Director's Representation

Sam Davey

Ashnikko is back in&nbsp;Furmaan + Vasso's extraordinary promo for Weedkiller, the title track from the long-awaited debut album.&nbsp;Described as a "trans-dimensional fable, a folk-tech origin story of a birth, a death and a call to emergency in the face of evil," it's safe to say there are a lot of ideas going on, and the hyperactive blend of AI, performance and visual effects is&nbsp;brain-meltingly addictive to watch.&nbsp;Tied together by the fae universe created by Ashnikko on the album, the video is cinematic, gritty and textural, with an overarching sci-fi vibe linking three distinct vignettes that makes the whole concept a true spectacle.&nbsp;Marvellous work by&nbsp;Furmaan + Vasso - who also directed the impressive new Jess Glynne video&nbsp;- and proof that Ashnikko is one of the most exciting artists around today, musically and visually.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

United Kingdom

Furmann Ahmed

Kerri Aungle

Holly Wood

Furmaan + Vasso

Marija Djikic

Polly Millner

OB Management

Sam Seager

Bora Romcevic

Kai Blamey Nguyen

Sam Holmes

Marko Deljanin

Ahmed Yasser

Joshua Base Pilmore

Claire Moore

Georgia Olive

Janja Bilbija

Matthieu Toullet

Company 3

Primer Studio

Parlophone

Alternative Pop

Alt-Pop

Ashnikko 'Weedkiller' by Furmaan + Vasso

Ashnikko-'Weedkiller'-by-Furmaan-+-Vasso

Yago Hunt-Laudi directs a mesmerising multi-format promo for Easy Life and Gus Dapperton.Combining beautiful cinematography and analogue textures - including charcoal, pastel, tape, and paper printouts - the video sees the artists travelling around in an ice cream van, interspersed with an amalgam of vintage imagery and abstract cutaways.&nbsp;The DIY, zine-like aesthetic&nbsp;of the cutaways contrasts with the slick setups in the truck and on the roof, creating a timeless vibe and plenty of details to catch on a second or third watch.&nbsp;

Haley Rolland

Marc Anthony George

Yago Hunt-Laudi

Tashi Bhutia

Underhill

Marco Grey

Agustina Biasutto

Htat Lin Htut

Alex Max

Dariana Jiron

Austin Castelo

Julio Yurnet

Carey Hu

Afiya Yearwood

Grotesk.group

Island Records

Easy Life, Gus Dapperton 'Antifreeze' by Yago Hunt-Laudi 

Easy-Life,-Gus-Dapperton-'Antifreeze'-by-Yago-Hunt-laudi-

Love leads the way in&nbsp;AB/CD/CD's phenomenal promo for Dermot Kennedy's Kiss Me.&nbsp;Lying in the bed of a truck hurtling down an empty stretch of desert road, we see Kennedy and his love interest locked in an embrace, as the vehicle proceeds to break up around them.&nbsp;Boasting seamless VFX work and an absorbing concept, it's an instantly iconic visual, that delivers on the action but never forgets the beating heart of the story.&nbsp;[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

