| The Oulu Music Video Festival
(OMVF) is rapidly growing into an internationally renowned festival of
music and moving pictures. The Air Guitar World Championships, the
mischievous offspring of the OMVF, has succeeded in awakening the
interest of international media in the festival. The festival is
annually visited by dozens of foreign reporters; including some of the
largest dailies in the world, music magazines, lifestyle publications,
news agencies, broadcasting channels, radio stations and production
companies. The Air Guitar World Championships has grown into a network of national qualifications held in Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, the Netherlands, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Greece, Switzerland, Mexico, Estonia, Russia and Kenya. The OMVF effectively reaches music and film enthusiasts between the age of 15 and 35. Nationally the festival functions as a meeting place for young professionals and students of the audiovisual field. Annually the festival attracts a crowd of 15, 000 and through the national and international media coverage it reaches yet a wider audience. The festival is arranged by the Oulu Music Video Festival, which is an independent non-profit association.
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Sponsoring and co-operation matters
Jaakko Jokipii
Executive Director
Tel: +358 8 5700 516
E-mail: jaakko(at)omvf.net
