china Jan 2019

Amanacliq is a full service production and communications house dedicated to the dynamic Asian market. With partners Amana Inc. from Tokyo and Bernstein & Andriulli from New York, the company is able to provide complete visual and social content solutions with a wide range of services from photography, film, illustration and creative services to facilities and equipment rental, as well as post-production work.

With the experiences of working with a roster of multinational clients worldwide, Amanacliq continues to spark fresh new ideas for the advertising industry and clients including some of the world’s largest brands such as Adidas, Coca-Cola, Nike, P&G, Chrysler, Pepsi, Bose, Apple, Beats and Unilever.

Central Studios is a leading Shanghai content production company providing creative executions and content production for world-leading brands, as well China-based market leaders.

"We have extensive expertise producing all kinds of commercial production for fashion and advertising clients.

We have a flexible approach to production management allowing us to fully complement the client’s own strategy and demands, while at the same time providing the best creative talent and production partners for the job.

Our large, versatile spaces and vast network of creative professionals makes Central Studios the one-stop-shop for photo and video production in Shanghai."

"We are Frame By Frame, a distinguished full service production house based in Singapore. If you found us, it means you might be interested in our photography, videography or production services - and by the power of the worldwide web, you’ve come to the right place.

Frame by Frame is home to a team of competent producers who represent a stable of talented photographers, directors and DoPs from various parts of the world. So no matter the campaign, we’re confident of putting together a dream team to bring your creative ideas to fruition.

It’s not simply production. It’s being part of the process of creating something extraordinary. Let’s work together."

Red+Plus is a Shanghai-based creative team consisting of globally awarded photographers and young talents, directors, stylists, illustrators, make-up artists, hair stylists and fashion consultants.

"We are a group of passionate people happy to share our knowledge and expertise with our clients to meet their requests and develop their ideas. Red+Plus is proud to be a point of reference for the production of photography and motion campaigns, as well as creative projects for both fashion and advertisement. We represent an international pool of artists, each one gifted with a unique artistic style."

Red+Plus, together with the talents represented, work to develop concepts and ideas and to make them happen. "We support our clients, from creative and conceptual direction up to set coordination, with a special attention to detail."

With 2,000m² of space in Shanghai, Red+Plus also owns three in-house NY-style studios complete with equipment rental services; top-notch photo studios for creative use, from still life to cars, fashion shows to special events.

Sharpen Studio is a full service photo/video production house based and operating in Milan, Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.

The company provides a full photo production service: equipment hire, crew, studio rental, permits, casting, styling, hair and make-up, art department, props, and more. From simple shoots to large-scale productions, the team is happy to put their creativity at clients' disposal throughout the entire process.

Sharpen Studio has a wide choice of spectacular locations in Italy, Japan and China. "Thanks to our production experience, we are able to offer production services, a locations database and scouting throughout Europe, Asia and beyond."

Recent clients include Vogue, Pop Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, L'Officiel, Adidas, Intel, Apple, Samsung, Cluse, Range Rover, Pantene, Kappa, Chopard, Tissot, Dior, Element Fresh, Lapargay, Chopard, Dentsu, Cacharel, Shu Uemara, The Beijinger, Opera Bombana, and many more.

CONTRA Productions China is a photography and film production service company covering China and Asia. CONTRA’s broad experience across China allows them to find the most suitable locations and film studios for clients' productions - always keeping in mind creative requirements, budget and logistical restraints - whether shooting a car commercial in Shanghai, a branded content film in Beijing, or a documentary in Guangzhou.

CONTRA’s location managers and location scouts in China provide detailed recce reports from which informed decisions can be made, along with alternative locations for swift redirection whenever needed on tight schedules.

CONTRA finds the simplest and most cost-effective solutions for shooting locations in China, from the Huangshan mountains to the Crescent Lake in Dunhuang; the towers of Kaiping to the city walls in Xi’an; rice terraces in Zhejiang, waterfalls in Guizhou, and the blossoming fields in Wuyuan.

Providing film productions and photographers with travel advice and expedited visas that allow production crews to work legally and with the right permits is equally essential for the success of a shoot.

