commercial production & post production Jul 2015

Artists Group, also now known as AG Films Lda, would like to thank its clients for a great start to the year. With over 10 jobs in the first quarter and renovation of the new offices in Lisbon now complete, the company is ready to work.

Contact AG Films directly for all types of projects.

Born in Venice during the Swinging Sixties, Alberto Narduzzi has photography running in the family. His uncle Renzo was a famous photographer in Venice at the time, well knownn by artists at the Biennale and the Venice Film Festival, and Alberto began his professional career frequenting his uncle's studio, the famous Fotorenard of San Polo.

In the truest spirit of Venice, Alberto has always been passionate about exploration. An underwater speloeologist and traveller, after nearly three decades of photography, prestigious collaborations, international and personal awards, he recently transformed his personal interest in moving images to the benefit of his professional career.

New shooting technologies and the possibilities offered by social networks have today made documentary film-making, storytelling and production available to companies working with small budgets around the world. Alberto's ability to move and operate across multi-disciplinary fields, his experience and achievements mark him out as a qualified professional, attentive and ready to carry out small and large commercial and creative projects.

A ‘batch’ in New Zealand is a happy, warm and comfortable weekend retreat. Over 15 years ago Iris Weber co-founded Batch Film when she visited from Austria, fell in love with the beauty and diversity of the New Zealand landscape, and stayed!

Batch has since shared her knowledge of the landscape - glaciers, mountains, volcanoes, fjords, beaches, roads, etc. - all within a compact, easy to get around country.

Batch Film provides full production services for motion and stills shoots throughout New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific by combining ruthless efficiency and total commitment with adaptability, friendliness and an easy-going nature.

The innovation and technical skill of New Zealand crews is breathtaking and the results are reflected in the work that Batch undertakes for clients including Supply & Demand, Caviar Content, Stink, RSA, @radical media, Pretty Bird, Markenfilm, Stories, Hochkant Film, C3 Production, First Floor, Believe Media, Shooting Gallery and Smuggler - clients that over time have become partners and friends.

Bleed VFX is an award-winning post-production studio specialised in physical and dynamic simulations. Applying science, physics and mathematics, the company creates true-to-life renditions of fluid, fire, smoke, particles, cloth and more.

Working from its HQ in Buenos Aires, the team delivers for clients around the globe. Last year the company opened an office in Barcelona to be near to its European clients.

Bleed VFX’s breakthrough was a bald man in a hairy car. 'Hair Conditioning' for Banco Santander Río was internationally recognised and won a Bronze Lion at Cannes 2010. The company has catered for well-known brands around the world who reach out to Bleed VFX to solve effects for commercials, music videos and films. VFX supervisor Paolo Cavalieri recently directed the VFX for Juan Jose Campanella's 'Underdogs'.

David Carette's career as a creative director and scenographer has naturally led him to do his own film direction and photography.

David was born in 1972 and is based in Brussels. He studied Architecture and Photography. From the late 90s until 2009, he worked as Art Director and Managing Director for two art direction companies, in charge of Brussels, Paris and London offices, carrying out scenography projects in New York, Milan, Beijing, Moscow and more, for clients as Swarovski, Dover Street Market, Chanel, etc.

David set up his own creative studio 'Demain, il fera jour' in 2009, specialised in creative direction and scenography and operating worldwide.

His creative energy is now strongly centered around his work as a photographer and film director. In his films and pictures there is the elaboration of a world, a story. He has photographed some of the most beautiful women in the fashion scene: Manon Leloup, Yumi Lambert, Georgia May Jagger, Pauline Van der Cruysse...

His most mediatised campaign to date is the 'Always Restless' Mercedes-Benz worldwide fashion campaign, starring Georgia May Jagger.

FC IMAGE is a Brazilian high-end post production and CGI studio specialised in creative images and retouching for fashion campaign, beauty, jewellery and advertising.

Founded in 2007 by CGI artist Felipe Caetano, FC IMAGE has risen to become one of the most prestigious CGI studios in Sao Paulo, devoted to the highest quality pictures. Comprising a team with different specialties in image manipulation, using innovative techniques and non-destructive methods, the company is committed to delivering outstanding service and meeting deadlines.

Skills include fashion retouching, sophisticated fusions, image reconstruction, natural skin, and creating and manipulating digital images with superior graphic quality.

Clients include Chivas, Coca-Cola, Trésemme, FNAC, Multiplus, Natura, Ara Vartanian, Osklen, Yatchtsman, Fit, Cavalera, Topper and Technos. Published work includes Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire. Agencies include Tátil, Dezigncomz, Carme and Cravo Ofício.

