Steve Hanft

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Steve Hanft (born May 1966) is an American music video and film director.

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Early life

Steven Hanft was born in Ventura, California. He has an MFA in Experimental Narrative Film from CalArts.[ citation needed ]

Career

Steve Hanft has directed music videos for recording artists such as The Cure "Gone!",[ citation needed ] Delinquent Habits "Tres Delinquentes" [1] & "Return of the Tres", Primal Scream "Kowalski" (written by Irvine Welsh and featuring Kate Moss and Devon Aoki), Spoon "The Way We Get By", and for Beck, including "Pay No Mind - Snoozer" (featuring Mark Gonzales), "Where it's At" (shot by Lance Acord), "Jack-ass" (featuring Willie Nelson), and "The Golden Age."[ citation needed ]

The video Steve Hanft directed for Beck, "Loser", received three nominations at the MTV Music Video Awards in 1994 including "Best Male Video", "Best New Artist In A Video", and "Best Alternative Video."[ citation needed ]

In 1996, the video Steve Hanft directed for "Where it's At" won the MTV Music Video Award for "Best Male Video"[ citation needed ] and was chosen to be the first video aired on MTV2. [2] In 1998, Steve Hanft directed an experimental documentary featuring Academy Award nominated composer Elliott Smith promoting the album "XO" called Strange Parallel which debuted at the CMJ Film Fest. [3]

From 2004 to 2008 Steve Hanft documented the resurgence of Jamaican sound system music in Los Angeles, resulting in the 2008 documentary, Return of the Rub-A-Dub Style. [4] The documentary features performances and interviews with U-Roy, Sister Nancy, Scientist, and Ranking Joe.[ citation needed ]Sunglass Catch a 2007 video Steve Hanft produced and co-starred in, has been named one of "The 10 Most Important Youtube Videos" according to Business Insider and won a Cannes Bronze Lion. [5] [6] [7]

"Where it's At" was referred to in the title the 2009 LA Film Fest event "Where it Was At: A Propaganda & Satellite Films Tribute," [8] a panel featuring Steve Golin, Nigel Dick, Danielle Peretz, and Steve Hanft, moderated by Laurie Malaga.

In 2018, Steve Hanft wrote the action suspense screenplay Crocodile Rock commissioned by Chris Murphy.[ citation needed ] In February 2024, Hanft directed and created the film clip for Darren Cross, A Harebrained Adventure Of An Amateur Shaman. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Radio, N. T. S. "Steve Hanft | Discover music on NTS". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. ↑ "MTV2 turns 25: How launching with Beck's 'Where It's At' changed the music industry forever". Far Out Magazine. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Elliott Smith Documentary To Premiere At CMJ Film Fest". MTV. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. ↑ ""Return of the Rub-A-Dub Style" @ Silent Movie Theatre 7-31-08". LAist. 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Ray-ban: "SUNGLASS CATCH" Digital Advert by Cutwater San Francisco - AdsSpot Advertising Archive". AdsSpot.me. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  6. ↑ "The 10 most important Youtube videos of all time". Business Insider .
  7. ↑ States, Cutwater United, Ray-Ban - "Sunglass Catch" , retrieved 2023-07-27
  8. ↑ "Interested in Music Video Production? Come to LA Film Fest". Future Producers. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  9. ↑ "Watch: D.C Cross - A Harebrained Adventure of an Amateur Shaman (Tune of the Day)". 16 February 2024.
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