showcase spain issue 54

Jul 2006

First Service Factory S.L: Barcelona commercial production

The main news fom First Factory photographers is that Oscar van de Beek shot 3 ads for Skoda in South Africa.

Mister Garlic: Barcelona full photo production

Mandalas Photo: from the launch campaign of Mandalas's CD "Hydra Rising".
Photography: Humberto Vignali
Make-Up: Inma Cifre
Styling: Clarita Robles
Production: Mister Garlic

Donna Spring-Summer 2007 Photos
Photography: Christian Herrera
Make-Up: Inma Cifre
Styling: Eulalie
Model Agency: GROUP

Marcelino Spring-Summer 2007 Photos
Photography: Yoye
Make-Up: Inma Cifre
Styling: Eulalie
Model Agency: SS&M

Mediapro: Barcelona commercial production

“Enlightened by Fire” (“Iluminados Por el Fuego”) has won the Best Fiction Film award at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. The film, directed by Tristán Bauer, tells the story of Esteban, who was sent to fight in the Falkland Islands War in 1982 when he was only 18. Molinare, part of the MEDIAPRO group, was responsible for the digital image post-production work for this film.

IMAGINA Media Audiovisual is the newly-created company following the merger of Grupo Árbol and Mediapro. It is the market leader in Spain in the creation and integral production of audiovisual content and one of the biggest companies in the European market. The company is responsible for the production of successful TV series (Los Serrano, Siete Vidas, etc.), films (Princesas, The Secret Life of Words, Comandante, etc.), documentaries and news, as well as coverage and distribution of major sporting events (World Cup FIFA 2006, Formula 1, etc.).

IMAGINA is present in Europe (Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Brussels and London among other cities), in the US and South America (Buenos Aires, Miami and Los Angeles); and also in the Middle East.

In the first five months of 2006, IMAGINA enjoyed very strong growth in income volume, with an increase of more than 39% compared with last year.

Tenerife Film Commission: Barcelona associations

Tenerife Film Commission handled more than 50 productions in the first half of 2006, including a TV film, shorts, documentaries and advertising spots. This was more than double compared with last year.

The island is home to volcano Teide, and is increasingly in demand by audiovisual producers. Reasons for this increase in demand include an exceptional climate that allows outdoor filming throughout the year; tax incentives from the Special Canaries Zone (Zona Especial de Canarias, or ZEC) and the support of the regional government.

Feature film "Oscar, El Color del Destino" is slated for filming on the island this year, starring Joachim de Almeida and Victoria Abril, and directed by Lucas Fernández. Also, "El Vuelo del Guirre", by the Teodoro brothers and Santiago Ríos, authors of Guarapo.

Tenerife landscapes include beaches, mountains and woodland. The island is little more than two hours from Spanish mainland and around four hours from the main European capitals.

GROUP MODEL MANAGEMENT: Barcelona fashion models

Latest news and projects and successes from Group Models:

• Lea Modena (photographed by Daniel Riera) and Violeta Kepka (by Marta Amoros) appear in the first issue of the new "Metal" magazine.
• Violeta Kepka also appears in b-guided, photos taken by David Urbano.
• Martina Klein did the cover of the July issue of Spanish Marie Claire with photographer Outumuro.
• Vanessa Lorenzo was on the cover of Woman magazine, shot by Marcin Tyszka.

Options by Francina: Barcelona fashion models

At the recent edition of Pasarela Barcelona, the number of Options boys and girls was notable, in particular: Oliver Om, Santi Kim, Chloe, Kasia, Talana and Ariana.

Every Friday, the fashion section of TV3's "El Club" stars Options models.

Models Eduardo Bercero and Anna Pastalle were photographed by J.M. Ferrater for Neo 2.

Vanesa Molina repeated her season in Japan with agency Cinq-Deux-Un.

Jose Luis Abad Rubio: Barcelona advertising photographers

Jose Luis Abad has recently been working with differents magazines such as laMilk and Best.

He has also been shooting the latest catalogues for Mustang, Maria Mare, Sara Navarro and Rubio Kids.

Olaf Krönke: Barcelona advertising photographers

2006 is 'Sigmund Freud Year' and this is reflected in Olaf Krönke's projects. His latest work includes shoots for:

• Internationally published Stern Magazine with Barcelona-loving Mira
• International Picture Press with Mr. Jackel as Mr. Freud who "dreams of  being a performer on the Ramblas"
• International calendar-project Soccer Dreams, with actress Mary Sieler, getting ready for the Sitges Festival.

Olaf has been out and about in Barcelona to scout talents for his second portfolio this year and continues the castings during August.

Marina Estudio: Barcelona rental studios photo

Photo 1
Photographer: Edu
Stylist: Alberto
Model: Katerina Vasjukevica (View)
Client: Internacional Magazine

Photo 2
Photographer: Jordi Bernabé
Client: Axis
Agency: Factoria Creativa
Assistant/digital retouching: Xavi Vila

Photo 3
Photographer: Mireia Castañar.
Client: Cacaolat
Production: Magna Productions