Alex Courtès


Alex Courtès is a French artist and director of music videos and features.

Career

After studying at Penninghen, he began his career by creating album artwork for French house musicians, such as Cassius, Daft Punk, and Air. He also designed Daft Punk's iconic helmets.
In 1999, he directed a music video for the duo Cassius and international artists such as Phoenix, Kylie Minogue, Sébastien Tellier, Jamiroquai, Franz Ferdinand, Justice, Kasabian and The White Stripes.

Filmography

Fiction

In 2005, Courtès won a Grammy Award for "Vertigo" by U2. In 2013, his Willy Moon video won the best pop video award at UK MVA. He was also nominated at D&AD.
In 2015, Courtès directed the first season of a TV show about the French secret service in the 1960s, Au service de la France and he was developing a feature thriller film.
In 2017, he directed music video "Go Up" for Cassius in teamwork with Pharrell Williams and Cat Power.

Nominations

UK Video Music Awards 2012 | Best International Pop Video
UK Video Music Awards 2012 | Best Pop Video Budget

Awards

UK Video Music Awards 2013 | Best Pop Video
Art Directors Club 2013 • In Book | Music Video
Art Directors Club 2012 • In Book | Music Video