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Neels Castillon is a film director and artist based in Paris. His work combines visual art and storytelling with a distinctive voice. He is known for exploring our relationship with the natural world and creating visually rich films, often shot in challenging environments.
He was named one of ADC Young guns — Best creatives under 30. His work includes award-winning shorts, music videos, feature documentaries, and creative collaborations with global brands like Louis Vuitton, Meta, and Audemars Piguet. In 2022, he became a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
Neels is also a co-founder of Motion Palace, a Paris-based creative studio producing original content for brands, culture, and the arts. He is particularly interested in emerging technologies and new mediums that push the boundaries of cinematic storytelling.
In 2025, he directed the film for Cercle Odyssey, a monumental 360° immersive experience combining live music, cinema, and installation art.
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Represented wordwide
by the Ridley Scott Creative Group.
Personal — neels@motionpalace.com
FRANCE & EUROPE
MOTION PALACE
25 rue Hauteville
75010 Paris
Executive Producer — Ariane Cornic
www.motionpalace.tv
USA
RSA FILMS
634 N. La Peer Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90069
President — Luke Ricci
Executive Producer — Matilde Ramos Pinto (In Memoriam)
www.rsafilms.com/us
UK
RSA FILMS
42 — 44 Beak Street
London, W1F 9RH
Head of Advertising — Josie Juneau
www.rsafilms.com/uk
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LOS ANGELES TIMES Cercle brings an immersive concert experience to L.A.
IMMERSIVE MEDIA Director Neels Castillon On The Ambitious Immersive Event ‘Cercle Odyssey’
SHOOT Director Neels Castillon Shares His Immersive Filmmaking “Odyssey”
MUSE BY CLIO Neels Castillon on His Epic Global Shoot for Cercle Odyssey.
NUMERO Odyssey : à quoi ressemble le nouveau projet monumental de Cercle ?
WALLPAPER Inside Cercle Odyssey: the immersive new travelling concert experience.
CB NEWS Lancôme fête ses 90 ans avec Publicis luxe.
PUBLICIS GROUPE 90 ans de Lancôme avec une campagne 360° moderne et poétique.
SHOTS RSA director Neels Castillon's latest eye candy for Chloé.
LITTLE BLACK BOOK Women make the world bloom again for Chloé perfume.
THRILLIST This roaming concert series is basically the traveling version of the sphere.
BILLBOARD Cercle Announces Immersive Touring Show Set To Launch In 2025.
FRAME SET Embracing the Vision: Neels Castillon's Cinematic Journey with Maui Jim.
LITTLE BLACK BOOKKering Eyewear Attracts Gen Z Audiences with 'Color You Can Feel'.
MUSE BY CLIO The real story behind filming in Iceland.
META.COM Feel the Real: ‘Supernatural’ Unveils New Campaign, ‘Unreal Fitness’.
SHOTS Supernatural brings VR mainstream in new campaign.
LITTLE BLACK BOOK Full-body movements in breath taking spot from RSA Films’ Neels Castillon.
ADS OF THE WORLD Meta — Supernatural.
LITTLE BLACK BOOK Cinema as an Art and Ideas That Take You Away with Neels Castillon.
NOWNESS Director Neels Castillon and the polish composer collaborate on an exclusive music video.
CB NEWS Renault nous rappelle que le vrai luxe sera toujours l'espace.
SHOTS Audemars Piguet runs wild and free.
THE MILL Impressive landscape work for Audemars Piguet.
CB NEWS Publicis Luxe signe la campagne Audemars Piguet « seek beyond ».
LITTLE BLACK BOOK Publicis Luxe Has You Walking on Air in Audemars Piguet’s Spirited Campaign.
JOURNAL DU LUXE Audemars Piguet sa nouvelle campagne poétique et disruptive.
LITTLE BLACK BOOK Hennessy Opens Gateway to Paradise on Earth.
PACKSHOT MAG Neels Castillon "A la poursuite du rêve" pour Louis Vuitton.
NOWNESS Anthem Grey
LITTLE BLACK BOOK 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 BOOKThe dreamlike sequence for Ólafur Arnaulds ft Bonobo's ‘Loom’
NOWNESS Ólafur Arnalds feat. Bonobo: Loom
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
POETRYFILMKANAL Neels Castillon's interview on his short "Arte Poética"
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
QUARTZ Watch the videos that TED uses to reset your brain.
iGNANT Black Patagonia Series.
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.
NOWNESS Starlings fly in hypnotic formation.