Nickolas Duarte is a film, commercial and series writer/director. He runs the production company Crown Chimp in Tucson, AZ and is represented for national ad work by Derby Content out of New York City, NY and international ad work by Lynne Loo out of Beijing, China.

Nickolas has earned over 60 industry awards including a National Addy, an Emmy, 6 National Tellys, 3 National Communicator awards, 2 W3 awards, an international Davey, a Museum of Modern Art nomination and a shortlist nod for the ADC Young Guns. He will be inducted into the AAFT Advertising Hall of Fame as the 2017 Next Generation Award winner. Beyond the commercial space, he is a two-time NALIP Fellowship recipient and his
scripted, documentary, and experimental work has played in festivals to international acclaim.
Nickolas has done projects for clients such as Adidas, the NBA, the NFL, Nike, Pepsi, Coca Cola, eBay, Caterpillar, BMW, Ford, New Era, Charles Schwab, China Mobile, and Western Union.

His work has been described by Short of The Week as “almost as much a physical viewing experience as an emotionally affecting one.” He is currently directing and co-writing a crime drama for Warner Bros.