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Marius Gonzalez directs a moving&nbsp;promo for French hip hop artist Josman.&nbsp;The video for Intro is a collection several 'moving-image paintings', that aim&nbsp;to illustrate the emotions described throughout his piece. It's a vivid collaboration between Josman and Gonzalez - who also directed the rapper's&nbsp;video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/12/17/josman-un-zder-un-th%C3%A9-marius-gonzalez/56539" target="_blank">Un Zder, Un Thé</a>&nbsp;in 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unattached to the lyrics in the traditional sense, the video instead gives&nbsp;free rein to the interpretation and imagination of the viewer.Approached in a minimalistic way, the video echoes the loneliness, isolation and resilience in the track, and visualises these in an abstract way.&nbsp;

France

Gaston Portejoie

Charlotte Newels

Marius Gonzalez

Julien Ramirez Hernan

Sully Ledermann + Matias Sahnoune

Antonin Bronès

Vincent Amor

Firm Studio

Sidline

Hip Hop

Josman 'Intro' by Marius Gonzalez

Josman-'Intro'-by-Marius-Gonzalez

Director trio Bleu Desert create an unsettling and controversial promo for French rap group&nbsp;S-Crew.&nbsp;The immersive concept follows a police car during a night-time patrol in Paris, cleverly shot&nbsp;using only interior and exterior car mounts, depicts the BAC (Anti-Criminality Brigade of the National Police) antagonising and abusing various people on the street - and planting evidence on their targets.[imgtoken data:1]The latter part of the clip sees the payback - the vehicle is&nbsp;vehicle commandeered by the S-Crew themselves, who take it on their own tour of the neighbourhood&nbsp;- and building to a fiery climax.&nbsp;Shot on 35mm to give the video a raw, cinematic aesthetic, this stirring and thought-provoking video is a must-watch introduction to an exciting new directing collective.&nbsp;

Bleu Desert

Nicolas Tiry

Edouard Chassaing

Antoine Cormier

Sarah Gabay-Rehel

Laetizia Giorgi

Arthur Paux

Panenka

S-Crew '22' by Bleu Desert

S-crew-'22'-by-Bleu-Desert

Directing duo Pantera - that's Pato Martinez and Francisco Canton&nbsp;- have directed a series of wonderfully zany&nbsp;mini-films to tease French musician Jacques' new album Ordinary Victories.&nbsp;The nine-minute epic introduces us to the artist - and his distinctive hairstyle - as&nbsp;his head opens up to reveal a smorsgabord of&nbsp;weird and wonderful influences.Pantera and Jacques have released the project in chapter form, which serve up individual moments from the album within a surreal drama, and that also serves the wonderfully absurdist quality of their collaboration. We follow Jacques through Parisian streets, a journey exporing the inside of his trouser pocket&nbsp;and into a shallow grave - and that's just scratching the surface...&nbsp;[vidtoken data:0][vidtoken data:1][vidtoken data:2][vidtoken data:3][vidtoken data:4][vidtoken data:5]Whimsical, delirious and eccentric, this is a brilliantly-made piece of work by Pantera - produced by the team at SOLAB in Paris - and a very promising introduction to the artist and his unique aesthetic.&nbsp;

Pantera

Konstantin Mazov

Evan Djenki

Adèle Barach

Mica Albanese

Renata Juncadella

Adrien Savary

Pauline Guyot-walser

Alternative

Jacques 'Ordinary Victories' by Pantera

ORDINARY VICTORIES I: Opening

ORDINARY VICTORIES II: "Pocket Sounds"

ORDINARY VICTORIES III: "THE EGG"

ORDINARY VICTORIES IV: Burial & Worm

ORDINARY VICTORIES V: "C'est"

ORDINARY VICTORIES VI: Closing

Ordinary Victories

French electronic artist Katuchat is taken on a surreal journey in a stretch limousine, by a driver whose face is cracked with light, in directing collective JTM's video for Memento.Following their minimalist one-shot video for Katuchat's video for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sede57oCc-g" target="_blank">Home Is Not A Place</a> - also shot in the stretch limo - the directing trio of Théo Jollet, Thomas Trichet and Martin Maire employ a range of discplines to build this visually striking narrative, where the artist&nbsp;is travelling into an eery retrospective of his past, including extensive VFX and 3D animation.In the video Katuchat encounters&nbsp;characters and symbols that remind him of the most important elements of his life: his grandparents, the crowd, the large hospital complexes and the omnipresence of fire.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]

