COMPULSORY

Director

Chris Toumazou

Pulp Fiction meets Prêt-à-Porter in Bedroom's hyperstylised promo for&nbsp;Italian rock sensations&nbsp;Måneskin.The video for Supermodel opens with a glamorous woman crawling out of a car wreck, hands outstretched and reaching for something off-screen.&nbsp;Things take a spin as we rewind to see what led up to this fiasco, as this enigmatic character&nbsp;steals a handbag and is chased through a bunch&nbsp;of vibrant locations by the band members.&nbsp;Bedroom imbue the video with some trademark signatures - including whip pans, quirky locations and upbeat editing - which elevate the throwback vibes.&nbsp;

Bedroom

Kiran Mandla

Henry Cristerna

Bobbie Notcutt

Lee Fairweather

Ben Chappell

Chris Acosta

Theo Hue Williams

Thomas Hole

Ash Halliburton

Sam Allen

We Are Covert 

Megan Lee

Daniel Burch

Måneskin 'Supermodel' by Bedroom

Måneskin - SUPERMODEL (Official Video)

London-based production company COMPULSORY are launching an online curatorial space to celebrate creative work from the worlds of film, art, photography and music video. compulsory.gallery has been developed as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and from tomorrow (16th April) it will be&nbsp;a free-to-view space curated online by a influential talents that aims to keep audiences connected through creativity whilst most of the world stays at home.Each day a guest curator is championing&nbsp;work they find most inspiring, contemporary or classical - but always personal to them. The schedule will also be supported by the team at COMPULSORY, a company that has prioritized&nbsp;the signing and nurturing of up-and-coming talent. With its constantly changing set of programmers, the curation will shift through genres, formats, mediums and styles, but the intention is to consistently promote&nbsp;COMPULSORY’s values of bringing art and entertainment to new audiences.The programme will also lean towards cinema with curators from the traditional film industry and exhibition, collaborating with partners such as the Criterion Channel, Artificial Eye and the Warner Archive to bring short films and forgotten gems from some of the most revered talent in theatrical filmmaking.“It's important that people feel connected and entertained, particularly with all the uncertainty that is happening around us," says COMPULSORY founding partner Chris Toumazou.&nbsp;"I want compulsory.gallery to be our safe space, a way that people can check in and fuel their creativity during this period of isolation but also beyond. We will be working with our partners and talented network to get work seen, promoting unsung voices and to challenge creativity at the core by inspiring others."The space will be opened on Thursday 16th April by the artist Cakes Da Killa, and guest curators across the first fortnight include&nbsp;Philip Ilson, creative director of the London Short Film Festival, artists&nbsp;Jay Prince, My Panda Shall Fly, Bradley Zero of Rhythm Section, director Aoife McArdle, Vimeo’s head of curation Jeffery Bowers.&nbsp;<blockquote>I want&nbsp;compulsory.gallery&nbsp;to be our safe space, so&nbsp;people can check in and fuel their creativity during isolation, but also beyond.</blockquote>The launch of this incentive is supported by Kodak and CHEAT who are the sponsors for the gallery’s first month. As key suppliers to the creative industries, both brands have helped to inspire an ambition to maintain exceptional levels of craft across many types of filmmaking."I’m excited to see this as a time for us to unite more closely with organisations and individuals and there hasn’t been a better time to band together," continues Toumazou.&nbsp;"In particular our launch sponsors Kodak, who have been an avid supporter of COMPULSORY allowing the talent we represent to keep shooting on film, and CHEAT who started their journey at a similar time to us and have an incredible passion for and commitment in working as a leading post production house.”Toby Tomkins, MD and colourist at post production company&nbsp;CHEAT says: “I am delighted to announce our sponsorship of compulsory.gallery as a project which aligns perfectly with what CHEAT represents; bringing creative work that is inspiring, bold and original to the forefront - no matter the format or source. We are really excited to be part of something the industry needs right now, and I can’t wait to see what the amazing curators choose this month”Sam Clark, senior sales director at Kodak shared the following statement: “I’m extremely excited to be sponsoring compulsory.gallery especially as a creative response through these times. It's a perfect way to celebrate and showcase the type of support Kodak encourages as we help to contribute to our incredible filmmaking community and industry. We are proud to see how film plays an important role in giving filmmakers and creatives freedom and options to tell their stories and we're here to stand by them.”Tune in daily to ​<a href="https://compulsory.gallery/" target="_blank">www.compulsory.gallery</a>​ see a programme of changing work with a schedule designed to battle the monotony of isolation. The programme will change at midnight, 1pm and 6pm and will show one piece of work at a time with a foreword written by it’s curator.To submit projects or enquire about becoming a guest curator get in touch with ​stephanie@compulsoryviewing.co.uk•&nbsp;Still from 'The Altman Apartment', courtesy&nbsp;of the Criterion&nbsp;Channel.

