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Line 1: {{short description\|American ~~music video, film, commercial and television director~~Director}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox person Line 16: \| website = <!-- {{URL\|example.com}} or {{Official URL}} --> }} '''Melina Matsoukas''' (born January 14, 1981) is aan ~~Greek~~<!--Do /NOT add other nationalities per WP:ETHNICITY.-->American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time [[Grammy Award]] winner and four-time [[MTV Video Music Awards]] winner for her "[[We Found Love (music video)\|We Found Love]]" and "[[Formation (song)\|Formation]]" music videos.<ref>{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/the-provocateur-behind-beyonce-rihanna-and-issa-rae\|title=The Provocateur behind Beyonce, Rihanna and Issa Rae\|last=Okeowo\|first=Alexis\|date=March 6, 2017\|magazine=The New Yorker\|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> She was honored with the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal by the [[American Film Institute]] in 2019. Her directorial debut in film was ''[[Queen & Slim]]'', starring [[Jodie Turner-Smith]] and [[Daniel Kaluuya]], and written by [[Lena Waithe]]. She then worked as executive producer and director for television series [[Insecure (TV series)\|''Insecure'']], being nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series]] in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations: Melina Matsoukas \|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/melina-matsoukas \|access-date=2022-05-02 \|website=[[Primetime Emmy Award]] \|language=en}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Line 28: Matsoukas' first film was about how women are viewed in the New York meatpacking industry, though she immediately destroyed it upon completion, describing it as "a really bad film" that "made her fall in love with the medium".<ref name="WSJ1">{{cite news \|last1=Gay \|first1=Roxane \|title=Melina Matsoukas's Fearless Vision; As an award-winning director with standout collaborators (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Issa Rae), Melina Matsoukas has created some of music and television's more memorable moments. Now, with 'Queen & Slim,' she makes her feature film debut \|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2310282317 \|access-date=7 December 2021 \|newspaper=Wall Street Journal (Online) \|date=30 October 2019\|id={{ProQuest\|2310282317}} }}</ref> In 2006, Matsoukas directed her first music video upon completing grad school in 2006 for Red Handed's "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIEn1bpp-YI Dem Girls ]" featuring Scooby and [[Paul Wall]].<ref name="WSJ1"/> She would later direct videos for artists such as [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Ludacris]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Rihanna]], [[Solange Knowles\|Solange]], and eventually her most frequent collaborator, Beyonce.<ref name="WSJ1"/> In 2016, Matsoukas contributed to Beyonce's visual album [[Lemonade (Beyoncé album)\|''Lemonade'']] with a music video for the album's lead single "[[Formation (song)\|Formation]] ".<ref name="WSJ1"/> "Formation" went on to be critically acclaimed, winning Matsoukas numerous accolades such as a Grand Prix for Excellence in Music Video at the 2016 [[Cannes Lion Awards]] as well as the [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year]].<ref name="WSJ1"/> In her music video filmography, Matsoukas would utilize many of the tropes seen in other music videos at the time, but would find ways to "always articulates her aesthetic: brightly saturated color, vivid imagery, the artist at the center of the frame always establishing a video's center of gravity".<ref name="WSJ1"/> Her work is described as "chock full of bright colors or crisp black and white images, smooth spotlights, and tasteful retro video models."<ref>[http://watchlooklisten.e-fans.net/?p=46 "Visionary: Melina Matsoukas"] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118061831/http://watchlooklisten.e-fans.net/?p=46 \|date=January 18, 2008 }}, ''WatchLookListen''.</ref> Matsoukas says that expensive equipment is not necessary for a quality video and one should never think that way: "A good video has the right visuals, a well [[concept art\|conceptualised]] story and should be exciting and elicit reaction."<ref>Banda, Tim Kamuzu (2008). [http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/buzz/-/441236/468006/-/item/1/-/jo324sz/-/index.html "Video queen: Melina Matsoukas"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919030504/http://www.nation.co.ke/magazines/buzz/-/441236/468006/-/item/1/-/jo324sz/-/index.html \|date=September 19, 2012 }}, p.2, ''Daily Nation''.</ref> In an interview for ''[[Venus Zine]]''{{'}}s Fall 2010 issue, she explains about being part of the music video world, "I love it. The quick turnaround, the creativity."<ref>"Venus Zine: Melina Matsoukas" ''Venus Zine'' Fall 2010 Issue No. 44</ref> Between 2016 and 2017, Matsoukas became the executive producer and director of several episodes of the critically and publicly acclaimed television series ''[[Master of None]]'' and [[Insecure (TV series)\|''Insecure'']] including the acclaimed episode from ''[[Master of None]]'' "Thanksgiving", which would go on to win several [[Primetime Emmy Awards\|Emmy Awards]], though Matsoukas herself would not be nominated for any awards for her work on the program.