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Nima Nourizadeh

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Nima Nourizadeh
Born (1977-11-12) 12 November 1977 (age 47)
London, England
NationalityBritish/Iranian
Alma materCentral Saint Martins
Occupation(s)Film director, music video director, commercial director
Years active2003–present
Known forProject X

Nima Nourizadeh (Persian: نیما نوری‌زاده; born on 12 November 1977) is a British-Iranian film, music video, and commercials director. Nourizadeh is the son of political activist Alireza Nourizadeh and his siblings are electronic music producers Omid 16B and Navid.

Career

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Nourizadeh has directed music videos for Dizzee Rascal, Pink Grease, Franz Ferdinand, Bat for Lashes, Santigold, Hot Chip, Yelle and Lily Allen. In 2008, he won Best Director at the UK Music Video Awards.[1]  He also directed commercials for Adidas and is currently signed as a commercial director at international production company SMUGGLER.[2]

His debut film, Project X, released in March 2012, was nominated for 3 MTV Movie awards.[3] His second film was the 2015 action comedy American Ultra, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton, John Leguizamo, and Topher Grace.

Nourizadeh directed two episodes of the second season of Gangs of London, a British action-crime drama television series for AMC.[4]

Filmography

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Film

Television

Year Title Notes
2010 Star Wars: Adidas Originals - Cantina 2010 Television Commercial
2020 Little America Episode: "The Rock"
2022 The Wilds 2 Episodes
2022 Gangs of London 2 Episodes
2023 Warrior Episode: "Exactly the Wrong Time to Get Proud"
2024 The Gentlemen 2 Episodes

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes Ref.
2003 "Rhythm Bandits" Junior Senior With Simon Owens (The Imaginary Tennis Club) [5][6]
"Jus' a Rascal" Dizzee Rascal [7][8]
2004 "The pink G.R.Ease" Pink Grease [9][10]
"Birth, School, Work, Death" Manhead [11]
"Playboy" Hot Chip [12][13]
"Radio" Ludes [14]
2005 "Love Is A Number" White Rose Movement version 1 [15][16]
"The Drill" The Drill [17]
"Good Weekend" Art Brut [18]
"Do the Whirlwind" Architecture in Helsinki version 2 (UK) [19][20]
"Hoodie" Lady Sovereign [21]
2006 "Over and Over" Hot Chip [22][23]
"Salvador" Jamie T Both versions [24][25][26]
"My Patch" Jim Noir [27]
"Sheila" Jamie T [28]
"Colours" Hot Chip [29]
"LDN" Lily Allen [30]
"Carlights" Pink Grease [31][32]
"Littlest Things" Lily Allen [33]
2007 "Calm Down Dearest" Jamie T [34][35]
"Our Velocity" Maxïmo Park [36]
"Me and My Imagination" Sophie Ellis-Bextor [37]
"Oh My God" Mark Ronson ft. Lily Allen Kaiser Chiefs cover [38]
"A cause des garçons" Yelle À Caus' des Garçons cover [39]
"Bonafied Lovin" Chromeo [40][41]
2008 "Ready for the Floor" Hot Chip [42]
"L.E.S. Artistes" Santigold [43][44]
"Ladies of the World" Flight of the Conchords [45]
"Rat Is Dead (Rage)" CSS [46][47]
2009 "Pearl's Dream" Bat for Lashes [48]
"No You Girls" Franz Ferdinand [49]

