Civiles Management's Model Division has a wide reach throughout the Americas. Based in Buenos Aires, the company started at the beginning of 2000. Discovering and nurturing new talents who today enjoy global status, Civiles  is amongst the top 5 select agencies working in the Argentinean market.

The agency's models have been recruited by the likes of Dior, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Jil Sander, Lagerfeld, Kenzo, Dolce & Gabanna, Donna Karan, Diesel and Levi's, working consistently with the biggest brands, best designers and all the major fashion magazines across the world.

Welcome to Showcase Buenos Aires brought to you by Production Paradise, announcing the latest creative news and exciting developments from the very best visual media companies working out of the Argentinean capital. More information, as always, can be found in our Buenos Aires directory.

Be sure to visit our featured events if you're in or near the city during November:

• World Press Photo 2007, the most important annual exhibition of Photo Journalism, brings together the best 200 images selected out of 78,000 entries from journalists in 124 countries. 25th October until 19th November at the Borges Cultural Centre.
• The 10th edition of El Ojo de Iberoamérica, 19th until 21st November, sees representatives from the international creative industries meet to debate, showcase and predict future developments in communication, advertising and entertainment.

Our cover photo was shot by Gaby Herbstein.

Over the years, Buenos Aires-born Ale Burset has shot for clients including Reebok, VW, Chevrolet, Phillip Morris, Converse, Adidas, Ford, Chandon, Energizer and Quaker, amongst many others. His most recent jobs have been for Nike, Greenpeace, Clorox, Hospital Aleman, Osteoporosis and Vectra.

Working internationally, the photographer spreads his time between Argentina, North America, Mexico and Europe.

In Spain, he is represented by AProductions and in the USA by Denise Stewart.

Aguirre Films is a production company based in the Palermo Hollywood district of Buenos Aires City. The company has offices measuring 200 m2 to facilitate the production process and provide the full variety of services it offers.

In six years of operation Aguirre Films has made over 300 commercials for major advertising agencies operating in Argentina, including Young & Rubicam, CraveroLanis Euro RSCG, DDB Argentina, FCB, Downtown Publicity, Leo Burnett, Lado C, and McCann Erickson.

The company has also provided services to agencies and production companies from international markets in the USA, Mexico, and elsewhere in Latin America, including Beker Euro RSCG, Z Publicity, Grupo Galicia, McCann Erickson Peru, Flip Films, Cinema X Mark, Del Carril & Asoc., and Doqmenta.

The company's creative visual techniques, original proposals and dedicated team of professionals have made it an interesting option in the international advertising market.

Studio Gaby Herbstein + Visual Communications has 20 years of experience in photo production for national and international clients such as L'Oreal, Garnier, Procter & Gamble, Falabella, Almacenes Paris, Canada Dry and Telcel.

With its own production crew, graphic designers, art directors, and stage designers, the company aims to create production ideas that fully satisfy the imagination of its clients.

Gaby Herbstein has exhibited her work across a range of Argentinean Museums as well as in prestigious contemporary art galleries in the US city of Miami. She was elected by the Argentinean Consulate in Miami to represent Argentina at an International Book Fair.

Inspired by the concept of 'total design', architect Ernesto Goransky proposes  his new vision for hospitality culture - The Buenos Aires Ce Design Hotel.

Placed in front of a green space designed by the architect Carlos Thays and in the spectacular presence of the Pizurno Palace, the Ce Design Hotel is just a few minutes from some of the most attractive places in Buenos Aires, one of the cultural headquarters of Latin America.

The hotel's 28 suites, ground-floor Design Café and basement Design Club all reveal innovative design, service and technology standards.

Born in 1978, Dolores Esteve studied cinema and later went on to devote herself to fashion photography.

Since 2003 she has worked as a freelance fashion photographer between both  Cordoba and Buenos Aires.

She particularly enjoys working with natural light, aiming to create uniquely intimate atmospheres that produce very feminine and delicate images.

Gonzalo Lauda is a professional photographer working out of his own 'Lauda Fotografía Studio' in Buenos Aires.

He has shot for important clients Carrefour, Line Art, Rainuzo, A.D. Works, Bridger Conway, La Fusion, Citroen, Pirelli Italy, Fressenius Germany/Argentina, Sony, Metrored Mexico, La Poste France, Bimbo USA, Cross Jeans Turkey/Poland, Champion Italy, Petrobras, Graciela Naum, Cosmopolitan, Para Ti, Tendencia, Suzuki, D-Mode, and Be Glam, amongst many others.

Gonzalo has also worked with major agencies Euro RSCG, IMC Comunicacion, BBDO, DDB, JW Thompson, and McCann Erickson.

Achieving great success in the local market and becoming a continual provider to the fashion world's biggest brands, Civiles Management has developed its art department to capitalise on links with talented industry professionals.

Civiles represents both Argentinian and international fashion and advertising photographers, including: Andrew Burmeister, Bobby Lightowler, Cata Angelinetti, Ceci Glik, Dolores Esteve, Gisela Filc, Gustavo Di Mario, Ines Garcia Baltar, Juan España, Nora Lezano & Sebastian Arpellesa, Namiko Kitaura, Pablo Franco, Ramiro Chaves, Sancricca, Sol Abadi, Tomi/Cherry, and Toto Cullen.

The art department gathers expert stylists, fashion producers, graphic designers, location scouts and hair & make-up artists in order to provide full support for graphic campaigns and productions. 

Their client portfolios include brands such as: Coca-Cola, Eveready, Levi's, Microsoft, Telecom, Moët & Chandon, Lee, MTV, Benetton, L'Oréal, Sony, and Bacardi.

Images by their photographers have also appeared in magazines such as: Black Book, Dutch, Neo2, Details, Nylon, The Face, and Sportswear International.

Denise Stewart Agent (DSA) represents photographers in multiple locations, including San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Washington D.C., and Buenos Aires. Below is a round-up of the latest news involving the agency's photographers:

Marge Ely recently completed projects featuring children for Neiman Marcus, Hasbro Toys, and Discovery Kids.

Randal Ford's images from 'The Amazing Faith of Texas' appear in the 2008 Graphis Photo Annual. Randal worked with GSD&M on this award-winning book. His distinct photographic style sees him shooting globally, most recently on location in Shanghai.

Buenos Aires photographer Ale Burset, represented in the US by DSA, completed national photography campaigns for Nike, Greenpeace, Reebok, Converse, Ford, and Chevrolet.

Nathan Schroder recently completed work for American Airlines and HP through t:m.

San Francisco-based photographer Richard Wahlstrom produced images for L&M Cigarettes through Leo Burnett. In addition, Richard recently produced an outdoor image for Canada Dry for Y&R.