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Winners Announced For Clipped Music Video Festival

Iluka, Jack Ladder and DMA'S come out on top at film clip fest.

Clipped Music Video Festival took place this weekend just gone at Carriageworks, with more than 400 entrants to the film clip competition narrowed down to just a handful of winners.

A live panel of judges decided on the top picks, who split a prize pool of over $17,000 among the 14 categories.

Iluka's Sympathy won Best Video Aus and Editing Aus, while Best Video NZ went DMA'S for The End, which also took home Directing NZ and Cinematography NZ. Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders' Susan also received multiple gongs in the Colour Grading (Aus) and Make-up (Aus) categories.

Full list of winners

Best Video (Aus)
Iluka - Sympathy
Directed by Kate Halpin

Best Video (NZ)
DMA'S - The End
Directed by WAM Bleakly

Directing (Aus)
Lo! - Locust Christ
Directed by Adrian Shapiro

Directing (NZ)
DMA'S - The End
Directed by WAM Bleakly

Cinematography (Aus)
Willow Beats - ‘Be Kind to Yourself’,
Cinematography by Ehran Edwards
Directed by Oren Kanski

Cinematography (NZ)
DMA'S - The End
Cinematography by Grégoire Lière
Directed by WAM Bleakly

Animation (Aus)
PNAU - Go Bang
Animation by
Directed by Toby & Pete

Editing (Aus)
Iluka - Sympathy
Edited by Matias Bolla
Directed by Kate Halpin

Visual Effects (Aus)
Willow Beats - Be Kind To Yourself
Directed /Visual FX by Oren Kanski

Colour Grading (Aus)
Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - Susan 
Colour grading by Scott Stirling
Directed by Leilani Croucher

Make-up (Aus)
Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - Susan
Makeup Artist: Amy Sartorel + Makeup Assistant: Charlotte Mcleod
Directed by Leilani Croucher

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