Music

The Prism Prize announces 2017 nominees

by Richard Howard

Now recognized as the world’s largest cash prize recognizing artistry in music videos, Canada’s Prism Prize has announced the top 20 nominees for its 2017 instalment. With a grand prize of $15,000, the Prize seeks to promote and support Canadian creative talent within the film and music industries. “The Prism Prize shines the light on talented artists both behind the camera and the microphone in addition to celebrating some of Canada’s most relevant musicians and directors,” explained Derrick Ross, President of the Prize’s lead sponsor Slaight Music. The organizers recently released a trailer announcing this year’s Top 20, but you can check out the videos in all their glory below.

A Tribe Called Red feat. Black Bear – Stadium Pow Wow (Director: Kevan Funk)

Aidan Knight – What Light (Never Goes Dim) (Director: FT Langley)

Andy Shauf – The Magician (Director: Winston Hacking)

BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Kaytranada – Lavender (Director: Fantavious Fritz)

Braids – Companion (Director: Kevan Funk)

Dilly Dally – Snakehead (Director: Scott Cudmore)

Grimes – Kill V. Maim (Directors: Claire and Mac Boucher)

Harrison feat. Clairmont The Second – It’s Okay, I Promise (Director: Scott Cudmore)

Holy Fuck – Tom Tom (Director: Michael Leblanc)

Jazz Cartier – Red Alert / 100 Roses (Director: Jon Riera)

July Talk – Picturing Love (Director: Jared Raab)

Kaytranada – Lite Spots (Director: Martin C. Pariseau)

Lisa LeBlanc – Gold Diggin’ Hoedown (Director: Didier Charette)

PUP – DVP (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux)

PUP – Sleep in the Heat (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux)

Ronley Teper’s Lipliners – Lucky and Finnegan (Director: Davide Di Saro)

Somewhere Else feat. Majid Jordan – Move Together (Director: Helmi)

Son Real – Can I Get A Witness (Director: Peter Huang)

Tanya Tagaq – Retribution (Director: Brian Johnson)

Wintersleep – Amerika (Director: Scott Cudmore)

The Top 10 will be announced on Tuesday, March 28 and the Prism Prize Award Presentation and Screening will take place on May 14 at Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox.