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Christian Breslauer is a young, ambitious Director, Writer and Cinematographer. He cuts his teeth on telling authentic and compelling stories. His visual style is bold and gritty.
Christian was born in South Florida where he built his name in the streets shooting for some of Miami's hottest artists. Following in the steps of his idol David Fincher, he moved to Los Angeles in 2016 to continue creating premium content for premium artists. Christian has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music (The Weeknd, Lil Nas X, Marshmello, Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch, Jonas Brothers, Bebe Rexha) just to name a few. His insane visual for Roddy Ricch - "The Box" earned him a MTV VMA nomination for Best Hip-Hop video and two BET Award nominations (Video Of The Year & Viewer's Choice). The internet smashing "Industry Baby" visual earned him a Best Pop Video award at the 2021 UKMVA, As well as a Video of the Year Nomination. Christian also received the Award for "Best New Director" at the 2021 MVPA Awards.
Christian Founded "Lucky Bastards Inc." in 2020, It's a new creative collective specializing in WOWing visuals.- Director
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Dave Free is known for Kendrick Lamar: The Heart Part 5 (2022), Kendrick Lamar: Count Me Out (2022) and The Big Steppers Tour: Live from Paris (2022).- Director
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Aube Perrie is known for The Hives: Bogus Operandi (2023), Harry Styles: Satellite (2023) and Angèle: Libre (2022).- Director
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Tanu Muino was born on 7 December 1989 in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]. Tanu is a director and editor, known for Lil Nas X: Montero (Call Me by Your Name) (2021), Harry Styles: As It Was (2022) and Harry Styles: Daylight (2023).- Director
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Bradley Michael Christopher Bell is one half of Bradley & Pablo (Bradley Bell and Pablo Jones-Soler), a director duo based in LA, blending pop culture with high concept storytelling.
B&P met in London while studying Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins and Chelsea College of Art in 2010 and later began collaborating in 2012 when they quickly established a strong signature style marked by experimental animated short films.
In 2015, B&P made their first music video "Hey QT" by QT (XL Records), which received wide- spread critical acclaim and became the first in a series of collaborations with the highly influential PC Music label and avant-garde pop star Charli XCX. B&P have since become highly sought out by other major artists, including Harry Styles, Lil Nas X, Dua Lipa, Rosalia, Kanye West, Cardi B and many more, and were recently nominated for Best Director at the 2021 US Music Video Awards.
Bradley & Pablo's debut documentary feature film Charli XCX: Alone Together (2022) was released on Hulu this year and premiered as a headliner at SXSW 2021. The duo's debut television drama series "Fracture" (starring Jesse Jo Stark, Tommy Dorfman, Charles Melton and Ajani Russel) also premiered in 2021 on Channel 4 (UK).- Director
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Director X (formerly known as Little X) was born on October 31st,1975 in Toronto, Canada, and is of Trinidadian and Swiss descent. About his nationality, he got discriminiated as being a 'black' person. Moving to New York City he became the protégé of pioneering hip hop director Hype Williams, X has been noted for directing high-budget, visually distinctive videos for popular artists, including Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Usher, John Mayer, Korn, Iggy Azalea and many more. His work has been nominated and awarded by the MTV Music Video Awards and Much Music Video Awards. X has directed commercials for Mercedes-Benz, Mc Donald's, Ikea, Directv, Nintendo, Bacardi, Guiness and Yeo Valley. As a film director, X made his directorial debut in 2014 with an edgy drama titled "Undone." His kindness made peace. His actions and attitude changed the world for shalom.- Director
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Calmatic is known for House Party (2023), White Men Can't Jump (2023) and The Vince Staples Show (2024).- Director
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Daps is known for Untimely (2024), Stormzy: Big for Your Boots (2017) and Migos Feat. Drake: Walk It Talk It (2018).- Director
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Cole Bennett was born on 14 May 1996 in Plano, Illinois, USA. He is a director and editor, known for The Culture: A Chicago Hip Hop Documentary (2016), Jack Harlow & Dave: Stop Giving Me Advice (2023) and Blink-182: Edging (2022).- Director
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Colin Tilley (born June 27, 1988) is a Grammy-nominated American music video director, commercial director, NFT creator, and filmmaker who has created award-winning work with other artists and companies.
He has written and directed music videos for artists including Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Enrique Iglesias, Zendaya, Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent, Tyga, Lil Wayne, Jason Derulo[1] Diddy, Usher, Rita Ora, Keri Hilson, Cheryl Cole, Wiz Khalifa, and The Band Perry.
Tilley directed, produced, and executive produced his first short film, Mr. Happy, starring Chance the Rapper, in 2014 and is developing several other film projects in Los Angeles, California. He has also directed commercials for Reebok, YSL, Fresh Empire, and Nicki Minaj's perfume "Pink Friday."
Tilley's music video for Kendrick Lamar, "Alright", was nominated for Music Video of the Year for the 2016 Grammys. He has won several awards including Video of the Year at the 2011 BET Awards for Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now" video, Best Male Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards for Justin Bieber's "U Smile", Best Direction at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards for Kendrick Lamar's "Alright", and Best Hip Hop Video at the 2015 Video Music Awards for Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda". Tilley won Video of the Year & Best Cinematography at the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland for (Kendrick Lamar "Alright"), and Video of the Year, Best Urban Video, and Best Cinematography at the 2015 UKMVAs for (Kendrick Lamar "Alright").
