Dan Haddad
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Dan Haddad | |
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دان حداد | |
| Born | 1994 (age 31–32) |
| Occupation | Film director |
Dan Haddad (Arabic: دان حداد; born 28 November 1994) is a Lebanese music video director, filmmaker, and media artist active in the Middle East.[1][2] His work includes collaborations with Arab singers, including Wael Kfoury,[3] Saif Nabeel, Balqees,[4] Shams, and Saad Lamjarred.[5][6] Haddad's collaboration with Balqees, Entaha won the award for Best Music Video at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2021.[7][5]
Haddad started experimenting with music and video production at the age of 16. He graduated from the Lebanese University with a degree in production design.[1]
He started his career as a production designer for music videos and local TV shows.[2][1] His directing breakthrough came with his debut music video Schizophrenia for Kuweiti singer Shams (singer). The music video garnered multiple nominations and awards.[8] He went on to direct videos for artists such as Wael Kfoury,[3] Saif Nabeel,[9][10] Balqees,[5][11] Saad Lamjarred,[12][13] and Ziad Burji.[14]
His commercial clients include Samsung,[9] and MAC Cosmetics,[15] that featured Lebanese actress and singer Cyrine Abdelnour, [5][9] and actress and former Miss Lebanon Nadine Njeim, respectively.[15]