Olivia De Camps directs a spectacular promo for FLO. The video for Leak It is already making shockwaves across the internet, bringing a high-concept, Noughties-coded vision to glorious life. Set against a bold backdrop of a modernist celebrity fame retreat, the film unfolds within a mysterious environment. In what is becoming a signature for de Camps, this video boasts effortless pop performance, whilst commenting on pop culture and the strange times we live in.Bringing back the dance break, for an ultimate throwback to one of the industry's finest pop eras, it's a monumental achievement, and quite possibly the best video of the year so far.

The first chapter of the new collaboration between Savanah Leaf and Kelsey Lu, ahead of the release of the artist's second album So Help Me God, is an introduction to a sensual and explosive relationship of two women, played by Lu and French actor Garance Marillier (Titane, Raw), within a stark, alien landscape.Filmed in Lanzarote, the video for Running To Pain touches upon the highs and lows of the pair’s tempestuous relationship, often in long takes on the island’s volcanic slopes, intercut with moments of performance from Lu.It’s beautifully done, with lovely cinematography by Ryan Marie Helfant, wardrobe styling by Edda Gudmundsdottir and magnetic performances by Lu and Marillier, who have tremendous on-screen chemistry. In her direction, Savanah Leaf shows the skill and sensitivity that made her feature debut Earth Mama so special - and a BAFTA winner.Lu, a composer as much as a singer-songwriter who has created original scores for film and TV, also wrote the score for Earth Mama. This is an indication that another hugely impressive collaboration between the artist and director is under way. [imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Paris Paloma confronts the threat of Generative AI, rendered in physical form as an amorphous monster, in Georgie Cowan-Turner rousing promo for the singer-songwriter. Conceptualising the technology that has caused considerable upheaval across the creative industries as a human in a costume, the video for Miyazaki takes the track's themes and brings them to life in a clever, thought-provoking way: Paris is an armour-wearing knight, making her way through a forest until coming upon the faceless monster, and responds with a fiery display of her own. Anchored by another confident, assured performance, Cowan-Turner's latest promo for Paris Paloma is a statement of intent - a promise to keep creating as humans and to weather the storm at every turn. [imgtoken data:1]"We wanted the video to be a defiant response to the AI crisis facing the creative industries, something both myself and Paris feel passionately about," says the director. "The song's title was inspired by Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, who is known for his immense creativity and his visceral reaction when presented with an AI 'monster' which he called an 'Insult to life itself'.I wanted the creature to have that eerie slightly void feeling of AI art."We decided to make Paris a defiant knight fleeing from an AI monster inspired by the one that Miyazaki reacted to. Instead of using AI I worked with the talented costume designer and visual artist Juliet Dodson on the costume to create a 'human-made' version of AI, a character then embodied by dancer Jennifer Wilson.[imgtoken data:2]"I wanted the creature to have that eerie slightly void feeling of AI art. It follows Paris in the way of classic monsters but it sort of fails in every way - it's AI slop."In contrast to the monster, for the rest of the video I was drawn to paintings and the visuals associated with both artistry and classic, human storytelling (with a Paris twist) so knights and fairytales, female warriors seen on screen - Cate Blanchett in armour in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Joan of Arc and then also the role of fire in films about female artists like Portrait of a Lady on Fire."It's really a piece about fighting for your right to create and reminding us all how much we have to lose if we devalue human creativity."

He's a leading actor in House Of The Dragon, The Serpent and recent HBO drama Task - and also now proving himself as a director, making two impressive music videos and recently signing to Partizan. Fabien explains how moving behind the camera is a family affair and reveals the legendary band he would love to work with. What’s your background? Where did you grow up?FABIEN FRANKEL: I grew up in London. My mum is French Italian and my dad is Iraqi Russian, though his family emigrated to the UK in the 1940s and settled in the East End of London. So I grew up in London, but that’s my heritage.When did you start getting into films as a director or in another role?FF: I got into films as an actor. I trained as an actor and that’s how I got into films initially. I also grew up in a very cinephile family. My family really love cinema, so it was always around.What was the first film you made where you felt this could be a career move?FF: I was making a TV show as an actor in Bangkok and I bought a Super 8mm camera in New York. It was the first gift I ever bought myself from my first acting job. I brought it with me to Bangkok, where I was doing another acting job, and I shot a bunch of Super 8 footage out there. I then cut it together to Little Red Rooster by The Rolling Stones. I suppose it was my first kind of music video.I love the process of bringing different people together when you’re making films.Can you tell us about your first music video and how it turned out?FF: My first music video was for some close friends of mine who started a band called Memory of Speke. I had heard demos from what would become their first release, including a song called Wife Once, and I pitched them an idea to make a 17th century Restoration style music video. They went for it.[vidtoken data:0]Where do you draw inspiration for your own work?FF: Cinema is the obvious answer. That’s been my biggest inspiration, stealing from great filmmakers and trying to find what that becomes in my own work.There’s also definitely a love of masks in what I do. I’m not entirely sure where that comes from, but whenever I come up with an idea there often seems to be something involving people being masked in some way. Both of my music videos have had elements of that. There’s something about the sort of primal dance mask feeling that I seem drawn to.[imgtoken data:1]Above: Fabien (right) with Mark Ruffalo in HBO drama 'Task'.What has been the most creatively rewarding non-music project of the past year or so?FF: I made a TV show called Task for HBO. I’m really proud of it and I had a great time making that show.What aspect of the job do you enjoy the most?FF: Working with my brother [Max Mark Frankel, producer of his videos for Memory of Speke and Peter Zummo] is definitely one of the things I enjoy most about my work. More generally, I love the process of bringing different people together when you’re making films. Finding people whose energy either matches yours or raises you up so that what you make in the end feels like a shared vision.[vidtoken data:1]Can you tell us about your next project?FF: I can’t say too much, but I'm making an independent movie for a really exciting studio and we’re about to start filming.Which artist or band would you most like to make a music video for?FF: From a nostalgic point of view, making something for The Rolling Stones would be incredible. Their music runs through so many of the films I love, especially that iconic Scorsese era. For the kid in me, that would be a massive deal.Career-wise, where do you hope to be in five years’ time?FF: My dream would be to direct a film. If in the next five years I could have directed my first feature film, I’d feel really proud of that.• Fabien Frankel is signed to Partizan, represented for music videos by Mouthpiece.