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Romain Gavras
French filmmaker (born 1981)
French filmmaker (born 1981)
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Romain Gavras (; born 4 July 1981) is a French film director. He is known for directing M.I.A.'s videos "Bad Girls" and "Born Free", Kanye West and Jay-Z's video "No Church in the Wild" and Jamie xx's video "Gosh". He also directed Justice's "Stress".
His second film The World Is Yours was screened at the Directors' Fortnight during the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. His third film Athena (2022) had its premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Sacrifice (2025) is the filmmaker's English-language debut.
Biography
Gavras is the son of Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras. He is part of the film group Kourtrajmé with Kim Chapiron, Ladj Ly and Toumani Sangaré.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Funk Hunt | Short film |
| 2002 | La Barbichette | Short film |
| Easy Pizza Riderz | Short film | |
| 2008 | Les Mathématiques du Roi Heenok | Short film |
| A Cross the Universe | Documentary | |
| Nominated – CPH:DOX Sound & Vision Award | ||
| 2010 | Our Day Will Come | |
| (Notre jour viendra) | Nominated – CPH PIX: New Talent Grand Pix | |
| Nominated – SXSW Film Festival Audience Award: Emerging Visions | ||
| Nominated – Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema: Kraków Film Award | ||
| 2018 | The World Is Yours | |
| (Le Monde est à toi) | Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: Europa Cinemas Label | |
| Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: Art Cinema Award | ||
| Nominated – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs: SACD Award | ||
| 2022 | Athena | Nominated – Golden Lion |
| 2025 | Sacrifice |
Music video
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Pour ceux" | Mafia K1 Fry |
| 2004 | "Y'en a des biens" | Didier Super |
| 2007 | "Trankillement" | Fatal Bazooka |
| "I Believe" | Simian Mobile Disco | |
| "Signatune" | DJ Mehdi | |
| 2008 | "Stress" | Justice |
| "The Age of the Understatement" | The Last Shadow Puppets | |
| 2010 | "Born Free" | M.I.A. |
| 2012 | "Bad Girls" | |
| "No Church in the Wild" | Jay-Z and Kanye West | |
| 2016 | "Gosh" | Jamie xx |
| 2021 | "Neo Surf" | GENER8ION |
Personal life
Gavras was in a relationship with English singer Rita Ora from 2020 to 2021. In 2023, he dated English singer Dua Lipa.
References
References
- (28 November 2016). "The Best Music Videos of 2016". Pitchfork.
- (20 December 2016). "Best Music Videos of 2016: Jamie xx, 'Gosh'". [[NPR]].
- (18 August 2015). "The most controversial music videos of all time". [[Dazed]].
- (25 September 2010). "Romain Gavras: Born Free director is no stranger to Stress". [[The Guardian]].
- (26 July 2022). "Venice film festival unveils 2022 line-up – follow live".
- Wise, Damon. (2025-09-13). "'Sacrifice' Review: Romain Gavras' Entertaining Eco-Satire Has A Surprisingly Emotional Impact – Toronto Film Festival".
- "Romain Gavras".
- "French success story : Kourtrajmé".
- "Le Cinéma Club / Easy Pizza Riderz". lecinemaclub.com.
- "OFF CAMERA 2011". [[Filmweb]].
- (2 February 2021). "Rita Ora's boyfriend Romain Gavras shuts down rumours romance is 'on the rocks'".
- "Dua Lipa Breaks Up With Romain Gavras, Won't 'Slow Down' Her Career For Anyone".
- Brazier, Tori. (2023-12-03). "Dua Lipa, 28, 'splits from boyfriend Romain Gavras, 42'".
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