Romain Gavras

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Romain Gavras
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Born (1981-07-04) July 4, 1981 (age 43)
Paris, France
Occupation Director, screenwriter
Parent(s)
Relatives

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
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
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

Year Title Artist(s) Notes
2002 "Changer le Monde" Rocé
2002 "Repaint the picture" Don Martin
2003 "Pour ceux" Mafia K1 Fry
2004 "Y'en a des biens" Didier Super
2007 "Trankillement" Fatal Bazooka
"I Believe" Simian Mobile Disco
"Signatune" DJ Mehdi
2008 "Stress" Justice UK Music Video Award for Best International Video[10]
Webby Award for Best Music Video[11]
"The Age of the Understatement" The Last Shadow Puppets
2010 "Born Free" M.I.A. D&AD Graphite Pencil for Best Music Video[12]
Nominated – UK Music Video Award for Best Dance Video
2012 "Bad Girls" MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
UK Music Video Award for Video of the Year
UK Music Video Award for Best Director
UK Music Video Award for Best Pop Video
MVPA Award for Best International Video[13]
UK Asian Music Award for Best Video
Nominated – Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video
Nominated – Camerimage for Best Music Video[14]
Nominated – MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
Nominated – MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video
"No Church in the Wild" Jay-Z and Kanye West Nominated – Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video
Nominated – MuchMusic Video Award for International Video of the Year – Group
Nominated – UK Music Video Award for Best Urban Video – International
2016 "Gosh" Jamie xx D&AD Yellow Pencil for Best Music Video[15][16]
D&AD Graphite Pencil for Best Direction[17]
UK Music Video Award for Video of the Year
Lovie Award for Artist of the Year[18]
Nominated – Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Nominated – Camerimage for Best Music Video[19]
2018 "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" Mark Ronson Executive producer
2021 "Neo Surf" GENER8ION

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