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Ugwu \|first1=Reggie \|title=With 'Queen & Slim,' Melina Matsoukas Steps Beyond Beyoncé \|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2311050419 \|newspaper=New York Times (Online) \|access-date=7 December 2021\|id={{ProQuest\|2311050419}} }}</ref> She was later nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series\|Outstanding Comedy Series]] at the [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref name=":0" /> Matsoukas also was nominated for two [[NAACP Image Awards]] for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series and the [[Directors Guild of America Awards]] for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series. Line 325: \|2016 \|Pop \|[[Stella McCartney]] / [[Grimes (musician)\|Grimes]], [[Amandla Stenberg]], [[Lourdes Leon\|Lola Leon]], [[Kenya Kinski-Jones]] \| \|- Line 362: \|Executive producer<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Andreeva \|first1=Nellie \|title=FX Orders 'Y' Drama Pilot Based On 'Y: The Last Man' Comic Book Series \|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/fx-orders-y-pilot-based-y-the-last-man-comic-book-series-michael-green-aida-mashaka-croal-1202359240/ \|website=Deadline Hollywood \|access-date=July 11, 2018 \|date=April 5, 2018}}</ref> \|- \|2023 ~~\|TBA~~ \|''[[The Changeling (TV series)\|The Changeling]]'' \|Director and executive producer<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Del Rosario \|first1=Alexandra \|last2=Andreeva \|first2=Nellie \|title=LaKeith Stanfield To Star In ''The Changeling'' Apple TV+ Drama Series From Kelly Marcel & Annapurna; Melina Matsoukas To Direct \|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/the-changeling-lakeith-stanfield-star-apple-tv-drama-kelly-marcel-melina-matsoukas-to-direct-1234821536/ \|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] \|access-date=12 June 2022 \|date=August 25, 2021}}</ref> Line 377: \|Also producer<ref name="Jul2018D">{{cite news \|last1=Fleming \|first1=Mike Jr. \|title=Makeready Sets 'Queen & Slim'; Daniel Kaluuya Stars, Melina Matsoukas Directs Lena Waithe Script \|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/daniel-kaluuya-melina-matsoukas-lena-waithe-james-frey-queen-and-slim-makeready-1202429679/ \|access-date=July 22, 2018 \|work=Deadline \|date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> \|- \|2023 \|''[[Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé]]'' \|Producer \|} Line 452 ⟶ 455: \| [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction\|Best Direction]] \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="1" align="center"\|<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1910671/2014-vma-winners-full-list/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826122932/http://www.mtv.com/news/1910671/2014-vma-winners-full-list/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=August 26, 2014\|title=Here's Your Full List of 2014 VMA Winners\|publisher=MTV News\|access-date=21 August 2018}}</ref> \|- \| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;"\| 2016 Line 482 ⟶ 485: \| {{won}} \|- \| scope="row" rowspan="2"\| [[London International Awards]] \| Best Music Video \| {{won\|Bronze}} Line 551 ⟶ 554: \| rowspan="1"\| ''Insecure'' \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" align="center"\| <ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/\|title=2018 Black Reel Awards for Television\|work=blackreelawards.com\|access-date=20 February 2019\|archive-date=June 24, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624023653/http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|- \| Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series Line 582 ⟶ 585: \| Best First Film \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="1" align="center"\| <ref>{{cite web \|title=Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2020\|url=https://austinfilmcritics.org/2019-afca-award-nominations-f02ed1544f62 \|access-date=13 December 2019\|archive-date=December 31, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231113559/https://austinfilmcritics.org/2019-afca-award-nominations-f02ed1544f62?gi=aff83c9a2596\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|- \| [[Florida Film Critics Circle]] Line 618 ⟶ 621: \| [[BET Award for Best Movie\|Best Movie]] \| {{won}} \| rowspan="1" align="center"\| <ref>{{Cite web\|date=June 15, 2020\|title=CBS announces it will simulcast the BET Awards; here are all the nominees\|url=https://www.wtsp.com/bet-awards\|access-date=June 15, 2020\|website=[[WTSP]]\|language=en-US}}{{Dead link\|date=July 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> \|- \| scope="row" rowspan="3"\| [[Black Reel Awards]] \| Outstanding Motion Picture \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="3" align="center"\| <ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/12/11/black-reel-awards-nominations-queen-slim-lead-the-field-kelvin-harrison-nabs-double-nomination/\|title=Black Reel Awards Nominations: 'Queen & Slim' Lead The Field, Kelvin Harrison Nabs Double Nomination\|work=awardscircuit.com\|access-date= December 13, 2019\|archive-date=December 12, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212121522/https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/12/11/black-reel-awards-nominations-queen-slim-lead-the-field-kelvin-harrison-nabs-double-nomination/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \|- \| Outstanding Director Line 686 ⟶ 689: [http://www.prettybirdus.com/melinamatsoukas Melina Matsoukas] at Prettybird {{IMDb name\|2027419\|Melina Matsoukas}} [http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Melina Melina Matsoukas] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206165713/http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Melina \|date=February 6, 2009 }} at [http://www.mvdbase.com Music Video Database] [http://www.clipland.com/Name/0091272/ Melina Matsoukas] at [http://www.clipland.com Clipland] *{{twitter\|melinamatsoukas}} Line 705 ⟶ 708: [[Category:AFI Conservatory alumni]] [[Category:American music video directors]] [[Category:American women film directors]] [[Category:American people of Cuban descent]] [[Category:American people of Greek descent]]