PixelFactory is a digital retouching studio based in Venice, Italy. Thanks to the extensive preprint experience and solid photography background of its team, PixelFactory works in many genres of photography: from fashion to interior passing through beauty, jewellery, still life and product.

The team has the capability to not only work one-to-one with the photographer on advertising / campaign images, but also to manage volumes of pictures to the same highest standard because of its well-established workflow. PixelFactory ensures correct colour management during the entire process of photo editing. All files are worked internally within its organisation.

Pixelheads is a creative studio based in Italy, specialised in CGI production and post-production, creative photo retouching, advertising still visuals, and pre-production visualisation.

Pixelheads team is made of digital artists with many years of experience in CGI / VFX / motion graphics production with a particular focus on CGI food and tabletop production in which they have focused on in recent years.  

The team works for both local and worldwide clients (United Kingdom, Germany, Romania, Brasil, Mexico) and their works have won several awards like ADCI and MK awards. 

Pixelheads has worked with several international advertising and communication agencies such as TBWA, JWT, Leo Burnett, Y&R, Publicis, Havas and for many major clients such as Unilever, Opel, Nissan, Tim, Johnson & Johnson, Poste Italiane, Eni, Philip Morris, Fendi, Ferrero, Ford, Sky and many others.

Sicily Productions is a full service production company based in Sicily and Sardinia.They execute and manage high-end productions for international clients - covering all of Italy.

Over the last 18 years, Sicily Productions has worked with some of the fashion world’s top brands and most talented photographers and directors. Italy is their back yard and they lead a team of dedicated professionals whose goal is to provide personalised and hassle-free production, while ensuring that all needs of the clients are met.  

Despite a difficult year, including facing lockdowns in many countries, they have been lucky to continue their shoots - respecting all government approved safety standards, measurements and protocols; including Covid testing all their teams on arrival.

Latest work:

• Australian Zimmerman for their Resort Swim SS21 with beautiful Irina Shayk, shot by photographer Benny Horne.
• Heimat SS21 campaign, shooting high-end sports wear in some of the most moderne villas in Sicily.
• Pandora’s new spring campaign “When Spring blooms". Shooting in an old baroque villa on the coastline of Sicily.
• Hugo Boss for their 2021 campaign with photographer Paul McLean, setting up a completely Covid-safe shoot, including two international teams. 

Clients include: Nanushka, Max Mara, Chloe, Heimat, H&M, Hugo Boss, Zimmermann, Pandora, Dolce & Gabbana, Sabyasachi, Marie Claire, Elle, Lillian West, Beymen Club, Bloomingdales, Cosmopolitan, Adidas, Daks, M&S and many more.

"I’m Andreea Natalia Bucur and I am a fashion make-up artist in Italy. Make-up isn’t just my job but also my passion.

I have collaborated with publications such as Vogue Italia, L'Officiel Baltics, L'Officiel Italia, Robb Report Russia, Desnudo Italia, Flanelle Magazine, 7Hues Magazine, Elegant Magazine and Mob Journal and I work for brands such Stefanel, Hydrogen, Ed Parrish, Zanetti moda and Christian Dior Make-Up.

Quality make-up is much more than a way to improve the aesthetics of a face: is a true form of art, the union of creativity, preparation and use of quality materials. In feminine beautification make-up it is essential to build the make-up on the anatomy and morphology of a face.

Make-up is far more personal than a dress, as everyone has their own facial characteristics, and therefore their own style. It is important that everyone’s individual features are appreciated and suitable for the occasion.

I love this artistic imprint: it is welcome when it can be expressed, but I also respect the rules of this artistry. That’s why I make a difference in the world of make-up artists."

Welcome to Showcase Italy, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of Italy.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Rome (Photo / Film) and Milan (Photo / Film) directories.

Brands and publications including L'Officiel, Off-White, Liu Jo, Nescafé, Lancia, Prada, Xiaomi, Versace, Maserati, Brioni, Range Rover, MSC Cruises, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Paolo Di Paolo: La lunga strada di sabbia at Fondazione Sozzani in Milan, 24th April - 29th August. With photographs by Paolo Di Paolo and texts by Pier Paolo Pasolini, it will feature 101 images, many of which are unpublished, as well as videos and relative documents.
• Submissions for Venice International Film Festival are open until 10th June.