References

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  1. ^ "UK Music Video Awards 2008 - all the winners! | News | Promonews". Promonewstv. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Director Nima Nourizadeh Joins Smuggler For Spots Worldwide". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ Project X - IMDb, retrieved 26 May 2021
  4. ^ Ritman, Alex (6 May 2021). "'Gangs of London': 'Lupin,' 'Little America' Directors Join Corin Hardy for Season 2 as Gareth Evans Steps Back". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "mvdbase.com - Junior / Senior - "Rhythm bandits"". July 2003.
  6. ^ "JUNIOR SENIOR / Rhythm Bandits - nimanourizadeh.com - Personal network". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  7. ^ "mvdbase.com - Dizzee Rascal - "Jus' a rascal"". November 2003.
  8. ^ "DIZZEE RASCAL / Just A Rascal - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  9. ^ "mvdbase.com - Pink Grease - "The pink G.R.Ease"". May 2004.
  10. ^ "PINK GREASE / the pink G.R.ease - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  11. ^ "mvdbase.com - Manhead - "Birth, school, work, death"". September 2004.
  12. ^ "mvdbase.com - Hot Chip - "Playboy"". October 2004.
  13. ^ "HOTCHIP / Playboy - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  14. ^ Archive: "Partizan - Music Videos - Nima Nourizadeh". Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  15. ^ IMVDb: "White Rose Movement - Love Is A Number (Version 1) (2005)". 2 May 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  16. ^ "WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT / Love Is A Number - nimanourizadeh.com - Personal network". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  17. ^ "mvdbase.com - the Drill - "The drill"". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Art Brut - Good Weekend (DVD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  19. ^ "mvdbase.com - Architecture in Helsinki - "Do the whirlwind [version 2]"". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  20. ^ "ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI / Do The Whirlwind - nimanourizadeh.com - Personal network". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  21. ^ "LADY SOVEREIGN / Hoodie - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  22. ^ "mvdbase.com - Hot Chip - "Over and over"". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Hot Chip: Over And Over - Nima Nourizadeh - Partizan". 4 September 2007.
  24. ^ "mvdbase.com - Jamie T - "Salvador"". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  25. ^ "JAMIE T / Salvador Version 1 - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  26. ^ "JAMIE T / Salvador Version 2 - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  27. ^ "mvdbase.com - Jim Noir - "My patch [version 2: giant chicken]"". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Jamie T "Sheila"". HIP Video Promo. 4 September 2007.
  29. ^ "mvdbase.com - Hot Chip - "Colours"". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Lily Allen: LDN (Video 2006) - IMDb". IMDb. September 2006.
  31. ^ "mvdbase.com - Pink Grease - "Carlights"". October 2006.
  32. ^ "PINK GREASE / Carlights - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  33. ^ "Lily Allen: Littlest Things (Video 2006) - IMDb". IMDb. 11 December 2006.
  34. ^ videos.antville.org: "Jamie T "Calm Down Dearest" dir. Nima Nourizadeh". 6 January 2007.
  35. ^ "JAMIE T / Calm Down Dearest - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  36. ^ "MAXIMO PARK / Our Velocity - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  37. ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Me And My Imagination (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. 14 May 2007.
  38. ^ "Oh My God Lily Allen and Mark Ronson - The Inspiration Room". 12 August 2007.
  39. ^ "YELLE / A Cause Des Garcons - nimanourizadeh.com - Personal network". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  40. ^ "Video: Chromeo, "Bonafide Lovin"". The FADER. 10 October 2007.
  41. ^ "CHROMEO / Bonafied Lovin - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  42. ^ "Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. 28 January 2008.
  43. ^ "Santogold's L.E.S. Artistes by Nima Nourizadeh". Promo News. 7 March 2008.
  44. ^ "Santigold: LES Artistes (Video 2008) - IMDb". IMDb. 25 March 2008.
  45. ^ "Shown at BUG 07: Flight Of The Conchords' Ladies of the World by Nima Nourizadeh". Promo News. 29 May 2008.
  46. ^ "CSS "Rat Is Dead (Rage)"". HIP Video Promo. 27 July 2008.
  47. ^ "CSS / Rat Is Dead - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  48. ^ "BAT FOR LASHES / Pearls Dream - nimanourizadeh". Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  49. ^ "Franz Ferdinand's No You Girls by Nima Nourizadeh". Promo News. 19 March 2009.
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