Cecilia Kotula

Leo Bourdon

Julien Ramirez

Octave Paute

Manon Delville

Thomas Coulomb

Louis Mekylla Bachir

Ruby Mazuel

Théo Jollet

Firm Studio Paris

Caïque De Souza Santos

Katuchat

Paulina Zielinska

Roche Musique

Electronica

Katuchat 'Memento' by JTM

Katuchat-'Memento'-by-Jtm

Marius Gonzalez directs a frenetic assault on the senses, in his promo for masked French rapper Kekra.&nbsp;In the video for&nbsp;Dans L'dos, we follow an armed Special Ops&nbsp;squad&nbsp;that enters an underground building, leading to a confrontation with Kekra in his base, and a brilliantly-staged&nbsp;brutal&nbsp;hand-to-hand fight.Taking inspiration from the fight scene in Park Chan-wook's Oldboy - and&nbsp;other references such as Son Of Man and The&nbsp;Raid - the video is tense and action-packed from the first frame to the last, with&nbsp;Romain Malavoy's cinematography adding a cinematic polish to the concept.&nbsp;Wild, unabashed and endlessly watchable, this a&nbsp;compelling video from an exciting young French director, with plenty of his saturated graphic design work peppered throughout.[imgtoken data:1][imgtoken data:2]&nbsp;

Vincent Vève

Jules Tardif

Romain Malavoy

FIRM

Kekra 'Dans L'dos' by Marius Gonzalez

Kekra-'Dans-L'dos'-by-Marius-Gonzalez

Marius Gonzalez provides further evidence of prodigious potential with this seethingly visceral video, where indie artist Joanna teams with actress Raika Hazanavicius to play a criminal pair whose seduction-strategy leads to murder.Layers of love, lust, jealousy pulsate through proceedings, as Joanna's mark falls under her spell, and triggers a mixed reaction from Raika, while guest artist Laylow, plays the demonic devilish character of the songtitle, prompting the couple into serious acts of Badness.&nbsp;Gonzalez's palette of stormy red, with rumbling sound design sets the scene, and his camera never stops moving, establishing a scenario where anything can happen.&nbsp;"The real starting point for the music video is Wong Kar-wai's Fallen Angels," says the director.&nbsp;"I'm a fan of the visual universe and especially this story of a criminal duo."

Sarah Gabay

Lola Bernard

Valentin Clark

François Lembre

Louise Mekylla Bachir

Arianne Theunissen

Sophie Fourdrinoy

Raika Hazanavicius

Hovnatan Avedikian

Mattieu Plessis

Joanna ft Laylow 'Démons' by Marius Gonzalez  

joanna - Démons feat. Laylow (Clip Officiel)

Romain Chassaing's long-awaited return to music videos has come for the French-Moroccan rapper Kekra - and in Chassaing's trademark style this is a fast-moving,&nbsp;action-packed tale, with a sense of humour as dark as it's dystopian setting.&nbsp;Kekra always appears with his face obscured, and in the video for Putain De Salaire&nbsp;he becomes a post-apocalyptic superhero, transformed by the radioactive waste that collects in murky corners of a&nbsp;brutal city run on slave labour. The plot of the video centres around the accidental effect of the toxic substance upon him and his newly found powers that&nbsp;spark a rebellion among the downtrodden underclass.&nbsp;Chassaing was inspired by his love of graphic novels and working closely with DoP Rik Zang, he has created a richly atmospheric dystopia, mixing references&nbsp;from Blade Runner to Alan Moore's graphic novels, with a nod to Wong Kar-wai.The video was shot in Thailand over&nbsp;two gruelling 18-hour days - thanks to some superhuman efforts from crew and service company Eastness. The extensive post production - involving&nbsp;CGI characters, digital effects and matte painting to add an epic scale - by FIRM in Paris was also turned around in time to have the video finished within a four-week schedule from treatment to delivery.It is Romain Chassaing's first video since his two for Dizzee Rascal, Bop And Keep It Dippin'&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2018/10/19/dizzee-rascal-x-skepta-money-right-romain-chassaing/55603" target="_blank">Money Right</a>. He's been focussing more on building his profile in commercials since then. It is very good to have him back.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Romain Chassaing

Arthur Parratte

Rik Zang

Prawit Supo

‘lynn’ Preeyanan Suwannathada

Manuel Coutant

Muriel Archambeau

Éloïse Rey

Eastness Productions

BOLD

Jonathan Lagache

Benoit Revilliod

Jeab ‘piyaporn Indageha’

