Nicholas Humphries
DIRECTOR
"A lovely film."
-Clive Barker
on The Little Mermaid
"Hauntingly beautiful."
-Eli Roth
on The Little Mermaid
DIRECTING REELS
PORTFOLIO
DIRECTOR BIO
Nicholas Humphries is an award-winning director of more than 70 short films, features and digital series with international distribution on DVD, BluRay, broadcast and VOD.
His accolades include Best Short at the Screamfest and British Horror Film Festivals, Audience Choice at the NSI Film Exchange, a Tabloid Witch, an Aloha Accolade and a Golden Sheaf.
His short work and webisodes have received millions of views online and his films have been nominated for multiple Leo Awards, have screened at Grauman's Chinese and Egyptian Theaters, on HBO, Netflix, Hulu, CBC, Super Channel, TMC, Fearnet, CryptTV, SPACE, Amazon Prime and in festivals around the world.
Additionally, Nicholas has directed for Written by a Kid on the hit premium YouTube Channel Geek & Sundry. He is also a director on the acclaimed Syfy digital series, Riese: Kingdom Falling, which was nominated for four Streamy Awards, three IAWTV Awards and a Leo Award. Riese was also an Official Honoree at the 2011 Webby Awards.
His feature film credits include Death Do Us Part (available on DVD through Anchor Bay and Raven Banner Entertainment), Mermaid's Song (Wild Eye Releasing) and the Sci-Fi Thriller, Project Ithaca (SABAN, Lionsgate, Ravenbanner).
AWARDS
MERMAID'S SONG
WINNER
Best Costume Design in a Motion Picture - Leo Awards 2016
WINNER
Best Cinematography in a Motion Picture - Leo Awards 2016
WINNER
Best Production Design in a Motion Picture - Leo Awards 2016
WINNER
Best Music in a Motion Picture - Leo Awards 2016
NOMINEE
Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Leo Awards 2016
WINNER
Best Actress in a Feature Film - Joey Awards 2016
DEATH DO US PART
NOMINEE
Best Picture Editing in a Motion Picture - Leo Awards (2013)
NOMINEE
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture (Christine Chatelain) - Leo Awards (2013)
NOMINEE
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture (Emilie Ullerup) - Leo Awards (2013)
THE LITTLE MERMAID
WINNER
Best Short Film - Screamfest Horror Film Festival
WINNER
Best Student Short Film - Yorkton Film Festival
WINNER
Best Makeup in a Short Drama - Leo Awards 2012
NOMINEE
Best Short Drama - Leo Awards 2012
NOMINEE
Best Direction in a Short Drama - Leo Awards 2012
NOMINEE
Best Production Design in a Short Drama - Leo Awards 2012
RIESE: KINGDOM FALLING
WINNER
Best Cinematography in a Webseries - 2nd Annual Streamy Awards
NOMINEE
Best Foreign Webseries - 2nd Annual Streamy Awards
NOMINEE
Best Art Direction in a Webseries - 2nd Annual Streamy Awards
NOMINEE
Best Sound Design in a Webseries - 2nd Annual Streamy Awards
NOMINEE
Best Webseries - Leo Awards 2010