Nima Nourizadeh
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Nima Nourizadeh | |
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| Born | 12 November 1977 London, England |
| Alma mater | Central Saint Martins |
| Occupations | Film director, music video director, commercial director |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Known for | Project X |
| Father | Alireza Nourizadeh |
| Family | Omid 16B (brother) |
Nima Nourizadeh (Persian: نیما نوریزاده; born on 12 November 1977) is a British film, music video, and commercials director.
Nourizadeh is the son of political activist Alireza Nourizadeh, and his siblings are electronic music producers Omid 16B and Navid. Nourizadeh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fine Art Film from Central Saint Martins.[1][2]
Career
Nourizadeh has directed music videos for Dizzee Rascal, Pink Grease, Franz Ferdinand, Bat for Lashes, Santigold, Hot Chip, Yelle and Lily Allen. In 2008, he won Best Director at the UK Music Video Awards.[3] He directed commercials for Adidas.[4]
His debut film, Project X, released in March 2012, was nominated for 3 MTV Movie awards.[5] His second film was the 2015 action comedy American Ultra, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton, John Leguizamo and Topher Grace.
Nourizadeh directed two episodes of the second series of Gangs of London, a British action-crime drama television series for AMC.[6]