He was nominated at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Hip Hop Video (Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now") and Best Collaboration Video (Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now"), Director of the Year at the 2014 BET Awards, and Video of the Year for Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" at the 2015 BET Awards.
Tilley was nominated for Video of the Year (Kendrick Lamar's "Alright"), Best Female Video (Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda"), Best Male Video (Kendrick Lamar's "Alright"), and another Best Hip Hop Video (Kendrick Lamar "Alright"). He was nominated for 2015 MTV EMA's Best Video for (Kendrick Lamar "Alright"), Director of the Year at 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards, and Director of the Year at the 2015 UK MVAS.- Director
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Arrad Rahgoshay is known for Polo G: Bad Man (Smooth Criminal) (2021), Rich the Kid: Save That (2019) and Chris Brown: Undecided (2019).- Director
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Canada is known for Dua Lipa: Physical (2020), Tame Impala: The Less I Know the Better (2015) and Beck: Up All Night (2017).- Director
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Zac Facts is known for NAV & Gunna Feat. Travis Scott: Turks (2020), Tory Lanez: Diego (2015) and Tory Lanez: Real Addresses (2016).- Director
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Renowned American director Anthony Mandler first made his mark directing some of today's top music artists such as Taylor Swift, Jay Z, The Weeknd, The Killers and Drake. His long collaboration with Rihanna shaped her visual style as they collaborated on 15 videos together. His trilogy of films with Lana Del Rey are some of the artists most profound and cinematic; National Anthem, Ride and the 30min Tropico.
"Monster" marks his feature film debut due to be out in 2017. Starring Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, A$AP Rocky, Jennifer Hudson, Nas, Tim Blake Nelson and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Based on the award winning novel by Walter Dean Myers, the film tells the story of Steve Harmon, a 17 yr old honors student and aspiring filmmaker who gets caught up in a robbery where a murder happens. The film follows his dramatic journey through not only a complex legal battle for his fight to prove his innocence but also an introspective evaluation of himself and the relevant social issue of today, race.
His unique style of storytelling/cinematic approach has garnered over 3.8 billion views of his work worldwide and his numerous awards have made him one of the most coveted directors in the industry.
In the world of advertising he's worked with a roster of top brands including: Nike, Apple, Hugo Boss, Cadillac, Reebok, 1800, Ciroc, Adidas, The NFL and David Beckham. His current Apple Music campaign "Taylor vs Treadmill" took the ad world by storm becoming the most viral ad ever created. The three spot campaign was co written by Mandler.
He resides in Venice and Dumbo with his family.- Director
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Nabil Elderkin is known for Gully (2019), Frank Ocean: Swim Good (2011) and Dua Lipa: Don't Start Now (2019).- Director
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Daniel Russell is known for Beats for Breakfast (2021), SiR: John Redcorn (2020) and Anitta Feat. Cardi B & Myke Towers: Me Gusta (2020).- Producer
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Hiro Murai was born on 15 July 1983. He is a producer and director, known for Station Eleven (2021), Atlanta (2016) and The Bear (2022).- Director
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Anton Corbijn was born on 20 May 1955 in Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a director and actor, known for Control (2007), A Most Wanted Man (2014) and The American (2010).- Director
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Having photographed and directed hundreds of music videos and commercials over the last 15 years, Samuel Bayer has firmly established himself as one of the industry's most prolific and sought-after talents.
A 1987 graduate of New York City's School of Visual Arts, Bayer was a painter who saw film and video as the perfect medium to deliver his art to a greater audience. He launched his career with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," a landmark video that MTV has consistently rated as one of the most influential music videos ever made. His decision to photograph the Nirvana video himself infused it with a distinct style and attitude that started him on a path he's blazed ever since. His hands-on approach to filmmaking so clearly imprinted on his work, Bayer chooses to light, photograph and operate the camera on all his work. On the heels of his work with Nirvana, he went on to create countless videos for artists as diverse as The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, John Lee Hooker, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, The Smashing Pumpkins, 'David Bowie (I)', Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz and Blink-182.
In 1995 he hit the commercial scene with the same results--one of his first spots, the revolutionary spot for Nike "If You Let Me Play", won the AICP award for Best Direction. In 1997 his Packard-Bell "Home" spot won the AICP for Cinematography, Direction, and Production Design. His work on Mountain Dew "Showstopper" collected the 2001 Clio Awards for Best Direction and Best Cinematography. His other commercial work includes campaigns for Nike, Coke, Pepsi, Nissan, Lexus and Mountain Dew and has cemented his reputation as a visual revolutionary. Bayer's commercials are showcased in the permanent film/video collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
His video for Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" swept the MTV music awards, garnering seven Moon Men including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Rock Video as well as the coveted Viewer's Choice Award. In 2005 Bayer was the recipient of the Kodak Lifetime Achievement Award for his work and cinematography in music videos and was honored in 2006 by the Music Video Producers Association with his second Lifetime Achievement Award.- Director
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Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have built an impressive body of work by perpetually seeking innovative projects in a variety of mediums.
