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

Don't miss Rome International Film Festival from 9th to 17th November, 2012 at Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica.

Call for photographic entries is open for the 7th edition of the International Art Prize “Arte Laguna". The deadline for entries is 8th November 2012.

Also if you have a chance, don't miss the Internet Festival 2012 from 4th to 7th October in Pisa.

Our cover photo was shot by Cedric Genet and styled by Dixi Romano.

Lorenzo Pesce has lived in some of the West's greatest cities. After completing his education in Rome in 1992, he spent the following decade between Los Angeles, New York and London. This international exposure allows him to feel at ease in every situation.

Lorenzo is an outstanding communicator, easy to work with and 100% reliable. His long experience and diverse history of assignments has made him into a well-rounded photographer, always ready to please and surprise his clients. His personal and versatile style can be used both editorially and commercially.

He speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish.

West Artists is a leading artists management and creative content agency with offices in Milan and partnerships in Munich, Barcelona and Zurich.

In addition to artist management and representation, West Artists provides a full range of services to its artists and clients, including syndication and licensing, fine art print sales and the development and promotion of books and exhibitions.

The agency also offers complete production services for print, Internet and television clients.

Photographers include Eugenio Recuenco, Marino Parisotto, Emir Haveric, Patrick Wittman, Sabine Liewald and Vincent Alvarez.

Special projects from Helena Christensen and Iris Brosch.

Milan-based photographer Lorenzo Scaccini specialises in kids images and is currently working with advertising agencies and fashion magazines.

Although based out of his Milan studio, he often travels abroad to shoot for clients including Datch, Dolce & Gabbana,Gucci, Ray-Ban, Versace, Vogue Bambini, Collezioni Bambini, and many others.

Visit his website for more information.

Sicily Productions is a full service production company with eleven years of experience. The company specialises in location scouting and all type of photo productions, including advertising, catalogue and editorial. Sicily Productions offers high quality and well organised shoots within requested budget and timeframe.

Spring 2012 has already been busy with productions including:

• H&M catalogue and online campaign, in and around the old UNESCO cities and famous old villas.
• British Marie Claire editorial shoot, with photographer Sarah Cresswell, shooting an "all white" story.
• Annabelle Magazine shoot for "Italian film look" story - using locals and very original locations.
• German Cosmopolitan flew in with photographer Eric Frideen, to shoot 4 Italian stories.

Other clients include: Otto group, Marks & Spencer, Next London, Chico´s New York, Fabulous Magazine, Sheego Germany, Brigitte Magazine, Halens Sweden, Ellos, Fornarina Italy, Breuninger Germany, Bonaparte, Sirup clothing, Texman DK, Josefsson, Føtex DK, JD.Williams and many more.

Contact Ruggero Catanoso direct on +39 347 688 1606 for any questions - or visit the website for more information. Quotes can be handled within 24 hours.

Curious about the direction of the photographic industry, Emma Innocenti is always looking for new opportunities to expand her portfolio of collaborations, clients and skills.  She is easy to work with and brings enthusiasm, creativity and a wealth of knowledge and practical resources to every production.

Emma is specialised in people-based campaigns and editorials, shooting in studio as well on location and cross-media. One of the first to provide photographs and videos simultaneously, she has learnt effective strategies to deliver multi-media content from the same shoot, efficiently and within budget.

After 10 years in London, Emma has moved her production office to Florence and continues to shoot internationally. 

Clients include Gattinoni, B&A, Knorr, Getty Images, Unilever, Image Source, DIVA, Yoga Mag and Total Politics.

Gianluca Giannone is a Milan-based photographer who developed his expertise while assisting renowned European and American photographers. He has worked around the world on editorials and advertising campaigns for clients including Police (Bruce Willis, George Clooney and David Beckham), Marlboro (Max Biaggi), Killer Loop (Valentino Rossi), Lotto, Sergio Tacchini, Diadora, Murphy and Nye. Gianluca is specialised in advertising, on-location and studio portraits, architecture, landscapes and sports photography.

He has shot editorials for magazines including GQ Italy, Saveur USA, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Psychologies Italy, Style-Corriere della Sera and Riders Italian Magazine. He has also completed advertising campaigns for Credem Bank, Campagnolo, Vodafone, Bayer, Novartis, Fiat, Peroni and Gillette with some of the world's leading advertising agencies, including Leo Burnett, Republic-Publicis, DLV-DDBO, JWT-RMG Connect, United 1861 and Sudler & Hennessey.

Gianluca combines different techniques and styles to unveil new points of view and interpretations of the reality that surrounds us. He has created a close-knit professional team and pays acute attention to forming relationships that produce the very best results.

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

Don't miss Milan Men Fashion Week from 23rd to 26th June and Pitti Immagine Man/Woman fashion fair from 19th to 22nd June and children fashion from 28th to 30th June.

Also if you have a chance, don't miss the Venice Film Festival from 29th August to 8th September.

Our cover feature, shot by Stefano Guindani, is the result of many years of collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana.

As naming sponsor of the Italian boxing team 'Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder', D&G commissioned Stefano to develop this project and give his personal interpretation of the connection between fashion and sport photography.

Born in Imperia under the Gemini star sign, viscerally curious and armed with unbreakable determination, Settimio Benedusi's work has appeared in numerous magazines and commercial projects.

Over the years he has completed cover shoots with celebrities along with editorials and advertising work for some of the leading brands in beachwear, fashion and kid's wear, including Versace, Northsail, Fusco, Cantine Ferrari, Miss Blumarine, Iceberg, Winston, Seventy, Take Two, Fisico, and many others. For seven consecutive years he has been the only Italian photographer to feature in renowned swimsuit magazine Sports Illustrated.

Settimio has also shot portraits of the créme de la créme of Italian society, from Silvio Berlusconi to Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferrè, the Missoni spouses and Alberta Ferretti, to name only a few.

His frenetic positivity allows him to extend his activity way beyond photography to teaching, exhibitions, conferences, and participating in television programmes. Settimio travels  throughout the world putting together photo shoots in the most diverse and incredible locations.

III MILLENNIUM is a creative laboratory where ideas take shape and turn into integrated communication and advertising strategies. 

III MILLENNIUM supports clients, production companies and media in any request for films, commercials, photo and advertising shoots, videos, documentaries, events, advertising plans and press work. The company puts together a highly qualified crew of communication, shooting and post production experts specialised in every kind of image, led by renowned photographer Maurizio Marcato.

Clients include Lago, Enel, Montorsi, Ariston, Sicis, Citco, Levante, Studioart, Staff international, Technogym, Interni Magazine, Zoom Magazine, Laufen, and many more.

Visit the website for more information.