hello there!
welcome to m-v-f- awards 2024, the only brazilian awards event dedicated to music videos.
today we announce the opening of our call for entries for the seven international categories of music videos from non-brazilian artists. to qualify videos must have been released between october 2nd, 2023 and november 3rd, 2024.
there’s an entry fee of US$35.00 per video/category. you can submit your video in one or more categories, as you like, until november 3rd.
we thank you in advance for helping us build a global creative community that strengthens our interconnectedness through our shared love of music video.
jury awards
_best music video
the jury will award the overall best music video, considering all creative aspects, and according to originality of concept, technical expertise and execution and effectiveness of the video in showcasing or promoting the music.
_best LATAM music video
the jury will recognize the best music video featuring music artists from latin american countries, excluding brazil. jury criteria for this award is creativity, technical quality, and suitability of the images to the music.
_direction in a music video
the jury will recognize the best direction in a music video. jury criteria for this award is creativity, technical quality, and suitability of the images to the music.
_revelation in direction in a music video
the revelation award recognizes the best music video from new directing talent. to be eligible directors must have released their first professional video no earlier than Jan 2022
_animation in a music video
the jury will judge the technique and creativity in video clips that are either entirely animated or feature significant portions of animation. prize will be awarded to the animator of the video.
_innovation in video
this category recognizes visual music that utilizes new techniques and uses delivery platforms in unusual ways. could include expanded and immersive reality, interactive content, nfts and more.
audience award
_best music video
the audience will choose the audience choice for best music video of the year, via online voting.
Hello! This is the m-v-f- awards 2024 terms and guidelines. If you wish to participate, please read the following terms carefully. You should only sign up if you fully agree to all our rules. Your submission will imply your consent to all terms.
I. How does the award work?
- What is the award? What is the award? This annual award is open to any professionals of the music and audiovisual, as well as creative content creators, involved in the production of music videos for international artists, released or to be officially released between October 2nd, 2023 and November 3rd, 2024, in accordance with the following terms.
- What are the m-v-f- awards 2024 categories? Please download the full list of categories and descriptions (downloadable link).
II. Registration
- Who can register? Any individual over 18 years old that has produced at least one music video available online or in any other forum. The music video registrations must be submitted by its respectives directors/creators and/or its right holders (the “owner”), including in the registration the music video’s link with the publish date (or the transfer link for specific cases).
- Can Brazilians participate? Brazilian professionals can enroll in this category, as long as the song/work theme of the music videos is from a non-Brazilian group or artist.
- Can I submit more than one video? Yes, but the participant must submit them in different registration processes, which implies the payment of a fee (item 6) for each process, according to the number of the categories chosen for each submission.
- Is there a submission fee? To complete the registration process there is a U$ 30,00 fee for each category chosen. The fee payment is an essential condition for registering.
- Can I enroll the same music video in more than one category? At the time of registration, it is necessary to select in which category(ies) the music video will be enrolled. The same music video can compete in different categories. There is no limit for the number of categories, however, participant will be charged for each category.
- How is the registration done? The participant must fill out an online registration form for each music video. If the same participant registers two or more music videos, they must fill out a registration form for each video.
- Informations: The music video will be considered registered in the competition after submitting the registration form containing all the mandatory informations filled-out, in addition to the correct payment fee. All the information must be true and correct.
- When is the registration deadline? The registration form must be filled-out and submitted digitally until November 3rd, 2024, 11h59 PM. The deadline may be extended at the discretion of the m-v-f- awards 2024 producers. The deadline alterations will be informed on the press and on the m-v-f- website and social media.
- How can I know if my registration is confirmed? After the registration completion, the participant will receive a confirmation email at the same email address informed in the registration.
- How can I enroll in the “innovation in video” category? In case the content is not available on YouTube or Vimeo (even in its private mode), the participant must inform the platform/support in which the content is available and provide the transfer link for the material access (Wetransfer, Google Drive, etc). Please bear in mind that the link must have no expiration date and/or password.
