brazil Jun 2009

When it turns grey and rainy over in Europe, Brazil - with its sunny climate and broad range of landscapes - is the perfect place to shoot. Zeppelin Films provides full production services for TV commercials and cinema projects throughout Brazil. With headquarters in São Paulo in the east and Porto Alegre in the south, the company is the ideal local partner.

Longstanding experience in production and co-production allows Zeppelin to work flexibly to ensure professional, smooth-running productions. Services include:

• In-house studios and a full range of equipment (35 and 16mm cameras).
• European, Asian and African casting.
• Huge variety of European-style or exotic locations.
• Full logistic coverage and support vehicles.
• Fully equipped in-house pre and post production.
• Exclusive directors (see the website for full info).

As one of the leading film production companies in Brazil, client references include co-productions for TV dramas, documentaries for Spiegel TV and RTL, commercials for Neue Sentimental Film (Germany), Shots (Portugal), BBDO (Russia) and Giovanni FCB (Italy), as well as successful collaborations with agencies DPZ, Y&R, JWT and Saatchi & Saatchi.

BossaNovaFilms is considered one of the main production companies in Brazil, specialising in advertisement, entertainment and branded content. Besides a solid domestic production structure, the company offers five other branches in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela. Last year, BossaNova won the title of 'Production Company of the Year' at Caboré 2008, the most prestigious prize in the Brazilian film industry.

The film 'Obras', directed by Luiz Ferré and shot in the depths of a 36 metre hole, is among the company's recent productions. It took five days to shoot, requiring a helicopter for aerial scenes and involving 80 people in the production process.

The film forms part of the advertising campaign for Sao Paulo State rail and subway systems, showing the expansion and link work between the two services. Click here to watch the movie and the making-of.

Cine is a commercial film production company founded 15 years ago by director, Clovis Mello, and executive producer, Raul Doria.

The Cine group, which includes Digital21 - the special effects and computer graphics division - is based between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and currently employs 100 professionals.

Cine not only plays a creative and economic leadership role in the Brazilian market, but has also helped to improve the sector. In 15 years of activity, the company's focus has been on advertising, during which time it has produced work for the leading agencies and advertisers in Brazil.

After three successful years of operation and more than 150 films for major Brazilian advertising agencies and top brands, Delicatessen Films can celebrate consistent growth and look forward to exciting opportunities that position it amongst the main film production companies operating in Brazil.

Having produced films for Almap, África, DM9DDB, Ogilvy, Euro, JWT and F/Nazca, amongst others, and for big advertisers such as Itaú Bank, Johnson&Johnson, Claro, Kaiser, Correios, Rossi, Nissin, Vono, Monsanto, Skol, Nova Schin, Volkswagen, Ford and GOL linhas aéreas, Delicatessen Films is more than a production company - it is a boutique operation for direction and production that enjoys creating customised work.

Over the past year, Paradiso has continued to produce high-end spots for top production companies and talented directors.

Campaigns include a worldwide Nokia campaign for Knucklehead, directed by Ben and Joe Dempsey, a major Sprite job for The Gang directed by Josh Taft, a Guinness spot for Partizan by Antoine Bardou-Jaquet, and TV commercials for Skoda, Nestea and L'Oréal, among others.

Despite it being a year of crisis worldwide, the low cost of the Real and the advantages of shooting in Brazil have weighed heavily. Results have proved very positive, offering Paradiso Films the opportunity to produce challenging jobs and forge new relationships.

Brazilfilms is a gateway to film production in Brazil. With offices in Burbank California, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Brasilia, the company provides ideal solutions for foreign producers and directors looking to produce in Brazil.

Brazilfilms has serviced corporate videos, commercial films, feature films and television productions. Corporate clients include Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Intel, Avaya and Cisco. Commercial films include American Airlines (TM Advertising Agency), The Church of LDS (Bonneville), Dom Café (Leo Burnett), Club Energise (TBWA), and Fanta (Ogilvy Mather).

The company's television work includes episodes for 'Dancing with the Stars' (ABC Network), 'Bump TV', 'Samantha Brown's Passport to Latin America' (Travel Channel), and 'Jeopardy!' (ABC). Feature films include 'Linha de Passe' from Walter Sales, 'Budapest' from Walter Carvalho, 'Storyteller' from Villaca, and current project 'A Suprema Felicidade' from Arnaldo Jabor.

