Steven Cohn, manager of Portland band Sophe Lux, writes in to urge Portlanders to vote for the home team:

I am writing to ask for help and support. The Sophe Lux music video, Target Market, is a finalist in an international video competition. Yeah. Actually, we’re currently in FIRST place. This is a unique video. Shot in black-and-white in the style of the German Expressionists. The video is a collaboration of many Portland talents: Greg Arden (of Russian Disco), Sol Burbridge (Ugly Parade), and Tanya Smith (Todd Haynes’s assistant), and Gwynneth Haynes. These amazing local talents will
benefit from a win.

Vote here.