Romain Gavras
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Born | Paris, France |
July 4, 1981
Occupation | Director, screenwriter |
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Romain Gavras (French: [ʁɔmɛ̃ ɡavʁas]; born 4 July 1981 in Paris, France) is a French director. He is known for directing M.I.A.'s video "Bad Girls", Kanye West's video "No Church in the Wild" and Jamie xx's video "Gosh".[1][2] He also directed Justice's "Stress" and M.I.A.'s "Born Free".[3][4] Gavras' films and music videos often portray a gritty setting with high-energy content.
His second film The World Is Yours was screened at the Directors' Fortnight during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. His third film Athena (2022) had its premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.[5]
Biography
Gavras is the son of Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras (Konstantinos Gavras).[6] In 1995, he co-founded the film collective Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron and Toumani Sangaré.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Notes |
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2001 | The Funk Hunt | Short film |
2002 | La Barbichette | Short film |
Easy Pizza Riderz | Short film[8] | |
2008 | Les Mathématiques du Roi Heenok | Short film |
A Cross the Universe | Documentary Nominated – CPH:DOX Sound & Vision Award |
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2010 | Our Day Will Come (Notre jour viendra) |
Nominated – CPH PIX: New Talent Grand Pix Nominated – SXSW Film Festival Audience Award: Emerging Visions Nominated – Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema: Kraków Film Award[9] |
2018 | The World Is Yours (Le Monde est à toi) |
Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: Europa Cinemas Label Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: Art Cinema Award Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: SACD Award |
2022 | Athena | Nominated – Golden Lion |
Music videos
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