FGV Schmidle   Munich Studios for Photo & Film and Equipment Rental

Emphasising the company's close cooperation with all the hidden stars behind the camera and on set, with a wink of an eye FGV Schmidle claims "We are the 'Making of!'"

FGV is deeply rooted in the international film industry, and with vast experience and an impressive inventory has been providing leading production services for decades. Consistent cooperation and communication is a vital part of the company’s knowledge base. As a result, clients are able to do their jobs better, be it with the latest high-tech equipment, through the team's technically demanding solutions, or even its own developments.

Established in 1972, and with home bases in Munich and Berlin, FGV Rental provides services including camera systems (digital, film, and photo), lighting (daylight, tungsten, LED, tube, photo), grip (from cranes to dollies, tripods, stands and more), and vehicles, all with a 24/7 rental pick-up and return policy.

A 700 m² / 7,500 sq.ft. studio located on the Munich premises benefits from great transportation connections. Features include a ceiling height of 12m/40ft, motorised green- and blue-screens, three motorised rigs for loads of up to two tons each, a 7x14m (24x46ft) ceiling reflector, a Cyclorama covering two walls (24x29x11m / 79x95x36ft), production offices, an industry standard kitchen and parking lot.

Einat Dan   Berlin

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Louis Vuitton, Hyatt, Elle, Ford, trivago, MAN, Samsung, L'Officiel, Olay, Hyundai and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Berlin Art Week  - a platform and major collaboration between the most important institutions in the Berlin art world. Once a year, we present a diverse programme with over 50 partners ranging from museums to exhibition houses, fairs, private collections, project spaces, and numerous galleries. From 15th to 19th September, Berlin. 
• PHOTOPIA Hamburg festival brings alive the fascination of photography and videography through a collective playful experience. The four-day live event offers magical spaces to try out new creative ideas and equipment and supports the concept of sharing – from expert know-how on site to extensive content available online on the community platform. From 23rd to 26th September, Hamburg. 

Our cover was shot by Alain Egues. Makeup, concept and art direction by Einat Dan.

Nici Theuerkauf   Berlin Interior stylist and set designer

Nici works as a set designer and interior stylist in Berlin, Hamburg and Düsseldorf.

During the last few months, she has also worked as creative director for the Schramm company, creating concepts and many sets.

For the client comma, Claudia Knoepfel photographed Nici's minimalist, pure sets in the wonderful Spielfeld Studio.

In this Showcase, you can also see the pictures from the collaboration with Claudia Gödke for the client Leonardo.

Many new exciting projects, such as with Anne Deppe for Ad Magazine and Jochen Arndt for Recaro, will soon be on show.

If you want to see more creative sets and ideas of Nici, visit her website or feel free to call her directly at +49 0179 2091856. 

Delight Rental Services   Berlin EquipMENT RENT FOR PHOTO & FILM

"We are a professional equipment rental company for photo, film, lighting and production equipment with locations in Berlin, Stuttgart and Marbella/Spain.

We take care of national and international productions, both in Germany and in other European countries. Whether for photoshoots or commercial film productions - we offer both the technology (ARRI, RED, Canon, Sony, ...) and the expert service: from consulting to rental and sales, transport to repair service.

Our competence, the extensive professional equipment as well as our expertise are the basis for the long-standing, successful customer relationships, which we cultivate with passion."

Featured / New Arrivals:

• ARRI Signature Prime Lenses: 12 mm, 15 mm, 18 mm, 21 mm, 29 mm, 40 mm, 58 mm
• ARRI Ultra Prime Lenses: 16 mm, 24 mm, 32 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 85 mm, 100 mm, 135 mm
• CHROSZIEL CAMCOLLIMATOR & LENS TESTING PROJECTOR
• LIGHTBRIDGE CRLS 2.0 - Cine Reflektor C-Drive Kit
• INSTAGRID Power Station - 230V 3600W
• IBE Raptor Macros: 60 mm, 100 mm
• SOUND DEVICES 888

"Delight Rental Services - Equipped for every vision."

Nils Wilbert   Berlin still life photographers

NW Studio is a Berlin-based photography company specialising in product and advertising shoots. Their work is detail orientated yet playful, resulting in bold and captivating images.

