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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), AP Dhillon: Summer High (2022) and Tory Lanez: Diego (2015).- 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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Daniel Askill is known for We Have Decided Not to Die (2004), Lunacy (2024) and Universal Machine (2019).- 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.