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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 the Young Guns (best creative under 30) by the One Club of Creativity in NYC. His work includes award-winning shorts, music videos, feature documentaries, and 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.
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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
Founder & 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
Global Managing Director — Kai-Lu Hsiung
Head of Advertising — Josie Juneau
Executive Producer — Debbie Garvey
www.rsafilms.com/uk
MIDDLE EAST & ASIA
TO THE MOON AND BACK
Management — Xavier-David Benkemoun
awards & festivals →
2024 Creative Circle Awards — Winner Best Live Action Short Film
2024 Gema Awards — Global Winner Silver — Paris Olympics 2024
2024 New York Indie Shorts Awards — Semi-Finalist
2024 Manchester Film Festival international — official selection
2023 Brisbane International film festival — official selection
2023 AEAF — best VFX animation — Audemars Piguet
2023 Berlin Commercial — Hennessy
2023 Vimeo Staff Pick — 'Hello'
2023 PROMAX Europe — Gold — 'France 5'
2022 PROMAX global — Gold — '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 Young guns — Best creatives under 30
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'
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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.