WINNERS OF THE BERLIN MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2019!

The time has come and we bring you the list of the 2019 winners! This edition had some incredible music videos, we cannot wait what 2020 will bring!

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AND THE 2019 WINNERS ARE:

BEST DIRECTOR

1^st PLACE:

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – WE’VE GOT TO TRY

Director:  NINIAN DOFF

Production Company:  PULSE FILMS

Label:  VIRGIN EMI RECORDS

2^nd PLACE:

PANIC! AT THE DISCO – SAY AMEN (SATURDAY NIGHT)

Director: DANIEL “CLOUD“ CAMPOS, SPENCER SUSSER

Production Company: DOOMSDAY ENTERTAINMENT

Label: FUELED BY RAMEN, DCD2

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3^rd PLACE:

SHORTPARIS – SCARY

Director: GLEB NEUPOKOEV

Production Company: SMOTRIMART

Label: INDEPENDENT

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BEST ART DIRECTOR

1^st PLACE:

LSD FEAT. SIA, DIPLO & LABRINTH – THUNDERCLOUDS

Art Director: Toni Soul

Production Company: Sauvage Tv

Label: Columbia Records

2^nd PLACE:

BLACK HONEY – MIDNIGHT

Art Director: DAVID HAMILTON

Production Company: HAUS PICTURES

Label: FOXFIVE RECORDS

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3^rd PLACE:

C. TANGANA – CUANDO ME MIRAS

Art Director: DAVID DIEZ STUDIO

Production Company: BLUR

Label: SONY MUSIC

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BEST EDITOR

1^st PLACE:

CURRENT VALUE – THAT SMILE

Editors: Andy Koeger & Dan Frantz

Production Company: COOL ADULTS

Label: INVISIBLE

2^nd PLACE:

PROSPA – PRAYER

Editors: BRENDAN JENKINS

Production Company: BULLION

Label: POLYDOR

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3^rd PLACE:

CHLOE X HALLE – THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

Editors: ANDREW MORROW, CARA STRICKER, ANDRE JONES

Production Company: FREENJOY, PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT

Label: PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT

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BEST CONCEPT

1^st PLACE:

LITTLE BIG – SKIBIDI

Directors: ALINA PASOK, ILIYA PRUSIKIN

Production Company: LITTLE BIG

Label: LITTLE BIG FAMILY

2^nd PLACE:

DJ SNAKE – MAGENTA RIDDIM

Directors: VANIA HEYMANN, GAL MUGGIA

Production Company: ICONOCLAST

Label: INTERSCOPE

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3^rd PLACE:

ALICE PHOEBE LOU – SKIN CRAWL

Directors: COLIN READ

Production Company: PEREGRINE FILMS

Label: INDEPENDENT

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MOST BIZARRE

1^st PLACE:

GOMMI – PSYCHOSIS

Director: MAX SIEDENTOPF

Production Company: RIFF RAFF FILMS

Label: HEAVYWEIGHT RECORDS

2^nd PLACE:

FREAKIN’ DISCO – RULES

Director: ÁDÁM FREUND

Production Company: CINESUPER

Label: LAUNCHING GAGARIN

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3^rd PLACE:

GIBKIY CHAPLIN – THE BACK

Director: MAKSYM KOTSKYI

Production Company: UA PRODUCTION

Label: INDEPENDENT

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1^st PLACE:

AUFGANG- BACKSTABBERS

Cinematographer: KANAME ONOYAMA

Production Company: INDEPENDENT/ NICOLAS GARNIER

Label: UNIVERSAL

2^nd PLACE:

ATEPH ELIDJA – BURN OCTOBER

Cinematographer: ADOLPHO VELOSO

Production Company: Pantera & Co (ARG) & NOSIDE (FRA)

Label: ARMA

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3^rd PLACE (TIE):

AGORIA – YOU’RE NOT ALONE

Cinematographer: MARIANO MONTI

Production Company: WHEN WE WERE KIDS (FR), SAPIENS (FR), MAMA HUNGARA (ARG), CAVIAR

Label: SAPIANS

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3^rd PLACE (TIE):

JON HOPKINS – SINGULARITY

Cinematographer: KHALID MOHTASEB

Production Company: ACADEMY FILMS

Label: DOMINO RECORDS

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BEST NARRATIVE

1^st PLACE:

MT EDEN – CRUEL

Director: JASON BOCK

Production Company: FISH & CLIPS

Label: ULTRA MUSIC

2^nd PLACE:

