In short
- The catalogue has two agencies in Nantes: Lili M, representing children and adults in the region and in Paris, and the mother agency Current Project.
- Lili M does not receive visitors at its address; it invites new faces through casting announcements.
- Another catalogue agency is nearby in Cholet; fashion work needs an agency in Paris.
Modeling work in Nantes
Nantes is the largest city in the Pays de la Loire, but it has few modeling agencies. The jurgita.com catalogue has two agencies in Nantes. Lili M was founded by two advertising professionals and represents children and adults working with brands and producers in the region and in Paris. Most local work is commercial: advertising, catalogue and e-commerce shoots, and filming.
The agency states that it does not receive visitors at its address and invites new faces through its own casting announcements, so do not turn up uninvited.
Current Project is a mother agency established in 2018. The platform models.com describes it as an agency for street scouting, development and international placement. It has no website of its own; you will find it on Instagram.
The nearest markets and how to get there
- Cholet – the Treebu agency (it presents itself as TOTEM on its website), which describes itself as close to Nantes. Boards: women, men, kids, seniors.
- Brest – one catalogue agency in Brittany.
- Paris – the main market, with the fashion weeks and most catalogue agencies. Direct high-speed trains run from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse.
Neighbouring Rennes currently has no catalogue agencies.
How to get started
- Take simple digitals in daylight and write down accurate measurements.
- For commercial work in the region, choose the local or the nearest agency; fashion models aiming for runways and magazines need an agency in Paris.
- Apply through each agency's official channels. First check on the agency's profile whether it charges applicants and how much. In France advice about becoming a model is free by law, and an agency can recover what it spends on your career only through deductions from your pay.
- Before you sign, ask the agency for its licence number: the licence is compulsory for every model agency in France. The profile shows whether a licence number and SYNAM or FFAM membership are known.
- Watch out for pressure to decide or pay on the spot and for contracts that renew automatically; more warning signs are in modeling scams. Contracts, tax and the rules for minors are covered on the France agencies page.