Carlos Gambao

Jocelyn Corona

AB-CD-CD

Lola Idounda

La Pac

Katie Dolan

Denis Guth

Jerome Denis

Anna Roudaut

Simon Donnellon

Diana Titaferrante

Vincent Fleischmann

Sylvain Canaux

Digital District

Valeria Horne

Alex Chamberlain

Habitant

Dermot Kennedy 'Kiss Me' by AB/CD/CD

Dermot-Kennedy--'Kiss-Me'-by-Ab/cd/cd

Sam Ryder, the UK's impressive runner-up at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with Spaceman, returns to action with another irrepressible performance in Alex Southam's celebratory song-and-dance production for Somebody.For the unapologetically sunny track, Southam puts his own spin upon a great tradition of videos that have reimagined the old-school Hollywood musical. And that turns out to be&nbsp;pretty much the ideal vehicle for&nbsp;Ryder's larger-than-life persona.In a picture-perfect European city, Ryder&nbsp;bounces through main street, finding dance partners at the café and cinema, launching himself from a scissor lift,&nbsp;and stopping off for a quick snip at the barbers before multiplying before our eyes in his big finale. He busts some unfeasible moves in a various ways&nbsp;that recall those classic Spike Jonze videos for Bjork's Oh So Quiet and Fatboy Slim's Weapon Of Choice. And finally director and artist put there own playful twist on the classic Texas Switch.[imgtoken data:1]"The brief for the video came with a few buzz words - fun, quirky, sunny, bright, bold and joyful - and so that's exactly the sort of video we set out to make," explains Southam.&nbsp;"A handful of film references were shared,&nbsp;one of which is probably glaringly apparent in the final video. But we wanted to up the ante and make it feel super-playful - with it's tongue firmly wedged in its cheek - so that's when the use of doubles and the Texas Switch came into play."The video was filmed in Belgrade, on what Southam describes as "one of the most bonkers backlots I've ever seen." It was also in the middle&nbsp;of the extreme heatwave that has scorched Europe this summer, but "we had an absolute blast making it," he says."I want to call out DoP Murren Tullett’s stellar work and Jay Revell on choreography duty - those boys came correct. But to be fair everyone smashed it.&nbsp;I'm still gutted we didn’t get to use the jet-ski set-up - but I did throw a man off a scissor lift, so its all swings and roundabouts."As for Sam Ryder, can he really be as unfeasibly cheerful as he seems? "Sam is the real deal," asserts Southam. "A genuine and super upbeat chap always with a smile. So we wanted to capture him spreading those good vibes around and highlight his infectious personality."

Sandra Subic

Dusan Miceta

Alex Southam

Ryan Morgan

OB Productions

Dragan Šapić

Murren Tullett

Draza Zivanovic

Aljosa Korencan

Dragan Jovic

Milan Mihajlovic

Zoran Krstic

Jay Revell

Mari Macleod

Katarina Erdeljan

Irena Miletic

Gordana Sladic

Jack Singer

Homespun

Thomas Mangham

Black Kite Studios

Jakob Thorlhallssan

Parlophone Records

Sam Ryder 'Somebody' by Alex Southam

Sam-Ryder--'Somebody'-by-Alex-Southam

Charlie Robins directs a mesmerising one-shot promo for Eliza.&nbsp;The video for Straight Talker takes place against a desolate industrial backdrop, with eerie, atmospheric cinematography and a spellbinding performance at its core.&nbsp;The progression from fluid movement to a primal, strobe-lit explosion of dance is inspired, and the camera team - especially DoP&nbsp;Jaime Ackroyd and steadicam op Beau Pritchard-James - deserve a special mention for pulling this one off as smoothly&nbsp;as they have.&nbsp;

Caitlin Curran

Worldwide Production Agency

Charlie Robins

Joseph J Goldman

Film Co

Agile Films

James Duffy

Jaime Ackroyd

Precious Mahaga

Sana Khan

Chris Malin

Beau Pritchard James

Anil Duru

Anastasia Cherkasyuk

KZ Creatives

Molly Portsmouth

Jonny Thorpe

Glassworks

Lewis Barr

Eliza 'Straight Talker' by Charlie Robins

Eliza-'Straight-Talker'-by-Charlie-Robins

Artemas heads to Southend-on-Sea in Racer's dreamy visual for Favourite.&nbsp;In the directing team's latest for the writer-producer,&nbsp;following the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2021/11/23/artemas-real-life-racer/73943" target="_blank">Real Life</a>&nbsp;video a few months ago, we see two characters - played by Zoe Newton Kisly (who also produced the video) and&nbsp;Anthony Idahosa - enjoy all the fun of Southend's Adventure Island, winning a bounty of tickets at the arcades, climbing trees and falling in love at the karaoke bar. And all this happens while they are wearing T-Rex masks.&nbsp;The eccentric concept lends a gently humourous vibe to the video, whilst the nostalgic cinematography harks back to home videos of family holidays spent next to the sea.&nbsp;Nothing like a good T-Rex love story to get over the midweek hump...&nbsp;

Geo Xavier

Racer

Zoe Newton Kisly

Friends Are Always Welcomed.