For this Showcase they shot for a startup, creating a range of images from product to lifestyle and advertising. These photos were then used across a range of platforms such as websites, social media, posters, campaigns; giving the client a diverse selection of content.

To see more, follow him on Instagram.

watchmen productions   Berlin commercial production

Established in 2004, Watchmen has been a full-service creative partner to countless commercial, branded content, television and feature film productions. Drawing from their many meaningful and extensive relationships, Watchmen has proven time and time again that creativity and market value are not mutually exclusive.  

Watchmen is multifaceted: whether in branded content, television, or feature production, the company marries engrossing creativity and artistic sensibilities from their filmmaking partners with the excitement and value of their branding partners. Watchmen’s work engages with strong storylines and utilizes impactful imagery to push content to higher places, at any budget level.

Watchmen’s client list includes brands such as Cisco, Hyundai, Land Rover, and Trivago. 

Their latest cinema work MARINER OF THE MOUNTAINS premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2021.

Watchmen love to bring their knack for storytelling and impactful images to your needs. They look forward to collaborating with you on your next project in Germany!

Loom Management   Nuremberg location service and scouts

For many years the Loom Management team has loved to support customers find their perfect location throughout Germany, for fashion, industry and advertising productions.

Whether indoors or outdoors, in an office, residential building, garden or fairytale castle, Loom Management will find the place for photo and (product) video productions. You can also organise your project completely by yourself or book their production services - for much less stress.

Recently they provided a spacious, modern design house for a campaign for Eschenbach Optik. Additional clients of the last couple of months include, WITT WEIDEN, PSD Bank, Garpa Gartenmöbel, adidas, Braun/De`Longhi, LOBERON, C&A, Leifheit, Thomas Sabo.

New locations in their roster and presented in this Showcase:

A modern office space bookable for business shootings of all kinds, for small events or business meetings. The location impresses with a lot of space and depth, the variety of optical material mix and the individual furnishing style.

A new design house with spacious and modern furnishings, much light and glass and exposed concrete and a large outdoor pool 

Click on the gallery to see those and more.

Sabine Scheer   Dusseldorf Still Life and Food & Drink Photographers

Sabine Scheer is a photographer specialising in still life, food, animals and everything shiny, liquid, feathery, glittering, pink and fluffy. Since 2006 she is represented in Germany by Rockenfeller & Göbels.

In her personal project "Mouse in cheesy crispy dreamland!" Sabine Scheer combines her focus on still life, food and animal photography all in one series and proves her unique and imaginative art of storytelling.

The little protagonist, the mouse, is in the absolute dreamland of a mouse: a cosy home full of cheese, chips and crackers. Within the series the mouse is shown in all her favourite places, e.g. in its bedroom, asleep and dreaming while snuggled up on the comfortable bed of crackers with a plaid rug of Gouda and Cheddar and wallpaper of Beemster cheese. Or in another image the mouse is seen in its kitchen, playing hide and seek in waves of sliced Gouda cheese and Tête de Moine rosettes.

With her exceptional style, Sabine Scheer can help you tell strong visual stories that show the spirit and vision behind the brand.

Check out Sabine Scheer‘s website, follow her on Instagram or contact her directly for your next project.

Kai Stiepel   Munich Food & Drink Photographers and directors

Kai Stiepel is an established food photographer from Munich. 

He loves to set things in a scene to elicit emotions from the viewer. Besides food and drinks, he also loves to create still life that becomes alive through Kai's masterful use of lighting.

In the meantime, he serves his customers with emotional food films as he originally wanted to be a filmmaker and then migrated to photography. That's how he closes the circle.

You can find more information on his website or on Instagram under @kaistiepel.

elbmodels - Agency for Best Ager   Hamburg casting agencies

"By 2022 more than a third of all Germans will be over 50. Best Agers will become the key target audience in advertising. Elbmodels really understands this development, so since 14 years, the age range of our models starts where other agencies draw the line.

Located in Hamburg and Munich, we connect experienced models from Germany and abroad with agencies, editorial offices and photographers for movie and photo productions. Our models embody the lifestyle of their generation, with a striking appearance and lots of experience."

"We think youth is overrated."