CORA NOVOA – STATE OF MIND

Director: ALEX GARGOT

Production Company: INDEPENDENT

Label: SEEKING THE VELVET

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3^rd PLACE:

SHUMA – CLOUDS

Director: ANNA BURYACHKOVA

Production Company: THE MARTINI SHOT

Label: INDEPENDENT

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BEST LOW BUDGET

1^st PLACE:

EVVOL – RELEASE ME

Director: JULIE CHANCE & MATT LAMBERT

Production Company: INDEPENDENT / Jannis Birsner

Label: !K7 RECORDS

2^nd PLACE:

ORBITAL – TINY FOLDABLE CITIES

Director: FELIX GEEN

Production Company: INDEPENDENT

Label: ACP RECORDINGS LTD

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3^rd PLACE:

 THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR – MISSING SOMETHING

Director: JACKIE O’BRIEN

Production Company: INDEPENDENT

Label: MODERN OUTSIDER

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MOST TRASHY

1^st PLACE:

SIMON THAUR – BROWN PENNY

Director: SIMON THAUR

Production Company: NUDE POETRY

2^nd PLACE:

SADO OPERA – IN THE DARK

Director: RORY MIDHANI

Production Company: RUSH MUSIC

Label: INDEPENDENT

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3^rd PLACE:

FAQ – SUNDAY

Director: BARCSAI BALINT

Production Company: INDEPENDENT

Label: INDEPENDENT    

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BEST SONG

1^st PLACE:

KOMPROMAT – NIEMAND

Director: BERTRAND MANDICO

Production Company: AFFREUX, SALES & MECHANTS PRODUCTIONS

Label: CITIZEN RECORDS / CLIVAGE MUSIC

2^nd PLACE:

SOUND OF A GUNSHOT – STEREO

Director: JESPER SKOUBØLLING

Production Company: INDEPENDENT

Label: PLAYGROUND MUSIC SCANDINAVIA

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3^rd PLACE:

MODESELEKTOR FT. TOMMY CASH – WHO

Director: CHEHAD ABDALLAH

Production Company: EASYDOESIT

Label: MONKEYTOWN MUSIC GMBH

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BEST VFX

1^st PLACE:

LENINGRAD – GOLD

VFX team: CGF COMPANY

Production Company: VERSUS PICTURES

Label: INDEPENDENT

2^nd PLACE:

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – FREE YOURSELF

VFX team: WES, JORGE MONTIEL, FERGAL HENDRICK, MATTHEW KAVANAGH

Production Company: The mill

Label: INDEPENDENT

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3^rd PLACE:

BILLIE EILISH – HOSTAGE

VFX team: GLASSWORKS

Production Company: CAVIAR

Label: INTERSCOPE RECORDS

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BEST ANIMATION

1^st PLACE:

BREAKBOT – ANOTHER YOU

Animation Team: BRUNCH STUDIO

Production Company: BRUNCH STUDIO and CHEZ EDDY

Label: ED BANGER RECORDS

2^nd PLACE:

MAYDAY – FINAL CHAPTER

Animation Team: All the staff of GRASS JELLY STUDIO

Production Company: GRASS JELLY STUDIO

Label: B’IN MUSIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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3^rd PLACE:

CARAVAN PALACE – MIRACLE

Animation Team: Marie Houssin / Mathias Lemaitre Sgard / Kora Von Prittwitz / Raoul Mallat

Production Company: CUMULUS PRODUCTION

Label: LONE DIGGERS

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL

1^st PLACE:

LOYLE CARNER – OTTOLENGHI

Director: OSCAR HUDSON

Production Company: PULSE FILMS

Label: AMF RECORDS / SPEEDY WUNDERGROUND

2^nd PLACE:

LOO & MONETTI – NO MORE

Director: GUILLAUME PANARIELLO

Production Company: LA PLANETE ROUGE

Label: SPLINTER

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3^rd PLACE:

LEIFUR JAMES – WURLITZER

Director: BALÁZS SIMON

Production Company: UMBRELLA & AIRLPAN

Label: NIGHT TIME STORIES

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BEST MUSIC VIDEO

THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – WE’VE GOT TO TRY

Director:  NINIAN DOFF

Production Company:  PULSE FILMS

Label:  VIRGIN EMI RECORDS

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BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY

1^st PLACE:

CAVIAR

2^nd PLACE:

HYPE

3^rd PLACE:

RIFF RAFF