COMPULSORY launch curatorial space compulsory.gallery, supported by CHEAT and Kodak

Baltimore-based director Alonzo Hellerbach creates an impressionistic patchwork of ordinary life in his hometown for Jurdan Bryant.Employing mixed visual media - film in colour and monochrome, and photography - as well as&nbsp;sound design, Hellerbach builds an inspiring insight into the world of a closely knit community. It's authentic, but he's also not afraid to experiment with visual ideas (and the use of silence) to defy expectations.&nbsp;The purpose is to honour the memory of Thomas, a friend of Bryant who passed away, and the subject of the track. In&nbsp;doing this it displays the distinctive aesthetic. A&nbsp;new director to look out for.&nbsp;

United States

Alonzo Hellerbach

Mayer Chalom

Naomi Wilkins

Torianne Montes-Schiff

Mitch Goldberg

Felix Abeson

Josh Bohoskey

The Mill

Hip Hop

Jurdan Bryant 'Words For Thomas' by Alonzo Hellerbach

Jurdan-Bryant-'Words-For-Thomas'-by-Alonzo-Hellerbach

Filmed on the cliffs on the Portuguese coastline near Lisbon, Emmanuel Adjei captures an extraordinary musical gathering, where Madonna pays homage to and performs with the all-female&nbsp;Orquestra Batukadeiras, guardians&nbsp;the&nbsp;Capa Verdean musical and dance tradition of batuque.With its focus on the powerful faces of the women in the multi-generational Orquestra, and the harshly beautiful setting, this is the second successive video that Adjei has directed for Madonna, where the lady herself is not the centre of attention. It's also possibly the most documentary-like of any Madonna video ever - and she's made over 75 of them.But unlike Dark Ballet, where Mykki Blanco takes the lead role, Madonna is&nbsp;a powerful presence here. Her introduction into the scene is gentle, and&nbsp;characterised by her being part of the collective. There's a lack of artifice, and her evident enjoyment&nbsp;in the performance of the song Batuka with the Orquestra, a defiant, joyful cry for rebellion with a&nbsp;rousing&nbsp;call-and-response structure.It's not Express Yourself or Vogue, but Ajdei's video for Batuka is a real breakthrough into a different kind of Madonna video.• Exclusive interview with Madonna about the Batuka video on <a href="https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2019/07/238304/madonna-batuka-music-video-madame-x-interview" target="_blank">Refinery29</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]

