italy Nov 2020

1806 Agency is a creative representation agency and production house, based in Italy but operating worldwide. 

''With 20 years of experience we are a benchmark in photography, CGI, animation and motion graphic and video commercial.

We are in continuous evolution and in search for the best talents worldwide, in order to perfectly fit any specific request.  

1806 Agency represents award-winning studios and creatives, among the others Carioca Studio, Zombie Studio, Roberto Badin and many more.

We work with Telecom Italia, Sky TV, Vodafone, Carrera, Polaroid Eyewear, Gucci, Barilla, Lavazza, Rana, Ferrari, Samsonite, BMW, IKEA, Fendi, Armani, Prada, Valentino, Netflix and worldwide networks such as McCann World Group, Young&Rubicam, JWT, DDB, Grey, Ogilvy, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Leo Burnett and M&C Saatchi.''

Giovanni Bedeschi is the founder and owner of Bedeschi Film. He graduated from Istituto d’Arte Beato Angelico, Milan in 1980 and started his career working for agencies Ata, Bates and later McCann.

In 1991 he became associate creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi and that same year directed his first commercial for Neutro Roberts, chosen by Paul Arden for Cannes 1991 'New Talent Showcase'. 

After freelancing in Mexico, the Middle East, Russia and the USA, in 2002 he opened his own production company, Bedeschi Film. During 18 years of activity Bedeschi Film has produced commercials for leading brands in Italy and worldwide and has won many important advertising awards like Cannes Lions, LIA, ADCI, Eurobest and Clio.

In 2018 Giovanni directed and produced his first feature film ‘Pane dal cielo’ currently distributed in Italy by Emera Film and worldwide by TVCO. The film won best film and best director awards at the 2018 Mirabile Dictu International Catholic Film Festival and was selected at the 2019 Durban International Film Festival. 

Giovanni is the president of CPA, the Italian Association of Advertising Production Companies, and is a fellow lecturer at Milan Brera Art Academy. Giovanni still works passionately as director both in Italy and worldwide.

Amazed / by is a boutique production agency that during the years has grown to include full time art buyers and video producers.

"We are working globally to produce any type of content our clients need to tell their story. Based in Milan with an international team, we work directly with photographers, directors, brands and creative directors.

We know that every job is different and we can offer as much or little support as necessary. Whether it’s a brand campaign or a social media shoot we consistently offer the same level of service and enthusiasm.

Our clients include: Giorgio Armani, Prada, Moncler, Vogue, DSquared2, Gucci, Etro, Loro Piana, Salvatore Ferragamo, H&M, Bally among others."

Scenari Production, a full service production company with more than 20 years of experience, is one of the leading Italian production companies offering enthusiastic production services for the advertising and fashion industries all across the country.

"Based in Sicily, we are ‘local’ in the Amalfi Coast, Rome, Apulia, Tuscany and Sardinia and have professional partners in Milan, Venice, Florence, Naples and in all the main Italian destinations. Our location database offers a quick visual prospective to understand the best areas to produce and create fashion and advertising stories.”

Sicily locations and our Sicily productions are in these days of 2020 a good destination for car commercial, fashion, advertising.

Clients include Coca-Cola, Lamborghini, Nespresso, American Express, Martini, Dior, Hugo Boss, Porsche, Puma, H&M, Mercedes, Marina Rinaldi, Monnalisa, Jaguar, Ferrari, Ducati, Audi, HSBC, Pomellato, Hermes, J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, Hackett, Marco Polo, Calzedonia, Belmond Hotels, Ermenegildo Zegna, Brunello Cucinelli, Dolce & Gabbana, and more.

Scenari Production has also worked on feature films such as 'Mary Magdalene' and the historical TV movie series “Das Traumschiff.”

"We love our work and we like collaborating to create the right conditions to deliver a tasteful Italian experience."

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 world’s most outstanding locations."

Clients include Martini, PayPal, ACEA, Gucci, Longines, Bulgari, Chottani, MEXX, BMW, Infiniti, Mercedes, DHL, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Zanussi, Valentino, Liu Jo, Breil, Diesel, TIM, Mephisto, Next, Casall, L’Officiel Hommes, Elle, Vogue and Maxim.

MM Productions also produces social campaigns, music videos and commercials.

"We are a professional photo and film production service company based in Sardinia, with many years of experience in the field. 

A team of locals, passionate people who love working in the photo and film industry, we'll give you the best support with tailor-made budgets from the planning stage to final realisation.

We offer production services all over Sardinia and Sicily, with a stunning and incredible variety of locations.

