenes&nbsp;and the opportunity for the character to finally get the nicotine hit he's gagging for.&nbsp;Brilliant work which anchors on McMullen's performance and a Dockrill's keen eye for narrative.&nbsp;

Emily Mulkerrins

Josh Tue

Homespun

Angela Hart

Seb Bruen

Oliver Witworth

James Hackett

Lewis Munro

Crowns & Owls

Chase & Status, BackRoad Gee 'When It Rains' by Hector Dockrill 

Chase & Status, BackRoad Gee - When It Rains (Official Video)

A knight&nbsp;in armour returns on horseback to his manor, discovering he is&nbsp;mortally wounded. And then he embarks upon a remarkable ritual in Joe Wheatley's mesmerising new video for TV Priest.Shot by eminent DoP Kristof Brandl, and featuring a stunning peformance by TV Priest frontman Charlie Drinkwater as the wounded knight, Wheatley has drawn on&nbsp;the sense of weariness and smouldering fury in the song One Easy Thing with an unlikely scenario that radiates cinematic gravitas.There is great filmmaking craft at work here. Brandl bringing his unmistakeable skill to bear on this gloomy, pain-ridden world, shooting on black and white film&nbsp;to create amazing images. Wheatley and Drinkwater, working for the third time following the TV Priest videos for Decoration and Press Gang, give the dying knight's last moments&nbsp;transcendent meaning.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Aidan Brooks

Kristof Brandl

Christopher Orr⁣

Simon Donnellon

Sub Pop

Jake Butt

Kodak

Rock

TV Priest 'One Easy Thing' by Joe Wheatley

Tv-Priest-'One-Easy-Thing'-by-Joe-Wheatley

Ebeneza Blanche creates an impressionistic portrait of London life, around the charismatic presence of Joy Crookes, in the video for 19th Floor.With an emphasis on family and community, Blanche's video for 19th Floor echoes his previous&nbsp;video for Little Simz's Point And Kill, set in Nigeria. Here he presents Joy at home with her grandmother, and nods to her part-Irish heritage, and a series of performance vignettes is augmented by her performing a traditional Irish dance, in an abandoned building.[imgtoken data:1]Blanche also highlights an eclectic group of working class people and families&nbsp;in West London, and cleverly connects them as they watch a man falling from the iconic Trellick Tower - and come together to save him.&nbsp;With Joy Crookes at its heart, the video has a nostalgic and warmth, and an additional touch of mystery and magic, that is captured&nbsp;by DoP Jack Exton and&nbsp;goes hand-in-hand with the beautiful styling of&nbsp;Matthew Josephs and Justin Hamilton.&nbsp;“By placing Joy Crookes as the voice for the underprivileged, I wanted to create a visual that questions and provokes the viewers by spotlighting the different races and class systems in London," says Blanche.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:2]"I also wanted to pay homage to the community affected by the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower, by showing a male falling off the roof and being caught by the bystanders to symbolise the unity and empowerment of the people."The experience working with Joy Crookes felt very organic. She's a hard worker and amazing to work with. I drew a lot of inspiration from the lyrics of the song and the conversations that took place with [her].

Ebeneza Blanche

Cora Rodriguez

SMUGGLER

Elizabeth Doonan

Sidney Arthur

Tom Wynbourne

Jack Exton

Luke Morris

Justin Hamilton

Matthew Josephs

Shamara Roper

Ryo Narushima

Mata Marielle

Lydia Ward

Edward Cooper

Facenorth Vfx

B.art

Kat Cattaneo

Sony Music

Anna Engerström

Mike Linforth

James Huthwaite

Gary Kent

Lee Parfitt

Camilla Arthur

Digital Orchard

Joy Crookes '19th Floor' by Ebeneza Blanche

Joy-Crookes-'19th-Floor'-by-Ebeneza-Blanche

Maxim Kelly directs a genre-bending epic for Mercury Prize-shortlisted rock band Black Country, New Road.&nbsp;Cleverly&nbsp;balancing&nbsp;an abstract narrative with anachronistic imagery, the focal point of the story is an alien who has crash-landed to Earth, who gets a less-than-welcoming treatment from the humans who capture him.Spanning a six-minute runtime, the video is peppered with a vast array of references, from vintage sci-fi films through to low budget B-movies and classic drama films. And the Concorde plane is in there too.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]Flanked with archival footage, the video is ambitious and wide-ranging, but never once feels stretched too thin, which is a remarkable achievement for a concept that covers so much ground in it's comparably short runtime.<blockquote>We took the 6 minute-plus runtime as an asset.</blockquote>“On the surface, the concept was straightforward," says Kelly. "But&nbsp;for a band who namecheck everyone from Scott Walker to Kanye West, and the pronounced mix of genres in their music, it felt right to take an analogous approach with the visuals. Throw as many references together as possible and see if we, too, could get it all to hold together as a piece."We took the 6 minute-plus runtime as an asset. It gave us the time needed to weave as much as possible into the film. A walking video in parts, but also with a narrative running through...&nbsp; combined with miniatures and VFX.&nbsp;"The band were so supportive and amazing. They gave us the encouragement to just go off on one! And being a massive fan of their music, it was a genuine pleasure to work with them on this film.”

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