Nonsololoft is a scouting location agency co-founded in 2008 based in Milan and specialised in corporate events, private events, press days, photo and video shooting, exhibitions, fashion shows, TV programmes, temporary and special projects.

"We are involved in research and location proposals of different sizes and types: industrial spaces, open spaces, showrooms, contemporary and period architecture, ateliers and unconventional spaces.

We have an online and offline archive of locations that is enriched and updated for a 360° offer both in Italy and abroad."

Welcome to Showcase Italy, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of Italy.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Rome (Photo / Film) and Milan (Photo / Film) directories.

Brands and publications including Maserati, Juventus FC, Miu Miu, Pirelli, KFC, Huf Magazine, Booking.com, Armani, Omega, Vanity Teen, and Jo Malone among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• The legendary Venice International Film Festival will celebrate its 79th edition. It will take place at Venice Lido from 31 August to 10 September 2022.
• The large-scale solo exhibition David LaChapelle. I Believe in Miracles presents a previously unseen and, to some extent, surprising David LaChapelle. The exhibition includes over 90 works – including large formats, site-specific photos, new productions and a video installation. At Milan’s Mudec, until 11th September.
• Oliviero Toscani - exhibition to mark photographer's 80th birthday will present 800 photographs. Until 25th September at Palazzo Reale, Milan.

Our cover image was shot by Antonio Dicorato. Set design by Michela Croci, rep. by 1Secret.

Einat Dan is an award-winning makeup artist, art director and body painter. Her early work started out in Tel Aviv and led her to move on to live and work out of cities such as New York, Milan, Berlin and Paris. In 2012, she launched a successful line of make-up brushes called M.I.A (make-up.is.art).

In 2013, she found her new passion for fashion films: writing the scripts, directing and producing. She is also a key make-up artist on fashion shows and fashion films, and she runs makeup masterclasses worldwide.

In 2019, Dan launched her first book, “Art beyond beauty”, together with photographer Camilla Camaglia. The intensive dedication to her talent and career has led her to win 28 awards, including the lifetime achievement award in Bokeh festival.

Her work has been featured on the covers of fashion magazines such as Marie Claire, L’Officiel, Elle, Vogue, InStyle and more. Her goal is to keep inspiring artists to follow their hearts and dreams.

Some of the celebrities and top models in Einat's list are Anna Netrebko, Anna Belmondo, Morgan Polanski, Tisha Campbell Martin, Adriana Lima and Toni Garn.

In 2022 Einat received four nominations for the fashion film ''Royal touch'', which she directed, at La Jolla Fashion Film Festival. She also received nominations for best makeup for the film "Metamorphosis".

Einat recently created the makeup for the campaign of Xerjoff Perfume.

Luciano Consolini was born in the Ivory Coast and grew up in different countries (the Ivory Coast, Italy, France). He is an automotive and lifestyle commercial photographer and director. He shoots people, places and vehicles, combining the Italian style and creativity with a higher standard of perfection. Passion and perfection, this mix is the recipe behind every shoot and film.

Pursuing the image wherever it is found, he travels all around the world for his international clients and inspiration, constantly challenging himself.

With a journalist and graphic design background, he looks for the story behind every product and brand, and he narrates it through his vision.

He's very passionate about engines and photography. He is continuously investing in new equipment and new projects.

Nonsololoft is a scouting location agency co-founded in 2008 based in Milan and specialised in corporate events, private events, press days, photo and video shooting, exhibitions, fashion shows, TV programmes, temporary and special projects.

"We are involved in research and location proposals of different sizes and types: industrial spaces, open spaces, showrooms, contemporary and period architecture, ateliers and unconventional spaces.

We have an online and offline archive of locations that is enriched and updated for a 360° offer both in Italy and abroad."

"Oplà is a tailor-made production house that achieves its goals in a practical and methodical way.

Thanks to our interest in arts, photos, videos, digital imaging and 3D, we have increased our business relationships and communication languages too.

Our studio is fully equipped and our talented team deals with the entire workflow, keeping the attention on the aspects that are fundamental to find the best solution for each client and to speed up the production phase.

We manage your budget according to your needs and raise delicate issues from the beginning, to foresee any unnecessary risks. Above all, we need to multitask, because being limber requires many skills.

We have collaborated with brands such as BMW, Lagostina, KFC, DB Bahn, Forst Beer, Diego Dalla Palma, Loacker, Repower, Sky Italia, Intesa San Paolo Bank and De Longhi."

Founded in 2005 by Franco Tassi, who wittily gave birth to his creation, Taxfreefilm is an independent passion-driven production and creative studio based in Parma, Italy.

Franco, aka Frank, brilliantly worked as an art director for some of the most creative agencies in Milan during the nineties, creating some successful and award-winning campaigns such as Swatch “Times is what you make of it”, in 1997.

Recent clients include Yamaha, Foxy and the Omega's Timekeepers for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games campaign.

Azzurra is a fashion, beauty and portrait photographer and high-end retoucher based between Milan and London, working as freelance for fashion and beauty brands, companies, music bands and magazines. Visual communication has always been a crucial aspect of her work. She aims to create emotions for the brand by using storytelling in a dynamic balance with beauty.

Azzurra collaborates with luxury brands such as Maserati, Gucci, Carolina Herrera, Cotril, Miamo, Youth Milano, Levi’s, Wella, Zalando, Dimensione Danza, Braccialini, Sturlini, Helvetia, Graziella, UGG, Ascot Sport, Angelo Marani, Mano Swartz, Reda Occhiali, Selvatica Wear, Copenhagen Fur, Bramante, Saga Fur, Arezzo Wave, Afyda Antara, Pitti, Flower Couture and many others.

She has a long list of awards and important publications, including the Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), the International Photography Award (IPA), and Elle, to name just a few. Some of her images are part of the new talent collection of Art + Commerce and Vogue Italia, and identify her as a talent to be discovered.

In these hard times we are facing, Azzurra will ensure a safe, contactless photoshoot where every safety measure will be ensured.

"All of us are passing through an unexpected time but we love to believe that this is simply another challenge that we must face with our warmest smiles and a lot of hand sanitizer gel!"

With more than 15 years of experience in international productions, Lule Production is a full service company based in Italy. The company manages all aspects of a production, from the budgeting to a specific location scouting. Finding the best models for a shoot is also a speciality.

For each production, the company chooses only the best and most qualified professional freelancers, creating a team of professionals that works in unison.

A successful combination of advertising and fashion is its hallmark.

Avocado Studio was born from an idea of two classmates after having completed their degree in Visual Communication at IED Torino in 2015.

"Together, we had the need and the will to showcase our world through the creation of photographic images, composed primarily in the studio. When we are on set, we get completely transported by all the elements that compose the process, from the first flash that we set up to the final image that we shoot.

We have worked for clients on national and international scale, but also, because of our strong legacy with our hometown, we love collaborating with local start-ups and brands.

Everything starts from the urge to communicate something that we feel inside. The ability to amaze, enchant and transform what was just a sketch into a final image is what gives us the biggest satisfaction.

From 2021, our University, IED, ask us to teach. We are now Still Life Photography teachers in Visual Communication for the three year course and the master course."