Influential Directors

Anthony Mandler: was raised in Hollywood with celebrity classmates and industry people all around him. As a video director, Anthony has shown his ability to make full realized and powerful moving short films underscoring music videos of today's top artists. Anthony has written and directed, among others, the videos: Nelly Furtado, 'Man-eater' The Killers 'When you were Young' Ne Yo, Sexy Love, Beyonce, Irreplaceable' Eminem, 'When I'm Gone' 50Cent, 'Hustlers Ambition' Rihanna, 'Unfaithful', Enrique Iglesias, 'Somebody's Me', Fergie,'Big Girl's Don't Cry' and the new Duran Duran video. Anthony is today's hottest video director in strong demand and receiving high critical praise for his unique style of story telling demonstrating his extensive and highly talented famous photography background. He has received numerous film project offers from studios waiting on the right project to direct. Anthony is one of my influential directors because his work is well known by a mass audience, in addition his work usually has a clear & meaningful  narrative something we wish fo our music video to have.

Melina Maria Matsoukas is the go to director for hot Hip-Hop and R’n’B videos; nobody makes pop stars look as sexy, bold and brazen as her. She launched her directing career in 2006, collaborating with various artists and studios. She quickly became a sought-after director in the world of Rap, R'n'B and Pop. Melina has an easy grasp of Hip-Hop codes and a sharp eye for fashion that attract the female performers. Standout videos include Leona Lewis, Lady Gaga, the excellent Not Fair for Lily Allen and S&M for Rihanna. Deeply inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, her distinct style is pure Hip-Hop essence: raw and glam just like the Diesel perfume film she directed for the Fred&Farid Agency. A fashion icon in her own right she has made an enormous name for herself. One of the reasons I chose to make her one of my chosen influential director is because she directed Rihanna's music video 'We Found Love'. This video was so creative & is still one of my favourites music video to date. Matsoukas said about the video  'We love, obviously, to do provocative imagery ... we always try to definitely push the limits ... '

Marc Klasfeld is one of the finest music video directors working today. His work displays a completely different tone than anyone else working in the business. His unique blend of humor and visuals makes each and every video he produces something that has not been seen before. The director of many award-winning and breakthrough music videos for artists such as Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Nelly, Kid Rock, Sum 41, Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, Gnarls Barkley, The Script, Ludacris, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias, Justin Timberlake, Jewel and many more. His videos have established him as a director with a very unique voice. His work is very influential and I cant help but respect his creativity.