Romain Gavras

Romain Gavras (born 4 July 1981 in Paris, France) is a Greek-French director, best known overseas for directing M.I.A.'s controversial video for "Born Free". His films and music videos often portray a gritty and realistic setting juxtaposed with exciting high energy content. He won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2012 for Best Cinematography and Best Direction, both for the "Bad Girls" video he directed for M.I.A.

Biography

He is the son of Constantinos Gavras (Costa-Gavras) and in 1994 he co-founded the collective Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron, the son of Kiki Picasso.

Filmography

Videography

The Funk Hunt (2001 ??)

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