"THE BIGMAMA is a full service production company based in Milan and Alghero (Sardinia). Thanks to our skills in producing commercials and web content for the Italian market, we are now providing audiovisual production services for commercial, video and photographic communication and collaborating with the industry’s top professionals.

We can operate anywhere in Italy from our offices in Milan and Alghero, a beautiful historical sea town on the island of Sardinia, from where we offer amazing landscapes, particularly for car shoots.

We’re always open to exciting new projects and eager to consolidate profitable and long-lasting professional relationships."

Four Studios Communication is an avant-garde production boutique offering solid experience in the field of integrated support for photo shoots, commercials, film and photographic productions.

It offers 5000m² of equipped workspace divided into four studios, dressing rooms, production offices, a catering hall and warehouse.

Four Studios  provides every kind of facility to help clients realize their projects, offering worldwide production services that cater to all requirements such as location, light equipment, skilled staff (including photographers, producers, stylists, make-up artists, hair stylists, scenographers, runners, drivers, painters, gaffers, stage technicians, wood workers), and more.

The experience allows Four Studios to manage entire productions; among them countless commercials and shoots for famous international brands including FCA, Unilever, Adidas, Juventus, Comau, Breil, Ferrero, Nike and Herbalife.

Visit the website to learn more about the company's services and studios.

Ten Artist is a production agency based in Milan, available for projects throughout Europe and offering full service including budget management, location research and scouting, photo studio, light and digital equipment organisation, casting director, set design and props research, catering, crew and logistics coordination.

Clients include Emporio Armani, Armani Junior, Cesare Paciotti, Max Mara Studio, Rebecca Gioielli, Sisley Young, Goldenpoint, Corneliani, CC Collection, Pal Zileri, Lab Pal Zileri, Golden Lady, Fratelli Rossetti, Atelier Notify, D-Exterior, Frette, Violanti, Havaianas, Svevo, Met Jeans, La Perla and Filodoro.

With 10 years' experience in production, Oplà is dynamic by nature, pragmatic and methodic by choice.

Thanks to its profound passion for photo and video, Oplà has enriched its portfolio of contacts. It selects the talents to collaborate with one by one until it finds the perfect solution for the client. As a full service company, Oplà is vigilant but adaptable, creative and agile while undertaking a number of tasks.

Clients include A2A, Anna Purna, Arena, Auchan, Audi, Autostrade per l'Italia, BMW, Bric's, Bvlgari, Campari, COI Ceramic of Italy, Confcommercio, DB OBB, DolomitiSuperski, Editoriale Domus, Esselunga, Ferrari, Garofalo, Geox, Heineken, Henkel, Hogan, Intesa Sanpaolo, Kerastase, Kraft, Lavazza, Leroy Merlin, M&C Saatchi, Mondelez, Mulino Bianco, Nescafè, Nestlè, Nike, Panasonic, Peugeot, Poste Italiane, Prysmian Group, RegionePiemonte, Repower, Shu Uemura, Sky, Studio Universal, stv DDB, Top Gear, Uel Camilo, Unicredit Banca, Unilever, UPS, Vogue Eyewear, and Volkswagen.

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

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

Brands and publications including Prada, American Express, Fiat, Nivea, Ikea, Fendi, Martini, Zalando, MSC Cruises, Marie Jo, Puma, Vanity Fair, Mercedes, Honda, Bulgari, and Elle among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Inez & Vinoodh - photography exhibition from 31st October to 13th November at Palazzo Reale, Milan. 
• Creative ProShow - a conference for creatives, photographers, retouchers and digital illustrators from 30th November to 1st December at Holiday Inn Aurelia, Rome. 
• Atti Divini - the great monograph by David LaChapelle, one of the world’s most famous contemporary photographers and directors. Until 6th January 2020 at La Venaria Reale, Turin.

Our cover image was shot by Alice Rosati with Etna Productions. 

Andrea Varani first picked up a camera in the early 80s and thanks to a book he happened to find, discovered his talent almost by chance. The course of Andrea's career is quite amazing, as rather than succumb to any dominant model he has always been attracted by the evolutions of fashion, intuiting all its contradictions and creating his very own style.

