Amos Le Blanc — Biography
Amos Le Blanc (also credited as Amos LeBlanc) is a Canadian director and cinematographer based in Toronto, Ontario and Los Angeles, California. He has received two Cannes Young Director Awards (Gold, First Prize), the MuchMusic Video Award for Director of the Year, and was selected as a One Club Young Guns 17 honoree.
Career
Le Blanc began directing music videos in 2013. In his debut year, he co-directed the music video for Thugli's "Run This" with Ohji Inoue, which won the Cannes Young Director Award Gold. That same year, he directed Keys N Krates' "Dum Dee Dum," which was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 500,000 units.
Sources: Vice, Young Director Award official site, RIAA
In 2014, Le Blanc won the MuchMusic Video Award for Director of the Year and the MMVA for Best Electronic Video, receiving more nominations in a single year than any other Canadian director in the award's history.
Sources: adobo Magazine, shots.net
In 2016, he signed with production company The Sweet Shop for international commercial representation. Laura Thoel, Managing Director of The Sweet Shop Los Angeles, described his work as "innovative, clever, beautiful and raw."
Source: shots.net (August 2016)
In 2017, he directed the music video for Rudimental featuring James Arthur, "Sun Comes Up," which was shot in South Africa, reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart, and has accumulated over 34.6 million views on YouTube.
Sources: amnplify, YouTube
In 2019, Le Blanc was selected as an honoree of The One Club's Young Guns 17 programme.
Sources: The One Club, LBB Online
His commercial clients include Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Disney, Beats by Dre, American Express, Budweiser, Air Canada, McDonald's, Canon, Holt Renfrew, and Sportchek.
Feature Film
Currently in production on Neverenders, an A24 feature film rumoured to star Timothée Chalamet and Marion Cotillard.
Filmography — Music Videos
| 2017 | Rudimental ft. James Arthur — "Sun Comes Up" — 34.6M views, #6 UK |
| 2015 | Young Empires — "The Gates" — IMVDb Pick |
| 2013 | Thugli — "Run This" (co-dir. Ohji Inoue) — Cannes YDA Gold |
| 2013 | Keys N Krates — "Dum Dee Dum" — RIAA Gold |
| 2016 | Thugli — "Sic Em" — MMVA Best Video of the Year |
| 2013 | Autoerotique — "Asphyxiation" — Dim Mak Records, 1M+ views |
| 2013 | Program — "Waiting" |
| 2012 | My Toy Horse — Short Film (Writer/Director) |
Awards
| 2019 | One Club Young Guns 17 |
| 2016 | Cannes Young Director Award — Gold (second win) |
| 2015 | Cannes Young Director Award — Gold (First Prize) |
| 2014 | MMVA Director of the Year — Winner |
| 2014 | MMVA Best Electronic Video — Winner |
Press Coverage
| shots.net | The Sweet Shop Signs Amos LeBlanc (2016) |
| LBB Online | The Sweet Shop Signs Director Amos LeBlanc |
| LBB Online | Amos LeBlanc Wins at the Young Guns (2019) |
| adobo Magazine | The Sweet Shop brings on Amos LeBlanc (2016) |
| Campaign Brief | The Sweet Shop signs Amos LeBlanc |
| Vice | Video: THUGLI — Run This (2013) |
| The One Club | Young Guns 17: Amos Le Blanc (2019) |
| Directors Notes | Autoerotique: Asphyxiation (2013) |
External Profiles
IMDb · IMVDb · Instagram · LinkedIn
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