Casting has come a long way. Good thing Shotz Casting has more than 15 years of experience and state-of-the-art solutions for your casting endeavour. They find talents, actors, models, extras, influencers, and real people with stories to match.

Based in Berlin, there's a melting pot of culturally diverse and multilingual talents to choose from. Ranging from common-or-garden to unique faces from all over Germany, and every age and nationality in between, Shotz Casting can provide you with exactly what you have in mind.

This year alone they have done castings for two global brand campaigns. One for Hyundai which is already on air, and another for Genesis that is still in production. Auditioning across Europe with talents coming from every corner of the continent, they take pride in offering a multifaceted approach when it comes to their work.

Hit them up here to find out how your next casting can become a definitive success.

Casting done right.

Nils Wilbert is a Berlin-based photographer who specializes in product photography and runs NW Studio. He loves to create impactful shots, whether it is for adverts or catalogues, that really show off the product and its attributes.

In this Spotlight, he presents a selection of shoots in which the theme or feel of the shoot was minimalistic precision. From the background to the setup, each detail is carefully considered so that the product is always displayed to its full advantage.

To check out more of his work follow him on Instagram or head to his website.

Jordana Schramm is an experienced interior, architecture and still life photographer. She works with architectural and commercial brands at the forefront of their industry. 

Jordana’s photography has appeared in major leading interior and editorial magazines and books.

Her calm and clear daylight look defines her aesthetic, regardless of the subject, whether she photographs architecture, stills or editorials. 

Recent work includes photography for projects of AM TACHELES, A.Lange & Söhne, Poliform Berlin, Saarto Tailored Interiors and many more. 

See her website or contact her here. 

Claas Cropp Creative Productions is a full service production company with experience across all areas of still photo and moving image production, location scouting and casting.

Recent productions include:

• AUDI e-tron GT Campaign Shoot / shot by Uwe Düttmann in Dubai & Abu Dhabi (Thjnk)
• Essentialism Collection 2021 / Goldwell campaign shot by Ralph Mecke in Berlin.
• Kärcher / Professional high pressure cleaners / shot by Matthias Ziegler. (Antoni)
• BMW shot by J. Konrad Schmidt. (Territory)
• Mercedes Benz / CLS shot by Haw-lin Services (Antoni)

Other clients include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Brioni, Lacoste, Adidas, Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Siemens, BMW, Audi, VW, Mercedes-Benz and Lufthansa.

Photographers include Annie Leibovitz, Michel Comte, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Ellen von Unwerth, Nadav Kander, Martin Schoeller, Phil Poynter and many more.

Studioberlin provides two rental studios for photo and film productions.

Studio 1 'Loft' has 270 square meters of space. Studio 2 'Daylight' has 90 square meters of space. Both are located in the centre of Berlin, near the main train station and feature unique props and functional equipment. In addition, the studios are linked to Atelier Grüneberg, a rental service for painted backdrops with more than 150 painted motives and structures.

The trendy Potsdamer Strasse, which is just around the corner, offers great opportunities to eat, shop and have a drink after work, while the enclosed Gleisdreieckpark can be used as a shooting location for your production.

See more on their Instagram and website.

"Hello world! We are PLUSH74, your one-stop location resource for event, photo or film productions. We carefully curate our location selection, taking a global view while always putting quality over quantity.

Browse our database of unique places using a broad range of filters and keyword search to find what you’re looking for. Create a free user account to bookmark your favourites and combine them into project collections with just a few clicks. Send us a booking request for individual listings or entire collections at once – all free and non-binding!

Feel free to give us a call or send us a message if you need help finding just the right spot for your project. Our secret portfolio is growing fast and we love to leverage our global scouting network for our customers!"

Are you looking for a suitable location for your upcoming film of photo shoot? 

With Locationhero, you are able book the best places not only in Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and North Rhine Westphalia but also in the surrounding areas.

The team behind Locationhero is constantly scouting for new unique locations to keep expanding what is possible. 

By either filtering by category, locality or specific feature details, you can draw inspiration from a plethora of fascinating locations or find the very best match for your moods.

The booking process is as simple as scrolling! Within a few clicks, your request is sent to the experienced team of Locationhero, consisting of photographers, artists, location managers and skillful production staff. If available, your location will instantly be reserved.

Additionally, Locationhero is very familiar with the challenges of location scouting. In case you didn’t find what you were looking for, Locationhero will happily support you in finding the perfect match and save you hours of searching.

And there is more: if you have great locations and would like to make them available to photo or film productions, you can apply as either a scout with Locationhero or suggest your own location as a property manager - and join the network!

Welcome to Showcase Germany, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of Germany's leading talent and services for commercial photo and film production.

Companies and publications such as Hugo Boss, Dazed & Confused, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Silhouette, Subway, Deutsche Post, Juventus FC and many more, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production can be found in our Berlin (Photo / Film), Cologne (Photo / Film), Dusseldorf (Photo / Film), Frankfurt (Photo / Film), Hamburg (Photo / Film), Munich (Photo / Film) and Stuttgart (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Beautiful Disruption: from 27th March at C/O Berlin, features British fashion photographer Nadine Ijewere's work. Her photographs make people shine in all their imperfection.
• Katharina Sieverding: Photography | Projections | Installations 2020–1966, until 25th July at Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Katharina is one of the pioneers who recognised the diverse expressive possibilities of photography early on and continually expanded the medium conceptually and formally.

Our cover was shot by Frauke Fischer.

"2020 marked the 30th birthday of KGB Locationservice. We did not invite the virus to our party, but we managed to do some great jobs in spite of the pandemic situation. In normal times we work all over Europe. This time we were confined to find locations within the German borders. There is plenty of interesting buildings and landscapes, some of them suited to shoot secret prototypes of luxury cars.

We find locations for all kinds of advertising photos and films, apply for permissions, arrange shootings and offer location management. Virus free."

Nici Theuerkauf has designed fancy sets for various fashion companies in recent months.

This Showcase shows the artificial set for the Boss Lookbook, photographed by Misha Taylor.

For the company, about you x Hunkemöller, Nici directed the art department for the wonderful films by Sophie Hemels. Over the next few days, more and more photos by photographer Christopher Puttins will be released, for client LeSilla, where Nici designed strikingly beautiful floral sets.

Based in Berlin and Hamburg, Nici continues to advise interior companies and develop concepts for trade fairs and events.

Visit Nici's website or call her directly on +49-179 2091856.