Kris Moyes (born 30 October 1978) is an Australian-born

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and

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and founder of KMOYES PICTURES. He is perhaps best known for his innovative

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s. In 2005 he directed

The Presets The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Recordings, Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs (''Blow Up (EP), Blow Up ...

"Are You The One?" which utilized a large array of

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that playfully proposed answers to who the "one" is. The video also featured a digital artifact motif he developed by interrupting the transfer of DIVX files of original footage from a PC to a MAC computer, to which many homage videos were made. Moyes has had close ties to

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since 2005. He is probably better known for his videos for Softlightes and

. In 2008 Moyes directed a traditional performance based music video for Wolfmother "White Unicorn" on the condition that Pav, the head of

allowed him to deface his own work and re-release it, under the pseudonym Banditobruce. The piece of subterfuge was a reference to Marcel Duchamp's Readymade,

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Moyes has also directed four music videos for

Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...

. His first video for Sia's "

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" in 2007 was linked by

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on his blog and received over 300,000 views in one day, becoming the No.1 Most Linked Music Video and No.2 Most Viewed Music Video on YouTube. In 2010 Moyes directed and co-wrote a satirical short film, called "City Limits" featuring costumes by Australian fashion label, Romance Was Born. It was screened at

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(A Shaded View on Fashion Film) at the

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, Paris. Moyes has also been exhibited alongside

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, Peter Sutherland,

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, Melanie Bonajo,

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Chris Cunningham Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is a British video artist and music video director, best known for his music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and most notably Aphex Twin on videos for "Windowlicker" and " ...

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and

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. Over the years, Moyes has appeared in a number of publications including, L.A. Times, Esquire, Tokion, The Open Day Book and

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where he was invited alongside

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Oscar de la Renta Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta ...

and The Campana Brothers to re-design the ' T ' Logo for

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. Between 2015-2018, Moyes redesigned the identity for Australia's longest running TV program RAGE, the first redesign in over 30 years.

Music videos

2006 * Softlightes - Heart Made of Sound *

Wolfmother Wolfmother is an Australian hard rock band from Sydney. Formed in 2004, the group is centred around vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, who is the only constant member of the line-up. The band has been through many personnel changes since ...

- White Unicorn (defaced) *

- Are You The One? 2007 *

- My People *

* Softlightes - Microwave *

Architecture in Helsinki Architecture in Helsinki were an Australian indie pop band which consisted of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. The band released five studio albums before going on hiatus: ''Fingers Crossed'' (2003), ...

- Heart it Races 2008 *

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became ...

- Youthless *

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Franz Ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria, (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I. F ...

- Ulysses (ver.1) *

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- You Belong 2010 *

Bag Raiders Bag Raiders are an Australian electronic music duo founded in 2006 by Jack Glass and Chris Stracey. They play keyboards, drums, and act as vocalists, producers, and remixers, with Stracey additionally playing guitar, violin and piano. They also ...

- Way Back Home *

- Clap Your Hands 2011 *

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- Sail Away 2012 * Kirin J. Callinan - W II W 2013 *

Boy & Bear Boy & Bear are an Australian indie folk band formed in 2009, consisting of David Hosking (vocals and guitar), Killian Gavin (vocals and guitar), Tim Hart (drums and vocals), Jonathan Hart (vocals, banjo, mandolin and keyboards), and David Symes ...

- Harlequin Dream *

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- Florida *

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- Gun-Shy * Swift KID - Bed of Clouds (feat.

Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter who was the winner of the first '' Australian Idol'' in 2003, judge on Australia's ''The X Factor'' from 2010 to 2012 and again from 2015 to 2016, and coach ...

) 2014 *

Tokio Hotel Tokio Hotel is a German pop rock band, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer, and bassist Georg Listing. Their sound encompasses multiple genres, including pop rock, alternative rock, and electro ...

- Girl Got a Gun * Mosman Alder - Germland *

- Sun in Your Eyes 2015 *

Birds of Tokyo Birds of Tokyo are an Australian alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Their debut album, ''Day One,'' gained them domestic success, reaching number three on the AIR Independent Album charts and spending a total of 36 consecuti ...

- This Fire *

- Anchor * Mossy - Electric Chair * Mas Ysa - Margarita * Mysteries - Newly Thrown 2016 *

Seekae Seekae was a Sydney-based electronic music group. They formed the group under the name Commander Keen in reference to the early-'90s MS-DOS video game series, later changing the name to an elongated version of Commander Keen's initials (CK) a ...