Will Churchill

Billy Kendall

Oniqur Rahman

Gizem Kuru

Owen Diplock

Niels Halle

Mari Esa

Megan Lee

Electric Theatre Company

September Management

Artemas 'Favourite' by Racer

Artemas - Favourite

James Blunt ticks off a remarkable bucket-list of heart-pounding activities, without ever leaving the studio, in Moon's wonderfully silly video for Adrenaline.From skydiving to rollercoaster-riding to delivering a baby (and lots more besides), James is experiencing every possible adrenaline-rush, but its soon clear that he's been added to variety of stock footage scenarios. Sometimes its pretty seamless, other times definitely not so.It's daft and likeable, and excellent use of a green screen shoot. It's also a further demonstration of James Blunt's determination to not take himself too seriously, and it's&nbsp;sure to put a smile on your face.

Moon

Stuart Hall

Charlotte Armer

Janine Frank

David Wright

Stephanie Kennedy

Jos Bitelli

Chris Dowling

Gemma Aldous

Chris Brown

Jakob Thorhallsson

Kim Jarrett

Atlantic Records

Stefan Abingdon

James Blunt 'Adrenaline' by Moon

James Blunt - Adrenaline (Official Music Video)

The new&nbsp;episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7xlA6GsQtJfhtUsxNYiFYz" target="_blank">The Promonews Podcast: Talking Music Videos</a>&nbsp;is out today, featuring a conversation with one of the most experienced and influential independent director's representatives working in UK music videos - and winner of Best Agent at last year's UKMVAs -&nbsp;Sam Davey.Sam Davey has been representing music video directors via independent agents OB Management since the mid-Noughties, playing a crucial role in bringing artists, labels and directors together, and being involved in the making of hundreds of videos over that period.In the latest&nbsp;of the current series&nbsp;of interviews with figures in the music video industry,&nbsp;in association with&nbsp;<a href="https://looptalent.co.uk/" target="_blank">Loop Talent</a>, Promonews' David Knight and Rob Ulitski&nbsp;talked to Sam Davey a few weeks after his UKMVAs win in November, to find out more about his work, to gain an insight in what he looks for in a director, and his views on the state of music video production right now, from his unique vantage point.<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="232" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/7Be9cX1ek671wY5BBYpkc0?utm_source=generator" style="border-radius:12px" width="100%"></iframe>This episode in the third series&nbsp;of&nbsp;The Promonews Podcast: Talking Music Videos, sponsored by Loop Talent, follows the first two episodes featuring director and creative director&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0gshcnrejUTCxR2etqvMzg" target="_blank">Nathan James Tettey</a>, released in December, and director <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4i3moyAL4tRI1e5Zi5W2wo" target="_blank">KC Locke</a>, released last month.Interviewees in the previous two series of the podcast include directors Salmon Ligthelm, Olivia Rose, Sophia Ray with producer Mayling Wong, Kasper Haggstrom,&nbsp;Lucrecia Taormina, RUFFMERCY and Louis Bhose.&nbsp;The podcast has also welcomed DoPs Rik Burnell and Adam Singodia, the latter talking with colourist Vlad Barin; hair stylist Regina Meesen; and COMPULSORY director's rep Lee Fairweather.&nbsp;• Listen to The Promonews Podcast with Sam Davey on&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Be9cX1ek671wY5BBYpkc0" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, and other platforms.&nbsp;

The Promonews Podcast - new episode with Sam Davey out now!

A heavy cloud looms over a series of characters in Greg Davenport's pensive promo for Honne, featuring Khalid.&nbsp;Shot in an observational fashion, the concept visualises themes of introspection and retreating into oneself, through gentle vignettes which hint at a backstory and narrative, but focus more on the feeling and emotion involved in a moment.&nbsp;Beautifully put together, Davenport strikes a rare balance of quantity and quality of setups, capturing an unplaceable mood and feeling in every single shot.&nbsp;

Greg Davenport

Maya Dufeu

Adric Watson

Sinan Yilmaz

Dimi Vakrilov

Christian Hayes

Charlotte Noon

Alice Howlett

Alex Gregory

Jack Bradley

Mike Vega

Honne ft Khalid 'Three Strikes' by Greg Davenport

HONNE - THREE STRIKES (Feat. Khalid) (Official Video)