Andrea's lens creates the look, the thrill, and the expression of the whole body underneath the clothes. The fashion he photographs is depicted as desirable but also possible.

The landscapes and the nature he explores introduce and describe the pleasure of enjoying the photograph as a variation of what is real. His accomplishments go far beyond fashion photography and reproduce his cultural and personal elements.

Pirate Production is a highly experienced full service production company for still and motion pictures. Based in Milan, the company is especially focused on fashion and commercial productions.

The Pirates take care of everything, so clients can sit back and get any job done stress-free. Services range from production management to location scouting, budgeting, crew recruitment, accommodation, transportation, studio and equipment rental, permitting, and much more.

Italy is their territory, and as they are Pirates, they've navigated almost every corner knowing where the most secret treasures are hidden. So if you want to shoot in Italy they’ll help you find the perfect location.

Clients appreciate their professionalism and love of creativity, particularly thanks to the broad experience and intuition of Thomas Pierre Schwab, owner and executive production coordinator, who has been working as a successful fashion photographer for more than 20 years.

Clients include IWC-Schaffhausen, BMW, Sioux, Suitsupply, ABN-Amro Bank, PKZ-Switzerland, Pierre Cardin, Comma, Rocket Studios, Factice-Magazine, Grazia Italy, Marie Claire Italy, Marie Claire USA, L’Officiel Switzerland, Fracomina, Prominent, Mcxx, Varese Shoe Switzerland, Vögele, Hattric, Arena, British Telecom, Mini Rodini, Salesforce, L'Oréal, News on Sunday, The Sun, Pronovias, Aldi, Kanguro and CM-Telecom.

Isabella Sarti is a freelance make-up artist and hair-stylist based in northern Italy. Her curiosity and professionalism and the will to operate at the highest standards has led her to constantly update her knowledge by successfully working and studying around the world in major fashion capitals such as New York, London, Paris and Milan.

She collaborates with an ever-expanding number of photographers and directors, skillfully managing to earn respect and trust among the crews. Always up for a challenge, she has worked in different fields ranging from advertising to editorial, from catalogues to videoclips and film-making. She is also no stranger to the catwalk scene, locally and internationally - London Fashion Week, amongst others.

Among the latest international acknowledgments for her work, Vogue America invited Isabella to celebrate Gina Sanders' involvement in Condé Nast. Moreover, she has worked with world-renowned Italian actress Isabella Ferrari and Italian celebrity Roberta Capua, among others, and has been published in a number of international magazines including Satellite Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Huf-Magazine, Fault, Sicky Magazine, Kaltblut and Schon!. She also has an on-going collaboration with Marie Claire that sees her work regularly published.

Valeria Orlando is a beauty director, make-up artist and hair stylist with over 25 years of experience working for fashion, advertising, editorials and catwalk events.

Valeria also is the owner of vormakeup.com. Eight V)Or Make-up Academies are located across Italy: Milan, Verona, Spoleto, Rome, Ostia, Naples, Salerno and Taranto. Her goal is to open at least one V)Or Academy per-region in Italy and to make her products known throughout Europe, Russia, Asia and the US.

In 2020 she will continue her International Masterclass series after successful events in Armenia in August of this year.

Valeria is based in Milan but travels throughout the world to locations including Rome, Berlin, Paris, and New York City. In September and October 2019, she was a key artist and sponsor with her V)Or Make-up at Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week SS20.

Valeria speaks Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently. Honesty and passion are the distinctive elements of her approach, and she continually works on her professional development to improve her knowledge about new techniques in the cosmetic industry.

Sharpen Studio is perfect for high quality photo shoots and film productions. The 500 m² ground floor studio features a professional hair and make-up room with adjustable light panels, fully mirrored walls, a separate styling room and shower - an ideal base for all photographers, directors, models and artists.

The well-equipped studio offers parking spots right in front of the door (enough space for trucks, cars, big teams and sets), a Sound Music System, two 32A high-voltage power outlets, fast Wi-Fi, lighting equipment, a bar and fully equipped kitchen, and much more.

The industrial style adds charm to the overall package, loved by national and international photographers and directors as well as advertising companies, magazines, TV and film productions and brands.