AMVA 2027
Awards
Eight main categories recognise artistic and technical excellence. Three Special AMVA Awards reflect the festival’s curatorial vision and public participation.
Grand Prize
Best Music
Video
Chosen from the winners of the AMVA categories.The festival’s highest honour. This category cannot be entered directly. The Grand Prize recognises overall artistic excellence, authorial vision and aesthetic impact.
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Main categories
Categories
Works are evaluated for artistic coherence, formal innovation, technical control and expressive strength.
Best Song
Recognises the most powerful or meaningful song among the selected music videos.
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Best Director
Recognises the most coherent, personal and impactful directorial vision.
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Best
Cinematography
Recognises the most evocative, carefully crafted or innovative cinematography and visual language.
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Best
Performance
Recognises the most intense or original performance, considering stage presence, movement and expression.
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Best FX /
Virtual
Recognises the most effective, creative or narratively driven editing.
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Best Low
Budget
Recognises the strongest music video created with limited resources and a significant artistic impact.
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Best
Narrative
Recognises the most engaging, emotional or original narrative structure.
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Best
Animation
Recognises the best use of animation or motion design in a music video.
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Special AMVA Awards
Curatorial
recognitions
Three awards connected to the festival’s curatorial perspective, Valle d’Aosta and public participation.
Elemental
Award
Recognises the music video that most powerfully explores the relationship between people and nature while enhancing the value of landscape and the environment.
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Social Impact
Award
Recognises a music video that addresses social, cultural or environmental issues with visual power and ethical relevance.
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Audience
Award
Awarded through public voting for videos included in the Echo Selection. The winning work enters the official competition and receives a nomination for Best Music Video.
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Out of competition
Echo
Selection
A curated selection of non-nominated music videos recognised for their strong artistic impact. The works receive an official festival screening and may be voted for by the public for the Audience Award.