Emmanuel Adjei

Tom Birmingham

Melodie Saba

Paulo Guedes

Dilia Brito

Paulina Rzeszowska

Bratsk

Andy Lecompte

Isamaya French

Danny Tull

Mathematic

Julia Kerguelen

Imogen Snell

Interscope

Dreamers

Madonna 'Batuka' by Emmanuel Adjei

Madonna-'Batuka'-by-Emmanuel-Adjei

Madonna, the great agent provocateur of pop, has engaged the vision of Emmanuel Adjei to create her boldest, most provocative video in years - featuring a searing performance by Mykki Blanco, as&nbsp;Joan of Arc.Blanco&nbsp;plays the hunted, defiant and doomed Joan in the Dark Ballet video -&nbsp;the distinctive modern casting of a transexual in&nbsp;the role of a timeless symbol&nbsp;of&nbsp;the powerless and downtrodden, in an otherwise believably medieval setting.It's immaculately created by Adjei on the epic scale that distinguished his MVA-winning video for Sevdaliza's Shahamaran last year, and Blanco fits seamlessly into that world, where beauty and music video aesthetics sit alongside moments of real horror -&nbsp;Adjei certainly&nbsp;does not shy away from Joan's terrible fate. &nbsp;This is also&nbsp;Madonna getting back to one of her favourite themes -&nbsp;the systemic repression&nbsp;of the Catholic Church. Perhaps boldest of all, as she locks horns with an old adversary, she remains largely invisible herself. She only appears in one shot in the entire video.&nbsp;

Porsche Poon

Eyob Yohannes

Riccardo Castano

Megan Lawson

Yann Aldabe

Michael BIANCHI

Guillaume Marien 

Ready To Shoot

Margarida Adónis

Mykki Blanco

Madonna 'Dark Ballet' by Emmanuel Adjei

The seven minute&nbsp;cinematic experience created by director Emmanuel Adjei for artist Sevdaliza explores and questions the fascinations and desires of the human mind, telling&nbsp;the story of the black man, who continues life in a cycle of oppression. The modern chains, of aspiring for success, power and decadence that create a false sense of freedom and autonomy.&nbsp;The video has a decisive sci-fi feel to it, the three year project utilising impressive special effects that give the expansive and empty desert an other-worldly feel. Having collaborated on other projects together in the past, Emmanuel Adjei and Sevdaliza have created a highly sophisticated, complex and beautifully executed piece. More an art film&nbsp;than merely a music video.[imgtoken data:1]

Gijs Determeijer

Sam Fontaine

Jesse Hays

Paul Özgür

Ai Dang

Harper Thomas

Scott Ray

Miranda Lorenz

Inez Naomi

Devin Bianchini

Carla Rosso

Leila Sarraf

Marleen Ozgur

Trim

Vincent Heine

Mathamatic

Fred Brandon

Sevdaliza

Anunnaki The Great

Compulsory.

Headfirst Mgmt

Twisted Elegance

Handsome

HALAL

Sevdaliza 'Shahmaran' by Emmanuel Adjei

Shahmaran-'Sevdaliza-&-Emmanuel-Adjei-Present-'-by-Emmanuel-Adjei

Taz Tron Delix reunites with Oscar Worldpeace, developing a striking new look to accompany the artist&#39;s hard-hitting message.&nbsp;Tron Delix moves to a beautiful heightened portraiture, with the help of great work by DoP Ruben Woodin-Descamps, that highlight the key issues raised by Worldpeace&#39;s new EP, IC3. &bull; <a href="https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/paxnwz/oscar-worldpeace-no-white-god-noisey-histlist-2018">Noisey</a>&nbsp;

Taz Tron Delix

Carla Steinberg

Ty Hack

Ruben Woodin-Dechamps

Jack Exton

Jerry Pradon

Peter Bishop

Liz El-kadhi

Rita Sarpong

Sukhy Bhandal

Oisín O'Driscoll

Jomana Ayoub

Thris Tian

Oscar Worldpeace 'No White God' by Taz Tron Delix

Oscar #Worldpeace - No White God (Official Video)

Filmawi uses multiple formats to engaging effect with this simple and stylish&nbsp;performance piece for Renz and Jay Prince.It&#39;s the latest of a series of collaborations with Prince, and photographer-turned-director Filmawi uses analogue and digital video to achieve a cool aesthetic for Big Amounts.

United Kingdom

Filmawi

Nick Hayes

Joel Honeywell

Kairo Jones

Dan Kreeger

Sam Wood

Renz ft. Jay Prince 'Big Amounts' by Filmawi

Renz-Ft.-Jay-Prince-'Big-Amounts'-by-Filmawi

Taz Tron Delix is back with another tour de force of mindbending visuals, this time for&nbsp;JD Reid and&nbsp;Novelist.Shot on 16mm by Reuben Woodin-Deschamps, the video for Ready takes in a slew of performance set ups intercut with a surreal rollercoaster camera trip around London. And the the prolific, UKMVA-nominated director once again employs his signature techniques, moving between fast-pace edit motivations and a kaleidoscopic whirl of effects, all executed with careful consideration&nbsp;to&nbsp;the ebb, flow and energy&nbsp;of the track. &nbsp;Very cool.

