Director:
Æ - Alle Gamla Drømmar Dø
The Nordic Music Video Award for Best Director goes to a video with a dark and highly captivating atmosphere. Brandishing a unique style and thought provoking vision, the director brings us intimately close to his characters' lives and dreams. Playing with genres and symbolism, he never loses touch with his artistic concept, and manages to make this music video into a creative, visual work of film art.
Cinematography:
Tove Styrke - Borderline
The Nordic Music Video Award for Best Cinematography goes to a video, which is a work of beauty, but not just for the sake of it. The camera work is done with subtlety, but with a sense for drama. Stark images and the contrast between the light and the dark, fire and water reflect the split personality of the lead character. A spectacular example of what happens when southern rhythms collide with Nordic landscapes.
Edit:
Röyksopp feat. Robyn - Monument (The Inevitable End Version)
The Nordic Music Video Award for Best Edit goes to a very ambitious piece of work that manages to capture the immense energy of the performing artists. The pacing of the edit compliments the music exquisitely and the intense and intimate narrative brings the feeling of something epic having taken place and you wished you had been there to witness it.
Art Direction:
Timbuktu - Annie Leibowitz
The winner of this award is for work that played a crucial role in making a wonderful music video. With its faultless execution, an imaginative take on the image-obsessiveness of our modern world became a demonstration of how great art direction can bring a music video concept beautifully to life.
Post Production :
Röyksopp & Robyn - Monument
The Nordic Music Video Award for Best Post-Production goes to a video, which takes the viewer into unknown worlds. The pulsating beat of the song provides the heartbeat as well as the lungs for the video. The partnership between the music and the visuals is seamless and the world that they create will leave the audience with a sense of wonder, wanting for more.
Artist Performance:
Ylvis - I Will Never Be A Star
The performance of is perhaps the trickiest part of making a music video. It has to feel natural and effortless, which of course is the hardest pose of them all. The winner stood out with its unique blend of showmanship, grace, vulnerability and humour.
Performance:
Nik & Jay - Novembervej
Secretive, touching, weepy, precise, monumental, unforgettable. The Nordic Music Video Award for Best performance goes straight into your heart. A simple grey story, becomes universal. His mesmerizing eyes brings you back to your childhood street.
Music Video Of The Year:
Röyksopp feat. Robyn - Monument (The Inevitable End Version)
A good music video aquaint us with its performers and captures some glimpses og their audiovisual universe. The winner does it with genuine confidence, contagious rhythmic feelings and an other-worldly catchyness. Not bad for a documentary-styled piece in black and white. It makes you wanna join the live audience.
GAFFA Audience Award:
Ylvis - Intolerant