Recent clients include IWC Schauffhausen, Orlebar Brown, Porsche, Vogue Arabia, EA7 Armani, Energetix Jewelry, Fashy Swimwear, Mac Jeans, location services for Jaguar, Sunliving, the film 'New Neighbour’ and Stella McCartney.

Let’s talk about your project!”

Pirate Production is a highly experienced production service house for still and motion images, based in Milan, Munich and Barcelona, focusing on fashion and commercial productions.

Italy is their territory, and as they are Pirates, they've navigated almost every corner and know where the most secret treasures are hidden. So if you want to shoot in Italy, they’ll help you find the perfect location.

The Pirates are great problem solvers taking good care of everything, and their services range from production management to location scouting, budgeting, crew recruitment, accommodation, transportation, studio and equipment rental, permitting, and much more.

Clients include Grazia Italy, IWC, Suitsupply, IDM Südtirol, Pierre Cardin, Ochsner Shoes, Comma, Sioux, Factice Magazine, Marie Claire Italy, Marie Claire USA, L’Officiel Switzerland, Fracomina, Mexx, Varese Shoes, Hattric, L'Oréal, Wella, The Sun, Pronovias, and many more.

Contents Production has more than 20 years of experience and offers a solid and complete production support system for photographic and cinematographic services in Italy and worldwide.

"Our services range from acting as a local link to providing complete production services.

Contents Production offers scenography photography, aerial photography, video productions and production coordination services in Rome and Italy. We have created a team of high quality professionals who reside in the centre (Tuscany: Florence, Siena; Emilia Romagna: Bologna; Lazio: Rome) and South Italy (Sicily: Palermo, Catania Agrigento; Puglia; Campania: Naples, Amalfi Coast; Sardinia; Basilicata: Matera).

Our complete project production and coordination service includes, but is not limited to, location scouting, art purchases, budget management, travel and accommodation planning, transportation, catering, location vehicles and photo/ video equipment rental, building construction and design and negotiation of contracts. We manage everything and we take care of all aspects of your whole production. So you don't have to worry at all!"

''Adhering to strict Covid-19 protocols, Etna Productions continues to facilitate film and photo productions in Italy – even in these unusual times. This past summer production season saw our team working throughout Italy, including Northern regions such as Veneto. 

At a time when travel restrictions, social distancing, and hygiene precautions reshape our industry, Etna Productions can handle different aspects of each production; from financing and co-production advice, cost containment, budgeting and scheduling, and providing expertise in selecting appropriate locations. We are ready to handle any requirements for shooting in Italy and particularly in Sicily.  

To find out more about working with us, please contact us or call Peppe at +39 347 354 9960.''

"All of us are passing through an unexpected time but we love to believe that this is simply another challenge that we must face with our warmest smiles and a lot of hand sanitizer gel!"

With more than 15 years of experience in international productions, Lule Production is a full service company based in Italy.

The company manages all aspects of a production, from the budgeting to a 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.

Daria Longinotti Productions is a full production service company for photography and video, active all around Italy especially in Florence (Tuscany) and the Milan area.

"We work as a freelance team called only on request, which makes every production as easy and efficient as possible." Daria is a long experienced producer with a wide portfolio of work realised all around the world.

"We can organise and manage all the services involved in a successful production: from location scouting, shooting permits, transfers, casting, photographers and directors, to make up and hair, styling, set designer, equipment, catering and any additional services in post-production.

Here just some brands we have worked with: Porter Magazine, Porter Edit, Love Republic, Gianfranco Lotti, Violanti, Alessandro Angelozzi Couture, Microsoft, Unicredit, Peugeot Sport, Blauer, Jijil, Reply Fragances, Police Fragrances, Zoppini, Cantine Cecchi, Conte Of Florence, Aimer, Tuscan’s Creations, Gualtiero, Gabbiacci, Sportweek Dreams, AD, Cantine Ferrari, Miss Blumarine, Ice Iceberg, Ki6?, Parrot and many more."

Nonsololoft is a scouting location agency co-founded in 2008 based in Milan and specialised in corporate and private events, press days, photo and video, exhibitions, fashion shows, TV programmes, and special projects. 

"We are involved in research and location proposals of different sizes and types: industrial spaces, showrooms, contemporary and period architecture and unconventional spaces. 

We have an online and offline archive of locations that is enriched and updated for a 360° offer both in Italy and abroad. 

We respond to different budget needs for brands, companies and individuals, finding ad hoc solutions, always looking for unusual spaces, unconventional contexts, historical and disused places to enhance."

Launched in 2020, Sicily Locations is a new location agency that will help you find inspirational shoot locations, from stunning Sicilian landscapes to unique modern luxury villas.

