If you have aspirations to make it in the competitive world of Music Video Directing then you need to read this. 

Caroline at Radar Music Videos has let me know about an amazing opportunity. Here’s her pitch to readers of Jules.tv. Note: it doesn’t matter where you are based you can still get involved.

“RadarMusicVideos.com is an international network of cutting edge music video directors. Record labels and bands publish briefs for music videos on Radar. Many are non-performance briefs and can be made anywhere in the world.

We are currently inviting treatments for a music video for Aviv Geffen, a huge star in Israel. The production budget is £10,000 plus a £8,000 bounty for the winner - to be spent on goods and services to further the winner’s directing career. The video is to be shot in London and directors are welcome to collaborate with UK production companies if they need local support. Selected pitches will also get professional review from industry commissioners, journalists and ‘name’ directors. More details here.

Access to this brief is free to all worldwide. Directors who wish to access all other briefs throughout the next 12 months are welcome to join Radar for an annual fee of US$30. All briefs have budgets, more usually from $7,500 to $150. It suits music video directors at many different career levels: multi-award winners get commissioned for higher value videos; students building reels get lower value commissions.

Other membership benefits include feedback, review, networking, newsletters and potential promo for featured music videos. Clients to date include Coke Music, Ministry of Sound, Mute, Mercury, Parlophone and many other labels and independent artists.”

Good luck, and let me know if you win a pitch at Radar - Jules.