Nonsololoft is a scouting location company based in Milan, working for over 10 years on locating new spaces for photo shoots, video productions, runways, showrooms, business and private events, press days, Design and Fashion Weeks.

"At Nonsololoft, the location is essential and crucial for the success of the event. What makes us competitive is our ability to discover peculiar and unique locations. Our portfolio, always up-to-date, includes more than 250 locations in Milan, Italy, France, Spain and throughout Europe.

Our location managers offer a complete consultancy, from the selection of the location (available on our website) to specific research aimed at finding the most suitable solution to meet the needs of the client."

Clients include RAI, Freemantle, Google, YouTube, Vitra, Wallpaper, Fay, Delonghi, Heineken, Nintendo, Delta Light, Oysho, Netflix, Red Bull, Huawei, Gucci, Moncler, Diesel, Bikkembergs, Byblos, Ferretti, Airbnb, Di Saronno, Iceberg, Panasonic, Discovery, Disney, L'Oréal, La Perla, LVMH, Dior, Sephora, BMW Mini, La Prairie, Elle Decor, Renault, Emilio Pucci, Samsung, Logitech, Bulgari, Mattel, Mediaset, Moleskine Spa, Stabilo, Chicco, Garnier, Nike and many others.

As a former basketball player who was always passionate about sports, Sabrina Conforti began to photograph athletes and entered the world of rugby in 2008. Known internationally, Sabrina has worked for Adidas on Danilo Gallinari’s campaign, for an Italian tour by Jonah Lomu (former All Black), and with Javier Zanetti across a range of shoots.

Sabrina has created a unique style which has helped her to make her way in a predominantly male profession. She is the author of numerous series published in Sportweek and has been following the Italian National Rugby Team for 10 years. Sabrina has also been the official photographer of the Crédit Agricole Italia Group for four years.

Her significant portfolio includes cooperation with the Mondadori Group and Discovery Italia.

Sabrina's greatest strength is empathy, which encourages her subjects to open up and bare themselves in front of the lens. She offers an innovative and personal style - in her shots, there is all the elegance and lightness that distinguish her.

Sabrina's skills and knowledge allow her to manage all phases of a photo shoot, from creative direction to post-production.

BLOCK10 is an independent boutique agency dedicated to the creation and production of raw, honest and story-telling concepts.

It was founded with the idea of creating a company that valued freedom as the strongest asset to unleash creativity and innovation, while focusing on developing a strong added value that could benefit clients.

BLOCK10 works with a network of acclaimed artists in film-making, photography, styling and design in the skate and surf world. The company is responsible for the creation and production of the independent project about surf called Onde Nostre.

"We are specialised in film, video and photography production, art direction and content creation on all media - print, film, digital."

Clients include Scrambler Ducati, Dodo Pomellato, Anthony Morato, Nissan, Jeep, Fiat, McDonald’s, Replay, Dainese, Sundek, Nike, La Repubblica, Deejay TV, Jeckerson, Hyundai, Champion, Able Jeans, Gas Jeans, Nescafé, Nintendo, Persol, Valentino Fashion Group, Samsung, Universal Music, Microsoft, Arena and many more.

"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."

Gianluca Giannone is a photographer and video-maker with more than 20 years of experience. With the advent of digital, he was one of the first to take advantage of the new video-making technology, but still loves to take pictures with a large format camera.

Gianluca works around the world on editorials and advertising campaigns for the most important European advertising agencies, combining different techniques and styles to unveil new points of view and interpretations of the reality that surrounds us.

He is specialised in advertising, on-location and studio portraits, architecture, landscapes, sports photography and video.

With more than 10 years of experience in international productions, Lule Production is a full service company based in Italy with a focus on photography as a commercial medium.

The company manages all aspects of a production, from accommodation to specifc location scouting. Finding the best models for a shoot is also a speciality.