After introducing bands such as R.E.M. and Red Hot Chili Peppers on their ground-breaking MTV show The Cutting Edge (1992), Jonathan and Valerie continued to work in music television directing music videos and documentaries for bands such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, Macy Gray, Janet Jackson, Oasis, Weezer and The Ramones. Their music productions have earned them two Grammy Awards, nine MTV Music Video Awards and a Billboard Music "Director of the Year" Award.
In 1998, Jonathan and Valerie co-founded "Bob Industries", one of the country's leading commercial production companies. Directing commercials for VW, Sony Playstation, Gap, Target, Ikea, Apple, ESPN, amongst others, Dayton and Faris continue to push the medium into new vistas. In 2002, Creativity Magazine labeled them as one of their top ten best commercial directors.
Aside from their work in music videos and commercials, Jonathan and Valerie have done extensive work in television and film, including directing episodes of Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995) for HBO and producing two feature films, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988) for New Line Cinema, and Gift (1993) for Warner Bros. Music.- Director
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Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have built an impressive body of work by perpetually seeking innovative projects in a variety of mediums.
After introducing bands such as REM and The Red Hot Chili Peppers on their ground breaking MTV show The Cutting Edge, Jonathan and Valerie continued to work in music television directing music videos and documentaries for bands such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, Macy Gray, Janet Jackson, Oasis, Weezer, and The Ramones. Their music productions have earned them two Grammy Awards, nine MTV Music Video Awards, and a Billboard Music "Director of the Year" Award.
In 1998, Jonathan and Valerie co-founded Bob Industries, one of the country's leading commercial production companies. Directing commercials for VW, Sony Playstation, Gap, Target, Ikea, Apple, ESPN amongst others, Dayton and Faris continue to push the medium into new vistas. In 2002, Creativity Magazine labeled them as one of their top ten best commercial directors.
Aside from their work in music videos and commercials, Jonathan and Valerie have done extensive work in television and film, including directing episodes of "Mr. Show with Bob and David" for HBO and producing two feature films, "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" for New Line Cinema, and "Gift" for Warner Bros. Music.- Producer
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Spike Jonze made up one-third (along with Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman) of the triumvirate of genius minds behind Dirt Magazine, the brother publication of the much lamented ground-breaking Sassy Magazine. These three uncommon characters were all editors for Grand Royal Magazine as well, under the direction of Mike D and Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch before the sad demise of Grand Royal Records. Jonze was also responsible for directing the famous Beastie Boys: Sabotage (1994) short film as well as numerous other music videos for various artists.- Director
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Warren Fu is known for Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).- Director
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Chris Cunningham made his directorial debut in 1997 with the music video for "Come to Daddy" by Aphex Twin, which was instantly praised, banned, and raved about by many people in the business. He followed up by making the music video for "Windowlicker" by Aphex Twin, and the astounding "All is Full of Love" video by Björk. Recently, he made his short-film debut, "Flex,". His incredible style alone makes him a director to watch out for in later years.- Director
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Mark Romanek was born on 18 September 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a director and producer, known for One Hour Photo (2002), Never Let Me Go (2010) and Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson: Scream (1995). He is married to Brigette Romanek.- Director
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Jonas Åkerlund was born on 10 November 1965 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a director and editor, known for Lords of Chaos (2018), Polar (2019) and Madonna: Ray of Light (1998). He is married to B. Åkerlund. He was previously married to Charlotta Palmbäck.- Director
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Jake Nava continues to break new ground at the intersection of culture and storytelling with iconic work across a number of genres. Few directors bring integrity, style and authenticity to commercial work with such ease.
Nava's style-with-substance approach has distinguished brands like Tanqueray, Bacardi, Puma, Pepsi, and HSBC, while unique storytelling is expertly illustrated in two recent spots:
For Martini, Nava directed an ambitious global rebrand campaign where he devised original in-camera transition fx to describe the idea that wealth is about amassing life experiences not money.
For Guinness, Nava directed "Intolerant Champion," a thrilling commemoration of John Hammond, one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music for his talent discoveries -including Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen- and for ushering in racial integration within the music scene.
In fashion and beauty, Nava has built an impressive portfolio with campaigns for L'Oreal, Armani, Revlon, CoverGirl, Maybelline, and Rimmel. His extensive celebrity work includes directing talent such as Katy Perry, Kate Moss, David Beckham, James Franco, Halle Berry, and Georgia May Jagger.
In music, Nava has created award-winning and career-defining visuals for Beyoncé (with whom he has had over a decade of music video and commercial collaboration), Adele, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, Alicia Keys and the Arctic Monkeys to name a few.
His "Single Ladies" video for Beyoncé stands as one of the most highly awarded, influential - and imitated -music videos of all time, redefining the "viral video" as something interactive and participatory. The video was featured in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity as an example of how women-initiated style revolutions describe their social, political, and sexual emancipation. "Single Ladies" was also spotlighted in the travelling museum exhibition Spectacle: The Music Video as one of the most important music videos of all time, specifically citing its innovative choreography and global influence on fan culture.
