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David Bertram

Blink have announced the signing of UKMVA-winning French director David Bertram to its roster for music video and commercial&nbsp;representation in London and Amsterdam.Bertram's video for electronic duo Bicep's Saku won the Best VFX in a Video at this year's UK Music Video Awards, and was nominated in several other categories at UKMVAs 2021.In the past 18 months, during which time he focussed on making music videos, Bertram has also directed two outstanding videos for Wassailer - <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/09/17/wassailer-son-david-bertram/66689" target="_blank">Son</a> and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/01/21/wassailer-song-elsa-david-bertram/69061" target="_blank">Song For Elsa</a>. Prior to that, his music video directing debut for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/06/15/data-dont-sing-david-bertram/34834" target="_blank">Data's Don't Sing</a> in 2015 helped him to win the YDA at Cannes.[vidtoken data:0]Bertram started his career as an advertising&nbsp;creative in Paris before making the switch to directing.&nbsp;“David is a powerhouse of talent and ideas," says Blink MD Paul Weston.&nbsp;"His experience to date&nbsp;has given him such a rounded understanding of being a director I’m really excited to be introducing such an exceptional talent to the UK.”Laura Northover, Blink's head of music videos,&nbsp;adds: “We’re extremely excited to have David on our music video roster. His unique approach to crafting concepts sets him apart and really embodies what we love and value at Blink.”Bertram, who is signed to <a href="https://diplomats.tv/">Diplomats</a> in France and Ruffian in the US, comments that he is delighted to join Blink for representation in the UK and the Netherlands.&nbsp;“When I was a creative, I spent my time looking at the work made in England, especially on the websites of production companies. - on top of my faves was Colonel Blimp... now Blink," he says. "Full circle. As a former creative, for me craft can’t be the idea, it only serves it. That’s what I love most about Blink, their passion for great ideas first and foremost, and brilliance in the execution.”• Watch David Bertram's showreel at Blink <a href="https://blinkprods.com/talent/david-bertram/" target="_blank">here</a>. Contact Laura Northover at laura@blinkprods.com for music video enquiries &nbsp;

Blink

David Bertram signs to Blink for music videos and ads in UK

Bicep-'Saku'-by-David-Bertram

Following the video for Son, shot during last year's spring lockdown, David Bertram collaborates with Wassailer for a second time, with more breathtaking results.&nbsp;The video for Song For Elsa opens with a bloodied and bruised man stumbling along a windswept beach. He is following&nbsp;an unidentified woman in a yellow dress&nbsp;as she walks towards the horizon. He's trying to catch up with her, but she remains agonisingly beyond his reach.And there is another problem.&nbsp;Intermittently this troubled individual is faced with an aggressive doppelgänger, who is trying to prevents&nbsp;him from getting closer - and sometimes becomes the woman...Like <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/09/17/wassailer-son-david-bertram/66689" target="_blank">Son</a>, this is stunningly photographed by Bertram himself. And like Son, he creates an emotional reaction in the viewer with terrific&nbsp;style, ingenuity and economy, with terrific use of the location. But&nbsp;this is altogether&nbsp;darker - the sense of&nbsp;self-destruction and loss is unmistakeable.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

United Kingdom

Empty Streets Records

Vadalm Company

Jean-Marc Bevan

Matthieu Notin

Emiliano Serantoni

Diplomats

Folk

Indie

Wassailer 'Song For Elsa' by David Bertram

Wassailer-'Song-For-Elsa'-by-David-Bertram

A girl is trapped in a traumatic spiral, in David Bertram's fascinating promo for Bicep.&nbsp;Exploring themes of family relationships, adolescence and guilt, the innovative video for Saku depicts a girl running away from her home to meet friends, before becoming stuck in a perpetual loop.&nbsp;The striking performances are matched by the mind-boggling structure of the video - a single take, marshalled by DoP&nbsp;Pat Aldinger, repeated in motion control, which transforms the apartment block staircase&nbsp;into an awkwardly undefined space with no discernable way out.&nbsp;This is a true gem, endlessly engaging and a perfect fit to the otherworldly soundscapes in the track.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Pierre-Edouard Sigwalt

Adrien Chibatte

Christian Alzieu

Pat Aldinger

Romain Malavoy

Sophie Delorme

Matthieu Henriot

Diane Gagnant

Megumi Itano

Sophie Fourdrinoy

Firm Studio

Hands 

John Moule

Ninja Tune

Electronic

Bicep ft Clara La San 'Saku' by David Bertram

David Bertram explores destruction and rebirth in his stunning video for&nbsp;London-based up and comer Wassailer,&nbsp;entirely shot at home during Covid lockdown.Featuring a cast of kids dressed head-to-toe in post-Apocalyptic garments, the brilliant visual for Son presents an alternate perspective of a near-future catastrophe, where children have to fend for themselves and&nbsp;protect what's theirs.&nbsp;Shot in cinematic monochrome, the gritty aesthetic elevates the dichotomy of youth and and old age, innocence and guilt. Doubling up as DoP as well as director, Bertram has negotiated breathtaking performances from each of the young cast, anchoring the concept in a devastating reality, which mirrors many of the issues in our current zeitgeist.&nbsp;

Vadalm

Aurélien Viot

Experimental

Alternative

Wassailer 'Son' by David Bertram

Wassailer-'Son'-by-David-Bertram

French artist&nbsp;Data&#39;s self-described&nbsp;&#39;future funk&#39; track Don&#39;t Sing has been paired with this&nbsp;marvellous&nbsp;video by Paris-based director&nbsp;David Bertram, which is very much about the dark and twisted heart of humanity - and how thoroughly entertaining that can be.Within an outwardly pleasant&nbsp;suburban community, some seriously twisted,&nbsp;violent&nbsp;and sexy goings-on are revealed, designed to make the viewer squirm - and grasping for answers. And then things take an illuminating turn&nbsp;when a spectacular&nbsp;car&nbsp;accident shakes the residents out of their respective distractions...

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