Berlin Music Video Awards 2021
The Berlin Music Video Awards (BMVA) is an international festival that puts filmmakers and the art behind music videos in the spotlight.
Supporting both unknown and famous artists, it is a primary networking event for the video and music industries in Europe.
Filled with a vast selection of music video marathons, professional judges, live performances, filmmaking workshops and networking events, the festival is not only a meeting ground for filmmakers, but also for musicians as well as all music enthusiasts.
Berlin Music Video Awards
Nominees 2021
Best Art Director
MONIKA BRODKA | BRODKA – GAME CHANGE
SWIMCLUB | AGNES – FINGERS CROSSED
DARIA UKHVATOVA | LITTLE BIG – S*CK MY D*CK 2020
JULIEN BIGURI, PERE SALA BASTARDES | SPXXN P – COMPLICACIÓ
AUBE PERRIE, LOUISE MEKYLLA BACHIR | L’IMPÉRATRICE – PEUR DES FILLES
RUPERT HÖLLER | DRAMAS – BLOODBATH
CHARLOTTE KEMP MUHL | UNI – PREDATOR’S BALL
ARIEL NAVARRETE | SOFIA REYES FEAT. JHAY CORTEZ – A TU MANERA (CORBATA)
TYLER JENSEN | SUB URBAN – CIRQUE
LINN GELERT, BRANDON MENDEZ, WHITNEY JACKSON | CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION – WAP
Best Cinematography
ANATOLIY TROFIMOV | МЧТ – UNKNOWN WORLD
CHRISTOPHER RIPLEY | LANA DEL REY – CHEMTRAILS OVER THE COUNTRY CLUB
EDOUARD LE GRELLE | RIMON – WHAT THEY CALLED ME
KEDY YU | JOLIN TSAI – SWEET GUILTY PLEASURE
SCOTT CUNNINGHAM | DAN + SHAY – I SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO BED
KANAME ONOYAMA | OCTAVIAN FEAT. TAKE A DAYTRIP, OBONGJAYAR, SANTI – POISON
ILYA MAKSYMENKO | GIBKIY CHAPLIN – FAUTEUIL LIT
MARC MIRÓ | FERRAN PALAU & PABLO MAESTRES – FLORA – CAIC
STARR WHITESIDES | DAMSO – 911
EGOR TARASOV | MIYAGI & ANDY PANDA – YAMAKASI
Best Director
DANIEL MOSHEL | AUGUST SCHRAM – METUBE 3
TITAS SŪDŽIUS | SOLO ANSAMBLIS – DANSINGAS
NINIAN DOFF | RUN THE JEWELS FEAT. 2 CHAINZ – OUT OF SIGHT
EVGENII BAKIROV | HUSKY – NEVER EVER
AUBE PERRIE | PETIT BISCUIT – BURNIN’
BLEU DÉSERT | KEKRA – PHÉNOMÈNE
LE GED | ZACH ZOYA – SLURPEE
SERGE VANE | TO-MÁ – KARMA
NICOLÁS MENDÉZ (CANADA) | ROSALÍA FEAT. TRAVIS SCOTT – TKN
PASCAL WALDER, MANOLO ZACATE | SKYND FEAT. BILL $ABER – COLUMBINE
Best Editor
YORGOS LAMPRINOS | DISCLOSURE, AMINÉ, SLOWTHAI – MY HIGH
ROMAN LAGIER | 13 BLOCK FEAT. NISKA – TIEKS
CARLOS FONT CLOS | THE ROLLING STONES – CRISS CROSS
WILL DOHRN | IDLES – WAR
ERIC WYSOCKI, HANNAH LUX DAVIS | DOJA CAT – SAY SO
THIRD EYE VISUALS | ALPHA WOLF – AKUDAMA
DAVID GOGOKHIA | NITEPUNK – RED TURBULENCE EP
ZSÓFIA TÁLAS | ZAEHLER – SKRUPEL
SOPHIE FOURDRINOY | BICEP FEAT. CLARA LA SAN – SAKU
MAX WINDOWS (STITCH) | NOTHING BUT THIEVES – A REAL LOVE SONG
Best Low Budget
GABYO | FRANKY GOGO – FAST AND TOO MUCH
ANDRANIK BERBERIAN, LEVON BAKUNC | SAMUUM – MARIA