For each production the company chooses only the best and most qualifed professional freelancers, creating a team of professionals that works in unison. A successful combination of advertising and fashion is its hallmark.

Giovanni Bedeschi is founder and owner of Bedeschi Film. After graduating from Istituto d’Arte Beato Angelico in Milan in 1980 he started his career in advertising with agencies including Ata, Bates and McCann.

In 1991 he became Associate Creative Director at Saatchi&Saatchi and that same year directed his first commercial for Neutro Roberts, chosen by Paul Arden for Cannes 1991 'New Talent Showcase'. He went on to freelance in Mexico, the Middle East, Russia and the USA before opening his own production company, Bedeschi Film, in 2002.

He has since won many awards including the Targa d’Oro with his film for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, the Italian Art Director’s award, the Key Award and the prestigious Addy Award for a Corona Beer commercial. His production company Bedeschi Film has also won several Cannes Lions.

Giovanni is a fellow lecturer at Milan Brera Art Academy. His first feature film 'Pane dal cielo' has been selected at the 2018 Aquerò lo spirito del cinema film festival and has won Best Film and Best Director award at 2018 Mirabile Dictu International Catholic Film Festival.

Clients include Sky/BMW, Pastificio Rana, Efko, Giorgio Armani, Stroili oro, Rovagnati, Banca Intesa, Discovery, Aboca, FCA, Samsung, Diesel, Almaverde Bio and Estra, to name just a few.

Filmika is a flexible full service production company. Its primary focus is the production of commercials, corporate films and documentaries.

In addition, the company provides premium production and on-location management services to international companies looking to shoot in Italy, as well as a highly experienced team of professionals available for all production needs.

The team takes care of all of logistical and production services, including excellent location scouting, permissions, casting, styling, grip set-up and lighting. Filmika's city-centre studio has a small backstage green room and is located next to an audio recording studio and a pleasant hotel.

Latest acquisitions available for rental include camera tripods, monitors, compact cine prime lens kit - PL Zeiss CP.3 18mm T2.9 - 35mm, 50mm, 85mm T2.1, and the Fujinon Cine Lens MK18-55mm T 2.9 - MK50-135mm T 2.9.

Latest projects include local production for international TV commercials such as S7 Airlines 'Visit Earth' (POPCORNBRAIN Amsterdam) and Mentadent 'Smiles Matter' (Goodcompany  Barcelona). Clients include Leonardo, Kaspersky, Chivas, Maserati, De Longhi, Estra, Generali, Ketchum, Fiction Valley and Wieden+Kennedy.

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 Lavazza, Gucci, H&M, Harper's Bazaar, Ferrari, Chicco, Netflix, Bentley, Samsung, Chantelle, Bulgari, BMW, McDonald’s, and YSL among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Robert Mapplethorpe - L’obiettivo sensibile. The exhibition focusing on some themes that distinguish the work of Robert Mapplethorpe, well-known, revolutionary and controversial master of the second half of the twentieth century. Until 30th June at  Galleria Corsini, Rome. 
• Charles James - The Couture Secrets of Shape. Exhibition, featuring selection of rare vintage prints, patterns, prototypes, dresses, tools and original drawings by Charles James, one of the most important American fashion designers of the 20th century, from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Until 28th July at Fondazione Sozzani, Milan. 

Our cover image was shot by Sergio Cattivelli for Marni SS20.

Zero Tabletop is a production house founded by director and photographer Paolo Gandola, who is specialised in food and beauty shoots. Since 2013, the company has conceptualised a new idea for food based in beauty, appetite and a good dose of modern realism.

Paolo developed Zero as a factory that brings together different talents, giving them the opportuniy to use every kind of resource and technology to be able to experience and develop new visual languages and styles.

Zero's talented team of directors and photographers have completed spots this year for Italian and international brands such as Barilla, Coop, Ferrero, Galbani, Muller, Lactel, Aia, Nestlé, Parmalat, and many more.