Grimes, Tanya Tagaq, Kaytranada up for Prism video prize

The Prism Prize, the award for the best Canadian music video of the year, announced its long list today.

Twenty videos are on the list and A Tribe Called Red, Grimes, Kaytranada, Andy Shauf, Tanya Tagaq and PUP are among the finalists.

Music videos from a variety of genres are eligible. A jury of over 120 music and media professionals base their decision on originality, creativity, style and execution. The long list will be shortened to the Prism Prize top 10 which will be announced on March 28. The winning video will be announced at the Prism Prize award presentation screening on May 14, 2017 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto and receive $15,000.

Last year's Prism Prize was awarded to director Philip Sportel for Kalle Mattson's "Avalanche" video.

See the full Prism Prize top 20 list and watch the video featuring all 20 long list nominees, below.

The 2017 Prism Prize top 20 (in alphabetical order):

- A Tribe Called Red feat. Black Bear, "Stadium Pow Wow" (Director: Kevan Funk).

- Aidan Knight, "What Light (Never Goes Dim)" (Director: FT Langley).

- Andy Shauf, "The Magician" (Director: Winston Hacking).

- BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Kaytranada, "Lavender" (Director: Fantavious Fritz).

- Braids, "Companion" (Director: Kevan Funk).

- Dilly Dally, "Snakehead" (Director: Scott Cudmore).

- Grimes, "Kill V. Maim" (Directors: Claire and Mac Boucher).

- Harrison feat. Clairmont the Second, "It's Okay, I Promise" (Director: Scott Cudmore).

- Holy F--k, "Tom Tom" (Director: Michael Leblanc).

- Jazz Cartier, "Red Alert / 100 Roses" (Director: Jon Riera).

- July Talk, "Picturing Love" (Director: Jared Raab).

- Kaytranada, "Lite Spots" (Director: Martin C. Pariseau).

- Lisa LeBlanc, "Gold Diggin' Hoedown" (Director: Didier Charette).

- PUP, "DVP" (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux).

- PUP, "Sleep in the Heat" (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux).

- Ronley Teper's Lipliners, "Lucky and Finnegan" (Director: Davide Di Saro).

- Somewhere Else feat. Majid Jordan, "Move Together" (Director: Helmi).

- Son Real, "Can I Get a Witness" (Director: Peter Huang).

- Tanya Tagaq, "Retribution" (Director: Brian Johnson).

- Wintersleep, "Amerika" (Director: Scott Cudmore).

— Del Cowie, q digital staff