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Sam Chegini
Sam Chegini (2019)
Born	Sam Chegini (1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 (age 32) Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Known for	Illustration, Music video, Video art, Graphic design, Puppetry
Notable work	Aqualung (2021), The Cops Don't Know (2015) Traveller (2012)
Awards	Royal Reel Award for Traveller (2013), 2nd place Boomtown Film & Music Festival for Traveller (2013), Persbook Art Award for the Lyre of Mesopotamia
Website	www.samchegini.com

Sam Chegini (Persian: سام چگینی) is an Iranian filmmaker, music video director, animator, graphic designer, video editor, and puppeteer.

He was born in Tehran in 1992 in an artistic family. He has directed videos for Chris de Burgh, Jethro Tull,King Crimson's frontman, Jakko M Jakszyk, Gentle Giant, and Lenny Henry.

Career

Chegini started at the local TV as a puppeteer at 14. In 2009, Chegini joined VOP (Voice of Peace), a group that worked on reconstructing ancient Persian musical instruments, sponsored by United Nations Human Settlements Programme and IAARA. He made the film The Lyre of Mesopotamia, Which received an award for best video art in the 1st Persbookart Contest on Facebook in 2010 judged by Edward Lucie-Smith.

In 2011, he made the video "Traveller" for the Dutch singer/songwriter Linde Nijland. Traveller has been the official selection of various film festivals and has been screened in a number of countries. In 2013, Chegini won the Royal Reel Award from Canada International Film Festival for this music video and it was also voted no. 1 in the Frisian charts in the Klipkar+TV program.

In 2016, Chegini made an animated music video for British comedian Sir Lenny Henry, titled "The Cops Don't Know" produced by British record producer, Chris Porter, which was premiered on Classic Rock Magazine. Henry praised the video in his interview with Classic Rock Magazine, saying the video has a "labour of love" style and "Sam is gifted."

In 2017, Chegeni joined Verbatim Theater Group for the play MANUS, directed by Nazanin Sahamizadeh. As Video Artist, Video Mapper and International affairs, He has worked with the team in 3 International festivals including the 36th Fajr International Theater Festival (Tehran, Iran), 2 performances in Bangladesh, (Chittagong and Dhaka) and 10th International Theatre Festival of Kerala (Thrissur, Kerala, India).

As artistic director, Chegini organized the 9th Wordless International Short Film Festival in the city of Qazvin, Iran, same time screening with Sydney, Australia in November 2017.

In August 2018, "SamChats" had its first premiere on YouTube, an online talk show interviewing international artists worldwide, designated for the Persian-speaking audience, held by Sam Chegini. In the first season, Neil Taylor, Lena Katina, Ayda Mosharaf, and Alex Jolig appeared on the show.

In 2019, during the pandemic of COVID-19, Chegini directed a music video for King Crimson's frontman, Jakko M Jakszyk, titled "The Trouble with Angels". Jakszyk praised Chegini's work in a comment saying: "The first single, ‘The Trouble With Angels, makes its debut on the 14th August, 2020. Complete with an extraordinary animated video by Iranian filmmaker Sam Chegini. And getting that made amidst the pandemic is a whole other story!!" In an exclusive interview with Prog magazine, Jakko opens the story, explaining the unusual production process of the video because of the pandemic of COVID-19 along with a very bad political climate in Iran, to which Prog Magazine headline reads: "Worldwide political upheaval almost derails the shoot for King Crimson singer Jakko Jakszyks recent promo video".

"The video looks amazing, but what’s most amazing is that we managed to make it at all," said Jakko Jakszyk, explaining the difficult online production of the animated video. In another interview with Prog, the British journalist/TV presenter Matthew Wright describes the video saying: "I haven't seen anything quite like it! It is not just visually stunning. The story behind the video is worth telling." In the same interview, Jakszyk explains their first collaboration in the making of the video for Sir Lenny Henrys, "The Cops Dont Know" which led to their second and third collaborations, "The Trouble with Angels" and "Uncertain Times".

