Handle The Jandal 2009 Winners

The 2009 Handle The Jandal music video awards were held last night and the winners are...

The Golden Jandal for people's favourite went to:

First: Lisa Dunn for Parallel Dance Ensemble's Weight Watchers

This video also won Best Concept.

Second: Mike Gray for El Schlong's The Baddies Are Coming

Third: Judah Finnigan and Ben Forman for Highlife's Berserk (unable to find video online).

The category winners for the 2009 Handle the Jandal DIY Music Video Awards are:

Best Use of Exploitative Tactics to Promote A Band:
Judah Finnigan and Ben Forman: Highlife, Berserk

Best Editing:
Joe Fish: James Duncan, A Obvious

Best Cinematography:
Kimberley Brown: Electric Wire Hustle, Perception

Best Animation:
Preston McNeill: Isaac Aesili, With You In My Bed

Rising Star 2009:
Greg Pawsey: Cougar Cougar Cougar, Satans Blues

Click here  for all the finalists and their videos.

Handle the Jandal is the annual competition for Do-It-Yourself New Zealand filmmakers to create music videos for local bands and artists. All videos must be completely self-funded and may only use New Zealand music.

The finalists received prizes that included filmmaking services and equipment from Panavision, Sticky Pictures, Portsmouth and Park Road Post.