NICO RAINEAU

Nico Raineau is an award winning filmmaker currently residing in Los Angeles. He's originally from the seaside town of Mystic, Connecticut and earned a BFA in film production from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. His career in film began as the director's assistant to actor/filmmaker Ben Affleck on THE TOWN. He then transitioned into creative development, first with award winning producing partners at Jinks/Cohen and then moving to Team Downey, a Warner Bros. based production company where he helped develop film and television projects for Robert Downey Jr. 

In 2014, Nico was selected as a Top Ten Filmmaker Finalist for the rebooted fourth season of the HBO documentary series Project Greenlight. His entry film, MAGIC MATTY, was the highest rated peer reviewed short film of over 5,000 submissions. He is featured on the premiere episode, which aired Sunday September 13th, 2015.

His film Brix And The Bitch screened at over forty film festivals and won over twenty awards, including Best of Festival at the 2016 Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema and Best Action Film at the 2016 HollyShorts Film Festival. It is currently in development as a narrative series.

Nico’s latest film is HOOKING UP, a feature romantic comedy staring Brittany Snow, Sam Richardson, Jordana Brewster, Vivica A. Fox, and Anna Akana. The film was distributed worldwide by Saban Films and Universal Pictures and is currently available on Hulu.

He is represented by the Gersh Agency and Magnolia Entertainment.

Nico is also a professional wedding officiant and the owner of RomCom Weddings. You can learn more about his various services at www.RomComWeddings.com