MEI AWARDS

PIVI 2011 - ITALIAN INDIPENDENT VIDEOCLIP AWARDS @ CINEPORTO - FIERA DEL LEVANTE DI BARI - 15:00

Over 450 videoclips from all over Italy competed for the awards in the videoclip, direction, editing, photography and original subject sections of the Italian indie video production industry’s most important awards, now in their ninth edition, and taking place again this year at the MEI.

In addition, an award for the fi rst music videoclip with an iPhone to Lorenzo Corvino for “Dio quanto sto bene senza te” by Valeria Vaglio, and the XL Backstage award to 99 Posse for their videoclip “Cattivi Guagliuni” by Abel Ferrara.

There is also the Musicanimata Award for the best animated videoclip presented by the Castelli Animati (www.castellianimati.it) international animation festival; the Mousemen TV (www.mouse men.com) Award for the best hip hop videoclip; the Tutto Digitale Technical Award (www.tuttodigitale.it); the Dailymotion Award for the most “clicked” videoclip (www.dailymotion.com); the FlopTV Award for the funniest video from new performers (www.fl optv.tv); the (Di)vagando... Territori in Musica Special Award presented by Tafter magazine (www.tafter.it); and the Mei fi rst Multimedial Fotojournalism Award (www.fotoin fo.net).

IN ASSOCIATION WITH:

Rai Isoradio, Tiscali, Coming Soon Television, MySpace, FlopTV, Tutto Digitale, Popcorn Tv, ControCorrente Tv, LepidaTV, All Media Company - Progetto Allinfo.it, AperitivoCorto, EcoTv, Segnali Mediterranei, Cineporto, Dailymotion, Taxi Drivers, Mousemen TV, Uno TV, What’s Up, 45 Giri Film Festival, SentireAscoltare, RIFF, Castelli Animati, Fotografi a & Informazione, Tafter and more.

PIMI 2011 - ITALIAN INDIPENDENT MUSIC AWARD @ TEATRO KISMET OPERA - 21:00

The official Mei independent music award ceremony will take place on Sunday 27 November (9.00 pm) at Teatro Kismet OperA in Bari and live on Rai Isoradio.

ALL PIMI WINNERS LIVE:

BEST DISC Massimo Volume “Cattive Abitudini”

BEST BAND Quintorigo

BEST SOLO ARTIST Paolo Benvegnù

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE Brunori Sas

BEST OWN PRODUCTION “La balena nel Tamigi”, Valentina Gravili

BEST LABEL 42 Records
BEST PRODUCER Giacomo Fiorenza

OTHERS SPECIAL AWARDS:

SPECIAL AWARD TO TRUMPETER PAOLO FRESU FOR THE NEW TUK LABEL
10 YEAR AWARD TO AUAND RECORDS
“FUORI DAL MUCCHIO” BEST FIRST DISC AWARD to “La macarena su Roma” by Iosonouncane Ed.Trovarobato
MUSICA & DISCHI BEST DEBUT AWARD
MUSICA & DISCHI INDIES BEST-SELLING ALBUM PRIZE, to “Cattive Abitudini” by Massimo Volume Ed. La Tempesta Dischi
XL BEST ALBUM AWARD to Vasco Brondi/Le luci della centrale elettrica for “Per ora noi la chiameremo felicità”
PIMPI – ITALIAN INDEPENDENT FOLK MUSIC AWARD with “Barene” to Alessandro Tombesi
PRESENTATION OF “NELL'ACQUA” BY REZOPHONIC 2, produced by Mario Riso and Oliviero “Olly” Riva, for Zeta Factory/Venus Dischi,

accompanied by the new video of the single "Regina Veleno"