Camille Summers-Valli

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Camille Summers-Valli
Born
Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation(s)Music video director, Artist
Years active2014–present

Camille Summers-Valli is a French-Australian artist, director and photographer. [1] [2] Her work includes music videos and commercials. [3] [4] She has won a UK Music Video Awards (UKMVA) for her music video direction and was nominated for a Cannes Lions award for her New York Times campaign. [5] [6]

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Life and career

Summers-Valli was born in Thailand and raised in Nepal to documentary filmmaker parents. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in London in 2014 with a degree in Video Art and was selected to participate in the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition of 2014 with her work Black Mesa. [7] [8]

Music Videos

Summers-Valli has directed music videos for artists like Haim, BadBadNotGood, Låpsley, METTE and more. [9] [10] [11] She was awarded a Yellow Pencil for Direction in both the Music Video and Long Form categories for "MAMA'S EYES" with METTE at the 2024 D&AD Awards. [12] Other works include "Relationships" (2025), co-produced by Rostam Batmanglij and Danielle Haim, featuring actor Drew Starkey, and BadBadNotGood’s "Beside April". [13] [14]

Commercials

In 2022, Summers-Valli was awarded D&AD Pencils for Art Direction and Editing for The Truth Takes a Journalist for The New York Times , directed What's Changing About Fashion's Relationship to the Body? for Vogue , and created commercials for luxury brands like Hermès and Jean Paul Gaultier. [15] [16] [17] In 2024, she directed The Audition and The Date for Coach’s "Unlock Your Courage" campaign, starring Elle Fanning and Charles Melton, and a campaign for On featuring Zendaya. [18] [19] In 2024, she was signed to MJZ for commercial representation in the US, UK, and the Netherlands. [7]

Documentaries

In 2015, Summers-Valli made her directorial debut with the documentary feature, Big Mountain Diné Bikéyah, which focuses on the Navajo community's struggle to preserve their ancestral lands against corporate and governmental encroachment. [2]

Select filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2015Big Mountain Diné BikéyahDirector and producerDocumentary
2029Still I RiseDirectorShort film
2020Swim Hunt RunDirectorShort film

Selected music videos

YearTitleArtist/BandRolesNotes
2023"MAMA'S EYES" METTE Director
"VAN GOGH"METTEDirector
2021"Beside April" BadBadNotGood Director
2019"My Love Was Like The Rain" Låpsley Director

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2023Won UK Music Video Awards Video of the Year METTE - "MAMA'S EYES" [20]
NominatedBest Director [21]
NominatedBest Pop Video – International [5]
2022Won Ad Age Director to Watch [16]
Won AICP Awards Web FilmThe Truth Takes a Journalist [22]
Won D&AD Awards Web Film [15]
Won Clio Awards Web Film [22]
Won Webby Awards Advertising, Media & PR [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Love Song signs Camille Summers-Valli". shots.net. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  2. 1 2 "Camille Summers-Valli discusses her nomadic Navajo documentary". itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Camille Summers-Valli Directs Celebratory Music Video 'Mama's Eyes' for Mette". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Love Song Signs Director Camille Summers-Valli". shootonline.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  5. 1 2 "DIVISION director Camille Summers-Valli nominated at UKMVAs". campaignbrief.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  6. ↑ "The New York Times, Droga5 Go Beyond The Byline To Show That "Truth Takes a Journalist"". shootonline.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  7. 1 2 "Director Camille Summers-Vali Signs with MJZ". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  8. ↑ "Fine Art Students Named New Contemporaries". arts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  9. ↑ "BadBadNotGood 'Beside April' by Camille Summers-Valli". promonews.tv. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  10. ↑ "Låpsley announces new EP with comeback single "My Love Was Like The Rain"". thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  11. ↑ "METTE 'Van Gogh' by Camille Summers-Valli". promonews.tv. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  12. ↑ "DIVISION crowned Production Company of the Year for the 4th year in a row at D&AD 2024". campaignbrief.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  13. ↑ "Haim Return With New Song "Relationships": Watch the Video". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  14. ↑ "BADBADNOTGOOD, Beside April". onepointfour.co. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  15. 1 2 "The New York Times - The Truth Takes a Journalist". dandad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  16. 1 2 "Camille Summers-Valli directed powerful and impactful spots for The New York Times, Hermès and Gaultie". adage.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  17. ↑ "What's Changing About Fashion's Relationship to the Body?". vogue.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  18. ↑ "Elle Fanning, Charles Melton unlock courage in Coach campaign". reel360.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  19. ↑ "Zendaya Finds A Fresh Perspective In The Swiss Alps". vogue.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  20. ↑ "UK Music Video Awards 2023: Mette's Mama's Eyes wins Video Of The Year for Camille Summers-Valli, Aube Perrie named Best Director, Pulse Films wins Best Production Company at glittering UKMVAs ceremony". promonews.tv. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  21. ↑ "UK Music Video Awards 2023: Nominations Revealed Ahead of Awards Ceremony". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  22. 1 2 "Camille Summers-Valli Awards". adforum.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  23. ↑ "The New York Times - The Truth Takes A Journalist". winners.webbyawards.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
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