BBC Music Video Festival 2012: Ixabo, Vaetxh, No One Remains Virgin, Piatcions

It's time again for another look at the submissions to The BBC Music Video Festival 2012. With everyone in the Olympic spirit, we thought we'd take a brief look at some of our international entries, before we carry on looking at the UK's regional content.

From Israel, we have 2012 Eurovision entrants Izabo with their endearing fusion of stop-motion and time-lapse that they've decided to call "nonstop motion". It's nice to great a street's eye view of Tel Aviv, with some excellent location shots and a good handful of charm.

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=rQ1jkbQOfUM&feature=player_embedded

I've no idea how Bristol based electronic musician Vaetxh met with German artist and animator Henning M. Lederer, but I'm glad it happened. The monochrome, almost etching like nature of the visuals really click with the glitch and shuffle of Vaetxh.

Vaetxh
Mass (King Deluxe)
Visuals: Henning M. Lederer
Visual Assistant: Charlotte J. Vogel

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=c7NI1Xh0fwA&feature=player_embedded

If you like your animation odder and infinitely more sexual, then maybe Under the Lion's Crouch by No One Remains Virgin is more your cup of tea. From China, it's one of the odder things you'll see this week.

No One Remains Virgin
Under the Lion's Crouch
Directed by WongPing

And finally for today, we've got Thee Piatcions comic tale of intergalactic love from Italy, which exudes 80's fam'ly sci-fi, and features the band playing in the stars. As you do.

Thee Piatcions
As Seen Through a Telescope (Blame the Parents Records)
Directed by: Carlotta Cardana & Marcos Villaseñor

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=dnTy_icbqcw&feature=player_embedded

More info about The BBC Music Video Festival, including submissions info can be found here. The submissions deadline is the 1st August. Sam Hill? Sam Hill is producer of the BBC Music Video Festival 2012