DANIEL VENOSA | HEAVY BAILE – NOTURNO 150
DOMINIK GALIZIA | KLAUS LAYER – ETERNAL VISIONS
MARIA MAKOVSKAYA | POLNALYUBVI – KOMETY
DAVID TOMASZEWSKI | TESSAE – BLING
BEN LEONBERG | CANETIS – IN MY ZONE
EMILIE THALUND | JADA – NUDES
JOÃO MONTEIRO | GABY AMARANTOS FEAT. JALOO – TCHAU
BETHANY MITCHELL | BETHANY MITCHELL FEAT. DJ SHANNYFINE – DICKS
Best Experimental
RICK FARIN, CLAIRE COCHRAN, CASE MILLER | SHLOHMO – HEAVEN INC
JOSH SAFDIE, BENNY SAFDIE | ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER – LOST BUT NEVER ALONE
PÁRAIC MC GLOUGHLIN | MONOLINK – THE PREY
THOMAS BLANCHARD | SÉBASTIEN GUÉRIVE – OMEGA II
MARK JENKIN | BICEP – APRICOTS
TOM HINGSTON, MARKUS LEHTONEN | JEHNNY BETH – WE WILL SIN TOGETHER
BALÁZS SIMON | LEIFUR JAMES – ANGEL IN DISGUISE
ASAD J. MALIK | PUSSY RIOT – PANIC ATTACK
(LA)HORDE | RONE – ROOM WITH A VIEW
ARTEM SKIY | LEAH DOU – CATS
Best Concept
ALEXEY KRUPNIK | ZEMFIRA – AUSTIN
OSCAR HUDSON | SLOWTHAI FEAT. JAMES BLAKE, MOUNT KIMBIE – FEEL AWAY
GREG OHREL | ACHILE – VIE NORMALE
CHRISTIAN BRESLAUER | DOJA CAT – STREETS
ARNAUD BRESSON | FLATBUSH ZOMBIES FEAT. JAMES BLAKE – AFTERLIFE
MISHA SEMICHEV, ROMAN KIM | TO-MÁ – HOOKAH IS BURNING OUT
DR. GORAPARASIT | SOLO ANSAMBLIS – BALOJE
WILL HOOPER | RAG’N’BONE MAN – ALL YOU EVER WANTED
LOUIS BHOSE | MAISIE PETERS – JOHN HUGHES MOVIE
CLIQUA (PASQUAL GUTIÉRREZ III & RJ SANCHEZ) | THE WEEKND – SAVE YOUR TEARS
Best Visual Effects
NICOLE SACCARDI | FKA TWIGS – SAD DAY
HOODY FX | TIMATI FEAT HANZA & OWEEK – SCANDAL
VANIA HEYMANN, TAL BALTUCH | DUA LIPA – WE’RE GOOD
CAMEO FX | RODDY RICCH – THE BOX
FIX STUDIO | DJ PONE – 1978
RAFAŁ SADOWY | PIERNIKOWSKI FEAT. BRODKA – HORYZONT
RACHEL GUIDERA, PAUL FREEMAN, UNDERPANTS | BENEE – SNAIL
EIGHTY4 | SELENA GOMEZ – DE UNA VEZ
IAN FREDERICK | THE GLITCH MOB – CAN’T KILL US
STYLEWAR | BRONSON – KEEP MOVING
Best Animation
WIZZ (QUAD GROUP) | BREAKBOT FEAT. DELAFLEUR – BE MINE TONIGHT
YANZI | KASSETA – REWIND THE TAPE
ALEXANDRE NART, PASSION PARIS | MYD – MOVING MEN
AC-BU | BATTLES – SUGARFOOT
PAOLO SANTAMARIA, GIANPAOLO CALABRESE | ESPAÑA CIRCO ESTE – DORMO POCO E SOGNO MOLTO
STUDIO YOTTA, JAKE GANZ | YAEJI – WAKING UP DOWN
ACTUAL OBJECTS | BAAUER – PLANET’S MAD
ZOMBIE STUDIO | MOBY – MY ONLY LOVE
MATHILDE LOUBES, ANTOINE BONNET | POLO & PAN – FEEL GOOD
KOMBBO, PASSION PARIS | S+C+A+R+R – I HAD TO LEAVE
Best Narrative
SCOTT DUNGATE | KHRUANGBIN – SO WE WON’T FORGET
FELIX UMAROV | GONE.FLUDD – PACANY II
VLADIMIR BESEDIN | BI-2 – GOD OF THE JILTED
ALEKSANDR IRINARKHOV | CREAM SODA – KOMETA
VISION THING | HA THE UNCLEAR – STRANGERS
ZUZANNA PLISZ | KUBA KAWALEC – I DIED
NONO | CALIFATO 3/4 – FANDAGÔ DE CARMEN PORTER
MAX KSJONDA | KASTA – WALK WITH ME