Jacaranda Films is a service production company with offices in Argentina and Chile.

Clients choose Jacaranda Films because of its high production standards, from bidding to wrap, along with its highly qualified and multilingual crews, its knowledge of customs and laws in each country, and the fact that it is able to handle productions of every size of budget.

Jacaranda Films has permanent crew in Argentina and Chile with no third parties involved, ensuring clients complete transparency in its work. The company is also able to produce all over Latin America, in countries such as Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica.

Jacaranda Films is relied upon by renowned production companies to carry out their most prized campaigns, such as Moxie Pictures, Paranoid US, Pony Show, Rabbit Content, RSA, Wondros, Recommended media, Farm League, Partners Film, Cinelande, Carnibird, Henry de Czar, Premiere Heure, Moonwalk and Quad, among others.

Left Post Productions is a high end award-winning post-production facility based in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

With a bank of amazing, talented and passionate offline and online editors, the company delivers excellent short- and long-format films and music videos with attention to detail and urgency. After capturing the South African market over the past eight years, Left now wants to offer its talent and expertise outside of South Africa's borders. 

The company is cost effective, solution driven and understands the demands and expectations of the advertising industry. Continuously researching, the team are always abreast of the latest post workflows.

Remaining ahead of its competitors, Left has designed mobile grading and online suites that can be sent to artists around the world, ensuring time and cost efficiency in a busy and demanding environment.

"View our work and see why we we're ranked #1 by Loeries 2014."

Light Film International is a Zagreb-based company offering production services, post-production and outstanding 3D animation. Although relatively young as a creative collective, in terms of quality LFI is a mixture of creative freshness and relevance. The company offers the best of two worlds: a tireless idea factory combined with the extensive experience of each team member.

Services are tailor-made to fit each client's needs, in production as well as animation, and include extraordinary location scouting, complete casting and booking services, full equipment rental and first class management services, as well as all additional help a project might require.

In post-production and animation, out-of-the-box solutions are on offer from some of the best visual artists and 3D animators, all paying close attention to the finest details.

Clients include AMPAS, MTV, NFL, NBA, ABC, Oto Film, and many others.

For clients of all sizes, international advertising, local below-the-line or catalogue projects, MM Productions has the flexibility to produce for every need at prices far below expectation.

"Italy is our home, so come and get a slice of Italian style in your productions. We’ll reveal the secrets of the wolrd’s most outstanding locations."

Clients include Gucci, Longines, Bulgari, MEXX, BMW, Infiniti, Mercedes, DHL, Italian Mail, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Zanussi, Valentino, Liujo, Breil, Diesel, TIM, Cinque, Mephisto, Next, Casall, social campaigns and spots, L’Officiel Hommes, Elle, Vogue and Maxim.

Octane Rich Media is "a studio for the future, arriving now". Founded in 2005 by award-winning director James Forni, Octane offers motion, photography, sound and design for broadcast, digital and alternative networks.

Its full service production studio includes both certified Red Epic and Phase One Camera systems, comprehensive post-production with multiple editing suites for advanced imaging, sound composition, colour grading, motion graphics, 2D and 3D animation and video editing. Branding, interactive, mobile and print design in-house completes the cycle, "from concept to content to customer."

Visit the website for more information.

PPM is a leading Budapest-based production company offering 20 years of experience to producers who are looking to exploit the riches of filming in Hungary. The company produces and co-produces commercials, feature films, and music videos.

"As a team of professionals we are proud to be doing what we do best: bringing our clients' stories to life."

PPM has delivered top-notch projects for brands including Guinness, Hyundai, Samsung, Jeep, Sony and the BBC. Guaranteeing success by using only world-class equipment, crews and casts, the company finds the most exciting and versatile locations and is more than willing to go that extra mile to achieve perfection.

Republik Film Productions is a powerhouse production company based in Iceland offering quality film service and production. The company’s founders are dedicated film-makers who were raised in the film industry. Republik strives to provide the best solutions. Its “know-how” and experience has repeatedly delivered stunning results, no matter the size of the projects.

"We believe that dedication, hard work and diligence ultimately translates to a satisfying outcome."

In the last 10 years the company has done exactly that - looking after clients seeking the richness of the landscape, the abundance of awe-inspiring natural settings, and amazing light Iceland offers. In addition, Republik also provides service in its next door giant, Greenland.