- Information proof: The m-v-f- awards 2024 producers may request the proof of the information submitted and/or the music video’s ownership or legitimacy,in its sole discretion.
- Personality Rights: Participants are aware that their names, image and biographic data may be disclosed on the m-v-f- official website, social media and in the m-v-f- awards 2024 communication material (digital or printed). In the act of registration, participants authorize the definitive and irrevocable use of their image, name and biographical data free of charge. The m-v-f- awards 2024 producers and third parties related to the producers may use appropriately for these purposes, without territory, media, modality or quantity limitations for the maximum period authorized by the Brazilian Law. Participants are aware and agree that their name or image may be associated with the m-v-f- awards 2024 sponsors, supporters and partners – as usual in cultural projects.
- Copyright License: As a general rule, the m-v-f- awards 2024 website disclose the submitted videos through YouTube’s “embed code” tool. However, if your videos were submitted through another media, you grant us a irrevocable license (authorization) free of charge to use, disclosure and publish the music video in the m-v-f- website and social media without territory, media, modality of use or quantity limitations for the maximum period authorized by the Brazilian Law. All the participants also authorize the m-v-f- awards 2024 producers and third parties related to them to use excerpts of the submitted videos, as well as excerpts of the musical work and phonograms inserted therein , in addition to the stills mentioned in the item V of this guideline , for the production and publication of adds, institutional materials, vignettes and promotional materials. For clarification purposes, the publishing may occur in any media or support besides the internet, such as movie theaters , broadcast and cable television, streaming, radio, among others.
III. Video characteristics in the act of registration
- What are the music video guidelines ? They must have the following characteristics in order to compete in the award:
- The music videos must be the official work of a international band or solo artist;
- The music video must be cleared regarding all the right holders of the music work and the phonogram. In the act of registration, the participant declares and agrees that they hold the music video’s copyrights or have the necessary rights for their registration in the award.
- All the submitted videos must be launched between October 2nd, 2023, and November 3rd, 2024. In case the video was not launched between the referred dates the video will be disqualified.
IV. Finalists selection, winners and public vote and jury
- Who selects the registrations and judges the videos? A team of specialists, curators and consultants will select the finalists of each category. The jury members will decide the winners of the m-v-f- awards 2024 in each category and they will be announced by the m-v-f- awards 2024 producers at any moment from the submissions opening to the winners announcement.
- Is there a reason for immediate disqualification? Yes. In case of breach of these terms and guidelines, the m-v-f- awards 2024 producers will disqualify the participant. In addition, if the music video submitted contain any illegal content, including, but not limited to, any form of gender discrimination, the producers may disqualify it.
- What are the judgment criteria? The videos will be analyzed in accordance with the following criteria: technical expertise, creativity and innovation, execution and music suitability.
- How are those selected as finalists announced? Each category finalists will be announced in the press and on the m-v-f- awards 2024 website and social media as from December 2nd, 2024. The announcement of the finalists may be extended at the producers sole discretion. In this case, it will be duly informed on the m-v-f- website, social media and the press, as well as on promotional material, digital or printed, that may be produced in the context of the m-v-f-awards 2024.
- Can the jury’s decision be reviewed? There is no appeal to the jury’s decision.
- How does the public voting work? After the selection and disclosure of the finalists on the m-v-f- website, the public voting in each category will take place on www.musicvideofestival.com.br. The voting period will be announced by the m-v-f- awards 2024 producers from the announcement of the finalists.
- How are winners announced? The announcement of the m-v-f- awards 2024 winners will take place on the date informed by the m-v-f- awards 2023 producers. The announcement can take place in an in-person ceremony, a streaming ceremony or through the m-v-f- social media and press. The winners of each category will also be notified prior to the ceremony through the contact details provided in the entry form of.
V. Music Video and material submission
- Should the participant take any measures, after the selection of the music videos?
