{"id":22717,"date":"2020-08-19T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presskitchen.com\/?p=22717"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:50:33","slug":"couscous-signs-dawi-and-michael-middelkoop-to-directorial-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/couscous-signs-dawi-and-michael-middelkoop-to-directorial-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Couscous Signs Dawit N.M. And Michael Middlekoop to U.S. Directorial Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signing marks each director\u2019s first U.S. commercial representation<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22718\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael.png 1600w, https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael-1024x799.png 1024w, https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael-1536x1198.png 1536w, https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael-350x273.png 350w, https:\/\/demo.techsystintel.com\/press_kitchen_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DawitMichael-600x468.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L-R: Dawit N.M., Michael Middelkoop<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International creative production company <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/couscous.tv\"><b>Couscous<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has signed New York-based <\/span><b>Dawit N.M<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. and Amsterdam-based <\/span><b>Michael Middelkoop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their first U.S. commercial production representation. Dawit and Michael join a growing roster of internationally-based and culturally unique directors as part of Couscous\u2019 expansion into U.S. markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDawit and Michael\u2019s unique \u2018visual trickery\u2019 style, depth of storytelling and culturally-multifaceted backgrounds make them wonderful additions to the Couscous roster,\u201d says Couscous EP and Founding Partner Salim El Arja. \u201cThe rest of the Couscous team and I are excited to work together to bring their filmmaking expertise to the cinematic branded content space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/couscous.tv\/dawit-n-m\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to view Dawit N.M.\u2019s reel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/couscous.tv\/michael-middelkoop\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to view Michael Middelkoop\u2019s reel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Dawit N.M.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a signature style rooted in truth-telling, Dawit has lent his photography talents to media brands including\u00a0<em>The New Yorker, The Wire, Interscope\u00a0<\/em>and more. Pivoting to filmmaking, he has helmed projects for artists such as Charlie Puth. N.M.&#8217;s short film &#8220;Mereba: Planet U&#8221; earned him recognition as an emerging director during the 2019 American Black Film Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Says Dawit, \u201cI&#8217;m proud to be at a place that understands there\u2019s a human behind this creative person. With that understanding, we&#8217;re able to effortlessly come together and create timeless pieces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Ethiopia, Dawit moved to Virginia at the age of seven, developing a curiosity surrounding filmmaking which was piqued by recording video game plays as a childhood hobby. While attending Old Dominion University, he discovered his love of photography, beginning his first comprehensive photobook project\u00a0<em>&#8220;The Eye that Follows: Photographs by Dawit N.M.&#8221;,\u00a0<\/em>capturing the spirit and culture of his native Ethiopia through an objective lens. Through images, Dawit broke through the sterotype-driven narratives he&#8217;d send concering Ethiopia. He is currently in pre-production on a second photo book and a short film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Michael Middelkoop<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael captures creative concepts through a directorial sensibility that is quiet and raw. His work stands out for its portrayal of what it means to be human. With an agency background and diverse experience concepting campaigns, he infuses his work with authenticity and strong multiculturalism. His advertising and filmmaking has earned top-tier awards including a Cannes Lion, an AMVF Award and two Shortcutz Amsterdam award nominations for the short film \u201cSnor\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSalim, Jordan, and Bear have established a well-curated roster of global talent and I&#8217;m looking forward to complementing the diverse flavors they&#8217;ve already assembled, as well as expanding their offerings with my story and world-building approach in directing both music videos and commercials,\u201d says Michael.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amsterdam-born and enraptured by film classics, Michael studied filmmaking techniques from a young age, eventually majoring in Film and minoring in American Studies at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Amsterdam<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While in university, he fell in love with the writing craft and\u00a0 followed his education with advertising agency positions at Saatchi &amp; Saatchi Netherlands, Leo Burnett Amsterdam and more. He pivoted his copywriting background back into filmmaking in 2015; two years later, his crowdfunded film \u201cNetflix &amp; Chill\u201d made lauded appearances at worldwide film festivals and earned him a nomination in the Debut Competition of the Netherlands Film Festival. He is currently in pre-production on two additional film projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>About Couscous<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Couscous is a production company and multicultural collective of international directors and founders, uniting their boutique structure and globe-spanning resources to achieve the same resolve: crafting beautiful, emotionally-powerful work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our team of creators, makers and artists provide unique voices and a culturally-varied storytelling approach to meet you where you are, crafting the right solution to your creative problem. 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