italy Mar 2017

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.

Contact the office to discuss projects and ideas.

Shoot in The Alps is a film and photo facilitating company operating in the European Alps: France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia as a single geographic entity. The company handles everything from location scouting, specialised crews, stunt people, mountain safety experts and helicopters to warm cups of espresso at the top of a glacier!

Shoot in the Alps' strength lies in detailed knowledge of the alpine territory provided by a network of professionals who live and work in the region throughout the year. Its database includes everything a client's imagination will ask, and more.

"A glacier in Switzerland might not be as accessible as one in Austria, and the snow in Italy might be softer than in France... or everything could be just the opposite. We will take you to where your production needs to be."

Chamonix is closer to Milan than Paris; Lake Como is one hour away from Saint Moritz; Kranjska Gora is one hour and half from sandy beaches; and six months a year, clients can shoot their models skiing on day one, and swimming in the sea on day two. Shoot in The Alps has access to snow 365 day a year.

The team works with crews and suppliers from Milan, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Innsbruck and Ljubljana offering the best equipment and the highest level of professionalism.

MAI is a full service international production agency with offices in London and Rome.

The company is committed to delivering quality productions through our tailored approach. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, MAI is proud to have been part of delivering the creative aspirations of some of the world’s most respected artists and publications, and continues to enjoy taking on all kinds of challenges at home and abroad.

With ten years experience in production, Oplà is dynamic by nature, pragmatic and methodic by choice.

Thanks to its profound passion for photo and video, Oplà has enriched its portfolio of contacts. It selects the talents to collaborate with one by one until it finds the perfect solution for the client. As a full service company, Oplà is vigilant but adaptable, creative, and agile while undertaking a number of tasks.

Clients include: A2A, Amaretto DiSaronno, Anna Purna, Arena, Armando Testa, Auchan, Audi, Austrade per l'Italia, BMW, Bric's, Bvlgari, Campari, COI Ceramic of Itay, DB Bahn, Dolomiti Superski, Esselunga,  Ferrari, Garofalo, Geox, Heineken, Henkel, Hogan, JWT, Kerastase, Kraft, Lavazza, Leroy Merlin, M&C Saatchi, Mondelez, Mulino Bianco, Nescafè, Nestlè, Peugeot, Regione Piemonte, Repower, Shu Uemura, Sky, Studio Universal, stv DDB, Top Gear, Uel Camilo, Unilever, UPS, Vogue Eyewear, and Volkswagen.

With more than 10 years of experience in international productions, Lule Production is a full service company based in Italy, with a focus on photography as a commercial medium.

The company manages all aspects of a production, from accommodation to specifc location scouting. Finding the best models for a shoot is also a speciality.

For each production the company chooses only the best and most qualifed professional freelancers, creating a team of professionals that works in unison. A successful combination of advertising and fashion is its hallmark.

Sicily, the southern-most region of Italy, is where Scenari Production has been based for more than 20 years. Working across the entire country, the company offers enthusiastic production services for the advertising and fashion industries.

Clients included Airbnb in Tuscany, J.Hilburn in Milan, Harrods in Lake Como, Madewell in Rome, Porsche on the Amalfi coast, Mercedes in Basilcata, M.Gemi in Sicily, Esso, Jaguar, IBM, Ducati, Canon, Illy, Ferrari, Shiseido, Audi, HSBC, Nissan, Pomellato, Hermes, J.Crew, Neiman & Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Gant, Hackett, Boden, Kate Spade, Marco Polo, David Jones, Coin, Appelrath Cupper, Elle, Marie Claire, Basler, Porsche, Calzedonia, Vogue, D Magazine, Belmond Hotels, Town & Country, Ermenegildo Zegna, Brunello Cucinelli, Valentino, Blumarine, Space Style, Ottod'Ame, Patrizia Pepe, W Magazine, Dolce e Gabbana, and Classic Perfume.

"We love our work and we like collaborating with international teams to create the right conditions so that everything runs smoothly."

With its studio located in the centre of Rome, Allucinazione is a fully-fledged production company that can handle every aspect of a photo or video production be they outdoor, interior, lifestyle or product shoots, on location or in the studio.

From start to finish the company offers services ranging from casting, location scouting, recce, permits, transport and accommodation, to post-production, studio and equipment rental.

With in-house post-production services the team can follow on and off line all steps of post-production for video or photographic material. Services include retouching, colour correction, compositing, Oris prints, CGI and video editing per all major formats, as well as delivery of finished files on server (through high-speed fibre connection) or hard-disk.