Based in Sao Paulo, Tribbo Post provides high end visual effects for television, commercials and feature films to major agencies and production companies throughout Brazil.

In the market for over five years, the studio has won several awards at the Cannes Festival and many national festivals, including 'Best Finishing House' in CCSP's 'Best of the Market' awards.

The company regularly serves the domestic market with the same quality, technology and highly skilled technicians as those available in major facilities around the globe. In addition to the cost savings brought by a favourable exchange rate, Brazil has a well-structured production industry that ranks fifth in the world in terms of production volume.

Tribbo uses industry-standard techniques and the latest post production tools, such as Hi-End Discreet stations, and has an extensive CGI team based on multiprocessor systems and network rendering.

Created in 1997 by Eduardo Cama, Dinamo Filmes was the first element in the Dinamo Group that now incorporates Dinamo Digital and Dinamo Entertainment. Ricardo Carelli is responsible for the creative section of Dinamo Digital, Dinamo Filmes' computer graphics and finishing company.

In 1998, Dinamo began working with some of the leading agencies and biggest advertisers. Its crew includes six directors; three in Dinamo Filmes and three in Dinamo Digital.

The group stands as one of the most active production companies in the Brazilian publicity market, with at least six productions per month. As a result, Dinamo Filmes is amongst the ten leading production companies in Brazil.

Manolo Moran's series ‘Football’ will be exhibited in Sao Paulo from May 15th to June 7th.

The series explores concepts such as racism, corruption, suffering, war and others. Featured in this Showcase are a selection of images from the exhibition.

His personal work complements two decades of advertising photography.

Check his website for more information.

Christian Gaul was born in Essen, Germany, but arrived in Brazil - the country which would become his home and source of inspiration - at the age of four.

Author of four individual expos and one collective, he entered the photo industry in 1993 via editorial and advertising shoots. In 1997, he became senior photographer at Trip Magazine, a publication that completely revolutionised the editorial business in Brazil.

There until 2004, he had the opportunity of travelling to numerous places inside and outside of Brazil, immersing himself in long term projects and perfecting his ability and passion for storytelling. Also, with a much more natural look, his work had a fundamental role in the study and development of the nude in contemporary Brazilian photography.

Today, Christian is one of Brazil's top fashion and advertising photographers. His most recent work include Latin American campaigns for Levi's, Motorola, and Dove, among others.

Sao Paulo-based photographer Allard van Wielink specialises in fashion and advertising assignments.

Allard is a dedicated photographer who works a lot with 'normal' people - usually people who are not used to being in front of the lens. His work for the Dove 'Campaign for Real Beauty' testifies to that effect.

His latest clients include advertising agencies Ogilvy (Brazil, Argentina and Mexico), Young and Rubicam (Brazil and Dubai), Leo Burnett (Colombia), McCann (Brazil), TBWA (Brazil), Age (Brazil), and many among others.

Featured in this Showcase is a selection of work shot over the past few years.

Alexandre Salgado has been working in the advertising business for 25 years, and is regularly commissioned by major agencies across Brazil and the USA.

His latest jobs include 'Palio 2008' for Fiat, a campaign for Ducati which was shortlisted at Cannes, and Petrobras Energy for the PAN 2007.

Salgado and his team are renowned for their professional photographic post production standards and constantly update their techniques according to the latest industry developments.

Click on the photos in the minisite to see how the final image was created.

Du Ribeiro has over 30 years of experience shooting cars, people, still life, landscape and aerial photography for Brazil's major advertising agencies .

In collaboration with Cameron Image Productions, Du Ribeiro produces photo shoots in the studio or out on external locations worldwide. Cameron Image Productions handles all the location scouting, casting, budgeting and travel arrangements.

His fully equipped Sao Paulo studio extends to over 2000 sq. ft., with facilities including a complete lighting grip, camera system, digital back and digital workstation with a technician and fine art printer.

Estúdios Quanta is the largest audiovisual complex in Brazil. It is the only equipment rental company to stock all the leading brands of cameras, lighting, cranes and dollies.

A one-stop-shop style complex, Estúdios Quanta holds equipment rental for all types of audiovisual production. It provides a range of facilities, including four soundproofed studios, laser-levelled floors, independent access, generators, dressing rooms, production rooms, a restaurant, set construction areas and 24/7 storage.