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'''Matt Lenski''' is an American director of [[television commercials]], [[music videos]], and films. He is based in New York City. Lenski won an MTV Video Music Award for his direction of [[Fall Out Boy]]'s "[[Sugar, We're Goin' Down]]" video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/winners-by-category.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828042240/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/winners-by-category.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |title=MTV Video Music Awards &#124; Show Highlights, Winners, Performers, Hosts and More From Past Video Music Awards |publisher=MTV.com |date= |accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref> His short film ''[[Meaning Of Robots]]'' was officially accepted in the 2012 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2012-festival-program-announcement-shorts/ |title=2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program &#124; Sundance Institute |publisher=Sundance.org |date=December 6, 2011 |accessdate=October 12, 2013 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913021741/http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2012-festival-program-announcement-shorts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Matt Lenski''' is an American director. Lenski has directed multiple projects for television. After seven years at Viacom, working for [[MTV]], [[MTV2]], [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], [[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]] and other affiliates, he moved on to directing music videos and commercials. He was nominated for a [[GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Award]] for his work on the "Cupid" safe sex campaign for the [[Kaiser Foundation]].


Lenski acted and co-produced the 2004 feature film "[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1596193/ Point & Shoot]," directed by Shawn Regruto. Lenski's 2004 viral campaign, "F*ck New York," parodied the Republican Presidential Convention, which took place in New York City. The satire, which featured thug teens playing the rolls of President [[George W. Bush]] and his political bedfellows, was downloaded and mirrored heavily throughout the internet.
Lenski's 2004 viral campaign, "F*ck New York," parodied the Republican Presidential Convention, which took place in New York City. The satire featured thug teens playing the roles of President [[George W. Bush]] and his political bedfellows. [[New York Magazine]] quoted it as [[Russell Simmons]]' preferred [[viral video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/11/what_the_celebrities_are_watching.html |title=What the Celebrities Are Watching on YouTube – Vulture |publisher=Nymag.com |date=September 5, 2013 |accessdate=October 12, 2013}}</ref>


==Music videos==
==Music videos==
*[[Fall Out Boy]] "[[Sugar, We're Goin' Down]]" (hi-fi version) (2005)
*[[Fall Out Boy]] "[[Sugar, We're Goin' Down]]" (hi-fi version) (2005)
*[[Rogue Wave]] "Publish My Love" (2006)
*[[Rogue Wave (band)|Rogue Wave]] "Publish My Love" (2006)
*[[The Giraffes (Brooklyn band)|The Giraffes]] "Having Fun" (2006)
*[[The Giraffes (Brooklyn band)|The Giraffes]] "Having Fun" (2006)
*[[CKY (band)|CKY]] "[[Familiar Realm]]" (2006)
*[[CKY (band)|CKY]] "[[Familiar Realm]]" (2006)
*[[Band of Horses]] "[[The Funeral (song)|The Funeral]]" (2006) (using footage directed by his father, Willy Lenski)
*[[Band of Horses]] "[[The Funeral (Band of Horses song)|The Funeral]]" (2006) (using footage directed by his father, Willy Lenski)
*[[Zero 7]] feat. [[Sia Furler]] "Throw It All Away" (2006)
*[[Zero 7]] feat. [[Sia]] "Throw It All Away" (2006)
*[[Regina Spektor]] "[[On the Radio (Regina Spektor song)|On the Radio]]" (version 1) (2006)
*[[Regina Spektor]] "[[On the Radio (Regina Spektor song)|On the Radio]]" (version 1) (2006)
*[[Mark Ronson]] feat. [[Daniel Merriweather]] "[[Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before#Mark Ronson: "Stop Me"|Stop Me]]" (US / international version) (2007)
*[[Mark Ronson]] feat. [[Daniel Merriweather]] "[[Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before#Mark Ronson: "Stop Me"|Stop Me]]" (US / international version) (2007)
*[[Orson]] "[[Ain't No Party]]" (2007)
*[[Orson (band)|Orson]] "[[Ain't No Party]]" (2007)
*[[Get Busy Committee]] "I Don't Care About You" (2010)
*[[Hal Linton]] "Mind Control" (2010)


==Short films==
==Short films==
* [http://www.epochfilms.com/blog/wp-content/FILIBUSTER.mov Filibuster] (Premiered at the film festival, [http://www.rooftopfilms.com/ Rooftop Films])
* [http://www.mattlenski.com/filibuster Filibuster] Premiered at the film festival, [http://www.rooftopfilms.com/ Rooftop Films]
* [http://www.sdintegrated.com/content/viewVideo/Commercials/MattLenski/MeaningOfRobots/Teaser Meaning of Robots] Premiered at [http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2012-festival-program-announcement-shorts/ Sundance Film Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913021741/http://www.sundance.org/press-center/release/2012-festival-program-announcement-shorts/ |date=September 13, 2014 }}
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* [http://www.hiphopmusic.com/archives/2004_09.html The Guys Behind The "F*** New York" Video]
* [http://www.sdintegrated.com/content/viewVideo/Commercials/MattLenski/RepublicanNationalConvention/FuckNY F*ck New York]

==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203744/http://www.hiphopmusic.com/archives/2004_09.html The Guys Behind The "F*** New York" Video]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.epochfilms.com/home.html Epoch Films]
* [http://www.sdintegrated.com Supply&Demand Integrated]
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* [http://www.drawpictures.co.uk/promo-directors/mat-lenski.go Draw Pictures]

* [http://www.suneeva.com Suneeva]
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 2 July 2024

Matt Lenski
Born
New York City
NationalityAmerican
AwardsMTV Video Music Award

Matt Lenski is an American director of television commercials, music videos, and films. He is based in New York City. Lenski won an MTV Video Music Award for his direction of Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" video.[1] His short film Meaning Of Robots was officially accepted in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.[2]

Lenski's 2004 viral campaign, "F*ck New York," parodied the Republican Presidential Convention, which took place in New York City. The satire featured thug teens playing the roles of President George W. Bush and his political bedfellows. New York Magazine quoted it as Russell Simmons' preferred viral video.[3]

Music videos

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Short films

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References

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  1. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards | Show Highlights, Winners, Performers, Hosts and More From Past Video Music Awards". MTV.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program | Sundance Institute". Sundance.org. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "What the Celebrities Are Watching on YouTube – Vulture". Nymag.com. September 5, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
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