Later in 2020, "Uncertain Times", another animated music video for Jakko Jakszyk directed by Sam Chegini and starring British Actor and Comedian, Al Murray was released on October 9, 2020, from InsideOut Music.

In 2021, an official music video for "Aqualung" was released by Warner Music on the occasion of the album's 50th Anniversary. The Aqualung video directed by Sam Chegini was premiered on Rolling Stone on April 1, 2021. Jethro Tull's frontman, Ian Anderson, praised Chegini in his statement to Rolling Stone saying: “At the suggestion of my pal, Jakko Jaksyzk of King Crimson, I contacted a young Iranian videographer/director, Sam Chegini; He delivered a unique rendition of the ‘Aqualung’ song with abstract and documentary-type footage. A talented young man with a bright future in the music arts.”

On April 21, 2021, on the occasion of World Creativity and Innovation Day, the virtual event "Creativity For Urban Future" was held by UN-Habitat and Urban+Future. Alongside the screening of the video "Aqualung" at the virtual event, Chegini gave a speech about "Limitations that can lead to Creativity and Innovation" based on his experiences making videos.

On April 30, 2021 Gentle Giant announced the release date of a remixed version of their 1975 album "Free Hand" by Steven Wilson with custom visuals for all tracks. The title track "Free Hand" is directed and animated by Chegini. The release date is June 25, 2021.

On October 15, 2021, British-Irish singer/songwriter, Chris de Burgh released a music video for his single "Legacy" directed by Chegini. The animated music video that was released on de Burgh's 73rd Birthday is produced for his 27th Studio album "The Legend of Robin Hood".

On January 28, 2022, Jethro Tull's new album, "The Zealot Gene" was released—an album of new materials in over two decades, featuring two music videos directed by Chegini. "Sad City Sisters" and "The Zealot Gene".

In 2024, Chegini directed and animated 3 music videos for British composer and keyboardist, Benjamin Croft's album "We Are Here to Help" including the title track feat. Jeff Scott Soto, "Wrestling with Plato" feat. Lynsey Ward and "Lower Moat Manner". Later that year, he directed and animated 3 videos for British singer/songwriter, Marsha Swanson's album "Near Life Experience" for the tracks "No Mystery", "Still Remember" and "In Touch"

Chegini is also a member of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Intercultural Leaders.

Filmography

Puppetry

Awards

• Best Music Video - Tassvir Film Festival, for Chris de Burgh's Legacy
• Best Music Video - Cannes World Film Festival, for The Trouble with Angels (2021)
• Honorable Mention - 39th New Jersey International Film Festival, for The Trouble with Angels (2021)
• Best Music Video Award, Stockholm Monthly Film Festival, for The Trouble with Angels (2020)
• Plural+ FERA-LUCERO Award, United Nations Plural+ Youth Video Festival, for The Cops Don't Know (2016)
• Best Music Video Award, ShortPole London, for The Cops Don't Know (2016)
• Music Video of the Month, The Monthly Film Festival, for The Cops Don't Know (2016)
• Best Music Video, The Motion Picture Film Festival, USA for Emotions of Tomorrow (2016)
• Best short of the week, Reel13 WNET, PBS for Traveller music video (2014)
• The Royal Reel Award for Traveller music video – Canada International Film Festival (2013)
• 1st place – Music Video Category for Traveller – 9th Annual MY HERO International Film Festival 2013
• 2nd place – Experimental/Music Video category for Traveller – The 6th Annual Boomtown Film and Music Festival, Texas (2013)
• 3rd place – Best Film Poster for Maybe Sky – 11th Iranian Youth Cinema Society Film Festival (2011)
• Best Video Art The Lyre of Mesopotamia, Persbook Art Festival, Iran (2009)

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References

• Persbookart winners - Persbookart official website
• Folkforum report of the Noordfolk festival
• 'Traveller' music video on Protoclip festival website

External links

• Official website
• Sam Chegini at IMDb
• Facebook fanpage

• 1992 births
• Living people