commercial production & post production Oct 2015

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.

Alberto recently shot TV and print campaigns for Trentino Marketing, Lumberjack, Fassa Bortolo, the new Proraso 2016 campaign, Vegetallumina, Maserati and The Wall Street Journal, for which he handled photography, direction, DOP and production.

"Are you looking for a location that has pristine white sand beaches, or a clear blue ocean in which you can see the fish swimming at the bottom? Or a rough terrain with red dirt plains? Or a colourful village with colonial buildings? Or a forest of cacti and thorn bushes?"

Curaçao and its surrounding islands have all of this - and more - to offer and Caribbean Filmcom is the number one company in the area for local production.

With an extensive network and vast experience with service production for foreign companies, Caribbean Filmcom has all the connections needed to facilitate customs and deal with all other legal entities, as well as arrange travel and accommodation to ensure production on the islands runs as smoothly as possible.

Working with the best professionals in the field, Caribbean Filmcom is a professional full service production company for shooting and supporting films, television programmes, corporate films and commercials. The company's experience and professionalism make it a reliable partner.

Criminal is a premier international production and production-service company specialising in creating marketing and advertising media for broadcast and the Internet; from traditional television ads to longer format, branded content films.

The company is built on decades of production experience providing services to domestic and international advertising agencies, Fortune 100 corporations, and local California companies.

Criminal frequently collaborates directly with clients' internal marketing departments and has, if needed, direct access to an award-winning roster of freelance directors that will suit any genre and budget.

Criminal executes clients' creative ideas through accurate budgeting, collaborative preparation and high production standards, as well as offering cost effective post-production solutions.

"Criminal fixes it in production so you won’t need to fix it in post."

David Carette's career as a scenographer and creative director has naturally led him to do his own film direction and photography. Born in 1972, he studied Architecture and Photography and is based in Brussels.

From the late 90s until 2009 he worked as Art Director and Managing Director for two art direction companies, in charge of offices in Brussels, Paris and London and carrying out scenography projects in New York, Milan, Beijing, Moscow, and more, for clients including Swarovski, Dover Street Market, Chanel, and more.

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 film director and photographer. In his films and pictures there is the elaboration of a world, a story. He pictured some of the most beautiful women in the fashion scene, among which Manon Leloup, Pauline Van der Cruysse, Georgia May Jagger and Yumi Lambert.

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

El Mall is a leading production company in Mexico City and New York for the most demanding and creative projects.

El Mall is structured into a number of different units - The Commercials unit contains a roster of award-winning directors covering all areas, styles and visions. The Production Services unit has resources to undertake ambitious and demanding projects and offers unique locations, state-of-the-art film equipment, talent management and  world-class staff.

The Post-production unit contains state-of-the-art editing suites, colour correction, VFXs ,sound design and online capacities for demanding turnaround schedules. The Photography unit boasts a group of international photographers complete with the best photo equipment, digital retouching skills and large format print facilites that meet the highest international standards.

El Mall is the most versatile and innovative production company in Mexico, with an international presence, passion and a unique visionary and creative approach. "Let us be part of your next award-winning project."

Federico Cambria is a freelance director whose work is focused on directing commercials and digital projects. He brings exceptional sensibility to each project and pays rigorous attention to detail in every production. He always offers the highest professional quality and fast execution, bringing real value to his clients’ work.

Federico shoots two kinds of commercials: visual beauty projects and comedy. This double soul reflects his visual eye, his storytelling attitude, and his polyhedral background.

His latest projects include an evocative beauty commercial for Italian brand Cera di Cupra and a comedy digital project for Juventus Marvel, directing four international soccer testimonials - Andrea Pirlo, Giorgio Chiellini, Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio - to great viral success.

Based in Milan, he works with creative agencies such as Hawas, M&C Saatchi, Y&R and Armando Testa as well as clients Sky TV, Juventus and Bolton Group to build up a cool reel in the advertising market.

Habitant Productions is shaped by a multidisciplinary team with over 10 years' working together, providing bespoke full production services in Mexico and Latin America.

Clients include Louis Vuitton (FR), Nike (USA), Chico's (USA), Bloomingdales (USA), Saks (USA), Anthropologie (USA), Free People (USA), American Eagle (USA), Macy´s (USA), Nine West (USA), Net a Porter (UK) and more.

Editorial clients include Vogue (Spain), Elle (UK), Glamour Magazine (USA), Rolling Stone (USA), Grazia (GER) and Fabulous (UK), amongst others.

Advertising clients include Johnnie Walker (MX), Nissan (MEX), Ford (MEX), L'Oréal (USA), Dish Latino (USA). Agencies include JWT (MEX), Publicis (NY), Wing Latino (USA), DRAFT (MEX), Publicis (MEX), Ogilvy (MEX), Leo Burnet (MEX) and more.

HotelRebel is an international creative production company headquartered in Rotterdam, with executive producers also in Amsterdam and Berlin covering all aspects of the production process for film, animation, photography and commercials.

The company offers a full range of production services from concept to completion, including pre-production, extensive location scouting, casting, set production, editing, post-production and full project management.

