Thibaut de Longeville

Thibaut de Longeville (born 1974) is a writer, filmmaker, creative director, brand marketer and entrepreneur.

Biography Early life In 1995, at the age of 21, he founded 360 Communications. 360's two first projects were designing the visual identity for the Tour de France’s new mountain bike event, Le Tour VTT, and organizing an aerosol art tribute to The Rolling Stones in conjunction with Virgin Records and Agnès b.

Career In 1998, 360 became the official marketing and creative consulting outfit for Virgin Music / EMI Records’s national and international urban music roster.

As a director, De Longeville made his debut with the film Just for Kicks : a documentary about sneakers, Hip-Hop & the corporate game. Combining interviews, fast-paced narration and animated graphics, Just For Kicks premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival New York in 2005 and won awards for "Best Documentary", "Best Overall Film" and "Best Director" at the USVI Film festival,

Since 2002, De Longeville has also been the co-producer of the international streetball tournament Quai 54, which he also co-founded, held every summer in Paris. Nicknamed "The French Rucker", the event has 16 international teams compete for the championship over one week-end, with live performances by Fat Joe, Ludacris and Usher.

In 2023, he directed the documentary in 6 episodes, DJ Mehdi - Made in France.