Oulu Music Video Festival was founded in 1994 by students of the Oulu School of Arts and Crafts.
[3] The festival's back bone is the Finnish Music Video Contest.
The Finnish Music Foundation (MES) gives out an annual award at the festival to a person who has furthered the art of music videos.
Music videos are screened at the Cultural Centre Valve.
[4] The world famous Air Guitar World Championships were first held in 1996 as part of the Oulu Music Video Festival.