Our cover image was shot by Elena Iv-Skaya for Qeeboo, production by 1Secret.

Serena Gallorini began her experience in photography with artistic research based on self portrait, and that still continues. After graduating from Studio Marangoni Foundation, she started work in fashion, food and portrait photography between Florence and Milan, working as freelance for fashion brands, companies, artists, music bands and restaurants.

She loves to work with lights and shapes, creating new ideas for every shooting she performs, giving back an unconventional vision of reality but at the same time remaining anchored to it.

She totally believes that a good result arises from a good team, good atmosphere, and a good harmony on set.

She loves to collaborate with creatives and artists, from which the best creations are born.

"Originally from Rome, Italy, and based in Tenerife, Spain, I'm an architectural, interiors and 360 photographer.

I love blending natural and artificial light in order to bring out the design of the surroundings and keep the exact colours.

Years of experience working closely with the best architects, designers and realtors, my passion for lighting and the latest technology allows me to execute any assignment in any kind of ambience, small or big, bright or dark.

Whether you need an immersive 360 virtual tour to sell a house or a new estate project, an architectural shooting session to showcase your work or a high quality yacht photoshoot, you can count on me."

Welcome to Showcase Italy, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading creatives and companies working out of Italy.

More creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production are available in our Rome (Photo / Film) and Milan (Photo / Film) directories.

Brands and publications including Lamborghini, Vodafone, Nespresso, Sports Illustrated, Peroni, EA7 Emporio Armani, Booking.com, Fendi, and Grazia among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Prima, donna. The exhibition by Margaret Bourke-White featuring, in an entirely new selection, the most extraordinary photographs taken during a long career of one of the most representative and emblematic figures of photojournalism. Until 14th of February 2021 at Palazzo Reale, Milan.
• Henri Cartier-Bresson. Le Grand Jeu.The exhibition project, coordinated by Matthieu Humery, compares the gaze of five curators on the work of Cartier-Bresson. Photographer Annie Leibovitz, director Wim Wenders, writer Javier Cercas, curator France Sylvie Aubenas, and collector François Pinault were invited to choose images from the original “Master Collection”. Until 20th March 2021 at Palazzo Grasssi, Venice. 

Our cover image was shot by Andrea Spotorno, production by Amazed by. 

Contents Production has more than 20 years of experience and offers a solid and complete production support system for photographic and cinematographic services in Italy and worldwide.

"Our services range from acting as a local link to providing complete production services.

Contents Production offers scenography photography, aerial photography, video productions and production coordination services in Rome and Italy. We have created a team of high quality professionals who reside in the centre (Tuscany: Florence, Siena; Emilia Romagna: Bologna; Lazio: Rome) and South Italy (Sicily: Palermo, Catania Agrigento; Puglia; Campania: Naples, Amalfi Coast; Sardinia; Basilicata: Matera).

Our complete project production and coordination service includes, but is not limited to, location scouting, art purchases, budget management, travel and accommodation planning, transportation, catering, location vehicles and photo/ video equipment rental, building construction and design and negotiation of contracts. We manage everything and we take care of all aspects of your whole production. So you don't have to worry at all!"

“Avocado Studio was born from an idea of three classmates, after having completed their degree in Visual Communication at IED Torino in 2015. Together, we had the need and the will to showcase our world through the creation of photographic images, composed primarily in the studio.

We have worked for clients on national and international scale, but also, because of our strong legacy with our hometown, we love collaborating with local start-ups and brands. Over the years we have managed to create a unique style and identity, that we love to apply to our projects in food, still life and automotive photography.

Everything starts from the urge to communicate something that we feel inside. When we are on set, we get completely transported by all the elements that compose the process, from the first flash that we set up to the final image that we shoot. The ability to amaze, enchant and transform what was just a sketch into a final image is what gives us the biggest satisfaction.

Recent clients include Martini & Rossi, Fabbri 1905, FCA, Lavazza, Carrefour, Guido Gobino, Makr Shakr, Amaro Ramazzotti, F.C. Juventus, Scribit, Perini Navi and Ristorante Magorabin."