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TikiKiti — a community you didn’t know you were a part of….

TikiKiti was created to be a place for video and film producers to show off what they can do. We continue to be amazed at the talent we find — and we hope, so will you.

Here you will find some of the best of the best fan-made/unofficial music videos on YouTube™. You will find the Barclay Award winner. We also interview our award winners — both on this printed page and on our YouTube™ channel.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Artist of the Week—Nuutti Kataja

We first met Nuutti Kataja with his entry to the Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon 50th anniversary animation competition with his video to “Speak To Me.” It seems this video was a test for him: A test in creating a style of animation that would set him apart from other animators.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Interview with Mike Rhine

Mike Rhine never really considered making fan-made music videos as little more than a fun, creative hobby. However, as with other producers with exceptional talent, his hobby transformed into something else.

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Artist of the Week—COY Swede

COY Swede has been part of our go to artists for a long time. We did a podcast with him three years ago. One thing that hasn’t changed is that he always has done everything himself.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Interview with Jason Popow

The long-haul truck driver has developed into a type of mythical creature. Not like the old creatures of ancient mythology, but of a current North American mythology. Here we have a very detailed story— courtesy of Jason Popow.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Artist of the Week—Michael Krumlauf

Since we interviewed him for our podcast last year, Mike Krumlauf has been very busy. The reason we follow Mike is his work is consistent — his production techniques and quality of his videos are always excellent.

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Barclay Winners Bryce Garrett and Cameron Elder

Barclay Award winners: Time and attention to detail is what makes a good music video. It was obvious to all of us here this team of Bryce Garrett and Cameron Elder all the details covered.

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

The Heart & Soul of a Music Video

Patrick Hanser and Hernan Marques talk about how they made the new music video for the band Bacará, "Mariposa."

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

A Slice of Life

Sometimes called observational cinema, mainly without a narrator's voice-over. The vérité style comes naturally to many as a way to just record what is happening right in front of them. It combines improvisation with use of the camera to unveil truth or highlight subjects hidden behind reality.

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

TKIFF Judges Panel

Being part of the panel of judges to a film festival can be a thanklesss job. We're here to recognize some of the incredibly talented producers who were part of our TKIFF this year.

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