Ruben Woodin Deschamps

James Malamatinas

Nai Sukanant

Ana Krkljus

Rinse

Urban

Grime

JD Reid ft. Novelist 'Ready' by Taz Tron Delix

Jd-Reid-Ft.-Novelist-''ready''-by-Taz-Tron-Delix

Emmanuel Adjei returns with another signature mind-bending visual story, this time for Mark Pritchard.The clip - shot in colour and then graded in black and white by Jim Bracher at The Mill &ndash;&nbsp;allows the audience to float ghost-like around a storage-facility-turned-living-space in a near-future of overpopulation. We peer into these rooms and see vignettes of compacted lives: poverty living next door to artistry living next door to death.It&#39;s a dystopian world that exists in a perpetual state of chaos, and the camera is the visitor to this world, moving fluidly through the site in what appears to be a one-shot - courtesy of a couple of invisible cuts.

Kadri Mahmoud

Afzal Robbani

Michael Hobdell

Mahalia John

Ben Millar

Paulina Rzeszawksa

Ruka Johnson

Lisa Chau

Trim Editing

Jim Bracher

Olegar Fedoro

Warp Records

Melanie Chatelet-adjo

Doug Walshe

Louise Collins

Mark Pritchard ft Bibio 'Give It Your Choir' by Emmanuel Adjei

Mark-Pritchard-Ft-Bibio-'Give-It-Your-Choir'-by-Emmanuel-Adjei

Greg Barnes directs a three-track live film for artists Patten on Warp Records in part collaboration with Red Bull.The 10 minute live film is a slick and colourful affair which is constantly in motion. Seamlessly mixing digital, video-tap, and 16mm film formats, and forever encircling the duo as they perform, the videos format-hopping, glitchy edits combine beautifully with the light show to create a dramatic-looking film.Barnes&#39;s films bring in elements of Patten&#39;s live show, creating something impossible to reproduce live with the duo disappearing and reappearing to their own synthesised scratches. Blink and you&#39;ll miss some of the excellent edit work here.

Greg Barnes

Stephanie Paeplow

Nick Morris

Gary Long

Matt Farrant

Ellie Williams

Rik Green

Warp

Patten 'Blade, Cache, Epsilon' live film by Greg Barnes

Patten-''blade',-'cache'-'epsilon''-by-Greg-Barnes

Going in search of memories from a now broken relationship, Victor Pakpour&#39;s video for Jack River&#39;s Talk Like That,&nbsp;as a loosely-told story remembered by a couples home video footage.&nbsp;Shot on Super 8mm, the video was influenced by elements of Wim Wenders&#39; classic Paris Texas, leaving the concept open to which footage is set in the past and which is now in the present.

Victor Pakpour

Jack River 'Talk Like That' by Victor Pakpour

Jack-River-''talk-Like-That''-by-Victor-Pakpour

Directing duo Brian and Karl have paired up with English folk rock trio&nbsp;The Staves for these lovely, troubling visuals for Steady.&nbsp;Shot on 16mm film, the ambiguous&nbsp;clip sees the three sisters in a state of anxiety and fear, looking at themselves into&nbsp;scenes of their own death. On their Facebook page,&nbsp;The Staves - who seem to enjoy a dark sense of humour&nbsp;-&nbsp;summarise the video with the phrase,&nbsp;&quot;Jess face down in a swimming pool, Camilla struggling to turn off an alarm clock and Emily pretending she&#39;s in The Godfather.&quot;&nbsp;

Brian and Karl

Hannah Shipley

Toby Sherborne

Benjamin Barber

James Leckey

Darren Ladbury 

Antonis Tsiakos

Dean Zinmarakis

Matt Perry

Juno Calypso

AJ O'Neill

Sophie Medhurst

Hope Van Joel

Laura Mellor

Oisín O' Driscoll

Marisa Garner Associates

Dan Curwin

Atlantic Records

Folk Rock

The Staves 'Steady' by Brian and Karl

THE STAVES // Steady

Nryn&#39;s video for Braille&#39;s The Cat&#39;s Gone Nuts is an intriguing&nbsp;deconstruction of memory and relationships. Its an animation composed of still images, juxtaposed&nbsp;together in a collage that details a married couple&#39;s&nbsp;lifespan in the inanimate items in their lives.

