The Prism Prize is awarded to the best Canadian music video each year, and the 2020 finalists have now been revealed.
There are 20 contenders still in the race, including videos from Basia Bulat, Cartel Madras, Clairmont The Second, Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez and Orville Peck — plus two nominated videos from PUP.
The 20-video list will be narrowed down to 10 on April 2, before the ultimate winner is announced at a screening ceremony on May 11 in Toronto.
The winner will receive a grand prize of $20,000.
The nominees are voted on by a panel of jurors including more than 120 music, film and media arts professionals.
Without further ado, see the full list of video nominees below.
2020 Prism Prize Top 20:
Alaskan Tapes – "And, We Disappear" (Director: Meredith Hama-Brown)
BAMBII ft. Pamputtae – "NITEVISION" (Directors: BAMBII & Kostadin Kolev)
Basia Bulat – "Your Girl" (Director: Brian Dale Sokolowski)
Cartel Madras – "Goonda Gold" (Directors: Bhaveek Makan & Jashan Makan)
Clairmont The Second – "Brick" (Director: Clairmont The Second)
Daniel Caesar ft. Koffee – "CYANIDE REMIX" (Directors: Keavan Yazdani & Sean Brown)
Debby Friday – "Fatal" (Directors: Debby Friday & Ryan Ermacora)
DOOMSQUAD – "General Hum" (Director: Zak Tatham)
iskwē – "Breaking Down" (Director: Jessica Lea Fleming)
Jeremy Dutcher – "Mehcinut" (Directors: Chandler Levack & Jeremy Dutcher)
Jessie Reyez – "Far Away" (Director: Peter Huang)
Jordan Klassen – "Virtuous Circle" (Director: Farhad Ghaderi)
Mac DeMarco – "Here Comes The Cowboy" (Director: Cole Kush)
Orville Peck – "Dead of Night" (Director: Michael Maxxis)
PUP – "Free at Last" (Directors: PUP, Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux, Amanda Fotes)
PUP – "Kids" (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux)
Said the Whale – "Record Shop" (Director: Johnny Jansen)
Sam Tudor – "Joseph in the Bathroom" (Director: Lucas Hrubizna)
Shad – "The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)" (Director: Matthew Progress)
Shay Lia – "Good Together" (Director: CARAZ)
There are 20 contenders still in the race, including videos from Basia Bulat, Cartel Madras, Clairmont The Second, Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez and Orville Peck — plus two nominated videos from PUP.
The 20-video list will be narrowed down to 10 on April 2, before the ultimate winner is announced at a screening ceremony on May 11 in Toronto.
The winner will receive a grand prize of $20,000.
The nominees are voted on by a panel of jurors including more than 120 music, film and media arts professionals.
Without further ado, see the full list of video nominees below.
2020 Prism Prize Top 20:
Alaskan Tapes – "And, We Disappear" (Director: Meredith Hama-Brown)
BAMBII ft. Pamputtae – "NITEVISION" (Directors: BAMBII & Kostadin Kolev)
Basia Bulat – "Your Girl" (Director: Brian Dale Sokolowski)
Cartel Madras – "Goonda Gold" (Directors: Bhaveek Makan & Jashan Makan)
Clairmont The Second – "Brick" (Director: Clairmont The Second)
Daniel Caesar ft. Koffee – "CYANIDE REMIX" (Directors: Keavan Yazdani & Sean Brown)
Debby Friday – "Fatal" (Directors: Debby Friday & Ryan Ermacora)
DOOMSQUAD – "General Hum" (Director: Zak Tatham)
iskwē – "Breaking Down" (Director: Jessica Lea Fleming)
Jeremy Dutcher – "Mehcinut" (Directors: Chandler Levack & Jeremy Dutcher)
Jessie Reyez – "Far Away" (Director: Peter Huang)
Jordan Klassen – "Virtuous Circle" (Director: Farhad Ghaderi)
Mac DeMarco – "Here Comes The Cowboy" (Director: Cole Kush)
Orville Peck – "Dead of Night" (Director: Michael Maxxis)
PUP – "Free at Last" (Directors: PUP, Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux, Amanda Fotes)
PUP – "Kids" (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux)
Said the Whale – "Record Shop" (Director: Johnny Jansen)
Sam Tudor – "Joseph in the Bathroom" (Director: Lucas Hrubizna)
Shad – "The Stone Throwers (Gone in a Blink)" (Director: Matthew Progress)
Shay Lia – "Good Together" (Director: CARAZ)