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Steve Hanft is a music video and film director.

Early life

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

Career

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Steve Hanft has directed music videos for recording artists such as The Cure "Gone! (The Cure song)",[1] Delinquent Habits "Tres Delinquentes"[2] & "Return of the Tres", Primal Scream "Kowalski"[3] written by Irvine Welsh and featuring Kate Moss and Devon Aoki, Spoon "The Way We Get By",[4] and for Beck, including "Loser,"[5] "Pay No Mind - Snoozer"[6] featuring Mark Gonzales, "Where it's At"[7] shot by Lance Acord, "Jack-ass"[8] featuring Willie Nelson, and "The Golden Age."[9]

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."[10]

In 1996, the video Steve Hanft directed for "Where it's At" won the MTV Music Video Award for "Best Male Video"[11] and was chosen to be the first video aired on MTV2.[12] 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.[13]

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".[14] The documentary features performances and interviews with U-Roy, Sister Nancy, Scientist, and Ranking Joe

"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,"[15] 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"[16] commissioned by Australian multimedia entrepreneur Chris Murphy.

February 2024, Hanft directed and created the film clip for Darren Cross, "A Harebrained Adventure Of An Amateur Shaman".[17]

"Sunglass Catch",[18] a video Steve Hanft produced, and co-starred in, has been named one of "The 10 Most Important Youtube Videos"[19] according to Business Insider.

Awards

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In 2007,[20] Steve produced and co-starred[21] in a short film for Ray-Ban called "Sunglass Catch",[22] which won a Cannes Bronze Lion.[23]

References

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  1. ^ The Cure: Gone! (Music), retrieved 2023-07-27
  2. ^ Radio, N. T. S. "Steve Hanft | Discover music on NTS". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ^ Kowalski by Primal Scream - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 2023-07-27
  4. ^ The Way We Get By by Spoon - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 2023-07-27
  5. ^ Beck: Loser (Music), retrieved 2023-07-27
  6. ^ Beck: Pay No Mind - Snoozer (Music), retrieved 2023-07-27
  7. ^ Beck: Where It's At (Music), retrieved 2023-07-27
  8. ^ Beck: Jack-Ass (Music), retrieved 2023-07-27
  9. ^ Beck: The Golden Age (Music), retrieved 2023-07-27
  10. ^ "Beck: Loser (Music Video 1994) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  11. ^ "Beck: Where It's At (Music Video 1996) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Elliott Smith Documentary To Premiere At CMJ Film Fest". MTV. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  14. ^ ""Return of the Rub-A-Dub Style" @ Silent Movie Theatre 7-31-08". LAist. 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  15. ^ "Interested in Music Video Production? Come to LA Film Fest". Future Producers. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  16. ^ "Crocodile Rock". IMDb.
  17. ^ "Watch: D.C Cross - A Harebrained Adventure of an Amateur Shaman (Tune of the Day)". 16 February 2024.
  18. ^ States, Cutwater United, Ray-Ban - "Sunglass Catch", retrieved 2023-07-27
  19. ^ "The 10 most important Youtube videos of all time". Business Insider.
  20. ^ "Ray-ban: "SUNGLASS CATCH" Digital Advert by Cutwater San Francisco - AdsSpot Advertising Archive". AdsSpot.me. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  21. ^ "Ray-Ban online ad".
  22. ^ States, Cutwater United, Ray-Ban - "Sunglass Catch", retrieved 2023-07-27
  23. ^ "Ray-ban: "SUNGLASS CATCH" Digital Advert by Cutwater San Francisco - AdsSpot Advertising Archive". AdsSpot.me. Retrieved 2023-07-27.