Goldfield and Banks
Commercial • Director/DOP
2026
Director · Australia / Worldwide
NathanCHRISTOFFEL.
I believe in filmmaking as a labour of love. Not as content, not simply as a career, but as a vocation - something pursued because there is an overwhelming need to bring stories to the screen. I believe in intention. In care. In the idea that every frame should carry the hand, eye and conviction of the people who made it. That every choice matters and every element needs crafting.
MCMXXVI
PICTURECO
Selected commissions
2019—2026
About
Nathan Christoffel is a multi-award-winning scripted and commercial director whose work spans feature film and high-end advertising content. Originally from Byron Bay, he established himself in Melbourne through commercial work for global brands including Mercedes, BMW and TAG Heuer, and founded the full-service production company Picture Co in 2015.
Mentored by Academy Award-nominated director Rolf de Heer, Christoffel made an early mark in feature filmmaking with his 2009 student feature Eraser Children. The film won Best Australian Film at both the Melbourne Underground Film Festival and the Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival, and opened Sci-Fi London. Christoffel withdrew the film from public release as he was not satisfied with the end product.
Now based on the East Coast of Australia, Christoffel continues to work across commercial and scripted projects while developing a slate of feature films across multiple genres. His upcoming projects include the techno-thriller Alt., slated for production in Queensland, Australia.
Across both his narrative and commercial work, including more than 100 commercials for clients around the world, Christoffel brings a cinematic visual style and a strong commitment to ambitious, genre-driven storytelling.
In Development
Films
Alt.
Thriller
Log-lineA tech visionary becomes a fugitive after a transhumanist cult hidden inside his alternate-reality game frames him for murder.
Development stageAdvanced script
Bright Boy
Zombie Western
Log-lineAfter a bandit murders his son, a grieving cowboy turns to dark magic to bring him back—unleashing a zombie apocalypse across the Wild West.
Development stageEarly script
Recognition
Awards
4× Platinum · 2× Gold · Cinematography — Edge of Everything
Muse · MarCom · Viddy · LIT · Davey · Vega — 2025Gold · Cinematography — Out Here, Barkly Station
Davey Awards · 2025Silver · Cinematography — Out Here, Flinders Island
Davey Awards · 2025Best Australian Film — Eraser Children (Sci-Fi Feature)
Melbourne Underground Film Festival · 2009Best Australian Film — Eraser Children (Sci-Fi Feature)
Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival · 2009Best Film — Rewind Rabbit (Short)
Babelgum Film Festival · 2008Best Production — Colourless (Short)
Byron Bay Film Festival · 2006