Nryn

Friends Of Friends

Alternative

Braille 'The Cat's Gone Nuts' by Nryn

Braille-'The-Cat's-Gone-Nuts'-by-Nryn

At 24,&nbsp;Chris Toumazou has already proved himself to be multi-talented music video-maker. As a director he has helmed acclaimed videos for Tropics and Cloud Boat, while as a co-founder of burgeoning production company COMPULSORY he has signed and produced several up-and-coming directors&nbsp;from far and wide (including Norway and Canada). Born in Chiswick, West London (of French and Greek parents) his work both as a director and producer has earned him&nbsp;UKMVA nominations as well as being selected at various festivals such as SXSW, BBC Music Video Festival, and International Music Video Festival Paris.&nbsp;Education:&nbsp;I attended The Arts Educational Schools then went to the University of Westminster to study Film &amp; Media.&nbsp;Previous occupations: At school and university I was all about working at my local Blockbuster Video, which was the most fun had behind a counter since Clerks. General hustling, video designer at the Royal Court Theatre. Then came films and music videos..Favourite music video of the past 12 months?&nbsp;I think it&rsquo;s just a little over 12 months now, but personally So Me&rsquo;s video for &lsquo;Memory&rsquo; for Jackson &amp; His Computerband is one of the most beautifully unfolding stories ever told on the format. I&rsquo;ve always been a fan of smaller intimate narratives, this one feels very human and still warped with visual trickery, a perfect and smart balance for a video.&nbsp;Also one of our directors at COMPULSORY Kevan Funk&rsquo;s video for Anne Trolle&rsquo;s &lsquo;Ribbon Arms&rsquo; had me shed a slight tear.&nbsp;<blockquote>Favourite video of all time?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Vaz9jW054" target="_blank">&lsquo;Stop The War&rsquo; by Speak The Hungarian Rapper</a>.&nbsp;People were unfortunately not ready for this classic.&nbsp;</blockquote>Favourite publications/websites:&nbsp;I didn&rsquo;t know there were other publications or websites in public circulation, only PromoNews. So just this one. God is PromoNews. [Excellent answer, and actually true&nbsp;- ed]Favourite food/restaurant:&nbsp;After a heavy night out I find myself eating the regretful delights of Morley&rsquo;s fried chicken. That &pound;3.49 wings deal though...&nbsp;But in all seriousness, there&rsquo;s a small sushi joint near our office called Kisaku that is pretty boss. Also I guess you can&rsquo;t go wrong with Franco Manca or Brgr Co.Favourite drink/drug:&nbsp;Drink: A well made flat white served at approximately 9:30am&nbsp;Drug: Not my thing.<blockquote>Last movie you saw (and was it any good)?&nbsp;Scream 3. Yes it was.</blockquote>Favourite directors:&nbsp;I can only give biased answers, so our selective COMPULSORY roster of directors will have to take priority here, after all we did sign them so they&rsquo;re very good. They are:&nbsp;Kevan Funk, Thor Brenne, Victor Pakpour, Max McCabe and Nryn.Externally within music video, I&rsquo;d say Hiro Murai&#39;s direction of a scene is insanely good, Ian Pons Jewell&rsquo;s brain incredibly creative and Daniel Wolfe&rsquo;s art direction visually striking.&nbsp;Also, I love lots of different types of longer form directors &ndash;&nbsp;from Wes Craven to Andrej Zulawski, Walter Hill to Walerian Borowzcyk. All are fantastic in their own right.Last gig you went to (and was it any good)?&nbsp;I watched ODESZA at SXSW this year which blew my mind. Tropics had an incredible show at Electrowerkz, and also Fakear played a banging show there too.&nbsp;Favourite bands/artists:&nbsp;Mount Kimbie, Leon Vynehall, Romare, Bob James, Burial, Tropics, ODESZA, Moko, Soichi Terada, DJ Detweiler, Jamie XX, Bonobo, Cut Copy, Julio Bashmore, Joy Orbison, Dark Sky, The Allah Lah&rsquo;s, Miami Horror, Tourist, Glass Animals, RJD2, Tycho, Kove, Braille..a lot!