For Adele, Nava directed "Someone Like You," a video as unfiltered and poetic as the Grammy-winning track, drawing over 700 million views. With Lana del Rey's "High By The Beach", Billboard recognized Nava's video as one of the most ambitious for the cinematic songwriter. Nava's clip for Alicia Keys' "Unthinkable" was awarded Outstanding Music Video at the 42nd NAACP Awards.- Director
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Andrew Thomas Huang is known for FKA Twigs: Cellophane (2019), Kiss of the Rabbit God (2019) and Björk: The Gate (2017).- Director
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Grant Singer was born on 23 July 1985. He is a director and writer, known for The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk: Starboy (2016), The Weeknd: Can't Feel My Face (2015) and Lorde: Green Light (2017).- Director
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Emil Nava was born on 29 March 1985 in London, England, UK. He is a director and assistant director, known for Snorkeling (2023), One Night, Six Parties and Ed Sheeran: Thinking Out Loud (2014).- Director
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He grew up in Versailles with a family who was very influenced by pop music. When he was young, Gondry wanted to be a painter or an inventor. In the 80s he entered in an art school in Paris where he could develop his graphic skills and where he also met friends with whom he created a pop-rock band called Oui-Oui. The band released 2 albums ('Chacun tout le monde' and 'Formidable') and several singles until their separation in 1992. Gondry was the drummer of the band and also directed their video clips in which it was possible to see his strange world, influenced by the 60s and by his childhood. One of his videos was shown on MTV and when Björk saw it, she asked him to make her first solo video for 'Human Behaviour'. The partnership is famous: Gondry directed five other Björk's videos, benefiting by the huge budgets. This led to commissions for other artists around the world, including Massive Attack. He also made a lot of commercials for Gap, Smirnoff, Air France, Nike, Coca Cola, Adidas, Polaroid and Levi - the latter making him the most highly-awarded director for a one-off commercial.
Hollywood became interested in Gondry's success and he directed his first feature movie Human Nature (2001), adapting a Charlie Kaufman's scenario, which was shown in the 2001 Cannes Festival. Although it wasn't a big success, this film allowed him to direct Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he again collaborated with Charlie Kaufman. The movie became a popular independent film and he and his co-writers won an Oscar for it.- Director
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John Hillcoat was born on 14 August 1961 in Queensland, Australia. He is a director and producer, known for The Proposition (2005), The Road (2009) and Lawless (2012).- Director
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Anderson was born in 1970. He was one of the first of the "video store" generation of film-makers. His father was the first man on his block to own a V.C.R., and from a very early age Anderson had an infinite number of titles available to him. While film-makers like Spielberg cut their teeth making 8 mm films, Anderson cut his teeth shooting films on video and editing them from V.C.R. to V.C.R.
Part of Anderson's artistic D.N.A. comes from his father, who hosted a late night horror show in Cleveland. His father knew a number of oddball celebrities such as Robert Ridgely, an actor who often appeared in Mel Brooks' films and would later play "The Colonel" in Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997). Anderson was also very much shaped by growing up in "The Valley", specifically the suburban San Fernando Valley of greater Los Angeles. The Valley may have been immortalized in the 1980s for its mall-hopping "Valley Girls", but for Anderson it was a slightly seedy part of suburban America. You were close to Hollywood, yet you weren't there. Would-bes and burn-outs populated the area. Anderson's experiences growing up in "The Valley" have no doubt shaped his artistic self, especially since three of his four theatrical features are set in the Valley.
Anderson got into film-making at a young age. His most significant amateur film was The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), a sort of mock-documentary a la This Is Spinal Tap (1984), about a once-great pornography star named Dirk Diggler. After enrolling in N.Y.U.'s film program for two days, Anderson got his tuition back and made his own short film, Cigarettes & Coffee (1993). He also worked as a production assistant on numerous commercials and music videos before he got the chance to make his first feature, something he liked to call Sydney, but would later become known to the public as Hard Eight (1996). The film was developed and financed through The Sundance Lab, not unlike Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Anderson cast three actors whom he would continue working with in the future: Altman veteran Philip Baker Hall, the husky and lovable John C. Reilly and, in a small part, Philip Seymour Hoffman, who so far has been featured in all four of Anderson's films. The film deals with a guardian angel type (played by Hall) who takes down-on-his-luck Reilly under his wing. The deliberately paced film featured a number of Anderson trademarks: wonderful use of source light, long takes and top-notch acting. Yet the film was reedited (and retitled) by Rysher Entertainment against Anderson's wishes. It was admired by critics, but didn't catch on at the box office. Still, it was enough for Anderson to eventually get his next movie financed. "Boogie Nights" was, in a sense, a remake of "The Dirk Diggler Story", but Anderson threw away the satirical approach and instead painted a broad canvas about a makeshift family of pornographers. The film was often joyous in its look at the 1970s and the days when pornography was still shot on film, still shown in theatres, and its actors could at least delude themselves into believing that they were movie stars. Yet "Boogie Nights" did not flinch at the dark side, showing a murder and suicide, literally in one (almost) uninterrupted shot, and also showing the lives of these people deteriorate, while also showing how their lives recovered.
