Young Guns
Young Guns is a portfolio competition awarding creative professionals 30 years and under, including designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs, and more!
Category
YG20
Annual ID
YG20_Kohler_0
Nik is an award-winning Berlin-based editor whose storytelling is heavily informed by music and sound design, building unexpected connections between image and sound. His recent film "The Wish" for German supermarket brand Penny earned numerous accolades and shortlists for editing including from Cannes Lions, ADC Global, the Clios, the One Show, and others.
Born near Munich, Nik grew up playing the piano and violin and planned to pursue a path to the film industry through music composition. However, an internship for Sky Germany exposed him to the craft of editing, and he charted a new path. Nik joined BDA Creative as an intern and quickly worked his way up to junior editor and then editor, cutting film trailers for international studio clients such as Warner Bros. and Amazon. He then worked as a freelance editor on commercials, collaborating with top directors such as Marcus Ibanez, Jonas Lindstroem, Sheila Johansson, Niclas Larsson, Stef Soho, and Amara Abbas. He has cut campaigns for international brands including H&M, Audi, BMW, Kia, WhatsApp, LG, Vogue, Hermes, Doctors Without Borders, Bumble, Vodafone, and more. Beyond ad work, he also wrote, directed, and edited the short film In Your Eyes in 2021.
Nik joined Cabin in 2022, and is available to work worldwide. His versatile work spans all genres and storytelling approaches.
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Title
The Wish
Agency
Nik Kohler
Client
PENNY
Annual ID
YG20_07_01
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
Director - Marcus Ibanez
Production Company - Iconoclast Germany
Executive Producer - Tim Augustin, Nils Schwemer
DoP - Paul ÷zg¸r
Title
Rewind.Renew
Agency
Nik Kohler
Client
H&M
Annual ID
YG20_07_02
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
Production Company - newland
Producer - Moa Looft
DoP - Niklas Johansson
Title
16
Agency
Nik Kohler
Client
Baby Keem
Annual ID
YG20_07_03
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
Label - pgLang
Production Company - ICONOCLAST US + GERMANY
Executive Producer - Nils Schwemer, Tim Augustin, Francesco Colombo
DoP - Nico Niermann
Title
Fall In Love With Dating
Agency
Nik Kohler
Client
Bumble
Annual ID
YG20_07_04
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
Director - Sheila Johansson
Production Company - newland
Executive Producer - Trine Pillay
DoP - Tim Lorentzen
Title
MALIKA
Agency
Nik Kohler
Client
Politiken
Annual ID
YG20_07_05
Category
2022 YG Work: YG20
Director - Amara Abbas
Production Company - newland
Executive Producer - Sara Sams¯e
DoP - Joao de Bothelo
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