Europapa clip director: ‘Joost Klein attacked my assistant a number of occasions’

Fawaz, who can also be buddies with Klein, talks concerning the incident on the Eurovision Music Contest within the podcast Bigger image that he anticipated it a lot earlier. “Joost is simply tremendous inventive and tremendous candy. He’s a confirmed doer. (…). It is extremely troublesome to cope with him and I say that out of affection for him and the artwork he makes.”

He mentioned: “He typically finds it troublesome to cope with individuals. He assaulted my assistant a number of occasions on my set.”

‘a variety of combating’

In response to Fawaz, the recording of the clip didn’t go easily. “I had a variety of arguments with him throughout the trial. And it wasn’t till a couple of hours earlier than the clip was launched that he let me know that he appreciated it. Earlier than that it was on a regular basis: ‘This sucks, I do not really feel it, I am not going to launch it’.”

The director continues: “Making the clip of A European Pope I spent a couple of month and a half of my life and received nothing from it. A music video solely prices cash. You then additionally want to acknowledge the worth of the individuals who do it for you. You’ll be able to’t simply shout at an assistant director who’s on set for zero euros, I instructed Joost that too.”

Véras additionally says that he has not been in touch with Joost for some time. “Not since he received again. However I believe he is very proud of how his profession goes.” Supervisor Joost Klein couldn’t be reached for remark Monday.

‘Coming Transfer’

The Dutch Eurovision entry was disqualified simply earlier than the ultimate as a result of Klein was concerned in an incident with a camerawoman after the second semi-final, who reported threats. It’s nonetheless unclear what precisely occurred. The broadcaster discovered the transfer by Eurovision Music Contest organizer the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to ban it on this foundation to be “gross and unfair.”