- Turbine Blue *

The Temper Trap The Temper Trap are an Australian indie rock band formed in 2005 by Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, and Toby Dundas. In 2008, the group relocated from Melbourne to London. The band released their debut album '' Conditions'' in June 2009 to favou ...

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* Mossy - Ginsberg *

Tkay Maidza Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza ( ; born 17 December 1995) is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and rapper. Biography Maidza was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. Her parents are metallurgists. In 2001, her family moved to Australia ...

- M.O.B. 2017 *

- Do What You Want * Gordi - On My Side *

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- We Could Be Beautiful *

- Something new 2018 * Willaris. K - Perpetual Love *

- Downtown Shutdown

Exhibitions and screenings

2007 *

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, Victoria *

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USA, Europe & Asia * Lumen Eclipse Media Arts Gallery, Massachusetts *

Austin Museum of Digital Art The Austin Museum of Digital Art (AMODA) is located in Austin, Texas. It is the first museum dedicated exclusively to the display of digital art. AMODA was founded in 1997 by Harold Chaput, Samantha Krukowski and Chris Rankin in response to the ...

, Texas 2008 * The New York Times 'T' Magazine, New York *

Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 mill ...

, Chicago * Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival, Germany *

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...

, California * ViMus Film Festival, Portugal * Kinofest Film Festival, Romania 2009 * Space15Twenty, California * Microcinema, California * Monster Children Gallery, New South Wales *

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, New South Wales * FIVECC, Spain 2010 *

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, France * Dendy Cinema, New South Wales * Rooftop Cinema, Victoria 2011 * Remote Gallery, Spain *

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, California 2012 *

Gutenberg Museum The Gutenberg Museum is one of the oldest museums of printing in the world, located opposite the cathedral in the old part of Mainz, Germany. It is named after Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing from movable metal type in Western Euro ...

, Germany * Chalk Horse Gallery, New South Wales * Egoist TV, Russian Federation * Zubroffka International Short Film Festival, Poland * Digital Marrakech Festival, Kingdom of Morocco 2013 *

Australian Centre for the Moving Image ACMI, formerly the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, is Australia's national museum of film, television, videogames, and art. ACMI was established in 2002 and is based at Federation Square in Melbourne, Victoria. During the 2014-15 finan ...

, Victoria *

Dortmund U-Tower The U-Tower or Dortmunder U is a former brewery building in the city of Dortmund, Germany. Since 2010 it has served as a centre for the arts and creativity, housing among other facilities the Museum Ostwall.Neville Walker, Christian Williams, Jam ...

, Germany *

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, Texas * 53rd Kraków Film Festival, Poland * Sugar Mountain Festival, Victoria 2015 *

, Texas

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

Australian music The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...

. They commenced in 1987. ! , - ,

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, Kris Moyes for

" My People" , rowspan="3", Best Video , , rowspan="3" , ARIA Award previous winners. , - ,

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, Kris Moyes for

" Clap Your Hands" , , - ,

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, Kris Moyes for

"Do What You Want" ,

J Award

The

J Awards The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J and which are judged by the music and on-air teams from radio stations Triple J, ...

are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...

's youth-focused radio station

Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian Radio in Australia, radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greate ...

. They commenced in 2005. , - ,

J Awards of 2012 The J Award of 2012 is the eighth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. The announcement comes at the culmination of Ausmusic Month (November). For the fifth year, three awa ...

, "Way II War" (Kirin J. Callinan) , Australian Video of the Year , , - * Sydney Music, Art & Culture Awards (2013) Best On Screen - Kirin J. Callinan - W II W *

D&AD Awards Design and Art Direction (D&AD), formerly known as British Design and Art Direction, is a British educational organisation that was created in 1962 to promote excellence in design and advertising. Its main offices are in Spitalfields in London. I ...

(2008) nominee Best Music Video - The Presets "My People" * MVPA Awards (2008) nominee Best Direction of a Female Artist - Sia "Buttons" * MVPA Awards (2008) nominee Best Electronic Music Video - The Presets "My People" * MVPA Awards (2007) nominee Best Video Produced for Under $25,000 - Wolfmother "White Unicorn (defaced)" * MVPA Awards (2007) nominee Best Animated Music Video - The Softlightes "Heart Made of Sound" * Australian Dance Music Awards (2006) - The Presets "Are You The One?" * Antville MV Awards (2006) Best Unknown/Unsigned Director

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moyes, Kris Artists from Sydney Australian film directors

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Video directors

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People from Sydney 1978 births Living people