<blockquote>I&rsquo;m really into this Lebanese disco track by Elias Rahbani at the moment called &lsquo;Liza&rsquo;. Worth checking out before it gets sampled by Jay-Z.</blockquote>Currently reading/favourite book:&nbsp;Our head of production Kadri introduced me to B is for Bauhaus: The A-Z of The Modern World, so currently reading that, really insightful stuff.&nbsp;What was the first music video you worked on - and what were you doing on that job?&nbsp;Like most people I was running. It was on a low budget urban video, not much fun really, but a great learning experience as with anything on set, getting stuck in is how you learn your way around. I was just excited to be on there so made the most of pretty much moving a C-stand and cutting some CTB gel&hellip;<blockquote>Favourite job of the past 12 months:&nbsp;There&rsquo;s 2 favourites: Directing Rapture&nbsp;for Tropics, and producing the ODESZA shoot in Vancouver.&nbsp;</blockquote>Directing &lsquo;Rapture&rsquo; was incredible to work with my usual family unit of collaborators that always come on board no matter how tough the project was to get going. My DP Rob White really made use of the little he had on the shoot/budget still shooting 3-perf 35mm so I&rsquo;m very grateful how it all came together.&nbsp;What&rsquo;s the next Big Thing you&rsquo;re working on?&nbsp;I&rsquo;ll let you know when I hear back from the commissioner.&nbsp;What would most improve your life?&nbsp;A holiday.Best moment, or fondest memory, of your career thus far?&nbsp;The fact I walk into an office everyday working with some of my good friends. Also being selected at SXSW for two consecutive years is quite a compliment for us, 2014 for my video for My Panda Shall Fly and this year with our director Max McCabe&rsquo;s piece for Moody Good.&nbsp;Getting nominated for a UKMVA for Tropics&rsquo; &lsquo;Home &amp; Consonance&rsquo; was amazing too as it was one of my first videos.<blockquote>Worst moment?&nbsp;Taking on a production commission you know you shouldn&rsquo;t have.&quot;&nbsp;</blockquote>Biggest frustration?&nbsp;Less budgets for a creative music videos and artists, and mo&rsquo; money mo problems on commercial pop.<blockquote>What&rsquo;s the big issue or issues facing music video makers right now?&nbsp;That there is no split revenue share on YouYube views for the directors and creatives behind the work.&nbsp;</blockquote>Person you most admire?&nbsp;My parents.What advice would you give to someone starting out in music video production?&nbsp;Make the right videos, not lots of videos. Become best friends with a good DOP and convince them your the next big thing even if you&rsquo;re not. They&rsquo;ll help you get there and vice versa if they haven&rsquo;t yet.Any hot tips on who will be the future stars in music video in the next couple of years &ndash; directors or otherwise?&nbsp;I&rsquo;d say the COMPULSORY roster is built on building emerging and hot new talent, but apart from us there are lots of people always coming up. I&rsquo;m not going to mention anyone until we sign them. You can read about it on PromoNews at a later date.

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The elegant and refined visuals and editing in this Wyles &amp; Simpson promo for the soulful duet&#39;s Stormy Skies by Kim Taylor&nbsp;is tonally resonant and entirely mesmerising. The hazy refractions of light and the opulent radial glass backdrop to the singers make for a perfectly simple and glamorous video.&nbsp;As Kim explains: &quot;The video explores the nature of the fragile emotional state between melancholy and euphoria, taking cues from the dusky mystery of film-noir to the opulent splendour of art-deco.&quot;

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