Melina Matsoukas

Melina Matsoukas (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Anashaara goli January 14, 1981) ka o nyɛ America dareta.  O nyɛla ŋun di Grammy Award dibaayi  ka di  MTV Video Music Awards dibaa anahi, o "We Found Love" mini "Formation" yila vidionima ka o daa zaŋ di li.

Filmography (director)

Yila vidionima 

YearTitleArtistNotes2006 "Dem Girls"  Red Handed feat. Paul Wall & Scooby "Go 'Head" Ali & Gipp feat. Chocolate Tai "Need a Boss" Shareefa feat. Ludacris "Cry No More" Shareefa "Hey Hey" 216 "Money Maker" Ludacris feat. Pharrell "Dangerous" Ying Yang Twins feat. Wyclef Jean "Help" Lloyd Banks feat. Keri Hilson2007 "Because of You" Ne-Yo "Green Light" Beyoncé "Kitty Kat" Beyoncé co-directed by Beyoncé "Suga Mama" Beyoncé co-directed by Beyoncé "Upgrade U"  Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z co-directed by Beyoncé "Tambourine" Eve feat. Swizz Beatz "Do You" Ne-Yo "Give It to You" Eve feat. Sean Paul "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis UK version "Hold It Don't Drop It" Jennifer Lopez "Sensual Seduction" Snoop Dogg "How Do I Breathe" Mario2008 "In My Arms" Kylie Minogue "Wow" Kylie Minogue "Modern World" Anouk "Closer" Ne-Yo "I Decided" Solange "Just Dance" Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis "Energy" Keri Hilson "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" Lady Gaga "Go Girl" Ciara "Return the Favor" Keri Hilson feat. Timbaland "Diva" Beyoncé "Thinking of You" Katy Perry2009 "I Will Be" Leona Lewis "So Good" Electrik Red "Not Fair" Lily Allen "Sweet Dreams" Beyoncé I Am... World Tour interlude video "Touch My Hand" David Archuleta "Work" Ciara feat. Missy Elliott "I Look to You" Whitney Houston "Million Dollar Bill" Whitney Houston "Sex Therapy" Robin Thicke "Never Knew I Needed" Ne-Yo "Hard" Rihanna feat. Young Jeezy2010 "Rude Boy" Rihanna "Put It in a Love Song" Alicia Keys feat. Beyoncé "Why Don't You Love Me" Beyoncé co-directed by Beyoncé "Rockstar 101" Rihanna feat. Slash "Gimmie Dat" Ciara2011 "S&M" Rihanna co-directed by Rihanna "Move Your Body" Beyoncé "I'm into You" Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne "We Found Love" Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris "You da One" Rihanna2012 "Your Body" Christina Aguilera "Losing You" Solange "Looking Hot" No Doubt "Keep You" Wild Belle2013 "Pretty Hurts" Beyoncé "RUN" Beyoncé and Jay-Z2016 "Formation" Beyoncé

Commercials
YearTitleClientNotes2011Year offTarget / BeyoncéFuel for LifeDiesel2012All Originals Represent Adidas2013Change LanesLexus2016PopStella McCartney / Grimes, Amandla Stenberg, Lola Leon, Kenya Kinski-Jones2017EqualityNike2020You Love MeBeats by Dr. DreTranslation (ad agency)2022All TogetherCalvin Klein

Television
YearTitleNotes2016-2021Insecure8 episodes, director and executive producer2017Master of None2 episodes2021Y: The Last ManExecutive producer2023The ChangelingDirector and executive producer

Film
YearTitleNotes2019Queen & SlimAlso producer2023Renaissance: A Film by BeyoncéProducer

Awards and nominations
 Year Award or organization Category Nominee Result  2008 UK Music Video Awards People Choice Awards "Bleeding Love"    2012Antville Music Video Awards Best Hip-Hop "Losing You"    Best Performance   MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year "We Found Love"   UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video – International   2013 Grammy Awards Best Music Video  "We Found Love"    Music Video Production Awards Best Direction of a New Artist  "Losing You"   Best Direction of a Female Artist  UK Music Video Awards Best Pop Video – International   2014 Camerimage Video of the Year "Pretty Hurts"   Best Cinematography  MTV Video Music Awards Best Direction   2016 Camerimage Video of the Year "Formation"   Best Cinematography  Cannes Lions International Festival Excellence in Music Video   Clio Awards Video of the Year   Kinsale Shark Awards Best International Director Music Video   Best International Music Video  London International Awards Best Music Video   Music Video Direction MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year  Best Direction  Best Cinematography  UK Music Video Awards Best Urban Video - International    Best Styling in a Video  2017 Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Comedy Series Insecure   Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series "Thanksgiving"   Gold Derby Awards Best Comedy Episode of the Year   Grammy Awards Best Music Video "Formation"    NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series "Insecure as F**k"     Webby Awards Best Music Video - People's Voice "Formation"    Best Music Video  2018 Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Comedy Series Insecure   Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series "Hella Perspective"   Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series "Thanksgiving"     2019 American Film Institute Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal Herself   African-American Film Critics Association Impact Award Queen & Slim   Top 10 Best Films  Austin Film Critics Association Awards Best First Film   Florida Film Critics Circle Best First Film   Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Awards Best First Feature   National Board of Review Awards Best Directorial Debut   Online Association of Female Film Critics Awards Breakthrough Filmmaker   Online Film Critics Society Best Debut Feature   Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best First Feature  2020 BET Awards Best Movie   Black Reel Awards Outstanding Motion Picture   Outstanding Director  Outstanding Emerging Director  Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing - First Time Feature Film  Hawaii Film Critics Society AwardsBest First FilmBest New Filmmaker NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Motion Picture   Outstanding Independent Motion Picture  Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Insecure  Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Comedy Series  2021 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Beats by Dre: You Love Me 2022 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series "Reunited, Okay?!"   

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External links
Melina Matsoukas at Prettybird

Melina Matsoukas  at Music Video Database
Melina Matsoukas at Clipland

Category:1981 births
Category:AFI Conservatory alumni
Category:American music video directors
Category:American women film directors
Category:American people of Cuban descent
Category:American people of Greek descent
Category:American people of Jamaican descent
Category:American people of Jewish descent
Category:Female music video directors
Category:African-American film directors
Category:African-American Jews
Category:Directors Guild of America Award winners
Category:Grammy Award winners
Category:Hackensack High School alumni
Category:Living people
Category:People from Hackensack, New Jersey
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni