The Air Guitar World Championships, the mischievous offspring of the Oulu Music Video Festival, has succeeded in awakening the attention of international media. It has become one of the most acknowledged Finnish events on the Globe. 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. Stories on Air Guitar have been published worldwide and broadcasted in the international media from The Beijing News to CNN.
In a decade, the Air Guitar World Championships has grown into a network of national championships in over 20 countries. OMVF & AGWC control the use of the internationally registered Air Guitar World Championships trademark. The organization also administers the established concept of the competition and grants new licences for event organizers.