JONATAN EGHOLM KEIS | DREW SYCAMORE – 45 FAHRENHEIT GIRL
MARCUS IBANEZ | AMASON X DANTE – HEARTBEATS
Most Trashy
KEITH SCHOFIELD | DUCKSAUCE – MESMERIZE
ROMAN KIM, MISHA SEMICHEV | LOBODA & PHARAOH – BOOM BOOM
ANDREAS EMIL LUND | DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA – NOT LIKE THE OTHERS
SIMON NORTON | ALESTORM – SHIT BOAT
LE GED | LUIS CLAVIS – LA FORCE DES CHOSES
RIK CHAUBET | JOERI CHIPSVINGERS – HET JOERI CHIPSVINGERS SUPERRRRTHEMA
SIMON THAUR | NUDE POETRY – WHEN I’M DEAD
BRTHR | 645AR – YOGA
HOWIE LEE, 18 UPPERCUT | HOWIE LEE – DOUBLE KINGS
DAVID TRIVIÑO | LOS ESTANQUES – I AM SPANISH BUT I OWN A KEBAB
Most Bizarre
JIM VIEILLE | L’ESPRIT DU CLAN – ATLAS
SEBASTIAN PAŃCZYK | GRAINDELAVOIX – ST. ANTHONY’S FIRE
THE REST | SLOWTHAI, SKEPTA – CANCELLED
DONATO SANSONE | BRAVE THE COLD – APPARATUS
NICK CINELLI | GHOSTEMANE – AI
NORBERT CROWFIELD | DARKO US – MARS ATTACKS
ZORAN BIHAC | TILL LINDEMANN & DAVID GARRETT – ALLE TAGE IS KEIN SONNTAG
WACKELKONTAKT | WACKELKONTAKT – PAPAMUMMY
MARION CASTÉRA | LA CHICA – LA LOBA
MARTIN DE THURAH | ACTIVE CHILD – COLOR ME
Best Song
LULU VAN TRAPP – BRAZIL | BACKDOOR RECORDS
SEVDALIZA – HABIBI | TWISTED ELEGANCE
APASHE FEAT. INSTASAMKA – UEBOK | KANNIBALEN RECORDS
ROKKY – MY LOVER | INDEPENDENT
NÒE – FAREI ANCHE UN FIGLIO | FREECOM
MIYAGI & ANDY PANDA – TAM REVELI GORY | HAJIME RECORDS
THAO AND THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN – PHENOM | DOMINO RECORDING CO
REBECCA GARTON, LING HUSSLE, ALANA MARIA FEAT. TIA CARYS – ALL ME PT 2 | 3BEAT
DONG LAN – DON’T LOVE ALONE | INDEPENDENT
MASKA FEAT. LEFA & LORD ESPERANZA – VOIE LACTÉE | BMG FRANCE
Best Production Company
BLINK PRODUCTIONS | LONDON, UK
DOBRO | WARSAW, POLAND
PULSE FILMS | LONDON, UK
SHELTER FILM | KIEV, UKRAINE
ADEUS FILMS | PARIS, FRANCE
BACON | COPENHAGEN, OSLO, STOCKHOLM
CAVIAR | LA, LONDON, PARIS, MADRID, BRUSSELS
PASSION PARIS | PARIS, FRANCE
HOODYAKOV | MOSCOW, RUSSIA
DOOMSDAY ENTERTAINMENT | LOS ANGELES, USA
Best Song Cover
LINDA VARG – WEAK | ORIGINALLY BY SKUNK ANANSIE
ALEWYA, MOSES BOYD – FALLIN’ | ORIGINALLY BY DJ KENT
GRETCHENS ANTWORT – HUCH HABS WIEDER GETAN | ORIGINALLY HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME BY BRITNEY SPEARS
RISEN FROM SHADOWS – THE DARK SIDE OF SUGAR | ORIGINALLY SUGAR BY ROBIN SCHULZ FEAT. FRANCESCO YATES
NATALIA MOSKAL – TU VUO’ FA’ L’AMERICANO | ORIGINALLY BY RENATO CAROSONE
IONA ISABELLA – WE FOUND LOVE | ORIGINALLY BY RIHANNA FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS
JAX DIARIES – EVERYBODY (JD’S BACK) | ORIGINALLY BY BACKSTREET BOYS
MJTHEARTIST – WHEN DOVES CRY | ORIGINALLY BY PRINCE
RENÉ MILLER – MEMORIES | ORIGINALLY BY MAROON 5
TANYA BARANY – HEART SHAPED BOX | ORIGINALLY BY NIRVANA