Recent projects include a Mercedes-Benz commercial with a lone wolf and a flock of colored sheep for Germany, an Asics commercial with an ambitious runner competing with herself for the UK market, and UGG’s F/W’15 campaign with photographer Cathrine Wessel capturing Jack Guinness and Chrissy Teigen.

Revolution Production Studio was founded in 2006 and is today one of the top production and post-production companies in the region. Offering superior quality services, Revolution specialises in the complete cycle of film production, commercials, 3D graphics and visual effects.

The company's team is composed of highly trained and experienced professionals from across the industry.

"We innovate visuals instead of following trends."

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SETUP has been serving international clients since 1997. Comprising an extensive archive of locations, props and casting options, SETUP guarantees satisfaction - starting with the first email or phone call.

Experienced in serving all of Spain and the islands, its base remains Barcelona, the city with endless possibilities for film and photo, fashion, image and TV ads.

Recent work includes Rodenstock 'Active Glasses' campaign with photographer Bernd Opitz, c/o. Agentur Neubauer; TV spot for Eatwith.com produced for Medien Manufaktur and directed by Pierre Mallmann; fashion catalogue Sheego with photographer Leif Schmodde; shoes campaign Pölka with photographer Nina W. Melton; and kids fashion Boboli with photographer Nina W. Melton.

Story (formerly The Lift) has been at the forefront of the production industry for nearly 14 years.

Founded in Barcelona in 2001 and now with offices in Madrid, Mexico City and Lisbon, the team feels equally at home working across Spain, the Balearic and Canary Islands as it does throughout Mexico and Portugal.

With a wealth of experience, the company brings a friendly and collaborative approach to all the production stages of a job, supplying the best crew and expertise to pre-empt all eventualities or any bumps that might occur along the way.

"We approach every new assignment as a new Story."

During the spring, Team Works Production was hard at work on several projects around Spain. In March, the company shot a Listerine campaign for the Brazilian market with FC Barça superstar Neymar.

In May the team spent eight days shooting a project in Madrid, Toledo and Barcelona to help launch the new Kia GearUp! campaign that included an event for Kia re-sellers in Barcelona. The job involved shooting at a circuit near Barcelona with Russian Arm and drone equipment. 

Team Works also provided services for the Samsung Galaxy Cup in Madrid along with a fashion and luxury photo shoot for the upcoming September issue of Departures Magazine and a fashion shoot for High-Interfashion Spa in the amazing Bardenas desert.

At the start of the year the team also shot the launch of the Yolo Chocolate campaign in-studio in Madrid.

Other clients so far this year have included Vogue, Education First, and MTV.

"Welcome to the BigMama Multimedia Kitchen! We’re a production company based in Milan and we take our inspiration from the culinary world. We believe that an excellent production, like an excellent dish, demands the right ingredients, wisely chosen and mixed by a skilled chef. Thanks to a long and settled experience in the field we proudly provide an array of production services, suitable for any demand, and can operate all over Italy: from Milan to Sardinia.

We are very passionate about our job and we think that going the extra mile is what propels us to give you the best service possible. Some of our best ingredients: Production planning - we will manage all the budgeting and the scheduling for you, advising and guiding you through the most effectual way to tell your story. Other ingredients include casting, location scouting, pre-production, catering and equipment rental.

We’re always open to exciting new projects and eager to consolidate profitable and long-lasting professional relationships."

The Company is a full service production house based in Prague, specialising in complete commercial video production services for TV and cinema, corporate video production (images, products, case studies), TV production (documentaries, journalism, TV series, reality shows) and A/V project design and consulting.

Satisfied clients include Google, Vodafone, DHL, Berlin Chemie, Skoda Auto, Skanska and many more.

Visit the website to see more of The Company's portfolio along with full contact details.

ZenFilm is comprised of a talented team of film-makers and post-production professionals. The company has received dozens of awards including Emmys, Addys, and numerous film festival recognitions for its innovative work since opening its doors in 2005.

Ad agencies, record labels, corporate clients and municipalities have come to rely on Zen for beautiful and effective broadcast, Web-based visual media and branded entertainment content. Zen also develops deployment strategies utilising social media for clients.

The tao of Zen is compelling work resulting from a highly collaborative creative workflow. On the post side, Zen features editing suites running Autodesk Smoke, Avid Nitrix DX systems and both 2D and 3D artists well-versed in all manners of visual wizardry. ZenFilm's world headquarters is located in a converted victorian paint factory in historic downtown Houston.