The equipment rental department has the best brands available, including Canon, Hasselblad, Nikon, Profoto, Arri and Kino Flo. Allucinazione’s team is made up of an international staff (representing countries like the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK) along with all English and Italian speaking assistants and digi-techs.

Clients include renowned brands such as Bvlgari, Alitalia and MasterCard and famous editorial names such as Vogue, Marie Claire and Glamour. This Showcase features recent projects for Fendi, Sportmax Code, LodenTal, Aston Martin and Honda.

Visit the website for more information.

MM Productions has the flexibility to produce for every need at prices far below expectation, working with clients of all sizes for international advertising, local below-the-line or catalogue projects.

"Italy is our home, so come and get a slice of Italian style in your productions! We’ll reveal the secrets of the wolrd’s most outstanding locations."

Clients include Gucci, Longines, Bulgari, MEXX, BMW, Infiniti, Mercedes, DHL, Italian Mail, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Zanussi, Valentino, Liu Jo, Breil, Diesel, TIM, Cinque, Mephisto, Next, Casall, L’Officiel Hommes, Elle, Vogue, Maxim, and social campaigns and spots.

Working with high-level professionals to fulfil all creative needs, Contents Production's young and dynamic team have been leaders in production in Rome and beyond since 2003.

The company is synonymous with communication in all its forms, transforming customer requirements into innovative solutions for video and photographic productions all over Italy, especially in the centre/south including Tuscany, Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Sicily and Puglia.

With a 360° service covering all needs of a project, from concept to final result, the company offers location scouting, permissions, casting, camera and lighting equipment rental, technical hire (fashion van and sets), hair stylists, make-up artists, stylists, art buyers, set designers and tool makers.

Contents is also one of the largest rental studio in Rome, composed of two big open spaces: the main one measuring 20x10m with a limbo 7x7m, the second measuring 15x10m. Both have a 6m ceiling height and separate make-up and bathrooms. The studio is easily connected to the main train station (20 min) and to the airport (40 min).

Clients include The Disney Channel, Fendi, Honda, Le Coq Sportif, Condé Nast (Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired), Mondadori (Grazia, Donna Moderna, Panorama, Men’s Health), Saatchi & Saatchi, Sky and Sony (Italy, Germany). The company recently worked for international fashion brands including Adidas, Furla, Etro and many more.

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.

Sicily Productions is a full service production company with head office in Sicily and Sardinia. The company provides a premier service for all aspects of photography and moving pictures including location scouting and permitting, catering, budgets, travel arrangements and all other production needs. The team's expertise and local knowledge in each area provides the best location options throughout Italy, and include Sicily, the Sicilian Islands, Sardinia, Puglia and the beautiful Amalfi coast.

Clients ELLE UK, Beymen Club, Bloomingdales, H&M, DAKS London, ELLE Russia, Marks & Spencer, Panasonic, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Otto Group, Next Directory, Chico’s New York, Look Magazine, Ferrari Magazine, Sheego, MAX Dubai, ShopDirect, Adidas, Fornarina, Pirelli, Fabulous Magazine, Annabelle Magazine, Poetry, Chlosio Hong Kong, Brigitte Magazine, Bonaparte DK, WJAccessories Brazil, and many more.

The company is looking forward to another great season packed with exciting new locations. Quotes can be handled withing 24 hours. For more information visit the website or call +39 347 688 1606.

LUME Productions is a full service production company based in Turin and Milan, with extensive on the ground experience in many cities across Italy. 

LUME estimates, creates, and executes cost effective budgets while maintaining clients’ creativity. The team is comfortable producing both motion and still shoots.

Services include budget management, crew booking, casting, contract negotiation, travel plans, customs and carnets, transportation, location vehicles, permits, insurance, studio and equipment rental, set design and construction, invoicing and accounting services.

"Our goal is to bring you in to the LUME experience from start to finish of your production."

"THE BIGMAMA is a full service production company based in Milan. We take inspiration from the culinary world, because we believe that production is like cooking: you need the best ingredients, mixed by a skilled chef.

We provide tasty audiovisual production services for commercial, video and photographic communication and cook with cool, fresh ingredients: directors, photographers, DoPs, screenwriters, art directors and copywriters from the best cropfields around the world!

We take care of every aspect of the recipe, from pre-production to shooting and post-production, always collaborating with the industry’s top professionals. As part of our services, we also offer to research the best celebrity to match any client's identity, and to make the connection for a successful endorsement deal.