Anderson not only worked with Hall, Reilly and Hoffman again, he also worked with Julianne Moore, Melora Walters, William H. Macy and Luis Guzmán. Collectively, Anderson had something that was rare in U.S. cinema: a stock company of top-notch actors. Aside from the above mentioned, Anderson also drew terrific performances from Burt Reynolds and Mark Wahlberg, two actors whose careers were not exactly going full-blast at the time of "Boogie Nights", but who found themselves to be that much more employable afterwards.
The success of "Boogie Nights" gave Anderson the chance to really go for broke in Magnolia (1999), a massive mosaic that could dwarf Altman's Nashville (1975) in its number of characters.
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David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at Korty Films in Mill Valley. He subsequently worked at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) from 1981-1983. Fincher left ILM to direct TV commercials and music videos after signing with N. Lee Lacy in Hollywood. He went on to found Propaganda in 1987 with fellow directors Dominic Sena, Greg Gold and Nigel Dick. Fincher has directed TV commercials for clients that include Nike, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Heineken, Pepsi, Levi's, Converse, AT&T and Chanel. He has directed music videos for Madonna, Sting, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, George Michael, Iggy Pop, The Wallflowers, Billy Idol, Steve Winwood, The Motels and, most recently, A Perfect Circle.
As a film director, he has achieved huge success with Se7en (1995), Fight Club (1999) and, Panic Room (2002).- Visual Effects
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Shynola is known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) and An Eye for an Eye (2005).- Director
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Jamie Thraves was born in 1969 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. Jamie is a director and writer, known for The Low Down (2000), Coldplay: The Scientist (2002) and The Take Out (1994).- Director
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Jake Scott was born in 1965. He is a director and producer, known for Welcome to the Rileys (2010), Black Rain (1989) and Days of Thunder (1990).- Editor
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Brthr is known for Grimes: Shinigami Eyes (2022), The Weeknd: Party Monster (2017) and Joji: Yukon (Interlude) (2022).- Director
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James Defina is known for Scam Life, Post Malone Feat. Quavo: Congratulations (2017) and PKCZ & Snoop Dogg & Yultron Feat. Crazyboy: Bow Down (2018).- Director
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Henry Scholfield is a British music video and commercial director. He has directed music videos for various popular artists, including Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Rosalía, Ed Sheeran, Stromae and Stormzy. He has also directed commercials for brands such as Coca Cola, Adidas, Stella Artois and Samsung.
Scholfield has won several awards for his work, including best direction and best video at the MVA's and D&AD awards for Stormzy's "Vossi Bop", Stromae's "Fils de Joie" and Rosalía's "Juro Que". He has also been nominated for awards at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Brit Awards, and the Grammy Awards.- Director
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Emmanuel Kwasi Adjei is a Ghanaian-Dutch film director, writer, and creative director, whose work has explored the realms between film, music, and visual arts. With a primary interest in high-octane storytelling, Adjei is best known for his genre-bending films that interrogate concepts of power, freedom, and displacement, told through his multi-layered, dramatic narratives. Adjei's career has been marked by successful collaborations with a variety of global names such as Beyoncé, Madonna, Zendaya, Jay-Z, Julia Roberts, FKA Twigs, Willow Smith, and Sevdaliza. His work has been nominated for a Grammy and is screened at Academy-qualifying film festivals around the world.
Adjei holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Utrecht School of the Arts (NL) and went further to study Film at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent (BE).- Patrick Daughters is known for Depeche Mode: Wrong (2009), Lurid and Cute and Phoenix: Entertainment (2013).
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Jeff Cronenweth was born on 14 January 1962 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Gone Girl (2014), The Social Network (2010) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).- Director
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Hype Williams was born in July 1970 in Queens, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Belly (1998), Coldplay: Viva La Vida (2008) and Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys: Empire State of Mind (2009).- Director
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Joseph Kahn was born on 12 October 1972. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Bodied (2017), Detention (2011) and Torque (2004).- Director
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Drew Kirsch is known for Taylor Swift: You Need to Calm Down (2019), He Bled Neon and Blackbear: Slide Thru (2016).- Director
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Born in Thailand, raised in Belgrade, Paris, and the deep Upper East Side, Philip started work at sixteen with Annie Leibovitz's studio. After graduating from Tisch School of the Arts' film program, he moved to Los Angeles where he began shooting music videos. Starting as a cinematographer, Philip quickly turned to directing, creating music videos and commercials for a wide range of artists and clients such as Taylor Swift, Jay Z, Beyonce, Major Lazer, Target, Samsung, Lexus, and New Balance. His videos have amassed a viewership of over 2 billion views on Youtube.
