showcase mumbai issue 215

May 2010

ANIMA CREATIVE MANAGEMENT PVT LTD: Mumbai photo agents

Anima Creative Management is a talent agency based in Mumbai and Delhi, representing a very select group of international and Indian artists. The company's goal is to present a diverse and uniquely talented board, keeping a boutique feel to its operations. In turn, this ensures each artist has maximum support and is able to deliver the most professional and creative work for each and every client.

Photographer Diego Fuga has had his work published in magazines such as V Magazine, Spoon, Uomo Vogue, Dazed and Confused, Surface, Muse, A4, Harper's Bazaar and Tush. He also has advertising campaigns for Diesel, Puma, Trussardi, Reebok, Macys and Saks Fifth Avenue to his name.

Diego is currently based in India and is exclusively managed by Anima Creative Management.

Satyaki Ghosh Photography: Mumbai advertising photographers

Satyaki Ghosh grew up on a staple diet of world photography thanks to his photographer father, Nemai Ghosh. He started his career in Kolkata on the sets of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
Extensively travelled, Satyaki has received many accolades in his more than two decades-long professional career, including first prize at PX3 Paris for his advertising work and first prize for his outstanding achievement in the 'People' category at the Black & White Spider awards in 2009.

His images have appeared across India and beyond, and his creative work is regularly showcased in the leading publications and advertising campaigns.

Lighthouse Productions: Mumbai full photo production

Lighthouse Productions is a full service production house based out of Mumbai, specialising in stills, TV commercials and line production for international shoots.

Recent work was commissioned for international brands Yahoo!, Reebok, Axe and Vogue, as well as London-based Tank Magazine and international agencies Ogilvy USA and McgarryBowen.

The company's strength lies in organising large-scale still photography, print advertising and television commercial productions. It prides itself in the meticulous planning and thoughtful execution of projects, regardless of size or scope.

Visit the website for more information.

Wilderness Films India Ltd.: Mumbai commercial production

Wilderness Films India can scout locations right across the length and breadth of India, Nepal and Bhutan for feature films, TV commercials and documentaries. The company has a database of over 275 locations with pictures and local details to provide clients with instant information. Specialising in outdoor, urban, historical (forts and palaces), wilderness and offbeat locations, especially in the Himalaya and the central Indian heartland, Wilderness Films can provide the highest level of governmental facilitation and clearances, if required.

The company has its own 'Wilderness Mountain Quail field station', a haunted house dating from 1804 and replete with stories, history (the Amir of Afghanistan was kept hostage here and a leopard was shot from the sitting room window), and lots of local anecdotes. It is located a seven-hour drive away from New Delhi, in the hills of Mussoorie, Uttaranchal, at an altitude of 7400 feet. Ideal for location shooting, the house is surrounded by 900 acres of virgin forest, with a variety of quality hotels only 20 minutes drive away.

Lemontree India: Mumbai set/ scenery design

The Mumbai-based Lemontree agency is one of India's leading set styling agencies, offering art direction and production services to clients producing commercial films and still photography.

The company's set styling work emphasizes architecture, interiors and furnishings, and provides a complete solution from design through to execution.

Lemontree can assist in all aspects of planning and building sets for film productions anywhere in the world. The company's experience includes high-end commercials, feature films and still shoots for various ad agencies and multinational corporations. Its highly skilled team can properly assess and meet the special requirements of any project. Lemontree works with some of India's best talent.

Clients include Taj Hotel Resorts, Barclays, Asian Paints, Indian Oil, Motorola, LG, and many more.

Blue Frog: Mumbai bars and nightclubs

Blue Frog is a revolutionary integrated music project based in Mumbai. It consists of the country's premiere live music performance club, four state-of-the-art music-recording studios, a music production house comprising top-notch composers and musicians, and an independent record label and artist management service.

Bands from all around the world have played at the Blue Frog, including Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, Richard Bona, Mike Stern and many more, as have some of the biggest DJs on the planet - Skazi, Sasha, Dirty Vegas, Marcus Shultz, and more.

The clientele is varied, with music lovers from all walks of life - corporate head honchos, sportspeople, those in entertainment, and many others - all coming to enjoy a wide variety of live music along with the venue's innovative cuisine.