cyrille De vignemont

Director, artist and photographer Cyrille de Vignemont aka Danakil creates atmospheric films with sensual narratives that focus on elegant, fragile details.  His films are intelligent and intuitive and make stunning use of natural light.

Cyrille made his advertising debut when CONVERSE US selected him to direct a strange and enchanting piece about a teenager looking for his childhood robot’s soul. He soon followed this with a captivating film for AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL with TBWA Paris which is to be released in the New Year.

Cyrille’s first art show, “The Desperation of Those Who Have Everything”, at the Palais de Tokyo in 2004, was selected by French Art Is Not Dead, alongside seven other artists, to represent the new French Avant Garde in Europe. This series marked the beginning of his career as a photographer and videographer and inspired Danakil’s first film, the documentary “Nappy” about “The Golden Youth”.  His work has since been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Shanghai and also in Melbourne. He is frequently invited to showcase his artistic explorations at biennials and exhibitions alongside friend.

Cyrille’s aesthetic and sensibility quickly garnered attention from the music world leading him to direct music videos for Poni Hoax “Antibodies” which was selected for the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors’ Showcase in 2009.  He won the Best New Director Award at the Antville 2009 Music Video Awards which was followed by a the Best Narrative Video Award in 2010 for Mohini Geisweiller’s “Milk Teeth”