R. Malcolm Jones

R. Malcolm Jones is an American music video and motion picture director. Jones is a graduate of the University of Miami. While a student at the university, Jones was granted the Eastman Kodak Scholarship. He is its youngest recipient. Jones also received a Merit Scholarship.

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 MTV Video Awards nominated his video "Right Round" by Flo Rida feat Kesha for Best Hip Hop Video.

R. Malcolm Jones has directed music videos for Flo Rida, Avril Lavigne, Cassidy feat Swizz Beats, T-Pain, Chris Brown, Lil Mama, Mario, Ray J, Cali Swag District, K'la, YC, Travis Porter, Jordan Taylor, Vanessa Hudgens, Nas, Clipse, Fat Joe, Brooke Hogan, The Pack, and Roscoe Dash. Jones has also directed commercials for HBO (a talk with Spike Lee), BET (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 Hogan Knows Best, 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, Secrets of the Magic City - starring Jenifer Lewis, 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 EOne Entertainment.

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
 * "Right Round" - Flo Rida
 * "Shawty Get Loose" - 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" - 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
 * "Racks" - YC feat. Future
 * "College Girl" - Travis Porter
 * "Show Out" - Roscoe Dash
 * "Burn Out" - Cali Swag District