Dan Haddad (; born 28 November 1994) is a Lebanese

music video director A music video director is the head of music video production. The director conceives of videos' artistic and dramatic aspects while instructing the musical act, technical crew, actors, models, and dancers. They may or may not be in collaboration ...

, filmmaker, and media artist active in the

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. His work includes collaborations with Arab singers, including

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, Balqees, Shams, and

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. Haddad's collaboration with Balqees, ''Entaha'' won the award for Best Music Video at the

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in 2021.

Career

Haddad started experimenting with music and video production at the age of 16. He graduated from the

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with a degree in

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. He started his career as a production designer for music videos and local TV shows. His directing breakthrough came with his debut music video ''Schizophrenia'' for Kuweiti singer

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. The music video garnered multiple nominations and awards. He went on to direct videos for artists such as

, Balqees,

,' and Ziad Burji. His commercial clients include

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, and

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, that featured Lebanese actress and singer

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, and actress and former

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Nadine Njeim, respectively.

Recognition and awards

Haddad's directing style is described as distinctive, and is widely recognized by critics. In 2021, Balqees’ song ''Entaha'' won the award for the best video at the

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. In 2021 he won a New York Cinematography Award for Shams's ''Schizophrenia'' music video''.'' His 2021 collaboration on ''Momken'' _a hit song by duo Saif Nabeel and Balqees_ was highly acclaimed; the video hit record

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views shortly after its release.

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