- In case the participant hasn’t submitted a download link of the submitted video in mp4, as well as a download link of 3 music videos stills in high resolution (300 DPIs or 1MB minimum) in the act of registration, the m-v-f- awards 2022 will contact the participants for the video submission through the contact details provided in the the entry form, within a deadline to be informed.
- If the video has an non-traditional format, such as virtual reality, interactive videos, etc. r, the m-v-f- awards 2024 production will contact the participant, through the contact details provided in the entry form, in order to establish the best form of the music video’s exhibition.
- FAILURE TO SEND THE ABOVE MATERIAL AND OTHER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS UNTIL THE DATE SET BY THE M-V-F- AWARDS 2022 PRODUCTION MAY ELIMINATE THE PARTICIPANT FORM THE COMPETITION.
VI. The prize
- What is the prize? There is no compensation involved in the award. Winners will be awarded a trophy for each winning music video.
- Can the same video be awarded in two or more categories? Yes, the same video can be awarded in two or more categories.
- “Best Music Video” category: In this category, if the judges’ choice is the same as the public’s, the winner will be awarded with two trophies.
- How are the trophies delivered? The trophies delivered in-person during the award ceremony at place and date to be informed by the m-v-f- awards 2024 production and press.
- Even though the m-v-f- awards 2024 encourages the attendance of all directors and artists at the award ceremony, each participant will bear all the costs and expenses of transportation and accommodation to attend the ceremony. The m-v-f- awards 2024 production will not reimburse any expense incurred in participating in the award or for the attendance in the ceremony.
- What happens if the participant won’t be able to attend the award ceremony? If it is not possible to hold an in-person ceremony and/or if it is not possible for the winner to attend, the trophy will be sent a posteriori by the m-v-f- awards 2024 production to an address requested by them.
VII. Final provisions
- m-v-f- awards 2024 Rights: The “Music Video Festival” is a trademark of Cinnamon Comunicação e Audiovisual Ltda”, enrolled in the National Register of Corporate Taxpayers (CNPJ) under nº 05.207.056/0001-35.
- Third parties Rights: m-v-f- awards 2024 production and it’s sponsors, supporters and partners are not responsible for any untrue information provided, nor for the music videos’ contents, nor for any other third parties issues related to civil rights, labor rights, copyrights and other aspects of criminal or regulatory nature that may affect the music video. The participant is the only and exclusively responsible for the music video regularity and must be sure that they hold its rights to do so. The participant exempt the m-v-f- awards 2024 from any liability towards third parties regarding the legal aspects set forth in this clause. The participant must compensate or reimburse the m-v-f- awards 2024 production and its members and partners for any costs or expenses incurred by the participants’ non-compliance with it.
- Registration fee refund: Under no circumstances the registration fee will be reimbursed to the registered participant.
- Processing of personal data: Cinnamon Communication e Audiovisual Ltda may process the personal data provided by the participant in the act of registration to the following purposes: (1) to hold of the m-v-f- awards 2024 and fulfill this terms and guidelines; (2) to assign the rightful rights and fulfill legal and regulatory obligations; (3) to maintain the history of registration of participants; (4) to process and assess the fee payment – that will occur together with payment platforms; (5) other activities associated and necessary to carry out the m-v-f- awards 2024. Cinnamon Communication e Audiovisual Ltda may share the personal data with employees, service providers and other third parties associated with it to the necessary extent to the fulfillment of these purposes (such as lawyers, accountants, information technology service providers, producers and others). The data may be shared with third parties outside Brazil such as e-mail providers, drive and other technological services. Cinnamon Communication e Audiovisual Ltda will always ensure the correct and safe treatment of the participants’ personal data, according to its Privacy Policy available at this link. If you wish to obtain any information or measure from our part, as set forth in the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, please contact us at the following e-mail contato@cinnamon.com.br. Data shall be treated for the period of 10 (ten) years, in order to ensure compliance with any regulatory obligations.