D'ELE is a creative agency dedicated to artist management and full service production. Based in Shanghai, with partners in Milan and London, for over 10 years the company has provided seamless and dynamic visual solutions to a wide range of international clients and advertising agencies.

In partnership with Livello6 and 1806, D'ELE is proud to represent international visual artists within photography, illustration, CGI, film, and animation. Its artists are recognised globally with awards such as Cannes Lions and Promax BDAs.

Additionally, D'ELE provides full service production, all customised to clients' specific needs.

Red Cactus was first established in 2003 with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. The presence of these three locations grants the company insight and freedom to produce great projects anywhere in Asia with a high level of service.

"We love what we do and believe in a win-win mantra in all aspects of the business, thus creating a positive shooting environment that inspires creativity and all of us to be at our best!"

Cherry Li's devotion to food photography is a natural union of her obsession with image-making and love of eating. After completing her BFA in photography from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, she started travelling the world in search of visual and culinary inspiration, but stayed in France for four years before moving on to Asia.

Cherry's meticulous attention to deliciousness and mastery of lighting has won her multiple professional awards and garnered the attention of numerous commercial and editorial clients, such as Anchor New Zealand, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Travel+Leisure, Condé Nast Traveller, GQ, Malaysia Airlines, Dragonair, Wall Street Journal, Theme, Wallpaper, The Cleaver Quarterly, Qatar Airways, British Airways and Australian Gourmet Traveller.

Cherry now bounces between Hong Kong and Los Angeles, and is always excited to shoot elsewhere.

Ehrin Macksey is a photographer and film-maker working in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore and Vietnam since 2006. Starting his career as an award-winning documentary photographer and film-maker, Ehrin applied his visual approach and style to commercial and corporate clients looking to produce authentic and unique visual photos and films to represent their company and brands.

Ehrin is often commissioned by Fortune 500 companies looking to produce annual reports, corporate social responsibility reports and image libraries in both photography and video. His production skill set not only helps to provide unique visuals but also gives him the ability to adapt to locations in different countries, solving unforeseen problems, dealing with tight deadlines and completing a high quality production without excuses.

Clients include Exxon Mobile, Intel, Brenntag, Citibank, Buhler, Microsoft, IBM, Ford Motors, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Sonova, Hear The World Foundation, Forbes Magazine, Scenic Tours, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Lan Airlines, BNP Paribas Cardiff, World Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, VIB Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNAIDS, Hear The World Foundation, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, Nordstrom, Sonova, M•A•C Cosmetics, Redhat, Simitomo Corporation, Triyards, Monocle Magazine, Travel & Leisure USA, Ogilvy & Mather, GREY Group and Masan Group.

Lei Deng is a commercial photographer and cinematographer born in Beijing, China. He started photography as a hobby, and it soon led to him falling in love with motion pictures. Lei moved to the US to pursue his dream of film-making.

Drawing on strong influences from his background, Lei has a unique perspective to creating art. He has worked on many TV commercials and music video projects. Recent work includes the 'Brand' video featuring Katy Perry, Kumho Tires featuring Brandin Cooks, Google 'Famebit video', Sia music video, and many more.

Paul Ross Jones has been creating inspiring images for over 20 years. Starting out in New Zealand, Paul soon branched out internationally, shooting for prestigious clients such as Sony, Nokia, American Express, Nike, Adidas, Bacardi, Absolut Vodka, Hitashi, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Hyundai and Shangri-la Hotels.

He recently shot a significant refresh for Hilton Hotels International and the latest Singapore Airlines brand work. He has just finished shooting campaigns for Singapore Bank and Singtel.

Paul has also photographed for Mikihouse, Japan’s largest children’s wear retailer. Travelling extensively of late, in the last year alone Paul has shot in Rajasthan (India), Wuzhen (China), Bangkok (Thailand), as well as Paris (France), London (UK), Vietnam and Singapore.

He is well versed at shooting in what can sometimes be challenging locations and circumstances. Chosen to be included in Lürzer’s Archive ‘Top 200 Photographers in the World’ numerous times, Paul has been the publication’s highest rated photographer in New Zealand for the last 10 years. At last count Paul has over 63 of the highest international advertising and photography awards,

He is represented by Amanacliq.