"We are 1806 Agency, where creativity, strategy and production live together in synergy. Our headquarters is in Milan and we have partners and offices worldwide.

Our aim is to achieve the best results through innovation and concreteness. For this reason, we are in continuous evolution and in search of the best worldwide talents, who perfectly fit any specific request.

We manage dedicated working teams on any kind of projects for our Italian and international clients. We’ve also developed our video production and directors representation departments.

We handle the entire production processes, from the creative ideas to their realisation, making sure to satisfy client’s needs and requests."

Specialised in TV commercials, TV series and documentaries, and with production capacity in both northern and southern Italy, Filmika is a flexible service and executive production company based in Turin.

The company has a pool of creative talents including DoPs, editors, producers, actors and set designers.

Filmika supports everything required for a successful production from estimation to completion, including casting, crew, location scouting and permits, prop hire, travel and hotel reservations, transportation, catering and equipment rental. The company's city-centre studio is also available to rent and features a backstage green room, office and editing suite all conveniently located next to an associated audio recording studio.

Clients include Piaggio Aerospace, Alenia, Finmeccanica, Kaspersky, Chivas, Maserati, Brandcast Media LTD. London, Waltz Binaire Berlin and Fiction Valley BV Amsterdam.

Azzurra Piccardi is an international photographer and director specialised in fashion, beauty and portrait. She follows the client throughout all stages of production and creates stunning, personalised visual communications for fashion companies that maximise the value of their brands.

Clients include Braccialini, Wella, Helvita Suisse, Sturlini Firenze, Ascot Sport, Copenhagen Fur, 2 be Gold, Star System TV, New Line Academy, The Stylish Guys, Arezzo Wave - Love Festival, Ugg Australia, Pitti Uomo, Fashion Is, L’indie Le Palais, Elle per Elite Club, Plus Hostels, ATS Advancing Training System, Radio Truman TV and Radio 105, Aldo Coppola and many more.

Publications and magazines include Elle, Billaboard, Vision 3.0, Lui Magazine, Vogue, Switch Magazine, The Players Magazine, Estetica, Beauty Bazar, Institute Mag, Shuba Magazine, Pump, StarsSystem Magazine, Fart Magazine, Photography Masterclass Magazine, 200 Best Digital Artists Worldwide 2012 - Lürzer's Archive, Rude, Photography Masterclass Magazine,  2BE mag, PDN Photo District News, Professional Photographer, Fotografare, PHOTOgrafia, Il fotografo, PX3 Annual Book, Grazia, Io Donna, La Nazione, Il Giornale - IT, La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera, and more.

Lupetta 5 & BelowTheLine is a full service production company and one of the most prestigious location agencies in Italy. Lupetta 5 staff support clients and production companies in any production request for commercials, photo shoots, videos, documentaries and events.

The company's locations archive is one of the largest in Europe and can offer a wide choice of spectacular locations in Italy and across the continent, as well as immediate feedback on availability.

Based in Milan and Rome, the European capitals of fashion, design and historical heritage, Lupetta 5 cultivates artistic and business relationships with the main fashion and design brands, fostering creative links with art directors and emerging interior designers.

Contact the office to discuss projects and ideas.

Shoot in The Alps is a film and photo facilitating company operating in the European Alps; France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia as a single geographic entity. The company handles everything from full service, location scouting, casting of sport models, stuntmen, mountain safety experts and helicopters. Without forgetting the warm cups of Espresso, even at 3500 metres!

A glacier in France might not be as accessible as one in Italy, and the snow in Austria might be deeper than in Switzerland... or everything could be just the opposite. Shoot in the Alps will take clients exactly where their production needs to be. Conditions changes quickly in the mountains and a detailed and updated knowledge of the territory is necessary for a successful production. This knowledge is provided by a network of professionals who live and work in the region throughout the year.

For six months a year, clients can shoot their models skiing on day one, and swimming in the sea on day two. Shoot in The Alps has access to snow 365 days-a-year. The locations database incudes everything a client can think of: cities, forests, lakes, beaches, frozen icefalls, green pastures, rural villages and high altitude - but easily accessible – icy peaks, and much more. The automotive industry will find amazing roads here, and fashion photographers will enjoy the mix between modern and historical architecture.

The team works with crews and suppliers from Milan, Zurich, Geneva, Innsbruck, Munich and Ljubljana, offering the best equipment and the highest level of professionalism.

Milan-based Ten Artist offers full service production including budget management, location research and scouting, photo studio, light and digital equipment organisation, casting directors, set design and props research, catering, crew and logistics coordination.

Ten Artist is based in Italy but is available for projects throughout Europe.

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.

Welcome to Showcase Italy, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photo and film production services and talents based in Italy.

You can find more creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production in our Rome (Photo / Film) and Milan (Photo / Film) directories.

Companies including Burberry, Alfa Romeo, Prada, Netflix, Ferrari, Dolce & Gabbana, Campari, Gucci, Vogue, Lavazza, Omega, Calvin Klein, Harper's Bazaar, Versace,  Samsung, Harrods, and Asics, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure not to miss our recommended events:

• IN AMERICA - a photography exhibition by Henri Cartier-Bresson. Until 11th November at Lucca Center of Contemporary Art.
• Icons - a photography exhibition by Elliott Erwitt. Until 27 January 2019 at Scuderie del Castello Visconteo, Pavia
• Time at work - Sarah Moon's photography exhibition, until 6th January 2019 at Fondazione Sozzani, Milan
• Genesi - Sebastião Salgado's photography exhibition, until 6th January 2019 at  La Mole, Ancona

Our cover image was shot for Vogue Italia by Dario Catellani with Mai Productions. 

Amazed.by is a full service photo, video and event production agency with over 15 years' experience working throughout Europe.

The company offers customised services for each client including art buying, casting, event production, location scouting, logistics and transportation, permits and carnets, insurance, crew selection and coordination, lighting and equipment, digital tech and retouching services, props and set design/building, location vehicles and prop cars, catering services and budget management.

Clients include Giorgio Armani, Prada, DSquared2, Moncler, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Chloe, Liu Jo, Vogue Italy, Vogue Japan, and The Wall Street Journal.

Sabrina Conforti’s adventure in the world of photography began by attending the Italian Institute of Photography in Milan. Shot after shot, she created a unique style which has helped her to make her way in a predominantly male world.

As a former basketball player and always passionate about sports, she began to photograph athletes and entered the world of rugby in 2008, following the Italian National Rugby Team for 10 years. Known internationally, Sabrina 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. Her significant portfolio includes cooperation with the Mondadori Group and Discovery Italia.

As a portrait photographer, beginning with sports she evolved into artistic expression through portraiture, beauty and fashion. She is now firmly established in the advertising field.

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 distinguishes her. However, it is reductive to consider her 'only' a photographer: her skills and knowledge allow her to manage all phases of a photo shoot, from creative direction to post-production.

From her studio based in Milan, Lucia Giacani is constantly searching to express herself through a unique visual language. Her latest work appeared in Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair and Glamour, amongst other magazines.

This year, Lucia has been working with new clients including Ermanno Scervino, Naj Oleari and Patrizia Pepe, whilst continuing to shoot advertising campaigns for Giovanni Raspini and Bata Shoes.

Last month, in-depth interviews with Lucia that also featured her work were published in a number of magazines, namely CityCode and Prestige.

Lucia is looking to the future and has also directed a multitude of fashion and product videos for advertising campaigns. Her work is available to purchase digitally on the Trunk Archive and can be seen in person via the LUMAS global gallery network.