- Interpretation: Anymatters and affairs not acknowledged in these terms and guidelines will be determined by the m-v-f- awards 2024 production.
douglas bernardt honed his cinematic eye, watching films borrowed from his parent’s video rental store in brazil, before cutting his teeth as a cinematographer. he embeds these lessons into his directorial work, focusing on rich lighting and highlighting humanity. douglas prioritizes exceptional details in his films, exaggerating color, styling aesthetic and building momentum so that brand messages stand out. with a body of work across commercials and music videos – for the likes of arlo parks, nego bala and gregory porter and scoring a 2019 cannes lions grand prix and gold at ciclope latino – douglas balances realism against his magical visuals to create a lasting effect.
igi lola ayedun is a multimedia artist and cultural organizer who works with painting, video, 3d digital sculpture, photography and sound, dividing her time between são paulo and paris. she is the founder and director of hoa, an art organization that offers a decolonial perspective on contemporary art, focusing on artists from the global majority. with an extensive editorial career, igi began her career almost 20 years ago in journalism and is considered by visionaire (usa) as a prodigy of her generation, collaborating with national and international publications such as vogue, elle, l’officiel, harper’s bazaar, o estado de são paulo, o globo, marie claire, i-d magazine, among others. igi was recently named one of the 10 women who currently lead the brazilian art market by folha de são paulo newspaper.
juliana vicente is a director, screenwriter and founder of preta portê filmes. she won “best direction in a documentary” award at rio film festival 2022 for “diálogos com ruth de souza”. she directed the original netflix documentary “racionais: das ruas de são paulo pro mundo”, top 1 brazil and top 6 global, as well as the soap opera “terra e paixão”, for tv globo
bárbara paz is a brazilian director, visual artist, actress and producer. in cinema, she directed “babenco – tell me when i die” (2019), which premiered at venice international film festival , winning the venice classics best documentary award, among many other international awarding events. as an actress, she has taken part in numerous feature films and short films, including “my hindu friend,” hector babenco’s final film, alongside willem dafoe. she has also taken part in over 25 plays, starring in productions ranging from oscar wilde to tennessee williams. on television, bárbara has appeared in various series and telenovelas, and she hosted the tv show “a arte do encontro” for 4 years on canal brasil, where she interviewed prominent figures in the brazilian artistic scene. bárbara also joined the official jury of the 81º venice film festival this year.
juan montes (aka @crunches) is an audiovisual communicator based in buenos aires, he’s also a cultural producer specialized in film, music and technology festivals. since 2019 he is the general director and founder of buenos aires music video festival (bamvf), the first international music and audiovisual multi-event in argentina. as a curator, juan has a critical eye for the selection and evaluation of audiovisual works, identifying unique and transformative stories and exploring new trends. he has played a key role in coordinating communication for projects at the centro cultural recoleta, including the festival clave 13/17.
visual artist from salvador, cartaxo uses photography, video and graphics to express himself and help translate ideas. with a degree in design from the school of fine arts at ufba, he has participated in a series of graphic, editorial and audiovisual projects, developing visuals for artists such as letieres leite & orkestra rumpillezz, los hermanos, pitty, lazzo, opanijé, the afrosinfônica orchestra and maestro ubiratan marques, among others. his photographic works have been exhibited at caixa cultural são paulo, brasília and salvador, where he is also represented by rv galeria. he was a member of the jury for the 14th brazilian graphic design biennial 2024. he participated in the multiplicidade festival 2019 alongside batman zavareze. he directed and wrote the script for several music videos and the documentary “manifestação: carnaval do invisível”, for amazon music. he is involved in the conception and artistic direction of the musical project baianasystem.
considered one of the best stage designers of the new generation, drica lara is a creative director, talent manager and professor of trends at pucpr: a multidisciplinary professional who combines creativity, technique, strategy and unparalleled management, delivering excellence to each project she is involved in. she was the creative director of ludmilla’s memorable show at rock in rio 2022 and coachella 2024, as well as iza’s acclaimed show on the sunset stage at rock in rio 2024, which stood out for its integration of mapped projection and performance. drica was nominated for the professional of the year award at the woman’s music event awards 2023.