With a multidisciplinary artistic approach, they seek to develop a form of “social poetry” BLIESBRO (Nicolas Blies & Stéphane Hueber-Blies)
BLIESBRO, originally from the Rhine basin, is a duo of poets, musicians, digital artists, directors, screenwriters, and film producers. With a multidisciplinary artistic approach, they seek to develop a form of “social poetry,” a way of inhabiting the world p
oetically. In 2015, BLIESBRO conceptualized the musical documentary transmedia project Soundhunters in co-production with ARTE. Soundhunters was conceived to transform the world into an infinite musical instrument. The transmedia project was released in 2015 in collaboration with numerous international artists including Jean Michel Jarre, Simonne Jones, and Blixa Bargeld. In 2016, the duo was invited to present their work at Lincoln Center during the New York Film Festival. In 2016, the project was placed under the patronage of UNESCO. In 2019, the duo wrote and directed their first feature-length documentary, Zero Impunity, on the impunity of sexual violence in times of war. Combining animation and live action, the film is considered one of the pioneering films in this field, particularly for its ability to “depict the unfilmed.” BLIESBRO was invited by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival to participate in the festival's traditional “Cinema Masterclass” to discuss the issue of “sexual violence in animation.” In 2021, the film was nominated for the Trophées Francophones du Cinéma in the “Best Documentary” category. In 2024, the duo released the immersive poetry installation Ceci est mon cœur about a child's reconciliation with their body. Combining video mapping and connected clothing, the duo used spoken word technique for the first time. Ceci est mon cœur made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and was then selected out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2025, the project was honored at the prestigious Breakthroughs in Storytelling Awards at Columbia University in New York City. Wishing to continue its artistic research into the hybridization of forms and the use of spoken word, BLIESBRO is developing, in line with Ceci est mon cœur, the immersive poetry artwork Les Gens de la Pluie, scheduled for release in 2027. BLIESBRO is also developing its first animated feature film, Lyra et Armin. Jury
In 2020, BLIESBRO is member of the feature film jury section "Contrechamp" of the 44th International Animation Film Festival of Annecy. In 2018, Nicolas Blies is a member of the jury section "National Documentary" and Stéphane Hueber-Blies member and president of the section "Innovation Award" at the 31st International Festival of Audiovisual Production of Biarritz (FIPA). Nominations et récompenses
2025 Luxembourg FilmPräis (Prix de la meilleure oeuvre immersive) pour Ceci est mon coeur
2025 Genève International Film Festival (Nomination Prix de la meilleure oeuvre immersive) pour Ceci est mon coeur
2025 Breakthrough in Storytelling Award de l’Université de Columbia pour Ceci est mon coeur
2024 Mostra de Venise (Nomination Prix de la meilleure oeuvre immersive) pour Ceci est mon coeur
2022 Trophée Francophone du Cinéma (Nomination Prix du meilleur documentaire) pour Zero Impunity
2020 Festival International du Film d'Animation de Bucarest (Prix du Meilleur Long-métrage) pour Zero Impunity
2020 Festival International du film de Guadalajara (Nomination Prix du meilleur film d'animation) pour Zero Impunity
2019 Festival International du film de Sao Paulo (Nomination New Directors Competition) pour Zero Impunity
2019 Festival International du film d'animation de Annecy (Nomination Prix du Meilleur Long-métrage Contrechamp) pour Zero Impunity
2019 Festival International du film de Thessalonique (Nomination Prix Amnesty International) pour Zero Impunity
2017 Festival international de la production audiovisuelle de Biarritz (FIPA d'OR de la meilleure oeuvre digitale) pour Zero Impunity
2015 Festival international de la production audiovisuelle de Biarritz (FIPA d'OR de la meilleure oeuvre digitale) pour Soundhunters
2015 Prix Europa à Berlin (Nomination Prix de la meilleure oeuvre digitale) pour Soundhunters
Conférences
2024 : « La visualisation du phénomène des violences sexuelles contre les enfants » invités par l’Université d’Angers et le Dr Denis Mukwege (Prix Nobel de la Paix)
2023 « Documentaire : le sujet, l'impact et le cinéma » ACID Festival de Cannes
2022 « Voices from the frontline » invités par Internazionale à Ferrara (Italy)
2019 « Exister dans le bruit médiatique » avec Edwy Plenel (Mediapart) et Oleksandra Matviichuk (Prix Nobel de la Paix) durant le Luxembourg Film Festival
2018 « Danse, art et traumatisme » invités par Dorothée Munyaneza
2018 « Violences sexuelles en temps de guerre » invités par l’Université d’Angers et le Dr Denis Mukwege (Prix Nobel de la Paix)
2015 « Les chasseurs de sons » avec Jean Michel Jarre à la Gaîté Lyrique Paris