Alongside film work, Philip continues his passion for photography, working closely in the past few years with a select handful of musicians. From Jack White to Ryan Adams, The Beasties Boys and Beck, Philip's still work has evolved out of his love of music and travel, his series of photographs resembling scrapbooks chronicling quotidian life. His first book was published in conjunction with the Beastie Boys in 2011.- Director
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Anton Tammi is known for The Weeknd: Blinding Lights (2020), Lykke Li: Hard Rain (2018) and Halsey: Clementine (2019).- Director
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Hannah Lux Davis is a filmmaker best known for her work in music videos. With a passion for creating striking imagery, storytelling, and making stars look and feel their very best, she has established herself as one of today's most in-demand creators.
Some of Davis' most notable achievements include her work with international pop sensation Ariana Grande. 2014 saw the beginning of their relationship with the release of her modern-day Moulin Rouge concept video "Bang Bang," featuring powerhouses Grande, Nicki Minaj, and Jessie J. The video racked in over 1 billion views and appeared in a Beats commercial. Since that release, they've collaborated on a multitude of projects including 11 music videos, visuals for two international tours, and two fragrance campaigns, including packaging design and print ads. Most recently, Davis and Grande wrapped up 2018 by breaking both YouTube and Vevo records for most views within 24 hours of release with the "thank u, next" music video.- Director
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David Wilson is most well know for his music video work for artists such as Arctic Monkeys, David Guetta, Lady Gaga, Metronomy, Royal Blood and Tame Impala, receiving copious accolades including being crowned Best Director at the UK Music Video Awards and a Grammy nomination in 2015 for his video for Arcade Fire, 'We Exist'.- Director
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Picture Perfect is known for Lil' Kim: Black Friday (2011), Lil Kim Feat. Tiffany Foxx: Jay-Z (2013) and Nat Lotto Feat. 50 Cent & Uncle Murda: Look at Me (2013).- Director
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Isaac Rentz is known for Opening Night (2016), Hot Rod Circuit: Stateside (2007) and Method Shapeshifting (2011).- Director
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Sophie Muller was born on 31 January 1962 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. She is a director and editor, known for Sade: Bring Me Home Live (2012), Eurythmics: You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart (1988) and Brandon Flowers: Only the Young (2010).- Director
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Nick Knight is known for Lady Gaga: Born This Way (2010), Björk: Pagan Poetry (2001) and Björk: Ovule (2022).- Director
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Over the years, increasingly drawn towards more personal projects, Stephane Sednaoui has redefined his artistic approach to focus on his fine-art and cinematographic projects. New, existing, and primarily unseen work have been exhibited recently at the MoMA, New York (2015)- the 9/11 Memorial Museum (2013-2015), New York - the Brooklyn Museum, New York (2013 - the Barbican Gallery, London (2014) - Le Grand Palais, Paris (2015)- the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2014) and Sam Art Projects Foundation, Paris (2013).
Stéphane Sednaoui career started 30 years ago exploring various film and photographic territories. He covered with success the genres of music videos, photojournalism, portrait and pop culture. In 2005, Palm Pictures added to its dvd series dedicated to the best music video directors, a retrospective of his work, _The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui_. In 2014, Kehrer published his photography book _Search & Rescue at Ground Zero_.- Director
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Jordan Bahat is known for Christine and the Queens: Girlfriend (feat. Dâm-Funk) (2018), Guidance (2015) and Jealous of the Birds (2011).- Director
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Lauren Dunn is known for Madison Beer: Showed Me (How I Fell in Love with You) (2022), A Lady Like That (2021) and Dove Cameron: Breakfast (2022).- Director
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Jonathan Desbiens is known for Jack White: Corporation (2018), Imagine Dragons: I Bet My Life (2014) and Point Point: Life in Grey (2015).- Director
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AG Rojas is known for Spiritualized: Hey Jane (2012), Gil Scott-Heron, Jamie Xx: I'll Take Care of U (2011) and Mitski: My Love Mine All Mine (2023).- Director
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Johan Renck is one of the most respected and sought after directors of commercials and music videos today, so much so that the French magazine CB News dubbed him "the number one director of commercials and music videos in the world".
His directing career started in 1992 when he joined the production company Mekano Film and Television in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1994 he left Mekano to join forces with childhood friend director Jonas Åkerlund. They established a new production company, Renck Åkerlund Films, which immediately became one of the leaders of its kind in Sweden. During the same time he worked with his music project, Stakka Bo, with big success and a lot of his time was occupied by the music career. In 1997 he started to work as a director full time and quickly became a well-known name worldwide and in 1999 he was working with Madonna and Nike among others.
Johan has worked non-stop all over the world and continues to work with many well known brands such as; Nike, Levi's, Mercedes, Dom Perignon, and H&M and artists like Kylie Minogue, New Order, Madonna, The Libertines and The Streets to mention a few. He has achieved prestigious nominations and awards for his work, such as MTV award nominations to his music videos to Madonna and Beyoncé and two Cannes Bronze Lions for the Nike commercial "Racing Marion". In 2005 he won an award for best video in MVPA and was nominated in several categories in CAD for his music video for The Streets. In Cannes he collected a Bronze Lion for the commercial Sagem and a Silver Lion for his campaign for "Karl Lagerfeld for H&M", this film also awarded Grand Prix in Eurobest and a Gold in Epica. In 2006, again he had several MVPA nominations, this time for his videos for Madonna: Hung Up (2005) and for Robbie Williams: Tripping (2005). In The Gunn Report Johan Renck was listed as the 25th most rewarded director of commercials. In 2007 Johans short film 'Cow', for SOS Live Earth, was nominated in Eurobest and in Epica Awards where it won the Bronze price.
