Nico Beyer (born 15 June 1964) is a German film director and producer. He is noted for his unique visual style and wide array of different techniques and formats.
Nico Beyer in Berlin in 2010Nico Beyer in Hamburg (Germany), at the German Awards in 2011. Nico won 4 awards ( 2 x gold, 1 x silver and 1 x bronze ) for Hornbach "Hymne Des Machens".Nico Beyer in Seattle in 2012 on the production of CHEVROLET Chevy Runs Deep campaignNico Beyer in Paris in 2016Nico Beyer and Serge Roman on the shoot of Asahi Superdry in Tokyo in 2016
Beyer moved back to Paris (1999), where he continued his work with his new production company Chased by Cowboys and his new business partner Edward Grann. Beyer's visual style enabled him to enter into car advertising. His campaign for Infinity (2001) and collaboration with advertising agency Chiat Day, started his career in American advertising.
He joined Chased by Cowboys in Venice, California, owned by Exec. Producer Linda Ross and directed renown campaigns, such as Mercedes's launch of the E Class and the epic Super Bowl spot for the new Ford F 150 truck (2004). Beyer further directed TV spots for Lexus, Canon, Nike, BMW, Cadillac and Land Rover.
Beyer also started a career in Japan. His campaign for Nissan Stagea and collaboration with advertising agency Hakohodu was extremely successful.
Beyer shared his time between Paris and Los Angeles (2003 - 2008). Directing and producing for his own company Chased by Cowboys.
In 2004, Beyer directed his first TV Show Gottschalk America featuring celebrity host Thomas Gottschalk. In the same year, Beyer collaborated with Michael Moore on his campaign against former US president George W. Bush. Beyer directed a spot, which shows George W. Bush as the great dictator, recreating the famous dance with the globe of Charlie Chaplin masterpiece The Great Dictator. The spot won Gold at the non profit AD Spot Festival.
In addition he directs Tv commercials and music videos. Nico Beyer is represented by Armoury and Element E in the European market. His recent campaigns include projects for brands like Hornbach, Audi, Lexus, Jeep, Mercedes, Sky, Smart, Axe, O2 (Telefónica) and Adidas. Between 2022 and 2024, he also directed spots for McDonald's, Qatar Airways, Star Alliance, M, AMG, and Land Rover.
Currently Beyer is focused on a 90-minute documentary feature titled Never grow up, which explores the Mod scene and its evolution over time. In 2010 he published the book Dreiknopf & Dosenbier that covers the Mod scene in Germany.
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