Jake Nava

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Jake Nava in 2012

Jake Nava is a British director, mostly known for his work in music videos for Beyoncé, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Britney Spears and The Rolling Stones. He also directs TV commercials, notably for Guinness and Levi Strauss & Co.

Early life and education

Nava described himself to

Afro-Mexican ancestry and a mother of Austrian and Dutch descent. His cousins lived in L.A., and he "felt a genuine bond to that American culture, and I had always loved hip-hop, which, in those days, was American music."[1] He graduated with a degree in film from the University of Westminster.[2]

Career

After college, he began his career directing music videos and films for

Puma, Bacardi, and more. In 2013, Nava directed three music videos for Beyoncé’s visual album ("Partition", "Grown Woman", and "Flawless
").

In 2014, Nava collaborated with

Circles
".

Nava continued to collaborate with

Beyonce in 2020 on her film Black Is King and in 2021 directed a short film featuring Usher for Rémy Martin
called Team Up for Excellence.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Here's the Story Behind Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" Video". Complex Networks.
  2. ^ "Photography and Film - Westminster School of Media Arts and Design - University of Westminster, London". www.westminster.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  3. ^ "Jake Nava | Cherry". www.cherrystudio.net. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  4. ^ "Jake Nava | IMVDb". IMVDb. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

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