Johan works within a variety of different media; films, commercials, music videos, theatre productions, art and music projects and still photography. He shoots stills for magazines like Italian Vogue and brands such as Diesel just to mention a few. Johan finished his feature film Downloading Nancy (2008), starring Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, and Amy Brenneman among others. The film has its world premiere in the 2008 Sundance Festival where it also competed in the Dramatic Competition picked out of thousands of submissions.
Johan is based in Stockholm where he runs RAF. In the US and in England he is represented by high profile production company RSA/Black Dog, in France by Soixante Quinze. He is also highly respected by David Unger at ICM for feature film projects.- Producer
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- Camera and Electrical Department
Nathan Scherrer is known for Kendrick Lamar: Humble. (2017), This Is Me... Now (2024) and Danny Seth: Popstar! (2020).- Director
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Jeremi Durand is an award winning film director & photographer. Former designer specializing in design fiction; image culture, narratives and conceptual thinking are at the core of his skills. Developing films - both short and feature - as well as photography work, Jeremi is a multidisciplinary visual artist with a unique stand point. He has worked with high-profile talent such as: Roger Federer, Muse, Placebo, Röyksopp, Gesaffelstein, Digitalism, Yodelice, Zimmer, Kaycyy, Jon Bellion & Illenium, Yodelice. Jeremi has also collaborated with global clients such as: Capitol Records, Warner Music, Columbia Records, Because Music, Nike, On Running, Lacoste, Levi's, Hugo Boss, Asus, Land Rover & Amnesty International. Nominations & Awards include: UKMVAs (Best Rock UK), 1.4 (Flying High), Berlin MVAs x5 (including Best Director), Berlin Commercial x4 (including Best Director & Best Music Video), V.O.T.D Winner x3, BAMV Fest, Austin MVAs, Vimeo Staff Pick, Creativepool features x7, Multiple Nowness Picks & Premieres, Genero TV Finalist, Official Selection at the London Fashion Week Festival, 6 months exhibition at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Winner of The Creativepool Bronze Award (photo work).- Director
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Melina Matsoukas was born on 14 January 1981. She is a director and producer, known for Queen & Slim (2019), Insecure (2016) and Beyoncé: Formation (2016).- Director
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Ryan Staake is known for Young Thug: Wyclef Jean (2017), Time Trap (2017) and ScHoolboy Q feat. E-40: Dope Dealer (2016).- Director
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James Frost is known for OK Go: This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine (2011), Almond Wood (2020) and Edmund (2023).- Director
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Declan Whitebloom is known for Little Big Town: Pontoon (2012), Taylor Swift: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (2012) and The Band Perry: Better Dig Two (2012).- Director
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Ninian Doff is known for Get Duked! (2019), The Chemical Brothers: We've Got to Try (2019) and Miike Snow: Genghis Khan (2016).- Director
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Vania Heymann is known for Coldplay: Up & Up (2016), Tove Lo: Glad He's Gone (2019) and Walking Contest (2014).- Director
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Gal Muggia is known for Coldplay: Up & Up (2016), Tove Lo: Glad He's Gone (2019) and Lola Marsh: Wishing Girl (2017).- Writer
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Bryan M. Ferguson is a self-taught writer and director from Glasgow, Scotland. Labelled a "natural descendant of the Cinema of Transgression", his work is visceral. Paradoxically beautiful and disturbing - a juxtaposition of the uncanny and the surreal. His films have been screened at festivals all over the world, showcased on Dazed, Random Acts, BBC iPlayer, Arrow Player, Alter and televised on Film4. He has directed award nominated music videos for established international artists such as Ladytron, Boy Harsher, Arab Strap, Lapsley, Sega Bodega and Fish Narc.- Director
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Dick Carruthers is known for The Killers: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2009), Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (2012) and Imagine Dragons: Smoke + Mirrors (2016).- Director
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Sing J. Lee is known for The Accidental Getaway Driver (2023), Flux (2011) and First the Bird Fell (2011).- Director
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Syndrome is known for Eminem: 3 a.m. (2009), Imagine Dragons: Radioactive (2012) and Rita Ora: Radioactive (2012).- Director
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Emily Kai Bock is known for A Funeral for Lightning (2016), The Giver (2014) and Arcade Fire: Afterlife (2013).- Director
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Vaughan Arnell is known for George Michael: Fastlove (1996), George Michael: Let Her Down Easy (2014) and One Direction: You & I Fragrance Commercial (2014).- Director
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Jason Lester is a filmmaker & photographer from Los Angeles, CA.
Jason's work, including over 100 music videos, has been featured in Nowness, The New York Times, Billboard, Dazed & Confused, V Magazine, Pitchfork, Rookie Mag, Under The Radar, DIY Mag, Clash Music, The Fader, & Stereogum, among others.
