"Schmid Productions is a unique service production company for shoots throughout the country. Our promise is that we will offer the most time-and cost-effective way to shoot in Italy.

In addition to our own beautiful town, we can organise film and photocshoots throughout Italy: modern towns, artistic areas, stunning seaside locations, idyllic countryside, up in the mountains with snow (365 days a year!), or historical places like Venice, Florence, Rome and Sicily.

We can provide you complete production services for your projects, from smaller photo shoots to large-scale commercials and TV shows; whether you want to be in a studio or on location, plus any other production request you may have.

Highlights of our service offer include beautiful locations, all technical requirements, the very best Italian film crews, delicious catering and perfect accommodation, and the best local directors and photographers.

Try us out. Our multilingual staff will be delighted to team up with you for your next production in Italy."

Four Studios Communication is a professional location offering solid experience in the field of integrated support for photo shoots, commercials, film and photographic productions, corporate or private events. The company provides the best technical and professional solutions including logistics, research and location leasing as well as professional staff.

The large workspace is ideal for the construction of movie sets, television studios, photo and video shoots. Services are based on client needs. Four Studios has a complete selection of rental equipment available in-house and is happy to help locate any special equipment needed. Furthermore, the company offers a car care service handled by expert technicians able to meet specific demands; a van fully equipped for car/moto maintenance during exterior shoots, temporary plates and drivers.

The separation between production offices, agencies and client offices, dressing rooms and meeting rooms allows for multiple productions at the same time, always maintaining privacy.

Four Studios collaborates with international production houses, advertising agencies or directly with clients, but also with smaller photo studios. Clients include Fiat Chrysler, Juventus, Ferrero, Ferrari, Breil, Wind Tre, Nastro Azzurro, McDonald's, California Almonds, and many brands in the field of food and beverage, fashion and TV.

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

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.

Stefania Paparelli was born in Rome. After graduating high school and experience travelling and working throughout Europe, first in the UK and afterwards in France, she is now based in Sardinia, commuting between Sardinia and Paris.

Stefania works worldwide for magazines such as Crash, Elle (France), Elle (Italy), Glamour (France), Glamour (Italy), Elle Australia, Harper’s Bazaar (Russia), Jalouse, La Repubblica delle Donne, Le Figaro (Japan), Le Nouvelle Observateur, L’Officiel and The Sunday Times.

She made her debut exhibition 'Intimo', edited by Flavio Nervegna, in 2002. In 2005 she took part in the important Milanese collective exhibition 'Lo Sguardo Italiano - fotografie di moda dal 1951 ad oggi', edited by Francesco Bonami, Giusi Ferré, Maria Luisa Frisa, Mario Lupano, Claudio Marra and Anna Mattirolo at la Rotonda della Besana.

In 2006, Stefania also took part in the collective '9x100: Nove Fotografi per Cento Fotografie' organised by Maria Evangelisti for the gallery Santa Cecilia during the fifth edition of Fotografia.

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.

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.

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

It started 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.

Roberta Dall'Alba is a young and resolute food photographer and cinemagraph artist with a huge passion for homemade food and natural ingredients.

Roberta has a love for texture and attention to details, and wants her images to always be mouth-watering and appetising. Her photos are studied to be as three-dimensional as possible.

Despite her young age, Roberta has already worked with some small businesses and magazines. She is now ready (and can’t wait) to work with bigger brands and agencies.

In the past, colleagues described her as an enthusiastic and motivated woman, extremely passionate about the work she's doing and willing to "get her hands dirty" to learn and improve her skills. Clients who want an extremely creative photographer with both technical knowledge and emotional artistic sensibility will enjoy working with her.

Section80 is a service production company based in Milan, Italy.

"We craft the best solutions for any kind of project, and are fully oriented on quality by taking care of all stages in the production process."

Clients include Nike, Valentino, Campari, Versace, Jeep, Yamaha, Bulgari, Salvatore Ferragamo, Rinascente and Swarovski.

Pirate Production is a highly experienced, full service still and motion production company based in Milan, Munich and Miami with a special focus on fashion production.

Pirate Production covers any type of production service all around the world, from Estonia to Andalusia, Sardinia to the Seychelles, Miami to Los Angeles. The combination of expert knowledge and strong, skilled and competitive production teams with different international networks is the outstanding feature of Pirates Production, ensuring smooth cooperation between photographer / director and client, advertising agency and crew.

Customers particularly appreciate the broad experience and specific intuition of Thomas Pierre Schwab, owner and executive producer of Pirate Productions, who himself has been working as a successful fashion photographer for more than 20 years.

Clients include Sioux, Suitsupply, Factice Magazine, Grazia Italy, Marie Claire Italy, Marie Claire USA, L’Officiel Switzerland, Fracomina, Prominent, Varese Shoes Switzerland, Vögele, Hattric Arena, British Telecom, Mini Rodini, Salesforce, L'Oreal, News on Sunday, The Sun, Pronovias, Aldi, Kanguro and CM-Telecom.

Recent projects featured in this Spotlight: MEXX and Pierre Cardin in Valencia, Tandem and Transit in Manchester and Grazia Italia in Cape Town, Kenia, Liverpool, Valencia and Mexico.