Cyril Masson is an internationally published and award-winning fashion, sport and celebrity photographer. Based in Paris, he travels around the world for major companies such as Nike, Samsung, Dior, Lancôme, Levi’s, Google, Skyteam, and more.

Cyril's 14-year collaboration with Nike has helped him develop his taste for the aesthetics of sport and perfect his ability to create instant, creative and vivid photographs.

The natural evolution of his career led him into film-making and directing, and he currently works with creative agencies including Publicis, BETC, AKQA, Buzzman and many others generating strong, elegant lifestyle images.

Cyril also knows how to get the best from actors, models and athletes. His charismatic and easy-going personality makes him ideal for teamwork: he always enjoys spending time to find the best solutions on set with fellow creatives and talents.

Cinq Etoiles is a Paris-based production company providing a 360° range of services worldwide for photography, film and digital content.

As art buyers and producers, Cinq Etoiles sources the right team in the right location for every story.

Throughout long-term collaborations with clients and vendors, the team has proven its agility in always successfully meeting creative and financial challenges and expectations.

Cinq Etoiles works on a regular basis with Hermès, L’Oréal Group, Simone Pérèle, Pernod Ricard Group, and many more.

Continental Productions is a creative global production company based in Paris, producing all types of image content for print, film and digital platforms.

With more than 1500 projects organised in Europe and across the world in partnership with leading advertising agencies and international clients, its label ContiGroup offers a selection of worldwide offices in Paris, Barcelona, the USA, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Bangkok, Casablanca and Shanghai.

Since its inception, the company has enjoyed close relations with agencies such as CLM DDB, Fred & Farid, Havas, Ogilvy, Publicis, TBWA, and Young & Rubicam, working for advertisers and magazines including Air France, Audi, Balmain, Be Magazine, Bell & Ross, Chloé, Citroën, Club Med, Coca-Cola, Diesel, DS, Escada, Garnier, Harley Davidson, Land Rover, Longines, L’Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Madame Figaro, Martini, MasterCard, Modzik, Netflix, Nina Ricci, Nissan, Opel, Perrier, Peugeot, Vogue, Uber, Hermès, Mini, Orangina, Porsche, Renault, Sony and Thomas Cook.

"Continental Productions relies on strong human values ​​and qualified teams, volunteers and enthusiasts to best meet your expectations."

Bruno Juminer is as he photographs - vivacious, sophisticated and fully invested in creating and capturing uniqueness and beauty. To every project he brings his brimming creativity, his keen eye for style, and his talent for communication.

Working between Paris, New York and Milan, Bruno manages to adjust to any situation and maintain his very personal style. The intimacy he develops in his beauty shots is joyous, positive and lively. His personal investment in everything that creates the image - hair, make-up and styling - is a precious tool for collaboration.

Bruno's passion for his work makes every creative experience a wonderful, human and artistic one for all.

Ari Rossner is an experienced Paris-based beauty, fashion and portrait photographer and videographer. He regularly collaborates with magazines and advertising agencies and shoots campaigns for major companies in the cosmetics industry such as L'Oréal, Bourjois, T.Leclerc, Sephora, Nina Ricci and Natura Brasil. He also produces fashion images for smaller brands.

In his own studio or on location, Ari's team can organise the best productions locally or further afield.

While shooting in the studio, he alternates by travelling in the real world towards other subjects, exploring other facets of the human face in countries such as Brazil, Congo, Greece, Egypt, India, Japan, Nepal, Senegal and Thailand.

French, English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and German are among the languages he can find his way with.

Welcome to Showcase France, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photographers, photo and film production and service companies, location scouts, and post-production artists working out of France.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Paris Photo and Film directories.

Brands and publications including Hermès, Maisons du Monde, Uber, Chanel, Avon, Renault, Elle, IBM, Lancaster, Converse, Citroën, Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, Honda, Vogue, La Redoute, and Lancôme among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• La photographie française existe… je l’ai rencontrée. The exhibition features the work of several French photographers, selected by Jean-Luc Monterosso. Until 20th May at Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris. 
• Divine Violence, photography exhibition by Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin. Until 21st May at Centre Pompidou, Paris. 

Our cover image was shot by photographer Naomi Wu. Naomi is represented by Les Têtes De Pub. 

Continental Productions is a creative global production company based in Paris, producing all types of image content for print, film and digital platforms.
With more than 1500 projects organised in Europe and across the world in partnership with leading advertising agencies and international clients, its label ContiGroup offers a selection of worldwide offices in Paris, Barcelona, the USA, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Bangkok, Casablanca and Shanghai.

Dedicated teams with local knowledge consistently guarantee clients the best crews, locations and cost-efficient budgets.

"Continental Productions relies on strong human values ​​and qualified teams, volunteers and enthusiasts to best meet your expectations."

François Guillemin is a photographer based in Paris and specialised in architecture, interior and commercial photography.

Whether it is to showcase spaces, products or people in an environment, where design and architecture are key, he will be able to produce photographs with strong impact.

Passionate about decorative arts and architecture, he has developed a photographic approach favouring a subtle balance between attractiveness and naturalness by offering images with careful compositions and harmonious perspectives.

Recent clients include Neolith, Musée des impressionismes Giverny, Hoz Architecture, OVGA Architecture, several architecture agencies and other companies.

Octopix is an English photo, film and digital content production company based in Paris, working throughout Europe. Created in 1999, with a focus on fashion, the company provides all the services needed to complete a job, including multi-lingual coordinators, friendly assistants, effective technicians, using the latest technologies to make each job as "smooth" as possible.

The agency offers the largest location database in France and loves the challenge of finding that "impossible" location - in France and throughout the world.

Octopix also includes casting and set design services.

The agency adapts to creative and budget expectations for clients as diverse as Chanel, Samsung and Vogue, to name just a few.

La Creative Factory has images from all parts of France to satisfy every need. Modern houses and buildings, coastal roads, Parisian flats, lavender fields, chalets in the Alps, curvy Pyrenean roads, they have the type of locations you are looking for.

Paris and the French Riviera are specialties, but they also have experiences in the Alps, the Atlantic Coast, the Pyrénnées, Dordogne, and Loire Valley.

The company is constantly searching for new places to enlarge its database which currently includes over 50,000 locations.

La Creative Factory also provides locations in Scotland, Wales, Northern and Republic of Ireland.

The team has a technical and creative outlook for each project, whether the client is a production company, a photographer, a director or an advertising agency.

''Clients in 2018 include Renault, Puma, IBM, Volkswagen, Porsche, Longchamp, Wella….and perhaps you?

Get in touch to find out the locations we can offer for your next production.''