Allucinazione is where photography, commercials and studio shoots happen in central Rome. The team is made up of an all-English/Italian speaking staff, including assistants and digital technicians.

Allucinazione offers a full range of production services for video and photo shoots, in the studio or on location, including casting, locations, scouting and recce, permits, transport, accommodation and equipment rental (Canon and Hasselblad digital cameras, flash as well as continuous lighting equipment is all available).

Contact Allucinazione for further information and visit the website to see more of what the company can do.

Silvia Gerzeli is a freelance make-up artist and hair stylist based in Florence, central Italy, from where she easily moves around the country and abroad.

Silvia is specialised in fashion make-up and hair styling and works across both photo shoots and video productions. Her passion for make-up, special effects and bodypainting provides a constantly expanding portfolio, and every summer she attends the World Body Painting Festival in Austria.

She travels a lot around Europe to work with local professionals and keep on top of new trends. Extremely careful and precise, Silvia absolutely loves her job and is passionate about the different facets and genres it involves. She adores fighting to give her clients the best results, not only with make-up and hair but also through her presence on set.

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 films, commercials, photo shoots, videos, documentaries and events.

The company's photographic location 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.

Don't hesitate to contact the office to discuss projects and ideas.

Welcome to Showcase Italy where you can find the latest campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana, Lamborghini, Gucci, Bulgari, Coca Cola, Google, H&M, Fiat, Nikon, Puma and many more.

You can find more creative professionals and facilities for photographic and film production in our Italian Photo and Film directories for Milan, Rome and other important production cities around Italy.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Milan Woman Fashion Week - from 19 to 24 February.
• Rome Independent Film  Festival - from 16 to 23 March.
• Miart Modern and Contemporary Art Fair - in Milan from 28 to 30 March.
• International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition - in Milan, from 8 to 13 April.

Our cover image was shot by Federica Putelli. Federica is represented by Paola Sciarretta Creative & Productions Agency.

Francesca Semprini has been involved for many years in interior architecture and design. In 1999 she began location scouting for photographic shoots and design, furniture and fashion events. Presently, she collaborates with some of the most important companies, agencies and editorial offices in the field.

Her portfolio, part of which can be consulted on her website, includes a range of locations of various types and characteristics, accurately selected outside institutional routes: open spaces, show rooms, modern and period architecture.

Her locations, which are always updated and diverse, include art galleries, industrial spaces, temporary shops, gardens and swimming pools.

Rome-based photographer Riccardo Abbondanza has been working since 1978.

"Photography is an emotion that grasps me, an emotion that belongs with the non-rational, the unconscious, the immeasurable. To create a piece of work is a meaningful task. It means to work with sentiments, and not with the brain. There is a soul deep under, and it appears, undetectable and mysterious, yet perceptible; as a shade which can almost be embraced if shot with feelings and not only with a strobe light."

Clients include Alitalia, Aeritalia, Bulgari, Cacharel Homme, Coca-Cola, Colgate Palmolive, Fendi, Ford, Gucci, Hilton, Honda, Max Factor, Nissan, Procter & Gamble, Playtex, Renault, Recarlo, Telespazio, Toyota, Vick and Wonderbra.

Welcome to the latest issue of Showcase Italy, brought to you by Production Paradise. We highlight the very best of the Italian visual media industry and more information can be found in our dedicated Photo and Film directories for Milan, Rome and other important production cities around Italy.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• Rome Film Festival until 17th November
• Wim Wenders photography exhibition in Naples, until 17th November
• "La Grande Avventura" celebrating the history of the National Geographic Society in Rome until 2nd February
• Robert Doisneau ''Paris en liberté'' in Rome until 26th January
• Robert Capa photography retrospective in Udine until 19th January
• Werner Bischof photography retrospective in Turin until 16th February
• Milano Moda Uomo Fall/Winter 2014/2015 from 11th to 14th January.

Our cover image was shot by Sergio Cattivelli for Fresh Faces modeling contest organised by ModelManagement.com. 

Max & Douglas have worked together since 1998, the year they finished the IED in Milan. Thanks to an original and well-defined style, they immediatly started working in advertising for clients such as Sony, Invicta, Telecom Italia, Philips, Adidas, Belfe and Mitsubishi.

In 2000 the pair began a partnership with Grazia Neri Photo Agency, shooting for leading magazines such as Max, Sportweek, L’Equipe, GQ, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Raiders, FHM and Wired.

In 2002 they hosted their first personal exhibition 'MTV Stills' - portraits of every vee-jay on music television. Another exhibition followed in 2006 at the Hilton Hotel in Milan entitled 'Sports' - featuring a huge collection of men and women in sport.

They currently live and work in Milan represented by Photomovie (for the editorial jobs) and Soldi & Donadello (for advertising jobs), travelling around Europe and Asia for leading magazines and advertising agencies.

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 films, commercials, photo shoots, videos, documentaries and events.

The company's photographic location 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.

Don't hesitate to contact the office to discuss projects and ideas.

Silvia Gerzeli is a freelance make-up artist and hair stylist. Based in Florence, she works throughout Italy and abroad for commercial and editorial photography jobs and also contributes to music and fashion videos.

Silvia's passion for make-up and her many collaborations have allowed her portfolio to consistently grow. Every summer she takes part in the World Body Painting Festival in Austria to improve her bodypainting skills.

She travels around Europe to work with local professionals and keep an eye on different trends. Extremely careful and precise, Silvia absolutely loves her job and has a passion for all the different facets and genres it involves.