Romain Gavras (French: [ʁɔmɛ̃ ɡavʁas]; born 4 July 1981) is a French director. He is known for directing M.I.A.'s videos "Bad Girls" and "Born Free", Kanye West and Jay-Z's video "No Church in the Wild" and Jamie xx's video "Gosh".[1][2] He also directed Justice's "Stress".[3][4]
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| Born | July 4, 1981 Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
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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
editGavras is the son of Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras.[6] He is part of the film group Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron, Ladj Ly and Toumani Sangaré.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 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 | |
| 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 |
| TBA | Sacrifice |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
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| 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 |
| "The Age of the Understatement" | The Last Shadow Puppets | |
| 2010 | "Born Free" | M.I.A. |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | |
| "No Church in the Wild" | Jay-Z and Kanye West | |
| 2016 | "Gosh" | Jamie xx |
| 2021 | "Neo Surf" | GENER8ION |
Personal life
editGavras was in a relationship with English singer Rita Ora from 2020 to 2021.[10] In 2023, he dated English singer Dua Lipa.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ "The Best Music Videos of 2016". Pitchfork. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Best Music Videos of 2016: Jamie xx, 'Gosh'". NPR. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Gorton, Thomas (18 August 2015). "The most controversial music videos of all time". Dazed. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Cochrane, Lauren (25 September 2010). "Romain Gavras: Born Free director is no stranger to Stress". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Venice film festival unveils 2022 line-up – follow live". Screen Daily. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Romain Gavras". Onassis Foundation.
Romain Gavras is a French-Greek director born in 1981, the son of the engaged film director Costa Gavras.
- ^ "French success story : Kourtrajmé". lofficiel.com (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Le Cinéma Club / Easy Pizza Riderz". lecinemaclub.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "OFF CAMERA 2011" (in Polish). Filmweb. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Rita Ora's boyfriend Romain Gavras shuts down rumours romance is 'on the rocks'". mirror.co.uk. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Dua Lipa Breaks Up With Romain Gavras, Won't 'Slow Down' Her Career For Anyone".
- ^ Brazier, Tori (3 December 2023). "Dua Lipa, 28, 'splits from boyfriend Romain Gavras, 42'". Metro. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
External links
edit- Romain Gavras at IMDb
- Romain Gavras on Vimeo