About
Neels Castillon is a Paris based film director and artist. Named one of the 2018 Young Guns by the ADC/One Club for Creativity, Neels has built a reputation directing visually rich and emotionally engaging films in challenging environments. He has directed award-winning shorts, music videos, feature documentaries and brought his love for creative challenges to top brands including Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Lacoste or Nespresso. He also co-founded Motion Palace a creative studio, producing original content for brands, agencies and the arts.

Contact

Represented wordwide by the Ridley Scott Creative Group.

Personal — neels@motionpalace.com

FRANCE
MOTION PALACE
Commercials & Music video
Paris — Ariane Cornic
www.motionpalace.tv

USA, UK & EUROPE
RSA FILMS
Commercials
London — Damiano Vukotic
Los Angeles — Kai-Lu Hsiung
Amsterdam — Damiano Vukotic
www.rsafilms.com



BLACK DOG FILMS
Music Videos

London — Martin Roker
Los Angeles — Molly Bohas
www.blackdogfilms.com

Awards
2022 • Cannes World film festival • Winner  Best dance film • 'Commitment'
2021 • Booooooom TV • Best Music Video of the Year 2020 • 'F Major — Hania Rani'
2020 • PL MVA • Best music video • 'F Major — Hania Rani'
2020 • Berlin Commercial • Top 5 Cinematography • 'F Major — Hania Rani'
2020 • Berlin Commercial • Best music video shortlist • 'F Major — Hania Rani'
2020 • Vimeo Staff Pick • 'F Major — Hania Rani'
2019 • Eyes and ears of Europe • 'Place au Cinéma' • Silver
2019 • Ciclope Award • 'Vertical Home' • Bronze
2019 • Kinsale Sharks Award • 'Vertical Home' • Bronze
2019 • Vimeo Staff Pick • 'Parce Que'
2019 • Grand Prix Stratégie de la production • 'Vertical Home' 
2019 • Grand Prix Stratégie du digital • 'Vertical Home'
2019 • New York Festivals • 'C'était Ecrit' • Gold
2019 • New York Festivals • 'C'était Ecrit' • Silver
2019 • New York Festivals • 'Science Grand Format' • Bronze
2018 • ADC/One show Young guns 2018 WINNER
2018 • Vimeo Staff Pick  • Angèle 'Jalousie'
2018 • Young Directors Award • 'Isola'  • Shortlist  
2018 • Berlin Fashion Film Festival  • 'Isola'  • Shortlist
2018 • Club Des Da  • 'C’était Écrit' •  Mention Générique
2017 • Vimeo Staff Pick • 'Isola'
2017 
• Grand Prix Strategie • 'Paris Sur Court' • Silver 

2017 • Club Des Da 2017 • 'Kairos' • Mention Sound Design
2014 • Vimeo Staff Pick  • 'La République du Skateboard'
2014 • Vimeo Staff Pick • 'Sous le ciel de Paris'
2013 • Vimeo Staff Pick • 'A bird Ballet'

Press
PACKSHOT MAG Neels Castillon "A la poursuite du rêve" pour Louis Vuitton.
NOWNESS Anthem Grey
LBBONLINE AKQA and Georg Jensen Pay Tribute to Women Who Make the World Move
BOOOOOOM The 15 best music videos of 2020
LE NODAL France 5 sort de sa boite — Podcast
DESIGN AND LIVE Timeless Visuals by Neels Castillon
CB NEWS France 5 renouvelle son habillage avec Motion Palace
SHOTS A visual exploration of Ólafur Arnaulds musical language
LITTLE BLACK BOOK The dreamlike sequence for Ólafur Arnaulds ft Bonobo's ‘Loom’
NOWNESS Ólafur Arnalds feat. Bonobo: Loom
NR MAGAZINE Interview with Neels Castillon
NOWNESS The Space between all things
NOWNESS Soleil Pâle
SHOTS Neels Castillon signs to RSA/BLACK DOG for global representation.
NOWNESS A magnetic and meditative dance on the deserted shores of Iceland.
SHOTS Meditative compostion and energetic movement.
BOOOOOOOM A stunning video for Polish pianist Hania Rani
COLOSSAL A trio of dancers brave Icelandic temperatures.
PACKSHOT MAG Aloïse Sauvage dévoile Omowi.
ÉTAPES Parce Que Peinture et danse se rencontrent.
DIRECTORS NOTE An inspired confluence of vibrate painting and dance.
VANITY FAIR Parce Que — c'est l'histoire d'une rupture amoureuse.
NOWNESS Weightless movements of a dancer.
FUBIZ Poetic Performances.
BOOOOOOOM Parce Que by Neels Castillon
STRATÉGIES L'authenticité de l'image.
PACKSHOT MAG À l’impossible, nul n’est tenu. Sauf Schmidt.
CB NEWS Schmidt perché à Flanc de Montagne
HUFFINGTON POST La chanteuse Belge a vu les choses en grand.
TSUGI Angèle dévoile le fascinant jalousie.
I-D VICE Si vous n'êtes pas encore jaloux d'Angèle, vous allez le devenir
CLIQUE Le clip du jour 'Jalousie'
VOGUE 'Jalousie' Le nouveau clip sublime d'Angèle.
BOOOOOOOM Suzane • La Flemme
LE MONDE Sandwich croque le fait-maison.
BOOOOOOOM Coeur de Pirate • Prémonition
MAGASINS GENERAUX by BETC [Portraits] Léo Walk & Neels Castillon.
COURRIER INTERNATIONAL Danse poétique en Méditérranée.
C-HEADS A short dance film between vitality and melancholy.
KONBINI Quand la danse mêle avec brio modernité et mélancolie.
BOOOOOOOM Inspired performance by dancer Léo Walk.
NOWNESS Picks
BETC POP Le court-Métrage sur le parkour à Paris.
SOMEWHERE American West by Neels Castillon.
KONBINI Une ode aux skateurs parisiens.
iGNANT Top 10 Road Trip Photographers.
TED 2015’s short film festival.
HYPEBEAST Under the Sky of Paris.
MASS APPEAL Poetry written with four wheels and a plank.
POETRYFILMKANAL Neels Castillon's interview on his short "Arte Poética"
UFUNK Une jolie vidéo de skate contemplative.
TUXBOARD Over the edge : les freerunners parlent du Parkour à Paris.
OPNMINDED La Patagonie bleue et noire de Neels Castillon
OPEN CULTURE Hear Jorge Luis Borges Read 30 of His Poems
SHOOTING FILM Fantastic Street Portrait Film Photography
MUTANT SPACE Explore the America of our European imagination
LOMOGRAPHY American West by Neels Castillon
APAR.TV « La République du Skateboard » un film remarquable.
QUARTZ Watch the videos that TED uses to reset your brain.
KONBINI A Tuneful Ode To Parisian Street Skateboarding.
NIKON Urbanite Games.
iGNANT Black Patagonia Series.
LE MOUCHING Black Patagonia.
SCIENCE ET AVENIR Un magnifique spectacle offert par des milliers d'étourneaux.
HUFFINGTON POST Are you a fan of the bird ballet ?
OPEN CULTURE The Art of Poetry.
PETAPIXEL Thousands Upon Thousands of Birds Dancing in the Sky.
NYC LIGHT FILM SCHOOL Finding a story in spontaneous moments.
NOWNESS Starlings fly in hypnotic formation.