mexico Aug 2009

Latest news from Forza Talent:

• Shane Vieau "Perro", art director and set creator on films including The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Juno (four times Oscar-nominated) and Alien vs Predator: Requiem, recently joined the Forza team.
• Rames exposed at Element Photography Expo in New York City on January 29th. The Mexican photographer presented his finest and most creative work with great success.
• Peter Koval shot a great editorial for Los Angeles Confidential Magazine with actress Krysten Ritter.
• Paco Perez shot 'True Love' for Saks Fifth Avenue Mexico, and the pictures are en-route to Cannes Lions.
• Julianne Moore shot for Liverpol Fashion Fest. Brand: Liverpool.

Zona 5 has more than 20 years of experience in the Mexican photography industry and can produce a project from beginning to end with its dedicated team of production and post production professionals. The agency represents a broad range of talent, including:

• Ricardo Trabulsi has shot almost every celebrity in México - and some international ones too! His great skill is in directing people, but he also loves to shoot cars.
• Specialising in product and object photography, Mauricio Alejo is internationally renowned for his commercial work and personal exhibitions.
• Gonzalo Morales has a very refined style and a great eye for fashion, musicians and people.
• Zony Maya has a strong sense of proportion and aesthetic. He loves to shoot people and kids, architecture and landscapes.
• David Franco has a very fine eye and conducts his own retouching.

Enrique Covarrubias is renowned for his striking fashion images. He plays masterfully with light, at times making his photographs look like paintings, always elegant and meticulous. His influences and inspirations are culled from design, architecture, art and cinema.

Enrique has also shot portraits of important actresses and entertainers, defining the relationships between celebrity and fashion in the process. His campaigns for important brands include VW, Coca-Cola, El Palacio de Hierro, Scappino, Sears, Liverpool, Julio, Bacardi and Corona, among many others.

He regularly contributes to a range of fashion publications, including Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, GQ, Glamour, Marie Claire and In Style.

Allan Fis is based in Mexico City but has production teams located in Europe and the USA. Fis Foto is dedicated to producing intrepid images that look to transcend time. The company's specialty is people: whether fashion, beauty, celebrity, music, portraiture, art, or commercial images, it guarantees top quality and innovation.

Allan Fis is one of the top five photographers in Mexico and has recently been appointed judge for Mexico's 'Next Top Model' programme.

Major clients include Saks Fifth Ave, Nestlé, Pantene, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Naxxai, Sears, Sony BMG, Nokia, Avon, Halston, US Polo Association, Julio, Silver Plate, Oggi Jeans, Liverpool, Palacio de Hierro, Milagro Tequila and Viagra.

Diego Arrigoni was born in Buenos Aires where he developed his career as a photographer. He is a perfectionist in his work and enjoys exploring all branches of commercial and artistic image making.

He has been established in Mexico for a number of years and devotes himself exclusively to advertising photography. He works for leading agencies and renowned brands, including Volkswagen, Volvo, Ades, Rexona, Telcel, Banamex, Ciel, GQ and The Mexican Red Cross, amongst others.

With his own studio located in the heart of the Distrito Federal, Diego offers complete photographic production services for advertising campaigns in Mexico, Argentina, and across Central America.

Based in Guadalajara, Raro Collective is a new creative group that provides photographic and video projects for a variety of different companies.

Initiated in 2007 by Luis Aquino Gonzalez, Raro Collective gathers expertise from around the city to contribute to its work. Drawing on the talent of designers, architects, artists, photographers, film directors and many others to help achieve high quality work in an innovative avant-guard style, the company considers the specific ideas and individual needs of each client at all stages of a job.

35 AM is an easy-going and reliable production house based in Mexico City. The company has over 20 years experience of shooting a range of projects around the country.

35 AM's experienced directors enjoy working as creative partners for any type of production. They have worked for brands including Bimbo, Banorte, PepsiCo, Chrysler, Movistar, Corona and Nissan, among many others.

The company follows three very clear 'commandments' to achieve successful productions:

• Great pre-production.
• Smooth production.
• Have fun along the way.

Check the website for more information.

Cine Concepto provides full in-house production facilities between its Mexico City and Miami locations. Producing over 100 spots per year, the company represents 10 award-winning directors from Mexico, the USA and Europe, including H.Abauza (UK), C.Lazaro (Spain), B.Schlegel (Germany), H.Meziat (Argentina), and F. Jaramillo (Colombia).

Recent highlights include:

• Fred - Sony Ericsson worldwide campaign shot in Mexico.
• Christian - Maseca, filming cornfields like painted landscapes.
• Gustavo - Dr. Pepper and 7UP for the USA.
• Lorena - food, kids and cosmetics.

White Rabbit is an animation and VFX studio located in Mexico City. It is composed of a team of designers, animators, photographers, directors, producers, creatives and communicators who believe each project is an opportunity to combine their innovative creative talents to express their clients' ideas.

"White Rabbit is an idea, a concept, a project. It offers the opportunity of being part of a new way of global communication."

With one of the largest location databases in Mexico, Container One is a full service film and still photography production company offering a wide range of high quality professional services.

Recent projects:

• Fashion: Anthropologie, Saks 5th Ave, Bloomingdales, C&A, Levi's, L'Oréal, Gray & Osbourn, JD Williams, Canelle, Sears, Red Oak, Boden, Littlewoods, Schwab, OTTO.
• Clients: Ford, Peugeot, Kahlua, Nestlé, Sony, Prodigy, Telcel, Aeromexico, Got Milk?, Cuervo, Mexicana.
• Reps: Art Department, Anderson Hopkins, Utopia Inc., Agnes Jaquet, Camila Lowther Mngt, Wink Management.
• Editorial: Rolling Stone, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire.

In May, Contempo Models will celebrate 20 years as the top agency in the Mexican market. Latest news includes:

• Johnatan Llopis has just signed a contract with top agency Wilhelmina Models NYC and is destined to become Mexico's first male supermodel. Featured in this Showcase is his latest editorial spread for Infashion Homme, shot by Winda Berkowitz at Forza Talent.
• International model Julia Kovacova will soon feature for Contempo Models.
• Top model Solange shows legs, legs, and more legs in the September 2008 issue of Brazilian Vogue, photographed by Seth Sabal.
• Jens Hofmann is set to become one of the company's finest international male models following placements in London (D1 Models) and Paris (Bananas Models). He is currently working between Barcelona and Madrid with Traffic Models, and his next stop will be Greece.
• Mexican beauties Fernanda Vizzuet and Tatiana de Leon star in the winter 2009 Carolina K catalogue, shot by Ivan Belaustegui.

Founded over three years ago, Higher Models is designed as an elite management project with emphasis on the quality rather than the quantity of models.

The agency follows a very long "distillation" process in order to find people who match its profile and continually recruits to offer only the best talents. As a result, Higher Models only works with a fixed number on its books: 30 female and 20 male models.

Constantly in search of innovative ways in which it can contribute to the development of the Mexican market, Higher Models aims to raise domestic standards closer to those found in Paris, London and New York.

To the international market the agency offers new faces from Mexico, while in the local market it supplies models with a wealth of international experience gained from working in highly competitive markets such as New York, Milan, Paris and Barcelona.