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, Meta or Audemars Piguet. 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 & Europe
MOTION PALACE
25 rue Hauteville
75010 Paris
Contact — Ariane Cornic
www.motionpalace.tv
Global
RSA FILM US
634 N. La Peer Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Contact — Luke Ricci
RSA FILMS UK
42 — 44 Beak Street
London, W1F 9RH
Contact — Damiano Vukotic
RSA FILMS ASIA & CHINA
Unit 33C, The Gloucester
No 212 Gloucester Road
Hong Kong
Contact — John Payne
www.rsafilms.com
BLACK DOG FILMS
Music Videos
London — Martin Roker
Los Angeles — Molly Bohas
www.blackdogfilms.com
Awards
2023 BIFF Best international short film in competition — Whale’s Song
2023 AEAF — best VFX animation — Audemars Piguet
2023 Berlin Commercial — Hennessy
2023 Vimeo Staff Pick — 'Hello'
2023 PROMAX Europe — 'France 5'
2022 PROMAX global — 'France 5'
2022 LA fashion festival — Lacoste
2021 Booooooom TV — Music Video of the Year
2020 Poland MVA — Best music video
2020 Berlin Commercial — Top 5 Cinematography
2020 Berlin Commercial — Best music video
2020 Vimeo Staff Pick — 'F Major
2019 Eyes and ears of Europe — Silver
2019 Ciclope Award — Bronze
2019 Kinsale Sharks Award — Bronze
2019 Vimeo Staff Pick — 'Parce Que'
2019 Grand Prix Stratégie de la production
2019 Grand Prix Stratégie du digital
2019 New York Festival — Gold
2019 New York Festivals — Silver
2019 New York Festivals — Bronze
2018 ADC/One show Young guns
2018 Vimeo Staff Pick — Angèle 'Jalousie'
2018 Young Directors Award — Shortlist
2018 Berlin Fashion Film Festival — Shortlist
2018 Club Des Da — Mention Générique
2017 Vimeo Staff Pick — 'Isola'
2017
Grand Prix Strategie — Silver
2017 Club Des Da — 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
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 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.