Kekra 'Putain De Salaire' by Romain Chassaing

Kekra-'Putain-De-Salaire'-by-Romain-Chassaing

Pongo celebrates contemporary&nbsp;African culture in director Lou Escobar's vibrant vision&nbsp;for Uwa.Already an in-demand photographer and filmmaker, this is Escobar's debut music video project, which sees Pongo return&nbsp;to the continent for the first time since she fled Angola with her parents during the civil war.&nbsp;The video charges full-speed ahead, switching from frenetic choreography on the street to calm and deliberate&nbsp;movement&nbsp;in the&nbsp;river, radiating an almost meditative energy. This is a celebration of overcoming adversity and living life to the fullest, with sweeping steadicam shots and beautiful portraits of individual characters.&nbsp;Jon Echeveste's quickfire edit oscillates between street and club scenes, building to a crescendo of high-energy dance and perpetual partying. A very well-made video that matches a great concept with an authentic and emotional experience.&nbsp;

Portugal

Lou Escobar

Charlotte Neuwels

Jon Echeveste

Julie Perrono

Capucine Barron

Pongo 'Uwa' by Lou Escobar 

Pongo-'Uwa'-by-Lou-Escobar-

Marius Gonzalez brings a furiously sensory and hallucinatory vision to his video for French rapper Sean, where reality and fantasy&nbsp;merge together.Is Sean a thrill-seeker, driving with his mates through the deserted city in the dead of night, speeding headlong into a motorbike rider? The party boy, smoking? The gang torture victim, tied to a chair? Each scene tied together by the mysterious girl who comes to Sean, as if in a dream.With its kinetic editing, and lush and lurid&nbsp;colours, Gonzalez grabs the viewer and mesmerizes, and demonstrates he's a real one to watch.&nbsp;

Alexandre Jamin

Nicolas Gautier

Mathieu Plessis

Soumaya Assabi

Sean 'Fougue' by Marius Gonzalez

Sean-'Fougue'-by-Marius-Gonzalez

Romain Laurent’s mindbender&nbsp;for Grammy-nominated producer Tokimonsta (aka Jennifer Lee)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Atlanta hip-hop duo EarthGang's Fried In The Night&nbsp;explores the meaning of the songtitle through a&nbsp;enjoyably trippy combination of live action and visual effects.&nbsp;The French director brings his talent for standout post work - as found in videos for Their Names and <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/11/28/trevor-dickson-powers-romain-laurent/30479" target="_blank">Trevor Dickson</a>,&nbsp;and lots of French ads - to a&nbsp;Psilocybin-fuelled house party, and creates a very psychedelic experience in the process. Firstly smoke bursts spontaneously from the bodies of Earthgang's Olu and WowGr8, then tropical forest colours bleed lusciously through each party scene, and on it goes.&nbsp;Micro-dosing this is not. But the hallucinations here are just great VFX - crafted expertly by Laurent himself&nbsp;-&nbsp;with no lasting side effects.

United States

Romain Laurent

Christina Jobe

Operator

Lewis Kunstler

Morgan Degroff

Lexi Kirsch

Patrick Jones

Ryan Sax

Caitlin Brown

Nate Thompson

Matt Sokoler

Alexis Bergens (Tokimonsta), Alanna Holton Rose (EarthGang)

Nena Soulfly

Francie Luxe

Antony Langdon

Dimitri Zola

Danna Takako

Young Art

Kathleen Heffernan

Leah Younesi

Rhea Scott

TOKiMONSTA ft. EarthGang 'Fried For The Night' by Romain Laurent

Tokimonsta-Ft.-Earthgang-'Fried-For-The-Night'-by-Romain-Laurent

Akim Laouar Aronsen directs this stylish,&nbsp;tragic neo-noir for Parisian rappers Lefa and Vald - set in a parallel world where the rush of celebrity is pursued at any cost.Aronsen’s video revolves around a fascinating concept. In his brave new world, celebrity is not merely social recognition, but a sensation. And this sensation can be provided by a hallucinogenic drug, extracted from peacock feathers.Lefa and his partner manufacture this drug, and are holed up in a rural home playing happy families - unaware that someone is coming for them. This is Vald, who plays a volatile junkie with all the verve of an upcoming actor. The inevitable violent climax rests on a superb twist - so keep watching until the bitter end.Between photography by UKMVA nominee Adolpho Veloso and dashing wardrobe by Jana Zaharijevic, this video is a real cinematic treat. With bold lighting and compositions that border on the baroque, the video has shades of&nbsp;Ryan Gosling’s&nbsp;film&nbsp;Lost River, shot by the inimitable Benoît Debie.

