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Welcome to Showcase Italy, brought to you by Production Paradise. This edition features some of the top photo and film production and service companies, location scouts, photographers, stylists, hair and make-up artists, studio and equipment rental companies based in Italy.

Companies and editorials such as Fendi, Maserati, Prada, Fiat, Gucci, GQ, Ferrari, Moschino, Vogue, Aston Martin, Singapore Airlines,  D'Scene, Harper’s Bazaar and Alfa Romeo, among others, 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 Rome (Photo / Film) and Milan (Photo / Film) directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• 11th Rome Film Festival, until 23rd October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
• Giovanni Gastel photography exhibition - until 13th November at Palazzo della Ragione Fotografia, Milan.
• Warhol. Pop Society - exhibition of around 170 Andy Warhol's works, including paintings, prints, polaroids, sculptures, and more. From 21st October 2016 to 26th February 2017 at Palazzo ducale di Genova. 

Our cover story was shot by Miles Aldridge for Vogue Beauty Italia. 

Lupetta 5 & BelowTheLine is a full production service 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.

Feel free to contact the office to discuss projects and ideas.

SimePhoto is a photo agency and photo library specialising in high quality travel stock photography. Their tightly edited, exclusive collection of travel images contains landscapes, cityscape, food & drink, lifestyle and nature photography. SimePhoto is based in Italy but the collection is offered exclusively worldwide.

SimeBooks is the latest brainchild of photographer Giovanni Simeone, founder of the SimePhoto Agency. SimeBooks is a publishing house specialised in editorial products for travel, tourism, cookery and children sectors. Their books, guides and multimedia products are designed to dazzle the reader with the beauty of Italy’s landscape and culture. 

This Showcase features some images from their new bilingual book releases. Among them are mouthwatering pictures for "POLPO E SPADA - CATCH OF THE DAY", a book with recipes and culinary adventures in Southern Italy by Ottaviano Domenico, a talented young chef of "Al trabucco da Mimi" restaurant, shot by the photographer Maurizio Rellini. Another latest release featured in this issue is "TOSCANA | Land of Art and Wonders", travel photography book that includes photography of Massimo Borchi, Guido Cozzi and Stefano Amantini.

Visit the website of SimePhoto for custom image search and more information on the latest projects of the agency and its photographers.

ItalyPhotoProduction has over 25 years of experience working in location scouting and photo production. Based in Rome but equally at ease all over the country, the company provides professional and collaborative support to find the best locations across Italy.

The company is run by Francesca and Piero, who both come from production management background. Experience, profound knowledge of the Italian territory, a well stocked archive and a flexible team make for complete support across all production needs. Services include location scouting, permitting, equipment rental, crew supplying, casting, accommodation, catering and budget management.

Recent clients include Apple, BMW, Celebrity Cruises, Ferrari, Ford, Jaguar, PwC, Shell and Vogue Spain.

Visit the website for more information.

Beppe Buttinoni is a Milan-based fashion photographer. Having discovered his passion for photography quite early, he studied the subject at the IED (Istituto Europeo Design) in Milan. Working in Italy, but regularly travelling around the world, Beppe shoots international campaigns as well as editorials and specialises in Commercial Fashion, Lingerie and Swimwear. 

Beppe’s knowledge, ability and passion for lighting in the studio or on location enables him to work with both daylight and artificial light to create the exact image his clients want. His images are famous for their sensual feel and attractive elegance.

Contact his studio to enquire about new projects.

A bio engineer by training, an amateur cook and always in love with photography, as a teenager Luciano Furia started selling photos of classical musicians to magazines. In the past five years, he has merged photography with one of his other passions: food!

Building on his personal relationship with star chefs and internationally renowned pizzaiolis, he tries to capture the heat, life, excitement and tension that build up in the kitchens.

He believes that a good food photo is one that makes you …hungry! His photos have appeared in Food & Wine (with several photos accompanying an article by Pulitzer prize winner Jonathan Gold), Australian Gourmet Traveller, New York Times, National Geographic Traveller UK, and in many Italian and international online articles.

He has recently been selected as a finalist at the Pink Lady Food Photography awards 2016 with a picture taken from a book he published in 2015, 'Gli ingredient di una vita'.

Isabella Sarti is a freelance make-up artist and hair-stylist based in northern Italy. Her curiosity and professionalism and the will to operate at the highest standards has led her to constantly update her knowledge by successfully working and studying around the world in major fashion capitals such as New York, London, Paris and Milan.

She collaborates with an ever-expanding number of photographers and directors, skillfully managing to earn respect and trust among the crews. Always up for a challenge, she has worked in different fields ranging from advertising to editorial, from catalogues to videoclips and film-making. She is also no stranger to the catwalk scene, locally and internationally - London Fashion Week, amongst others.

Among the latest international acknowledgments for her work, Vogue America invited Isabella to celebrate Gina Sanders' involvement in Condé Nast. Moreover, she has worked with world-renowned Italian actress Isabella Ferrari and Italian celebrity Roberta Capua, among others, and has been published in a number of international magazines, including Satellite Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Huf-Magazine, Fault, Sicky Magazine, Kaltblut and Schon!. She also has an on-going collaboration with Marie Claire that sees her work regularly published.

Cinenane Group has been dealing with equipment and services for television and cinema since 1975, supplying grip and lighting equipment, power units, trucks, special effects, tracking vehicles, and a lot more. The experience of a continuous collaboration with international clients allowed the company to develop a special service dedicated to all aspects of filming in Italy, including production and co-production of new original projects. A network of partners cooperates with the company in order to take on any kind of production challenge.

The partnership with Aerial Film Club provides expertise of highly qualified professionals connected to stunt and aerial film productions. AFC supplies services and equipment all over Europe, including the new stabilisation systems from Shotover, designed for use on helicopters, ground vehicles, watercraft and almost any moving vehicle.  

Additional partner Piumaworld is committed to R&D and to the production of new technological equipment, such as remote heads, dollies and digital systems custom made for the entertainment industry - cinema, TV, sports and multimedia.

Cinenane Group webpage shows an extensive catalogue of both traditional and innovative pieces of equipment, starting from a flag with light gauze to the newest lights, from pouring rain effect to Virtual Reality. The rental requests can be made online with the full support of Cinenane team, ready to confirm availability of the products and to give useful suggestions.

Morena Russo started her journey in fashion in Milan, collaborating with up-and-coming designers and models agencies while working for Prada.

In 2004 she moved to New York where she learnt each step of fashion production, from creating a collection from A to Z to bringing it to life on the runway. In 2012 after her return to Italy she opened Connecting Dots with 2 branches in Milan and Taormina.

Connecting Dots is an agency specialised in fashion production, show direction, collection developement and backstage coordination, booking and management of creative talents and location coordination.

Morena has collaborated with brands like Missoni, Diesel Black Gold, Dsquared2, Diesel Black Gold, Tod’s, Fay, Moschino, Alberta Ferretti, Blumarine, and celebrities like GB65/Giovanni and Madonna.