HotelRebel strives to provide the best production service for a story by creating meaningful, thrilling, explanatory, funny and surprising content and supporting a shoot from initial consulting to finished campaign. “We don’t start filming until we are convinced your film will make sense for your brand. Our favourite stories are your stories. Told by us!”

Clients include Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Samsung, METRO GROUP, Quooker, ABN AMRO, Philip Morris, C&A, The Flower Council, and more.

Since its inception in 2001, Industrial Color has pioneered all aspects of the digital photography industry. Industrial Color provides a full suite of creative production and post-production services worldwide to take any production from capture to market.

Industrial Color services include digital still and video capture, DPs, DITs, crew and on-set production workstations, colour grading and video editing, CG, VFX, and sound design.

Industrial Color is part of Industrial Color Brands, a family of creative production services.

Founded in 2008, Lighthouse Visual Effects has become the most prestigious CG studio in the region over a very short period of time thanks to its striking, innovative and superior service approach.

Having carried out various global projects, the company's vision is to surpass international standards with cutting edge work created rigorously, supported with a persistent passion for perfection.

Clients include Coca-Cola Company, Siemens, Lassa, Chevrolet, Ford, Ikea, Hyundai, Johnnie Walker, Daikin, ING Bank, Faber Castell, Smirnoff, Fiat, Viewsonic, Rixos, Bridgestone, Axe, Inlingua and Oblio.

"If this passion embraces you too, hop on board and we’ll guide you through a visual rapture."

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."

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Pirates’n Paradise is an award-winning full service post-production company with locations in both Dusseldorf and Berlin.

Featured in this Spotlight is a selection of latest work and favourite projects, including the highly successful Right Guard campaign viral for TBWA Dusseldorf, commercials for Volkswagen, and the Coca-Cola film featuring the midwife Ursula.

The company provides top advice, editing, compositing, 3D, 2D and digital grading along with everything a full service post-production company has to offer.

Visit the website or contact the Pirates’n Paradise team direct 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

Pulp Films is a Johannesburg-based video production company specialising in world-class corporate films. With over a decade of experience in servicing many of South Africa’s major blue chip companies as well as smaller, independent organisations, Pulp consistently delivers the highest production value on jobs of all scales and budgets.

The team comprises seasoned producers and creative minds with combined experience in every type of production, including documentary films, reality television, news and actuality, commercials, short films, live events, web content, television series, and corporate videos of every size, purpose, and style.

Pulp has produced a tremendous variety of work. Its corporate client base is made up of many of South Africa’s major banks and mining companies, including FNB, Standard Bank, Anglo American, Kumba Iron Ore, Glencore and Sasol, as well as many smaller, local businesses.

With a full complement of state-of-the-art camera gear, five high-end post-production suites, secure media storage facilities, and an on-site audio studio, the company is able to offer a “one-stop” service on any job, from creative development to final delivery. "We also serve terrific coffee!"

Shellac NYC edits everything from broadcast spots to fashion films, music videos to non-fiction shorts and features, and also makes moving pictures.

The company has nearly 10 years' experience working with top agencies, major artists and global brands including Adidas, AMC, Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Belstaff, Bloomingdales, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Estée Lauder, Hilton, IFC, Jimmy Choo, Karl Lagerfeld, Liz Claiborne, Pepe Jeans, Rimmel, Rodarte, Sperry, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Valentino and VH1.

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Founded by Petra Tarnai and Iván Erős in 2007, Smalls’ Film is a service production company focusing mainly on commercials.

Before founding Smalls’ Film, Petra had over 10 years' experience as a a producer in Hungary, while Iván worked as a location manager for international feature films ('I Spy', 'Underworld', 'Munich') and also as a freelance production manager.

Thanks to successful productions over the last couple of years, including Raiffeisen Bank, Erste Bank, Telekom, Tesco, Mol, Djuice, Eni-Tigáz, Danone, Media Markt, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, Molson Coors, Sanofi, Sara Lee and Korean Air.

Smalls’ Film works with clients (most of them recurrent) for whom quality work and real value and price ratio are the most important features.

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."

Studio Stare is a one-stop-shop producing creative films in Shanghai and around China. Working with brands and agencies since 2008, Studio Stare specialises in advertising, corporate films and digital content for the Chinese market.

Studio Stare also provides a wide range of services for international productions including locations, permits, crew, talent and equipment. With an experienced team of bi-lingual producers, fixers and post-production talent, Studio Stare makes for an ideal partner at all stages of any sized production.

Clients include Airbnb, Budweiser, Converse, eBay, Fiat, Nike, Old Navy, SKF and Unilever.

"Are you looking for stunning desert, crystal blue seas, or incredible urban settings for your upcoming TV series or feature film production, TV/Web commercial, video art installation or photo-shoot project?

Then Tharwa Productions is what you are looking for! We are a Dubai-based boutique company with services dedicated to supporting you. Our team can scout, plan and research for any type of production you are planning and we have an incredibly extensive location archive to share with you.

Tharwa Productions is owned and managed by Paul Baboudjian, a film and television producer who has worked between Europe and the Middle East since 2002. Paul has produced over 200 commercial films, short films and award-winning documentaries.

If you need blue sky and sunny days as well as beautiful smiling faces, then please send us your brief. Your wishes are our command!"

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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.