Akim Laouar Aronsen

Minja Jovanovic

Sacha Bitton

Adolpho Veloso

Jana Zaharijevic

Tianès Montasser

Serginho Pasqualino Jr

Bleach Sao Paulo

Raimbaut Gaffier

Lock It In

Alternative, Alternative, Hip Hop

Hip-Hop

Lefa ft. Vald 'Bitch' by Akim Laouar Aronsen 

Lefa-Ft.-Vald-'Bitch-'-by-Akim-Laouar-Aronsen-

Alexandra Reghioua's futuristic clip for French electronic artist Claude Violante takes us into the scientist's lab, where a young woman is the subject of a strange form of&nbsp;treatment that taunts her unconscious mind.In a mix of digital and theatrical imagination, masked and robed figures play out scenarios that veberate into the involuntary motion of the patient.It's an impressive directing debut by Paris-based photographer and creative director&nbsp;Reghioua, who creates a convincing psycho-fantasy supported by&nbsp;outstanding art direction and VFX.

Alexandra Reghioua

Giuseppe Favale

Camille Bodinier

Laura Gaudou

Mark Maborough

Gabriel Porier

Nadege Moreau

Mathematic

Guilow Audibet

Charlène Richardeau

Loïc Andrieu

Baptiste Glaymann

Julien Michel

Dance

Claude Violante 'When We Sync' by Alexandra Reghioua

Claude-Violante-'When-We-Sync'-by-Alexandra-Reghioua

Lola Quivoron brings her knowledge of the Dirty Riderz Crew community&nbsp;-&nbsp;known for their disruptively daring motorbike stunts in French&nbsp;cities - to create this distinctive drama, soundtracked by the hypnotic&nbsp;electronica of Chloé, and the haunting voice of Alain Chamfort.Rather than focussing on&nbsp;adrenaline-fuelled action, Quivoron introduces us into the life of one DRC member, and slowly reveals&nbsp;his determination to create a moving tribute to his friend - or brother - who has been killed.&nbsp;

Lola Quivoron

marion brillouet

Matthieu Toullet

MPC London

Carrie Sutton

Lumière Noire

Chloé ft Alain Chamfort 'Androgyne' by Lola Quivoron 

Chloé-Ft.-Alain-Chamfort-'Androgyne'-by-Lola-Quivoron-

Marius Gonazalez - a new signing at Solab - takes us into the world of Josman in this hypnotic, visually eclectic video shot in Paris for Un Zder, Un Thé.Which of course translates as&nbsp;&quot;a joint and a tea&quot;&nbsp;- pretty much everything the artist needs after an intense day...

Scott Simper

Chloe Page

Choke Industry

Josman 'Un Zder, Un Thé' by Marius Gonzalez

Josman-'Un-Zder,-Un-Thé'-by-Marius-Gonzalez

Romain Laurent&#39;s video for Abstrackt Keal Agram draws the viewer into the story of an anxious mother, then cuts to a man at a hospital bedside. What connects the pair? This very enigmatic thriller, involving a missing child, will keeps you guessing to the last frame.&nbsp;With a supernatural and psychological element to the story, and a whole lot of mystery, the immediate impulse is to watch it again, looking for clues. And if it was on Netflix, you would be watching the clock count down to watch the next episode. Crucially, it works perfectly with the instrumental track For No One.

Michael Benson

Olivier Gossot

Mark Potter

Cosmo Street

Jason Wallis

Electric Theatre Collective

Grand Musique Management

Abstrackt Keal Agram 'For No One' by Romain Laurent

Abstrackt-Keal-Agram-'For-No-One'-by-Romain-Laurent

New Paris-based directing collective JTM have created surreal vistas of evolving apocalyptic chaos for electronic artist Katuchat.&nbsp;The track Spleen is taken from Katuchat&#39;s five track EP Anaesthesia, and the video directed and animated by JTM - that&#39;s&nbsp;Theo Jollet, Thomas Trichet &amp; Martin Maire - reflects the creative struggle at the core of making the music on the EP - and the artist also features in CGI form.This extravaganza&nbsp;was entirely &#39;homemade&#39; by the collective with 3D scans and compositing, to create a near photo-real dreamscape.&nbsp;A very&nbsp;impressive achievement for JTM&#39;s first ever music video.

Undefined

Anthony Vernerey

Hugo Dumont

Katuchat 'Spleen' by JTM

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