Michel + Nico | DIRECTORBT Nayan - Restaurant
Michel + Nico | DIRECTOR
BT Nayan - Restaurant

stoiximan

Biomedecine

BT Nayan

Restaurant

Hyatt

Live Now

BT Nayan

Dog Groomer

William Hill

Brotherhood

Under Armour

Will makes us family

Forever Young

Anything for Love

Renault

Reunited

Seat

Next to me

BBC Sport

Prepare to be Moved

True North Strong

RBC

Renault

Ez-Go

Gilette

The Honest Player

RBC Olympics

Short Story

Seat Ateca

7 Days

Lucozade

The Next Move Trailer

Decathlon

Sport makes the World better

Haida

Fever

Renault Sport

The ultimate Test Drive

Mercedes Benz

The Source of Life

ABOUT MICHEL + NICO

Michel + Nico are brothers from Biarritz who began their directing journey by teaching themselves to film and edit short films, documentaries and then commercials.

Michel spent some time as a social worker and Nico as an architect before they started a new challenge.

As ex-professional rugby players turned directors, Michel and Nico have parlayed their sporting experience into stories of passion that transcend purely physical achievements. From Muay Thai to Irish football, formula one to the Winter Olympics, their track record is enviable.

Their passion and ambition is what you’d come to expect from athletes. Their style is, in many ways, a reflection of their former lives... real, honest, sensitive and beautiful.

Their energy and infectious enthusiasm has lead them to work for Mercedes Benz, Sky Sport, Seat, Lucozade, Underarmour, Renault, GAA, Red Bull and Orange among others.

If distilled into a sentence, Michel and Nico’s motto would be: learn something everyday!

Their style reflects a desire that’s raw, honest and emotive, with a passionate humanist precision. Their ability to connect with real characters on-screen and a strong cinematic flair soon grabbed the attention of the advertising world.

With a Cannes Young Director Awards shortlist and a nomination for Best New Directors by Shots, Michel + Nico are definitely directors on the rise.

They both live in France and speak french, english and spanish.

FILMOGRAPHY MICHEL + NICO

WILLIAM HILL / MERMAN LONDON
BRITISH TELECOM / MERMAN LONDON
RENAULT X SKYSPORT / REUNITED / PUBLICIS POKE LONDON / MERMAN LONDON
WILLIAM HILL / BROTHERHOOD / MERMAN LONDON
DECATHLON / SPORT MAKES / ROMANCE PARIS / LA PAC PARIS
RBC / POWERFUL / DENTSU TORONTO
ANYTHING FOR LOVE / SHORTFILM / MICHEL&NICO
WARRIOR / NEVER QUIT / OGILVY JAKARTA
BBC SPORT / PREPARE TO BE MOVED / BBC CREATIVE
LUCOZADE / THE NEXT MOVE / GREY LONDON
UNDERARMOUR / WILL MAKES US FAMILY / DROGA 5 NY
SEAT / SEVEN DAYS / C14 BARCELONA
RENAULT SPORT / THE ULTIMATE TEST DRIVE / PUBLICIS POKE LONDON
SKY SPORT / BE INSIDE THE GAME / BROTHERS&SISTERS LONDON
GILLETTE / THE HONEST PLAYER / GREY LONDON

AWARDS MICHEL + NICO

2021
Kinsale Sharks, Shortlist
William Hill - Brotherhood

Club des DA, Winner Bronze
Decathlon - Sport makes...

1.4 Awards, WINNER GOLD
Anything for Love

2020
Cannes Young Director Awards, WINNER SILVER SCREEN
Anything for Love

2019
Cannes Young Directors Awards, Shortlist Broadcast Europe
BBC Prepare to be moved

2019
Drum Roses Award, Winner BRONZE – Best Sport Campaign
BBC prepared To be Moved

2019
Creative Director Awards, Winner GOLD – Best children Casting
BBC prepare to be moved

2019
Creative Circle awards, Winner BRONZE – Best integrated Campaign
Lucozade – the next Move

2019
British Arrows, Shortlist best integrated campaign
Lucozade – the next Move

2018
British Arrows, Shortlist best automotive film
The ultimate test drive

2018
Cannes Young Directors Awards, Shortlist Web Film
The ultimate test drive

2018
AICP, Shortlist best viral film
The ultimate test drive

2017
Shots Awards, Shortlist NEW DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

2017
LIA, Silver
The honest player

2017
Kinsale Sharks Awards, Bronze
The honest player

2017
Kinsale Sharks Awards, Shortlist short documentary
The ultimate test drive

2017
Vimeo, Staff Picks
The ultimate test drive

2017
Cannes Young Directors Awards, Shortlist Broadcast Europe
The honest player

Partner Productions Michel + Nico

MERMAN UK/US (excl.)
HOLIDAY Toronto, Canada (excl.)
BANJOMAN Dublin, Ireland
13&CO Sydney, Australia
WANDA, France

Press articles about MICHEL + NICO

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https://www.lbbonline.com/news/michel-and-nico-a-whirlwind-first-few-months-as-commercials-directors

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https://www.hellomerman.com/a-family-affair-1-4-interviews-merman-directors-michel-nico-arribehaute/

Berlin

CAROLINE
+49 30 212 326 08
BERLIN@TRINITYAGENCY.DE

Hamburg

ARIANE & MICHAEL
+49 40 6365 2128
HAMBURG@TRINITYAGENCY.DE

Munich

GABRIELA
+49 89 360 370 38
MUNICH@TRINITYAGENCY.DE

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