Singapore-based freelance editor Christie Madley was awarded a local prize for submitting the best entry in South-East Asia & Hong Kong. Her video art – Lilac Chaser – is a unique mix of experimental movement that creates a hallucinatory sensation.
The Mishmash music/video/remix competition received 300 entries from more than 50 countries around the world over a two months period that started in January.
Getty Images has announced the five winners of the annual competition.
| Prize | Winner | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Global Grand Prix and Americas | Jason Harper (US) | In This Shop |
| Asia Pacific | Marcia Hawira (New Zealand) | Natalia |
| EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) | Blake Dixon (UK) | The Newton N. Minow Experience |
| Public vote prize | Bartolome Barrero (Spain) | Mother Nature |
| Local prize (South East Asia & Hong Kong) | Christie Madley (Singapore) | Lilac Chaser |
“So colourful and meaningful!” was how jury member and leading Bollywood film producer Aashish Singh from Yash Raj Films described Madley’s entry.Each of the winning entries cleverly blurred the lines between imagery and video to create works which both impressed and challenged the judges with their creativity, story-telling techniques, slick editing and innovative subject matter.
The competition was judged by 29 of the world’s leading music, technology and film production professionals.
“Very unique, very original,” commented Toshiya Kono, Creative Director of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Japan, on Madley’s remix.Mishmash entrants could choose to enter one of three categories: short story, music video or video art.
Each film, which needed to be between one and three minutes long, was created using Getty Images video, music and imagery content.