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, and 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 provides casting and set design services.

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

EyeSee is a Paris-based full service production company working throughout France and worldwide across advertising, fashion, luxury brands, and magazines/editorial. The company also produces moving images, essentially online brand content, following clients' needs and budget.

EyeSee collaborates with clients at every stage of the creative process, providing art buying, casting, location scouting, budget management, accommodation, transportation, crew booking, catering and equipment rental.

Whatever the request, the company's team of highly skilled producers strives to make every production a stress-free experience. Enthusiastic, efficient and cost-effective defines EyeSee's way of working, with the company offering seamless solutions tailored to each individual client.

Recent productions include: Netflix with Sebastian Evols; Justin Alexander with Dan Williams and Elle Poland with Lola Banet.

Welcome to Showcase France, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photo and film production companies, photographers and location services 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 Decathlon, Citroën, Chloe, Elle Magazine, Lancaster, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Don't miss our recommended events:

The exhibition Viva Varda! presents the work of the photographer, film maker and visual artist Agnès Varda. Until 28 January, the Cinémathèque française retraces a career spanning 70 years of creative work in a five-part exhibition featuring photographs, costumes, archives, and installations.

Juergen Teller, i need to live. Teller is internationally renowned for his candid portraits of celebrities, provocative fashion editorials and distinctive campaigns. Adapted for the impressive space of the Grand Palais Éphémère by the award-winning 6a architects, the congenial design for this exhibition provides a unique visual experience for the audience. From 16th December to 9th January.

Our cover image was shot by Yuji Watanabe for 5' Eleven'' Magazine.

Bulldog Studio represents a positive fusion of creative talents hailing from both France and around the globe. The studio offers a wide range of skills, from photography to photo styling, including set design, videography, cinematography and retouching.

"Our team gives its best to support and complete projects successfully, whether it is fashion, sports, cosmetics, jewelry, wine and spirits."

Recent productions include: Abatilles, Champagne Bruno Paillard, CNIEL, Decathlon, Laboratoires de Biarritz, Simone à Bordeaux and Lafite Rothschild.

"As a native bilingual freelance producer, I specialise in assisting international crews who come to France for filming. My services include line production, production management, location management, location scouting, and fixer services."

Here's what Renata can offer:

• Over a decade of experience in the French industry.
• As a native bilingual producer, she has a unique expertise in producing international projects in France.
• She has established relationships with local crew and suppliers on the ground.
• Her team expertise lies in finding perfectly suited locations for your project.
• She has a carefully crafted network with access to the most famous landmarks in Paris and beyond.
• A service tailored to meet your specific needs.
• Renata and her team speak English (native), French (native), and German (working standard) and are equipped to handle various project types, including film, TV, commercials, music videos, and fashion photo shoots.

Valeria Quinci is a Hungarian-born photographer and audiovisual producer based in France.

Valeria has been into sports since age six, and that passion drove her to capture the lifestyle around sport and fitness  to create authentic visual stories.

After a decade spent in marketing and communication, she obtained a European Master in Photography at Spéos Institute in Paris, and she has been working for clients such as Sport2000, BioTechUSA, Women Sports Magazine and more.

For over 20 years, La Creative Factory has worked for the leading production companies and agencies, helping clients to find "the" location.

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

"Our services include researches and scoutings for original and never-before-used locations throughout France (not only limited to Paris and the Riviera) and Europe, as well as a full location management and permits.

Our clients in 2023: Bugatti, Skoda, Hermes, Sidaction, BNP, Polestar, Orange and many more, including music videos.

You can contact us directly for any upcoming projects or to have ideas for a bid."

Moodz is a full service production company for photo & film with extensive experience in Paris, France and beyond.

"We provide complete production support or 'à la carte' local services such as location management, casting, creative image talents, styling and set design artists, crew, and all the small details that will help achieve a successful project, adapting to each client's needs.

We collaborate with international agencies, brands, photographers/directors and producers. In the last years we had the pleasure to work for brands and magazines including Aquazurra, Montblanc, Zara, Louis Vuitton, Oakley, Falke, By Killian, Puma, Uniqlo, Lexus, Cowboy bikes, Flair and Vogue.

Latest projects include new collections of 12 Storeez with talented photographer Alvaro Beamud Cortes. Louis Vuitton Woman FW23 brought us in hidden classical Paris locations with sparkling Emma Stone, with an appearance by the rock band Haim and photographer David Sims. Jimmy Choo FW 23 campaign was shot near their emblematic shop on the shiny avenue Montaigne by Mikael Jansson and stylist Karl Templer; MiYeon, their Korean ambassador, also joined us in an elegant 'hotel particulier' under the lens of Jake Moore.

Visit our Instagram for latest updates and an overview of recent projects."

Based in the South of France, Montpellier and Nice, Contisud Productions offers all-inclusive production services for film and photo clients, ranging from scouting services to crew booking, casting, equipment and set design, providing whatever is needed to ensure a successful shoot.

Contisud operates throughout the South of France as well as in Ibiza, Morocco and South Africa.

Clients: Chanel, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Veuve Clicquot, Lacoste, Zara, Baccarat, SKP, Carolina Herrera, L’Occitane, Loro Piana, Self Service Mag, EnVols Mag, Série Limitée Mag, Morgan, Renault, Dacia, Fred, Maisons du Monde, Alinéa, Vitra, Joop, Petit Bateau, La Redoute, AM-PM, Tropico.

Contisud Productions also offers houses to rent for film and photo clients.

Based in Paris, You Know My Name is an independent production company that operates in the fashion and beauty, editorial and commercial sectors.

Over the past six months, You Know My Name has completed photo/video shoots in various locations, including Paris, Nice, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Tanger, Valencia and Edinburg to produce campaigns, lookbooks, point of sales advert, social media, fashion films, TV commercials, editorial fashion stories, cover albums, and more.

You Know My Name delivers a comprehensive range of services, from creative consulting to art buying, casting, location scouting, set design, styling, shooting and post-production.

YKMN’s portfolio includes working with renowned fashion brands like Sandro, Valentino, Printemps, Stanley and Stella, Shona Joy and esteemed fashion publications such as Antidote, Behind the Blinds, Numero NL, Justsmile Magazine, to name a few.