Txema Vega - Underwater Film Service is a Barcelona-based company that is available to work anywhere. The company works in collaboration with both national and international production clients, offering expert advice as well as all the necessary equipment to shoot underwater footage.

Txema Vega uses the most advanced housings, both in terms of technical features and quality of materials, for a wide variety of cutting edge cameras.

Equipment includes:

• Gates Housings for EPIC, SCARLET, RED ONE and Panasonic HVX200 cameras.
• Aquatica housing for Canon EOS 5D MARK III cameras.
• Scubacam for 35 and 16 mm film cameras.
• Ocean Reef communication systems with surface.
• Green Force and Nite Rider Underwater lights.

"We have shot around the world for our own projects; we have seen and learned things we loved and hated from shooting here and there. We know the downsides of producing abroad and are very aware of the importance of a professional, ethical, friendly and committed local partner."

Spain is a great place to shoot, with varied and amazing locations, skilled technicians, international casting and great catering. Garlic Production Service division was established to respond to the needs of even the most demanding of clients.

"Next time you need to shoot in a ________ (fill the blanks with whatever you need, we have almost everything!), give us a call, send an email, even fax if you still use that. We will be glad to help."

Latest productions from Top Studios:

• Tous Gafas by Dani Riera - Production: Bamboo
• Sfera (El Corte Ingles) by Nina W.Melton - Production: Setup
• Imaginarium by Joan C. Ponsa
• El Mundo Deportivo, “Carteras Barça” - Production: Veranda TV
• Nike - Production: Meet Mr Campbell
• Santa Eulalia by Gregorio Civera
• Bershka by S. Jasanada - Production: Dogma Moda
• Abanderado by J.M. Ferrater  - Production: Dogbulli
• Freixenet - Production: Oxigeno Producciones
• Anna de Codorniu by M. Outumuro
• Gisela by M. Caceres - Production: Hunter & Gatti
• La Caixa - Production: Mamma Team Procuctions
• Massimo Dutti by Gemma Edo
• Mango by Jorge Martin

ProRetoque offers high quality, low cost digital post production only for professionals. The company works with photographers and professionals from the graphic design sector to enhance their images and free them from routine tasks.

They simply need to register in ProRetoque's website, log in their client area, select among the different options and upload their images. Once the images have been processed by ProRetoque's team - all of them qualified and experienced retouchers - and after two quality controls, images are transferred to the client area to be downloaded.

The whole process can take 24 hours or longer, depending on the level of complexity of the job and the number of images.

The Loft Studio is located on the edge of Barcelona’s Poble Nou district. The area boomed during the industrial revolution of the 19th century and was Catalonia’s economic engine for an extended period of more than a century before, more recently, suffering a couple of decades of decay. It has always maintained an important cultural and artistic base which, thanks in part to the massive Project 22@Barcelona, has flourished anew restoring much of the economic and social vitality that it had lost. The recovery and restoration of often neglected or abandoned former industrial premises has helped to fuel the development of fresh, exciting projects such as the The Loft Studio.

Designed in the style of a New York loft, this studio is run by a highly professional, friendly young team. It is easily accessible, well equipped, bright and spacious. It has a dedicated area for make-up and hair, a comfortable lounge area, office and a solid Internet connection.

The Loft Studio is the ideal space for photo shoots and showrooms, or to use as a base for shooting around the city.

Welcome to the latest issue of Showcase Spain, brought to you by Production Paradise. We present the very best of the Spanish visual media industry, with more information available in our Photo and Film directories.

Be sure to check out our featured events:

• The III Ibero-American Biennial of Design, Bid-10, is the meeting point for professionals and design institutions from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. 26th - 30th November at the Central of Design in Matadero, Madrid.
• The 10th edition of In-Edit, Barcelona's International Music Documentary Festival starts this week - from From 25th October to 5th November, this edition pays tribute to Julian Temple, director of The Filth & The Fury, among many other essential music documentaries.

Our cover image was shot by Nicole Kotrbova, winner of Vimity's 'Fashion Photographer of the Year' award.

Xanti Rodriguez is a new studio of photographic productions, post production and CGI located in the heart of the Basque Country. The studio produces avant-garde and unique images thanks to its control of the most complex and demanding techniques in photography and 3D. It also works with the best photographic materials and makes use of the most advanced software and hardware when editing in 2D and 3D.

Xanti Rodriguez adapts every production to make the most of a campaign’s potential, getting unique and unrepeatable images. 

Visit the website or contact Xanti direct for more information.

Welcome to the latest issue of Showcase Spain, brought to you by Production Paradise. We present the very best of the Spanish visual media industry, with more information available in our Photo and Film directories.

If you are in Barcelona, don't miss the Barcelona Design Festival, ongoing until 5th October.

Madrid will host the Fashion Week from 30th August to 4th of September.

Our cover was shot by Nicole Kotrbova, winner of the Fashion Photographer of the Year contest by Vimity with over 5000 votes on Not Just Fashion website. This editorial for Lady Marshmallow features Sita, the winner of Fresh Faces 2012 contest by Modelmanagement.

Latest news from Image Nation: Photo & Motion Production Company:

• Spring saw Kai Uwe Gundlach team-up with agency Kempertrautmann and Image Nation to shoot images for the Audi Markenkampagne up and down the Mediterranean coast from Benidorm to Barcelona.
• Nico Weymann and agency Jung Von Matt joined Image Nation to shoot the new Mercedes GL among the vineyards of northern Spain.
• Fujitsu made a stop-over in Barcelona to shoot a worldwide casting that could fit all continents. C Quadrat - Christopher Thomas and Christoph Adler - were in charge to give shape to such images, driven by Bavarian agency RED.
• GQ Deutschland shot with Anke Luckmann and seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher at Montmeló Race Track Barcelona.

More pictures are available on the website. Look for Image Nation on Facebook.

Recent Camino Media credits target a captive, international audience for Olympic sports and more.

• Elite athletes put Mizuno footwear to the test in the viral Seiei campaign timed to coincide with the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
• Surf’s up on a Tenerife beach for the television promo and still photo campaign of MTV UK’s 'Geordie Shore 3, Chaos in Cancun'.
• NBA TV rekindles The Dream Team magic on display at the 1992 Olympic games in a feature-length documentary shot on location in Barcelona.
• Spanish gypsies open their doors across Andalusia to Big Brother celebrities in 'Paddy & Sally’s Excellent Adventure' produced with Endemol for Channel 5.