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Dan Haddad

Dan Haddad
دان حداد
Born1994 (age 29–30)
Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
OccupationFilm director

Dan Haddad (Arabic: دان حداد; born 28 November 1994) is a Lebanese music video director, filmmaker, and media artist active in the Middle East.[1][2] His work includes collaborations with Arab singers, including Wael Kfoury,[3] Saif Nabeel, Balqees,[4] Shams, and Saad Lamjarred.[5][6] Haddad's collaboration with Balqees, Entaha won the award for Best Music Video at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2021.[7][5]

Career

Haddad started experimenting with music and video production at the age of 16. He graduated from the Lebanese University with a degree in production design.[1]

He started his career as a production designer for music videos and local TV shows.[2][1] His directing breakthrough came with his debut music video Schizophrenia for Kuweiti singer Shams (singer). The music video garnered multiple nominations and awards.[8] He went on to direct videos for artists such as Wael Kfoury,[3] Saif Nabeel,[9][10] Balqees,[5][11] Saad Lamjarred,[12][13] and Ziad Burji.[14]

His commercial clients include Samsung,[9] and MAC Cosmetics,[15] that featured Lebanese actress and singer Cyrine Abdelnour, [5][9] and actress and former Miss Lebanon Nadine Njeim, respectively.[15]

Recognition and awards

Haddad's directing style is described as distinctive,[9] and is widely recognized by critics.[10] In 2021, Balqees’ song Entaha won the award for the best video at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards.[7][9][10] In 2021 he won a New York Cinematography Award for Shams's Schizophrenia music video.[16] His 2021 collaboration on Momken _a hit song by duo Saif Nabeel and Balqees_ was highly acclaimed; the video hit record YouTube views shortly after its release.[17]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Ad-Diyar editorial staff 2020.
  2. ^ a b Film Freeway 2021.
  3. ^ a b Elfann News editorial 2021b.
  4. ^ Beirutcom 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Labaki 2021.
  6. ^ Elfann News editorial 2022.
  7. ^ a b Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2021.
  8. ^ Khabar Ajel 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e Laha Magazine editorial staff 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Nawa3em staff 2021.
  11. ^ Bisara7a staff 2022.
  12. ^ Merheb 2022b.
  13. ^ Berrada 2022.
  14. ^ Merheb 2022a.
  15. ^ a b Sayidat wa Aamal 2020.
  16. ^ New York Cinematography Awards 2021.
  17. ^ Trend Bel Arabi 2021.

References

Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Haddad