Available throughout the country thanks to our long-time experience in the field, through our in-house post-production and motion graphics department we can also provide creative solutions for clients requiring infographic videos, event introduction titles, or web content.

We can operate anywhere in Italy and have extensive knowledge of the best locations. We’re always open to exciting new projects and eager to consolidate profitable and long-lasting professional relationships."

Archivio Location Giommi is a full service production company based in Milan. Founded in 2001 by Claudia Giommi, the company has since grown into a recognised name in the production industry.

Archivio Location Giommi's goal is to provide the best production service available, including location scouting, production management, model castings, research, permits, and budgeting. The company specialises in the successful organisation of catalogue, editorial, advertising and film shoots.

It also offers extensive production experience in other great destinations around Italy, such as Rome, Florence, Venice and Sicily.

The variety of locations offered by Archivio Location Giommi surpasses all expectation. "Tell us exactly what you are looking for and we will find it for you."

Contact the company for more information.

Spring is in full bloom in Sicily and Etna Productions’ passionate team is ready for the upcoming season. Thanks to its international crew, Etna Productions is succesfully pairing profound knowledge of the Sicilian territory and international client’s needs with a friendly and positive attitude. Further, the team has a strong background in commercial and still production.

This Showcase features some of the best and most exclusive locations in Sicily. Sunny and warm nearly all year round with breathtaking scenery, Sicily is well-linked to all of Europe. This is why Etna Productions believes Sicily is the perfect destination for your next production.

A bunch of passionate and skilled qualified chaps created Aerial Film Club in 2014 to offer tailored solutions and supporting services for any need in aerial and stabilised filming of any kind.

The Club not only offers aerial filming, contacts with helicopter companies and permits but anything that might be necessary and useful. It is also specialised in cinematography, direction, production and co-production of original projects involving aerial filming.

Aerial Film Club owns a Shotover F1, the must-have today in aerials. Supporting partners include:

• Elikos - aerial filming gurus.
• Pilots: Gabriel and Markus Kostner.
• Aerial Perspectives - operating in Europe and all over the world, China included.
• Aerial Cinematographer: Irmin Kerck.
• Franco Maria Salamon - stuntman, and his company Seals, when stunt coordination is needed.
• Piumaworld - designers of CityCam. They just announced their agency agreement with Hildemann and partners for the sale of the Shotover U1 G1 system in Italy.

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 learned 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 two 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, Tod’s, Fay, Moschino, Alberta Ferretti, Blumarine, and celebrities like Giovanni Bianco and Madonna.

Four Studios Communication is a professional location offering solid experience in the field of integrated support for photo shoots, commercials, film and photographic productions, corporate or private events. It provides the best technical and professional solutions including logistics, research and location leasing as well as professional staff.

The large workspace is ideal for the construction of movie sets, television studios and private events. The company's services are 360° and based on client needs. Four Studios has a complete selection of rental equipment available in-house and is happy to help locate any specialty equipment needed. Further, it offers a new car care service handled by expert technicians able to meet specific demands; a van fully equipped for car/moto maintenance during exterior shoots, temporary plates and provisional drivers.

Important campaigns include FCA, Adidas, Puma, GNV, Vodafone and Lavazza.

Visit the website to learn more about the company's services and stages.

Dinamo Studio is a fully equipped rental studio for video and photo productions. Just 15 minutes away from Naples Capodichino airport, the studio offers a 130m² space with a white limbo and Cyclorama, a post-production position for digital shoot control and a double make-up moving parlour.

A 70m² industrial style studio includes carpentry services for all types of props and custom-made walls.

Dinamo Studio also has Profoto & Hensel photo equipment rental with accessories, video equipment, and deals with location scouting and permits to ease production needs.

Visit the website for more information.

Loomen Studio is a creative workspace based in the heart of Rome and offering a full range of communication services: photography (advertising, still life, fashion, food, corporate, architecture), videomaking and creative postproduction (retouching, colour correction, compositing), with a goal to cover the entire creative process for its customers. Loomen is also a rental studio designed for small and large video and photo production, making it a top solution for creating advertising campaigns as well as visual and graphic contents in Rome.

The studio is a modern, comfortable and professional space, only 10 minutes away from the city center, that disposes of a wide cyclorama and a large selection of professional equipment. Studio rental fee includes a set of photographic equipment and lights, usage of cyclorama (6m x 5m x 4m) or colored backgrounds, High Speed Internet connection, usage of air conditioning and makeup and dressing rooms.

