You can now watch, rate and comment on the winning films on Film Network:

Pop Levi - (A Style Called) Crying Chic George Wu | music | 4 min A woman is found dead in a train yard.

Grizzly Bear - Knife Alexander Turvey | music | 5 min A surreal journey through fabric cities.

M Craft - Dragonfly (dir. Burditt) Gemma Burditt| music | 3 min Row row the boat gently up the road.

ZerodB - Bongos, Bleeps and Basslines Joe Tunmer| music | 7 min It all comes out in the wash.

M Craft - Dragonfly (dir. Burrill) Simon Burrill| music | 6 min A man is stolen from his bed.

Along with partners BBC New Talent and BBC Electric Proms, BBC Film Network challenged new filmmakers to submit ideas for new music shorts, inspired by tracks supplied by leading independent record labels Ninja Tune, Warp Records and 679 Recordings. The tracks included songs by M Craft, Grizzly Bear, Zero dB, and Pop Levi.

The filmmakers had the opportunity to win a commission, a budget of up to £5,000 and the chance to work with Warp Films to produce their shorts. From over 300 entries, five original commissions were selected. The talented filmmakers awarded commissions for the 2006 New Music Shorts are: Gemma Burditt, Simon Burrill, Joe Tumner, Alexander Turvey and Georgina Wu.

These films were freshly finished in time to receive their world premiere at the Electric Proms on Thursday 26th Oct at the Camden Roundhouse. BBC Film Network is now premiering these films online before they commence a UK festival tour.

Tour dates announced so far:

18 November 2006 - Resfest, London
Venue: NFT
Event: Panel: Inside Music Videos with BBC Film Network

23 November 2006 - Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol
Venue - The Watershed

9 January 2007 - Halloweeen Festival, London
Venue - Roxy Bar and screen
Time - 7pm

Inspiration for the competition

New Music Shorts Pitching Advice Advice from Warp Films, the Electric Proms and Film Network's experts.

Scummy Man interview and clip Paul Fraser on his short inspired by the Arctic Monkey’s song.

Glastonbury interview and feature Watch Julien Temple talk about the creation of his rockumentary.

Other innovative music promos

What Goes Up Must Come Down Adam Smith | music | 9 min A taxi ride with North Of Ping Pong.

Smile Around The Face Dan Wilde | music | 4 min Smile to Four Tet.

Witness Matt Kirby | music | 3 min Going back to school with Roots Manuva.

Hitchcock Reuben Sutherland | music | 3 min Flying cars set to Phoenix Foundation.

Other music inspired shorts

Back And forth Stéphan Talneau | music | 6 min A relationship melts down in reverse.

Evol Chris Vincze | experimental | 6 min Love in a backwards world.

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