latam & the caribbean May 2018

More than a production house and agency, Cauri Creative House is proud to view itself as a collective of producers and artists focused on production services and art direction for film and still photography.

"Our in-house team is composed of diverse members specialised in different areas. We also collaborate with many other production companies throughout the nation.

Our aim is to create liaisons, and we are constantly looking to expand our family."

Thinking of coming to Latin America? Think of 7 Seas Productions. With over 19 successful years of navigating the terrain and visa processes of the America’s, the 7 Seas Productions team are the go-to people. And importantly, they've never lost a crew member at customs!

With local offices in Colombia, Argentina and Cuba, 7 Seas Productions has the seasons mastered. If you need winter scenery, then Argentina is prime right now. If you need the summer heat and pristine beaches, then Colombia is for you. And if you are looking for grand interiors and architecture, Cuba is unbeatable!

International clients can leave the paperwork to the 7 Seas team and remain focused on the bigger picture, getting the money shot.

So who else has joined 7 Seas Productions in Latin America? Brands such as Hermès, J.Crew, Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdale’s, to name a few. Want to be next? They are waiting for your call!

Litmedia offers full-service photo, commercial and event production all over Brazil and South America. The experienced and dedicated production team is fluent in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

Whether clients need production services to execute their brief or a full creative team to conceptualize a project and bring it to life, the company's team will provide seamless production, delivering outstanding results.

Services include full-service production and nationwide logistics, on-site coordination, art buying, casting, set design and décor, local crew booking, location scouting and permits, studio and equipment rental, catering, full digital services, hotels and travel transportation, visa and customs assistance, negotiating rates and budget management. 

Clients include Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Nike, Calvin Klein, Dorothy Perkins, Speedo, Converse, L'Oréal, Neiman Marcus, GE, Facebook, Instagram, I-D Magazine, Alexander McQueen and Vogue.

Red Creek is one of the top production companies in Latin America, providing services in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Mexico and New York City.

A streamlined bidding process enables the most demanding clients to compare alternatives around the entire hemisphere and find the best combination of locations, resources and cost. All in record time and with the lowest overhead. The client roster includes the likes of Amazon, Google, Hermès, Nike, Range Rover, Audi and others, big and small.

Red Creek delivers all of the Americas to filmmakers, photographers and producers with one single call.

El Sol Azul is a photo and film production company based in Mexico City and the Yucatan Peninsula, providing all types of production services and performing all phases of the production process.

"We produce shoots throughout the country, relying on local bi-lingual staff and in-house equipment in locations such as Tulum, Merida, Campeche, Baja California, San Miguel de Allende, Sayulita, Careyes, Acapulco, Morelos, Chiapas, Oaxaca and more.

We have everything you need from A to Z!

Recent jobs included Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, H&M, Esprit, FILA, Bloomingdale's, Grand Hyatt, Peek and Cloppenburg, Vogue, J. Hilburn, Soft Surroundings, Bizarre Foods, Travel Channel, WSJ, Mango, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch and J. Crew.

CaptureBrazil has been providing complete production services for photo and video shoots throughout Brazil for over a decade. The company is based in Rio de Janeiro, undeniably one of the most beautiful and exotic cities in the world. Brazil offers a vast and virtually unlimited pallet of different location options that will satisfy any production brief. CaptureBrazil can take you there.

"Our philosophy is simple: we focus on the solution!"

Crocodile Factory has been producing photography for advertising, fashion and editorial clients for more than ten years. The company offers locations all over Mexico and Central and South America, and also produces in Italy and anywhere in Europe.

"We specialise in finding the perfect location to fit your creative needs and budget. We work out all the logistics involved in a photo shoot. Over the years we've been bringing together top talents and photographers, providing the opportunity for a perfect shoot and a pleasant and safe experience in remote locations around the world."

The team speaks English, Spanish and Italian. Productions have included Mr. Porter, Le Meridien, Hyba Activewear, Alba Botanica and an art documentary on the Monarch butterflies for Desiree Dolron Studio (coming soon).

Southside is a creative consultancy and international production company based in Brazil offering a full range of services including local and international art buying, artists representation, executive production, production management and post-production.

"From concept to final delivery, we can handle the entire process of creative production, either with our directly represented artists or through our global network of photographers, film directors, content creators, illustrators, producers and suppliers. We're able to tailor the most suitable crew and gear for each project to offer the best in each location, either in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, where we are based, or anywhere in the world."

Clients include Apple, Ford Motors, Stella Artois, Samsung, Adidas and agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, LOLA MullenLowe, Leo Burnett and Lew’Lara TBWA.

Victorious has successfully produced throughout Latin America with expert knowledge in Mexico and beyond, including Cartagena, Fernando de Noronha, Guatemala, Belize, Punta del Este, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Tulum, and Cuba.

''Our recent collaborations in Yucatan, Mexico, Salvador Bahia, Brazil, and Belize, have incredible options we would love to show for your next projects in this extraordinary region that mostly speaks one language, its called Passion.