Loomen studio is also available for castings, events, presentations and workshops.

Mandala Creative Productions was founded in 1998 and has quickly become a point of reference for production services, photographic shoots and special events.

Over the years, the company has expanded to represent photographers from all over the world specialised in different areas, from advertising to fashion, food, interiors, CGI and still life. As a full service company, it supports clients in creative, logistic and conceptual direction, set and event coordination, all with high attention to details.

Mandala Creative Productions’ highly specialised staff includes a range of professionals with backgrounds in production, styling, event organisation, communication, advertising, fashion, editorials and still life.

Clients include Adidas, Alessi, Armando Testa, Barilla, BCube, Bvlgari, Corneliani, DLV BBDO, Ferrarelle, Ferrero, Havas Worldwide, Illy, JWT, Leagas Delaney, Leo Burnett, Leroy Merlin, Loro Piana, Luxottica, Marie Claire USA, M&C Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, Peugeot, Publicis, Samsung, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sky, Sony, Telecom, Vanity Fair, Vodafone, Vogue and Young&Rubicam.

Based in Milan, Paolo Cecchin always wanted to be a painter. Maybe that's why he personally retouches all the images he produces. Another reason is the ability to control each stage of the work with great precision. He starts with a black canvas where light is allowed to tell the story through contrast and shadow. He is fascinated by light. It comes from his love of nature and sometimes he hangs on the wall of a mountain to watch the lights on the horizon. Being a photographer is his way to reconcile passion for creativity, energy, adventure and storytelling. 

Clients include: Alfa Romeo, Also Enervit, Annapurna, Arena costumi, Artsana, Audi, Autostrade per l’Italia, Baratti & Milano, Barclays, Barilla, Beretta, Bistefani, Boots, Buitoni, Burger King, Campari, Cirio, Conad, Condorelli, Credito Valtellinese, DB Bahn, Derby, Dolomiti Sky, Edidomus, Esselunga, Ferrari, Ferrero, Ferrino, Fiat, Geox, Gran Milano, Henkel, Hyundai, Iveco, Kimbo, Lancia, Lavazza, Leroy Merlin, Meccaniche Veloci, Mediaset, Mitsubishi, Mutti, Nestlé, Nissan, Orogel, Rai, Regione Piemonte, Riso Scotti, Sanson, Scholl, Sky, Tre Marie, Unicredit, Vodafone, Volkswagen, Yakult, and Yokohama.

Born in Venice during the ‘Swinging Sixties’, Alberto Narduzzi has been in the business since 1985 and has photography running through his family’s DNA.

According to genuine Venetian spirit, Alberto has always been a passionate explorer, travelling around the globe and diving as an underwater speleologist. After nearly three decades of photography, prestigious collaborations, international and personal awards, his spirit of exploration leads him to transform a personal interest in moving images to the benefit of his professional career.

New shooting technologies and the possibilities offered by social networks have made filmmaking, storytelling and production immensely accessible. Alberto is known for his technical skills behind the camera as well as his easy-going demeanour and ability to adapt to the needs of each client.

Under Alberto‘s leadership, the Alberto Narduzzi Produzioni studio recently expanded its range of services to cover photography and video making.

Alberto recently shot TV and print campaigns for Trentino Marketing, Fassa Bortolo, Lumberjack, the new Proraso 2017 campaign, Vegetallumina, Maserati, Karizia SPA and Technogym. He shot portraits for Numéro Magazine and also worked with The Wall Street Journal, handling photography, direction, DoP and production.

Born in Switzerland in 1970, Ivan Genasi had his first camera at 18 years old. Seduced by the beauty of nature, he began a long process of observation of the natural world, creating a unique point of view and a clean style - simple, basic, direct, and elegant.

He works for cosmetics companies, magazines, and advertising agencies. Clients include L'Oreal, Avon, Sony BMG, Garnier, McCann Eriksonn, Publicis, Harpers Bazaar, ELLE, L’Officiel, Cosmopolitan, Amica, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Grazia, Zinkmagazine, and many others.

Ivan lives in Milan, and works between London and New York.

"Viewed as a whole, Andrea Varani's photos make us think of an album that a distinguished explorer continues to add to over the years, with images of trips to spectacular, at times remote places in the company of wonderous creatures.

They are portraits of landscapes in tones that are both icy and intimate, at the same time far removed yet similar in style, reminiscent of a documentary by Wenders who entrusts Irving Penn and other masters of the 20th Century with the role of director of photography.

