Prism Prize Announces 2018 Top 20 Nominees

By: Staff –

The Prism Prize has announced the top 20 best Canadian music videos of the year, as voted by a jury of more than 120 Canadian music, film and media arts professionals. After viewing hundreds of music videos, jurors selected the Prism Prize Top 20 based on originality, style, creativity, innovation and effective execution. One of these videos will be awarded the $15,000 Grand Prize at a screening and awards presentation on May 13th at TIFF Bell Lightbox. The Prism Prize Top Ten will be announced on March 27th.

THE 2018 PRISM PRIZE TOP 20 (in alphabetical order):
A Tribe Called Red feat. Black Bear – Indian City (Director: Combo Bravo)
Alice Glass – Without Love (Director: Floria Sigismondi)
Alvvays – Dream Tonight (Director: Matt Johnson)
Belle Game – Spirit (Director: Kheaven Lewandowski)
BEYRIES – Son (Director: Philippe Grenier)
Charlotte Day Wilson – Work (Director: Fantavious Fritz)
Clairmont The Second – The Ave in You (Director: Clairmont The Second)
Cri – Rush (Director: Didier Charette)
Daniel Caesar – Freudian, a Visual (Director: Keaven Yazdani and Sean Brown)
Feist – Century (Director: Scott Cudmore)
Flying Hórses – Tölt (Director: Alexandre Richard)
Grimes feat. Janelle Monae – Venus Fly (Director: Grimes)
Harrison – Right Hook (Director: Eva Michon)
Homeshake – Every Single Thing (Director: Wen hao Chang)
Husser – Can’t Blame Em (Director: Emilie Lavoie)
Jessie Reyez – Gatekeeper (Director: Peter Huang)
Leonard Cohen – Leaving the Table (Director: Christopher Mills)
PUP – Old Wounds (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux)
The Weeknd – Secrets (Director: Pedro Martin-Carelo)
Young Rival – Elevator (Director: John Smith)