MUSIC VIDEO SHOWCASE

A free, fun event being held at the Arts Factory Garden Bar!

Introducing the ‘Best Music Video Award’ Nominees…

Wednesday 21st of October

Entry from 6.30 pm

Music video screenings begin when the stars come out!

The Arts Factory Garden Bar is a beautiful venue with 50 years of Byron Bay history behind it. It has humble beginnings as a butter factory and has since been transformed into a beautiful venue for live music, Mexican food and good vibes while under the protection of its majestic fig tree.

We knew it was the perfect place for our patrons to grab a tasty bite and crack open a cold one while they watch our nominated music videos under the ambience of the stars.

The winner of our Best Music Video Award will be announced on the night…

  • A man in a suit jacket and sunglasses sitting on the back of a truck, mid-song.

    Genesis Owusu - Stampede

    Director: Issac Brown | Australia and Africa

    Genesis Owusu explores the intricacies of the African landscape in this stunningly shot music video. We watch as he traverses different landscapes by car and horse while the local talents of Accra, Ghana, join him on their motorbikes and fellow steeds. It’s a community, moving as one, captured on camera.

    “‘STAMPEDE’ is a call to action to say that we are not each other’s enemy. The only way for meaningful change is to stampede together as one.” - Genises Owusu

  • A woman in a flowing, blue dress, laying on the desert floor with a snake at her feet.

    Mira Albor - Dune

    Director: Stepan Baryshev | Russia

    Mira Albor reflects on the cruelty of time, the wisdom that comes with age and the consequences of a fragile ego in her music video for ‘Dune’. When an older woman is on the verge of death, she finds herself caught in a desert limbo, where she must challenge her younger self. If she loses a strange chess game, she will remain trapped for eternity; if she wins, she’s allowed to walk free. Her fate rests in her own hands…

  • A woman with curly blonde hair, dressed like a doll with doll makeup grabbing at the camera. with a crazed look on her face

    RAGEFLOWER - Push Pin

    Director: Zoë Dubuc | Australia

    Theatre performer Rageflower takes to the stage in this strangely charming bloodbath of a music video. She’s ready to take to the spotlight when she realises her alter ego is the one thing in her way. To Rageflower, there’s only one solution…and it makes a mighty good show.

  • A man standing on a highway bridge with a painted sign that reads ' LOVE'.

    The Foxy Junes - Long Term Love

    Director: Rex Kane-Hart | Australia

    With a 70s inspiration and a creative band, joy is produced! In the music video for The Foxy Junes’ ‘Long Term Love’ we follow a friend group across their carefree summer shenanigans. With the charm of community participation and wholesome intention, this music video will leave anyone smiling.

  • The artist dressed in bright reds, standing amongst older Mexican women in a church.

    Tamara Flores - Chingona

    Director: Rupert Höller | Mexico

    The bold strength of Mexican women are portrayed with stunning colour in this music video. That artist, Tamara Flores, embodies this strength, with a metre-long braid that symbolises her empowerment. She stomps across Acatlán, Mexico, her mother’s hometown, and shows it off in a way that demands attention!

  • A man asleep in the backseat of a car with a guitar in his hand.

    PEP - Drive

    Director: Ben Allen | Australia

    A family of three go driving through a small Aussie town, minding their own business and keeping quiet even amongst themselves. But when a group of bikers threatens their peace (and their lives) the family must decide whether it’s better to fight with fists or fight for peace…

  • A woman with short bleach blonde hair and a man with short brown hair standing in a field with the side of their heads pressed against on another.

    Ruby Rodgers - Suicide Doves

    Director: Sam Harmon | Australia

    A woman experiences the outside world from a dark room, filled with old TVs and surveillance footage. All she can bring herself to pay attention to is the distant pain and suffering of humanity. Meanwhile, the ‘suicide doves’ dance together in an open field despite their fear. In her song ‘Suicide Doves’, Ruby Rodgers takes a look at the disconnect between those who are living and those who are witnessing tragedy,

  • A man standing in a hotel hallway with a big 'EXIT' sign.

    JSWISS - SLOW DOWN

    Director: Brice Blanloeil | France

    In this music video, JSWISS takes a look at the importance of taking a moment to ground yourself and be grateful for the present moment. The monotone visuals make this music video stand out from the crowd in a way that is unignorable…

  • A woman with red hair hiding behind a park tree with a camera.

    KØLEEN - PERFECT

    Directors: Vesely Marek | Austria

    When a woman, down on her luck, locks onto a rock star as the object of her attraction, chaos breaks loose. We follow her attempts at gaining his attention, affection, and information via silly disguises, camera and some good old-fashioned stalking. What starts as a humorous commentary on celebrity worship turns sinister with time…

  • A man standing by a large, blazing fire pit waving around a piece of clothing.

    Henry West - All My Life

    Director: Ash Mines, Jasper Cardozo | Australia

    Henry’s talent shines in this heartfelt piece of reflection on the effects of the expectations of masculinity that come from both society and the self. We follow Andy as he recalls his trials in a church, a dingy bathroom, on the beach and by a fire pit in a stunning display of visual cohesion.

  • A man in marionette makeup, with a short beard, his hair askew and looking to his left.

    Frith - Pinocchio

    Director: Lauren Hoover | United States

    This music video is a quirky, unique exploration of freedom, identity, and bodily autonomy through the eyes of a puppet! When one of the theatre puppets realises he’s alive he goes on a journey to convince his fellow puppets and theatre props to join him in escaping. What will happen when they step foot outside of Bob Baker's Marionette Museum?

  • A woman wearing a black long sleeve and sunglasses, reaching her arm over the back of her seat to reverse her car.

    Kate Jaggard - Wild Things

    Director: Daniel Mayne | Australia

    Artist Kate Jaggard stuns in this black-and-white-turned-colour music video. From apartments to the car to the beach, Kate sings of the trials and tribulations of romantic love and self-love.

  • A woman with long, messy blonde hair hugging her hospital gown close to her chest.

    Fervd - Riddle

    Director: Vesely Marek | Austria

    Fervd push their vocals and intensity to limit in the song ‘Riddle’ and created a music video to match! In this captivating, story-driven music video by Fervd, a girl is being kept inside a research facility. Patient X is her name, and her captors are desperate to keep her inside for testing. They experiment on her, testing her limits until just before death. But one day, Patient X manages to escape…

  • A man in a bright yellow overalls, yellow scarf and a magenta singlet walking through a park in autumn, mid-dance.

    Callum Padgham - Everything is a Blessing

    Director: Callum Padgham | Australia

    ‘Everything is a Blessing’ is an earworm in the most wholesome sense! Callum Padgham put his everything into creating a song about being grateful for the now, the then, the good, and even the bad! In a music video split into four parts and shot across an entire year, we get to see a park develop and change across four seasons!