Places so geographically distant that only the constant search for beauty (that never breaks out into ostentation), can bring so intimately close together.

Thousands of miles flown each year, meticulous, frenetic organisation, frequent changes of programme, and finally, arrival in the most disparate landscapes with their alternating seasons, in order to capture beauty in a brief moment, and then return it with calm wonder. Fashion that is worn, interpreted at times with alienated postures, at others with bemused participation, becomes the cause and effect of every shot and every journey."

Stella Bonasoni is a beauty and fashion photographer based in northern Italy. Mastering shadow, elegant simplicity, lush and multi-dimensional atmospheres, she builds her style and eye around her strong background in humanities, her love for art and Japanese aesthetics.

Stella dropped her studies in Communication Psychology to enter a photography school in Florence with a view to specialising in fashion. Despite her teacher stating there was no way for her to have a future in the fashion industry, she got her head straight.

Her suggestive and visually stimulating worlds have seen her work published in Marie Claire, L’Officiel, Cosmopolitan, Fashionisto, Fault, Razor Red and a lasting collaboration with Tokyo-based Fiercive Magazine.

She is a curious and enthusiastic traveller with a special love for location shooting.

Currently based in Milan, Enzo Dal Verme has been working in the photography industry for over 15 years.

His work has been published in Vanity Fair, l’Uomo Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, The Times, Grazia, Madame Figaro, Elle and many other magazines.

Specialising in editorial, portraiture and fashion, Enzo is known for his strong images with simple composition and sharp lighting. His subjects often sport intense and still expressions that have become a signature of his work.

Maria Greco Naccarato has worked for many years as a food consultant and food stylist, designing recipes and writing articles for food magazines and collaborating with major culinary events.

In early 2012, she devoted herself to film direction and photography, making her debut with 'Zero Table Top'.

Addicted to detail and with an acute understanding of the need to create appetizing visuals, Maria is able to visually convey the pleasure of 'taste' and 'scent' in every  shot.

Framing food in every aspect of her work: creating the perfect food image needs food awareness and knowledge.

Her beautiful kitchen is equipped in such a way that even the best restaurants would be green with envy!

Mauro Matalone is a talented photographer and video-maker based between Cape Town and Italy. He brings creativity into landscape and travel imagery, capturing stunning new vertical angles thanks to his skills as an aerial photographer.

His passion for street photography and unveiling cities through his lens, combined with the talent and capability to show unique perspectives, has allowed him to develop a special bond with urban adventure and travel.

Spending time experimenting behind the camera and with the drone, Mauro's artistic vision and photographic style has developed rapidly as he keeps on capturing new audiences. His limited edition prints are now increasingly sought after.

Rebecca Coltorti is an illustrator and mixed media artist based in Italy. With a combination of art and graphic backgrounds, she has found the perfect world to express her creativity in the fashion business. Her passion for traditional techniques (collage, drawing, painting) mixed with her digital skills leads her work to deliver something always unique, bold and eye-catching.

Despite her short career, at just 21-years old her work has been published in leading magazines and websites including Schön!, Grazia, Nylon, Fucking Young and Idol, and she is currently collaborating to create visuals for Sisley Italy women's collection.

Rebecca's skills have been applied to the creation of brand profiles including international brands such as Alfaparf Milano.

Visit the website to discover her world or contact her directly via email.

Valeria Orlando is a beauty director, make-up artist and hair stylist with over 25 years of experience working for fashion, advertising, editorials and catwalk events.

Valeria has collaborated with many renowned photographers including Mario Testino, Steven Klein, Gian Paolo Barbieri, Johan Rench, Eolo Perfido, Andrea Massari and Stefania Paparelli. Her work has been published in leading fashion magazines such as Elle Ukraine and Vogue Russia in collaboration with renowned stylists such as Donatella Versace and celebrities including Catherine Zeta Jones and Lena Katina. Her clients also include world-famous international agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett and BBDO.

Valeria is based in Milan but travels throughout the world to locations including Rome, Rio De Janeiro, London and New York City. In September she was a key artist at New York Fashion Week SS17.

Valeria speaks Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently. Honesty and passion are the distinctive elements of her approach, and she continually works on her professional development to improve her knowledge about new techniques in the cosmetic industry.

Valeria has her own make-up line V)Or Makeup. As an artist she is represented by Beleza in Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) and Current Studios in the USA.