Greg Davenport directs If The World Should Ever Stop, the third in a series of five interconnected films exploring family, faith, love, confusion, fear and joy.The video follows a couple performing interpretive dance&nbsp;by the water, and offers a&nbsp;beautiful message of support and solidarity, of care and unwavering love in the face of adversity.&nbsp;Beautifully shot by&nbsp;Adric Watson, the one-take, fluid structure allows the choreography to breathe and expand to the space, creating a softly absorbing atmosphere.&nbsp;

Denis Kumeiko

Alex Savelov

Eugene Bubley

Daniel Dubrovsky

Werelease

Kate Maksymova

James Bamford

Charlie Morris

Laura Clayton

Alternative

JP Cooper 'If The World Should Ever Stop' by Greg Davenport

Jp-Cooper-'If-World-Should-Ever-Stop-'-by-Greg-Davenport

In the final episode of Natalie Steiner's film series about the music video community during the pandemic crisis, our panel of interviewees reflect upon what they have missed about their pre-lockdown work routine, and then ponder upon what the industry will look like when things start moving again.[vidtoken data:0]After <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-4-wonderings-and-worries-exclusive-promonews/64893" target="_blank">Episode 4: Wonderings &amp; Worries</a>, in which Natalie Steiner's interviewees reflected upon the immediate concerns caused by Covid-19, and the bigger issues that have arisen from the crisis, The Future Of Our Industry mixes some fond recollections of the communal experience of filmmaking, from the camaraderie to the adrenalin-buzz, to the practicalities of getting the industry moving again.<blockquote>The discussion in this final episode is a mixture of prediction, hopes and nostalgic appreciation for the music video industry pre-Covid19.</blockquote>This timely episode, edited by Meg Thorne at Cut+Run,&nbsp;features nearly all of the panel interviewed by Steiner and Eleri Evans for the Music Videos In Lockdown series. 'As the loosening of lockdown approaches and shoots begin we’ve got the opportunity to collectively question old habits, and start new ones," says Steiner.&nbsp;"The discussion in this final episode is a mixture of prediction, hopes and nostalgic appreciation for the music video industry pre-Covid19."The interviewees are: 1st AD Clara Paris;&nbsp;Virgin EMI director of video James Hackett;&nbsp;My Accomplice EP Imogen Harrison;&nbsp;wardrobe stylist Terri Higgins;&nbsp;director Aidan Zamiri;&nbsp;directors Zhang &amp; Knight;&nbsp;Knucklehead EP Ore Okonedo; Greatcoat Films' EP&nbsp;Kareem Adeshina; choreographer&nbsp;Simon Donnellon; FRIEND EP Luke Tierney; DoP Diana Olifirova; Envy colourist Jax Harney; director Oscar Hudson; Atlantic Records' director of video Dan Curwin; DoP David Wright; camera assistant Jomar O'Meally; Blink EP Laura Northover; producer Tom O'Driscoll; wardrobe stylist&nbsp;Taff Williamson; OB Management director's agent Sam Davey; hair and makeup artist Jessica Summer; marketing manager&nbsp;Olivier Massey; production runner&nbsp;Amelia Mullooly; Pulse Films' EP Rik Green; director Myles Whittingham; Object &amp; Animal EP Morgan Clement; director Ian Pons Jewell; and runners' agent Julia Patterson.This is the final episode of the five-part series Music Videos In Lockdown about the UK music video community during the crisis, exclusively presented by Promonews. Here are links to the previous episodes in the series:• Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 1: Last Jobs <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-launches-promonews-episode-1-last-jobs/64690" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 2: Spending Time <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-series-continues-episode-2-spending-time-exclusive-promonews/64744" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 3: Working During The Lockdown <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-3-working-during-lockdown-exclusive-promonews/64811" target="_blank">here</a> • Music Videos In Lockdown Episode 4: Worries &amp; Wonderings <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/interviews/music-videos-lockdown-episode-4-wonderings-and-worries-exclusive-promonews/64893" target="_blank">here</a>

Clara Paris

James Hackett

Imogen Harrison

Terri Higgins

Aidan Zamiri

Zhang + Knight

Ore Okonedo

Kareem Adeshina

Luke Tierney

Diana Olifirova

Jax Harney

Oscar Hudson

Dan Curwin

Jomar O'Meally

Laura Northover

Tom O'Driscoll

Taff Williamson

Jessica Summer

Rik Green

Myles Whittingham

Morgan Clement

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