Romain Gavras

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

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]

  1. ^ "The Best Music Videos of 2016". Pitchfork. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Best Music Videos of 2016: Jamie xx, 'Gosh'". NPR. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ Gorton, Thomas (18 August 2015). "The most controversial music videos of all time". Dazed. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. ^ Cochrane, Lauren (25 September 2010). "Romain Gavras: Born Free director is no stranger to Stress". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Venice film festival unveils 2022 line-up – follow live". Screen Daily. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.