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Thursday 12 March 2026, 8pm

Cameo Cinema Edinburgh

Radiohead. Franz Ferdinand. Courtney Barnett. DJ Shadow. Young Fathers. AURORA. Hamish Hawk. Bonnie "Prince" Billy. King Creosote. Black Country, New Road. Lucia & The Best Boys.

Our inaugural festival featured the hottest music videos from Scotland and around the world.

2026 Awards

MUSIC VIDEO MASTERPIECE

For an iconic music video that has stood the test of time

Jamie Thraves for JUST by Radiohead

 

BEST POP MUSIC VIDEO

Sabine Klaus-Carter for I’m Red-y by Cherry West

Jack Douglas for Over It by Rachel White

 

And the winner is Jack Douglas for Over It by Rachel White

 

BEST PUNK MUSIC VIDEO

Block414 for Gemma by Cowboy Hunters

James Price for Something Real by VLURE

 

And the winner is Block414 for Gemma by Cowboy Hunters

 

BEST COMEDY MUSIC VIDEO

Raprimand by Film Films, a Subsidiary of Production Productions

Killer Moves by S21 Studios

Carter Louthian for I Already Took Off My Bra by Griefcat

 

And the winner is Carter Louthian for I Already Took Off My Bra by Griefcat

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Giraffe Studios for Site Unseen by Courtney Barnett

Rianne White for Apple Tree by AURORA

Rianne White for When you dress up by Lucia and the Best Boys

Jack Douglas for Over It by Rachel White

Killer Moves by S21 Studios

Sabine Klaus-Carter for I’m Red-y by Cherry West

Jaggy Bunnet Productions for Camera Roll by Anny Leigh

 

And the winner is Apple Tree for AURORA by Rianne White

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Blue Marbled Elm Trees for King Creosote by Reuben Sutherland

 

BEST MUSIC DRIVEN SHORT

Raprimand by Film Films, a Subsidiary of Production Productions

Killer Moves by S21 Studios

Dad’s Song by The Dregs

BARE by Alpaca Pictures

 

And the winner is Raprimand by Film Films, a Subsidiary of Production Productions

 

BEST EDINBURGH MUSIC VIDEO

LORD for Young Fathers by Rianne White

Andrew Pearson for Big Cat Tattoos by Hamish Hawk

Sabine Klaus-Carter for I’m Red-y by Cherry West

Block414 for Gemma by Cowboy Hunters

 

And the winner is Andrew Pearson for Big Cat Tattoos by Hamish Hawk

 

BEST SCOTTISH MUSIC VIDEO

Paramour for Anna Meredith by Ewan Jones Morris

Rianne White for Night or Day by Franz Ferdinand

Rianne White for When you dress up by Lucia and the Best Boys

Jack Douglas for Over It by Rachel White

James Price for Something Real by VLURE

 

And the winner is Rianne White for Night or Day by Franz Ferdinand

 

BEST UK MUSIC VIDEO

Rianne White for Besties by Black Country, New Road

Ewan Jones Morris for Scale it Back by DJ Shadow

 

And the winner is Ewan Jones Morris for Scale it Back by DJ Shadow

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO

Rianne White for Apple Tree by AURORA

Giraffe Studios for Site Unseen by Courtney Barnett

Ben Berman for Quail and Dumplings by Bonnie “Prince” Billy

Carter Louthian for I Already Took Off My Bra by Griefcat

 

And the winner is Ben Berman for Quail and Dumplings by Bonnie “Prince” Billy

 

BEST DIRECTOR

Rianne White

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Rianne White for Besties by Black Country, New Road

 

AUDIENCE AWARD

Ewan Jones Morris for Paramour by Anna Meredith

Spotlight: Rianne White

Edinburgh's own music video wunderkind, Rianne White made her theatrical directing debut just across the street from our venue the Cameo Cinema at the King's Theatre Edinburgh at age 15, and now directs music videos for high profile artists from around the world.

Rianne White Spotlight Films:

"Night or Day" by Franz Ferdinand

"Apple Tree" by AURORA
"LORD" by Young Fathers
"When you Dress Up" by Lucia & The Best Boys
"Besties" by Black Country, New Road

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Sound Sound is the official recording studio for Wild Song, offering recording, mixing, mastering and more in an idyllic setting in Edinburgh. The winner of Wild Song songwriting challenge 2026 Gareth Overton recorded his new hit single "Getting Over Going Under" in the idyllic Sound Sound studio.

 

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One of our Wild Song Film Fest winners will win a £50 voucher for Thorne Records.

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