Narrative
A music video with an emphasis on the originality of storyline; rewarding the scriptwriter of the video.
Categories
Fifteen categories. Four special awards. One grand prize.
The Berlin Music Video Awards offers everyone a platform — from those who direct, produce, edit or perform, to those who are simply truly interested in film as a field of art and science.
Award categories
Find your category
Animation
An animated music video in any of the following formats: AI, stop-motion, 2-D, 3-D, mixed-media or computer animated; rewarding the animator.
Song
A music video with an outstanding song/track; rewarding the artist/band. The winner of this category is a staff pick.
Staff pickLow Budget
A music video produced with a budget lower than 8000 Euros (actual, or estimated by our team to be made for less than 8000).
Cinematography
A music video with a focus on cinematography, creativity and attention to camera angles, composition, light and the movement of the camera.
Art Direction
A music video with attention to makeup, styling, costumes, the scenes and the appearance of objects in the composition.
Trashy
A music video that may be deemed too extreme or unacceptable for commercial/mainstream media.
Visual Effects
A music video that involves the integration of live-action footage and CGI to create environments that look realistic.
Editor
A music video with high standards of editing in terms of audio/visual coherence. Rewarding the editor of the video.
Director
A music video with a remarkable creative contribution from the director.
Concept
A music video with an emphasis on a strong or original concept, with remarkable execution and interpretation of a song.
Bizarre
A music video that is, as its name suggests, bizarre, mysterious, unconventional — something that cannot be boxed in.
Experimental
A music video characterized by an avant-garde approach, using abstract elements, AI or unconventional techniques.
Performer
Rewards the main actor, dancer, singer, or any other kind of performer in the music video.
AI
Honours videos that are either entirely AI-generated or fully AI-made.
Special categories
Beyond the main competition
Music Video Of The Week
By applying to this category, your video gets the chance to be featured on our website and main social media channels.
SpecialProduction Company
A production company active in the music video scene that was highly regarded by our jury.
SpecialSilver Screenings
Apply to this category for a chance to be screened outside the main competition.
SpecialBest Music Video
The grand prize. Contenders are the winners of all other categories (14 videos) plus 2 more videos given a golden pass by our jury. The winner takes home 7000 Euros cash.
Grand prize · €7000The grand prize. The Best Music Video is chosen from the winners of all other categories (14 videos) plus 2 golden-pass picks from our jury. The winner takes home 7000 Euros cash.
Submissions open
Enter your video
Pick your categories and submit before the deadline.