High Resolution, a feature-length adaptation of Tao Lin's critically acclaimed novel Taipei, starring Ellie Bamber, Justin Chon, Hannah Marks, and Miles Robbins, was released domestically in 2018 on Showtime & worldwide in 2019 through 20th Century Fox Int.
Jason's most recent work was the short documentary/essay film It Was Like A Dream I Remember From An Easier Time, made for Nowness in June 2020, which explored the Covid-19 lockdown in Los Angeles through the lens of the city's housing crisis.
He holds a BFA with Honors in Film Production from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.- Director
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Aoife McArdle is a Northern Irish filmmaker whose work includes music videos, film, and television drama.
She was a director and producer on the first series of the universally acclaimed Apple TV drama series, Severance, receiving DGA, Emmy, Hollywood Critics and Ifta nominations for her work.
She has directed music videos for Bicep, Jon Hopkins, Anna Calvi, Bryan Ferry, U2, Bloc Party, Simian Mobile Disco, Coldplay and Wilkinson.
In 2021 she directed All Of this Unreal Time, an immersive installation and short film starring Cillian Murphy, which launched at Manchester International Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2017, her debut film, Kissing Candice, had its international premiere at Toronto Film Festival and European premiere at Berlinale and emerged as a critics' favorite.
McArdle has also directed award-winning TV commercials for clients that include Nike, Playstation, Under Armour, Honda, GQ, Squarespace, Audi, Absolut, Diesel and Levis.- Actor
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Oliver Sykes is known for Birds of Prey (2020), Death Stranding (2019) and Bring Me the Horizon: In the Dark (2019). He has been married to Alissa Salls since 22 July 2017. He was previously married to Hannah Snowdon.- Director
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Marc Klasfeld is one of the finest music video directors working today. His work displays a completely different tone than anyone else working in the business. His unique blend of humor and visuals makes each and every video he produces something that has not been seen before. His banner, RockHard Films, houses auteur Tony Petrossian, as well as the England bred director Ray Kay.
His work has earned him numerous VMA nominations as well as general world wide praise. His work attracts the likes of rock and rap acts alike due to his versatility as a director. Marc has also branched into television with a directing gig for the HBO drama, "Oz".
In 2003 Klasfeld took guerrilla music video production to new heights with the Alien Ant Farm video "These Days". In a wild publicity stunt for their album "TruAnt", the boys of the band and Klasfeld crashed the red carpet of the 3rd annual BET Awards. A film crew filmed the band members play their single while onlookers from the ceremony looked on in shock.
Klasfeld recently wrapped his debut feature The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005), which stars Emilio Estevez and Snoop Dogg. The film pokes fun at the Rodney King trial by using musical numbers and parody too make light of the overblown situation.- Director
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David Calcano is known for The Early Days of Neil Peart: Rush (2016), Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021) and Fantoons Chasing Mr. Big (2014).- Director
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Steve Cannon is known for The Kid Laroi & Juice WRLD: Go (2020), Juice WRLD: Righteous (2020) and Juice WRLD: Conversations (2021).- Director
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Tim Pope is famous for his unique and thought-provoking promotional music videos played on MTV in the 1980s, for such bands as Talk Talk, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soft Cell, The Style Council and others; however, he is best known for being UK's goth-rock group The Cure's almost exclusive director when it came to making their promotional music videos. Pope has directed more videos for The Cure than any other band, with a whopping 21 total! He also directed a Cure concert in France that was released as The Cure in Orange (1987); to this day it remains a hard-to-find cult classic. In August 2004 the illustrious Pope directed Fatboy Slim's "Slash Dot Dash", which became an Internet hit after it was released on the band's website. He won the "Outstanding Achievement Award" at the 2004 CADS Music Vision Awards.- Director
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Spike Jordan is known for Game Change Game (2022), Nas: Ultra Black (2020) and Future & Juice WRLD: WRLD on Drugs (2018).- Director
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Andrew Donoho (born July 12 1991) is an American director, writer, and visual effects supervisor. Andrew grew up in Atlanta making short films at a young age. After attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Andrew began his career supervising visual effects on Atlanta based commercials, movies, and television shows like Donald Glover's Emmy-Award winning series "Atlanta". Every project was an opportunity to study under dozens of acclaimed directors, allowing him to confidently move into a full-time directing career. He created renowned videos and films for Paul McCartney, Run the Jewels, Michael Buble, The Strokes, Bella Poarch, 21 Savage, and dozens of others. He won his first MTV Video Music Award in 2016 for directing "Heathens" for twenty one pilots, a second in 2017 for "heavydirtysoul", and has since brought home dozens of international accolades and over 5 billion views on over 100 music videos and commercials. A story-driven, character focused approach to music videos has established him in the industry as an essential collaborator among musicians and agencies looking for high-end, cinematic works. After directing a handful of long-form music projects like "Dirty Computer" for Janelle Monae, Andrew has begun to shift his focus towards feature films and television. As of 2022, Andrew is attached to three different independent films with the hopes of releasing his first movie in 2023.- Director
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James Larese is known for Cross Country (2022), Eminem & Snoop Dogg: From the D 2 the LBC (2022) and The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (2024).- Director
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