Christopher Mills (director)

Christopher Mills is a Canadian director, editor, animator and cinematographer. He has directed music videos for bands such as Modest Mouse, Interpol, Broken Social Scene, Blue Rodeo, Metric, The Joy Formidable, Senses Fail and Breaking Benjamin. He has also worked on commercials, short films, documentaries, projections and art album covers. Mills' style and work is "Renowned for his unique mix of live action, 2D and 3D filmmaking techniques" according to the writer Anne T. Donahue. "Mills has taken otherwise simple concepts and helped make them magical, transforming each video from a standard visual counterpart to an entirely different form of expression".[1]

Mills has had his work featured in Rolling Stone magazine and on many websites among them Kanye West's blog or MTV.com.[2][3] He played on Oprah, MTV, MTV2, VH1, Much Music, and other music video networks worldwide. Mills has given retrospectives in respected universities, global film festivals, and at Canada's National Art Gallery.[4] His work has been nominated for and has earned multiple awards, including MTV awards, MTV2 awards, Much Music Video Awards, Juno Awards, International Broadcasting Advertising awards. His video of Interpol's PDA was nominated for an MTV2 Awards in 2003 "Float On", for Modest Mouse, won the MTV "woody" award, was nominated for the MTV "breakthrough video" award, and was nominated for the MTV2 award.[5]

Mills has contributed to and collaborated with musicians and advertisers in a variety of media, ranging from simple drawings for Broken Social Scene's self-titled album (nominated for a "Best Album Art" Juno), to giant stage projections for The Tragically Hip's 2004 oft sold-out stadium tour (later co-winning the Juno for Best Music DVD), to a feature-length experimental documentary film for Canadian cultural icons Blue Rodeo, The Blue Road (2008 Juno winner, "Best Music DVD").

Videography

Music videos directed by Christopher Mills.[6]

YearSongBand
2014 For Those Who StayPS I love You
AlienationMorning Parade
The Terror PulseKEN mode
Forever And EverRoyal Wood
2013 The Turn AroundEight and A Half
Secret VasectomyKEN mode
Turn Off The RobotBurning House
Dance With MeRa Ra Riot
Dead WalkieDAVIDS
2012 The Great ExhaleGreat Lake Swimmers
Nothing Is Anything (without you)Wintersleep
ChollaThe Joy Formidable
TorontoPS I Love You
This Must Be The PlaceBelle Starr
Calm Before The StormImaginary Cities [7]
Canadian GirlsDean Brody
TimeC. A. Smith
HeavyweightOur Lady Peace
Count On MeCuff The Duke
2011 Taken AwayNash
Temporary ResidentImaginary Cities
Everyone Watched The WeddingJim Cuddy
Blow Me AwayBreaking Benjamin
A Heavy AbacusThe Joy Formidable
Sad Robot HarmoniesNash
Not Getting Any BetterInner Party System
WhirringThe Joy Formidable
2010 Expecting To FlyMetric
Collect CallMetric
Tobias GreyPostData
We, Myself And IShad
Dance MotherSweet Thing
Angel StreetLucie Idlout
Blue Blood BluesThe Dead Weather
2009 SaviourThe Dears
DisclaimerThe Dears
Arizona DustBlue Rodeo
ArlingtonRidley Bent
2008 Crooked LegsThe Acorn
ShutterbugginBuck 65
DangBuck 65
The Flood Pt.1The Acorn
2007 Monday, Monday, MondayTegan and Sara
Far CryRush
The Mary GetawayThe Working Title
Same In Any LanguageI Nine
Missed The BoatModest Mouse
2006 Now That I Miss HerElefant
The GateSam Roberts
We Can Never Say GoodbyeThe Open
2005 It's Not The Fall That HurtsThe Caesars
Everything Is Alright
(co-directed with Chris Grismer)		Motion City Soundtrack
Rum Is For Drinking, Not For BurningSenses Fail
The Road Leads Where It's LedSecret Machines
CollideHowie Day
2004 Vaccination ScarThe Tragically Hip
Every Time It RainsCharlotte Martin
Simple ManShinedown
Float OnModest Mouse
2003 Perfect Time Of DayHowie Day
Stars And SonsBroken Social Scene
ShatterdayVendetta Red
World So ColdMudvayne
Have A Little FaithMandy Moore
2002 PDAInterpol
WonderfulAndy Stochansky
2000 Silently ScreamingSerial Joe
Sad NightsBlue Rodeo
Below The StarsKing Cobb Steelie
1999 Rise With The SunThe Punters
Dancing With MyselfThe Boomtang Boys
In My HandsNatalie MacMaster
UmbrellaMayor McCA
1998 LemonadeProtein
1997My Only HopeMiller Stain Limit

References
  1. Anne T. Donahue, "The Best New Music Video Directors Part Two", www.aux.tv, April 26, 2010
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-08-26. Retrieved 2012-06-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Newman, Jason. "Indie Music Month Video Premiere: The Joy Formidable, 'Whirring'". MTV News.
  4. "Ottawa International Animation Festival - Offline". www.animationfestival.ca.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2012-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "my grandfather made this". www.numberfourfilms.com.
  7. "Winnipeg band Imaginary Cities releases brand new music video - CBC Manitoba". www.cbc.ca.
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