R. Malcolm Jones is an American music video and motion picture director. Jones is a graduate of the

University of Miami The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. , the university enrolled 19,096 students in 12 colleges and schools across nearly 350 academic majors and programs, incl ...

. While a student at the university, Jones was granted the Eastman Kodak Scholarship. He is its youngest recipient. Jones also received a

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. After graduation, R. Malcolm Jones went on to film music videos for various artist. He was nominated for Video Director of the Year at the BET Awards. The

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nominated his video "

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" by

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feat

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for Best Hip Hop Video. R. Malcolm Jones has directed music videos for

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feat

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, T-Pain,

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, Lil Mama,

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, Ray J, Cali Swag District, K'la, YC, Travis Porter, Jordan Taylor,

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Nas Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones. Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to: Aviation * Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea * National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia ** Nas Air ( ...

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, Brooke Hogan, The Pack, and Roscoe Dash. Jones has also directed commercials for

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(a talk with Spike Lee),

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(BET Spring Bling) and CMT ( Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders). He made a personal appearance as a guest on BET's Top 25 Countdown and was a featured director for VH1's ''

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'', MTV's '' Making the Video'', and BET's '' Access Granted''. Projects Jones has written and directed include Seven Lives: Seven Survivors (a documentary and short films include, Ambush, Sweet Potato Pie and Shattered. His first major film, ''

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'' - starring

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, Jamie Hector and Keith David - screened at the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) in the "Narrative" category, and at the Annual Urban World Film Festival in New York City, and the Bronze Lens Film Festival in Atlanta, where Jamie Hector and Jenifer Lewis were nominated and won awards for Best Actor and Actress. It won at the CAPRI Capital Partners Award at the 22nd Annual Pan African Film Festival, and had an international premiere in Paris at the Champs-Élysées Film Festival. The film debuted on Centric TV and received worldwide distribution with

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Education

University of Miami, Bachelor of Science in Communications, Miami, Florida Double Major Film and English (Creative Writing) Kermit & Mickey Schafer Scholarship winner for outstanding academics George Washington University

Awards

*BET Awards, Video Director of the Year Nominee *MTV Video Music Awards, Best Hip Hop Video - Nominee

Music videos

*"GDFR" Flo Rida feat. Sage Gemini *"Brown Sugar" Ray J feat Lil Wayne *"Accessory" – Jordyn Taylor *"

" - Flo Rida *"

Shawty Get Loose "Shawty Get Loose" is the third single from hip hop artist Lil Mama's debut album, '' VYP: Voice of the Young People''. The single is the remix version, where it features Chris Brown singing the chorus, and T-Pain rapping on the second verse. I ...

" - Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain *"Sneakernight" - Vanessa Hudgens *"Cryin' Out For Me" – Mario *"Drink N My 2 Step" - Cassidy featuring Swizz Beats *"Hair Braider" - R. Kelly *"Lip Gloss" - Lil Mama *"G-Slide" - Lil Mama *"Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne featuring Lil Mama *"

Sexy Can I "Sexy Can I" is the first single from Ray J's fourth studio album, '' All I Feel'' (2008). It was produced by Noel "Detail" Fisher and features rapper Yung Berg, whose debut album '' Look What You Made Me'' also includes the track. The song was r ...

" - Ray J featuring Yung Berg *" Make It Rain" - Fat Joe featuring R. Kelly, T.I., Lil Wayne, Birdman, Rick Ross and Ace Mac *"Hustlers" - Nas featuring The Game *" L.I.F.E." - Lil Mama *" Mr. Me Too" – Clipse *"So Much More" - Fat Joe *" What It Is (Strike a Pose)" - Lil Mama featuring T-Pain *"About Us" - Brooke Hogan featuring Paul Wall *"Vans" - The Pack *"Wamp Wamp" – Clipse *"Come Get It" - Yummy Bingham featuring Jadakiss *"All Your Love" - K'la *"

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" - YC feat.

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*"College Girl" - Travis Porter *"Show Out" - Roscoe Dash *"Burn Out" - Cali Swag District

References

*http://directorrmalcolmjones.com/ *http://www.essence.com/2013/09/27/coffee-talk-video-jenifer-lewis-talks-about-her-new-film-magic-city/ *http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/uwff-2013-review-magic-city-a-poignant-coming-of-age-tale-where-girls-take-center-stage
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