Love and devotion to what we do and who we collaborate with, giving back the much talent they have. Come to Paradise, we will continue creating and producing for you, our top motivation.''

If you´re searching for more than 15 years of production expertise, Toro Films is definitely your choice.

Toro Films provides a high level of production services in photography, TV ads, films and events— shooting & filming is their passion.

The company has been working with the most important advertising agencies in the US & Latin America, and with international brands such as AT&T, Sky, HEB, Pepsi, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Coca-Cola, Bimbo, Ford, Lincoln, Mitsubishi, Gatorade, Coors, Motorola, iPhoneX  and more.

Toro means bull in Spanish and as a Toro, they lunge and produce. They aim for the best and embrace everyone’s interests. Just like the bull, they are the strong beast you’re searching for. 

Their projects are extensions of their philosophy, a strong personality, and power. Being creative means being responsible. This is Toro Films, let’s create new stories.

Toro Film offer services in Mexico City, Merida, Cancun, Tulum, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Veracruz, Tijuana, Tlaxcala, Morelos and other locations in Mexico. 

Quadro Mexico photo agency and production services has 16 years of experience in advertising. Based in Mexico City, the company has worked for the most important clients and agencies in Mexico, the United States, Argentina, Brazil and South Africa, among others.

"Professionalism and quick responses are some of the skills that characterise our teamwork. We are able to provide creative solutions and share our knowledge to the benefit of the projects we develop. Our job is to take care of all the details in order to give you a product with the highest quality standards."

Quadro represents a wide range of excellent photographers who are specialised in fashion, beauty, sports, kids, lifestyle, documentary and architecture.

Besides still photography, Quadro also offers high quality audiovisual production, with talented directors and a vastly experienced team.

Based in Mexico, Enrique Serrano has been an established commercial photographer since 2004, but for the past five years has specialised in architectural photography, hotels and interiors as well as food and drinks.

Enrique tries to go beyond not only capturing the physical features of the spaces he shoots, but also the atmosphere, the feeling and the mood every space produces using his very own lighting techniques in an artistic way.

His imagery is often commissioned by well known hotels, restaurants and architects throughout Mexico.

Yadid Levy is a photographer based in Buenos Aires and Tel Aviv, shooting people, travel, food and corporate for some of the leading commercial and editorial clients in the world.

Born In Denmark to an Israeli tourist guide and a Danish architect, he inherited his father’s love of travel and his mother’s sense of aesthetic. That has led him to visit more than 80 countries on assignments for the past 20 years.

With vast experience in traveling and understanding the different cultures and customs, he feels perfectly at home working anywhere in the world, always managing the unexpected and get the job done.

Clients include Google, Shell, MAN, Design Hotels, Pictet Group, Lufthansa, Marriott Hotels, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler, Men’s Journal, Smithsonian, Vanity Fair, Geo, Virtuoso Life, Bon Appetit, and Saveur among others.

Fernanda Bonserio is an Argentinian food photographer based in Buenos Aires who works worldwide. She has produced food images for a range of projects including cook books, food magazines, packaging, e-commerce, social media and digital and print advertising campaigns.

Fernanda's attention to detail and strong sense of light are what define her style, her personal mark. Clients include Wendys, Nestlé, KFC, BRF Foods and Danone.

Jacobo Parra is a photographer and visual artist born in Monterrey, Mexico.

Aside from personal projects involving photography, Jacobo Parra has worked with the Mexican music scene, photographing albums, promotions and concerts as well as shooting many images and commercial, corporate and advertisement series for brands and organizations such as John Deere Industries, Kansas City Southern de Mexico (Railroad Company) and Burger King among others.

Currently, Parra is working mostly on portrait and commercial photography. You can see more of his work at his website and follow him at Facebook and IG. 

Fullstop Rental Equipment is a photo and grip equipment rental company based in Mexico City and the Yucatán Peninsula. Established in 2013, the company's mission is to hand deliver anywhere within Mexico.

"We don’t see geographical boundaries, we provide you solutions and handle the logistics while you focus in the creative.

From the powerful Pro 8As for the studio to the B2, the smallest off-camera flash, we work with Profoto and offer the best quality in gear by providing Avenger and MSE grip equipment as well as a variety of Profoto lighting accessories for your shoot."

Production Paradise has launched the Production Paradise Spotlight Awards for Photographic Excellence 2018  – a competition with a unique focus on advertising photography talent.

No other awards have created a judges’ panel that is solely filled with potential clients for commercial photographers. From agency CDs and art buyers to client creatives and marketing professionals, to editors at some of the most well-known magazines in the world – this competition might just be the best and most global online portfolio review a photographer could ever have.

Photographers may submit imagery in 13 professional categories and two special categories: Shot on Mobile and Student.

Each category will have a single winner and all 50+ judges will choose a Grand Prize winner from the professional categories. There are over $60,000 worth of prizes, throughout 15 categories, with a chance for one photographer to win over $19,000 in prizes, including $5000 cash.

More information about our awards is available on the Spotlight Awards for Photographic Excellence website.

Take the opportunity to show your work to our impressive panel of judges and win the great prizes – enter today!