“Our company Sicily Locations specialises in providing clients with the most unique locations in Sicily. As locals, we know the best locations for feature films, television, fashion photoshoots, music videos, events, commercials and more. Our team has a deep knowledge for location scouting, and we aim to make sure we fulfill the highest aesthetic standards for your next project.

Recent projects include Vogue Hommes and AnOther Magazine.

Let our vision of Sicily inspire you.”

Niccolò Biddau is regarded as one of the best industrial and architectural photographers. His photographs have been published in magazines, exhibited at museums, fairs and galleries in Italy and around the world. His work is part of museums and private collections, and more than 20 books on his work have been published.

He has photographed more than 500 Italian businesses including Tenaris, Brembo, Ducati, Leonardo, FCA, Maserati, Lamborghini, Beretta, Bayer, Italcementi, Pirelli, L’Oréal, 3M, Marzotto, Ratti, Brunello Cucinelli, Dolce&Gabbana, Missoni, Corneliani, Moreschi, Borsalino, Cassina, Zanotta, Moroso, Poliform, B&B Italia, Artemide, Alessi, Campari, Martini&Rossi, Sanpellegrino, Berlucchi, Star, AIA, Perugina, Lindt, Bauli, Lavazza, Mondadori, Mediaset, TIM, Poste Italiane, among others.

Antonella Bozzini is an advertising photographer specialised in food, drink and lifestyle photography. 

She has created images for national and international clients and her recent campaign shot for Conad Group is a demonstration of her wide range of skills, shooting animals, machinery, landscapes and food products in order to create a story to satisfy any clients' needs.

Antonella is available to collaborate with you in creating images of the highest quality.

“Avocado Studio was born from an idea of three classmates, after having completed their degree in Visual Communication at IED Torino in 2015. Together, we had the need and the will to showcase our world through the creation of photographic images, composed primarily in the studio.

We have worked for clients on national and international scale, but also, because of our strong legacy with our hometown, we love collaborating with local start-ups and brands. Over the years we have managed to create a unique style and identity, that we love to apply to our projects in food, still life and automotive photography.

Everything starts from the urge to communicate something that we feel inside. When we are on set, we get completely transported by all the elements that compose the process, from the first flash that we set up to the final image that we shoot. The ability to amaze, enchant and transform what was just a sketch into a final image is what gives us the biggest satisfaction.

Recent clients include Martini & Rossi, Fabbri 1905, FCA, Lavazza, Carrefour, Guido Gobino, Makr Shakr, Amaro Ramazzotti, F.C. Juventus, Scribit, Perini Navi and Ristorante Magorabin."

Nadia Battista is an Italian digital artist and advertising photographer. Her passion has always been art, in any kind of form, and that is why she considers herself a polyhedral artist. She specialises in creative product still life, like food, liquids, cosmetics and editing.

Nadia deeply loves what makes her feel free to express herself and firmly believes in the power of creativity as a way to touch people’s souls, and she uses this in photography and content creation.

Constantly searching for self-growth, she always puts herself into everything she does and is sure to find creative solutions to many briefs. Having worked for Fornarina and Natuzzi in the fields of research and creative development, Nadia is devoted to professional growth in the field of advertising.

Free-spirited and unwilling to accept labels, Fabrizio Piscopo defines himself as a cog in the communication mechanism, to which he contributes through his work, with the aim of enabling people to dream thanks to the images he creates.

In his constant search for inspiration, he wants to explore, feel and comprehend sensations, so that he can infuse and mold them in his shots. His intention is to understand the matter of which objects and people are made, and to shape it in his photos.

For him, beauty and fashion are two planets that orbit around objects, made iconic by marketing, that effectively evoke the irrational dimension.

In the industry for the past five years, he is based in Milan, and he has shot in many locations like New York, Dubai or Cannes. He has been the go-to photographer for national and international campaigns for Nestlé, Dallara, Illa, Giannini, Vitality’s and many other brands.

Azzurra is a fashion, beauty and portrait photographer and high-end retoucher based between Milan and London, working as freelance for fashion and beauty brands, companies, music bands and magazines. Visual communication has always been a crucial aspect of her work. She aims to create emotions for the brand by using storytelling in a dynamic balance with beauty.

Azzurra collaborates with luxury brands such as Carolina Herrera, Cotril, Miamo, Youth Milano, Levi’s, Wella, Zalando, Dimensione Danza, Braccialini, Sturlini, Helvetia, Graziella, UGG, Ascot Sport, Angelo Marani, Mano Swartz, Reda Occhiali, Selvatica Wear, Copenhagen Fur, Bramante, Saga Fur, Arezzo Wave, Afyda Antara, Pitti, Flower Couture, and many others.

She has a long list of awards and important publications, including the Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), the International Photography Award (IPA), and Elle, to name just a few. Some of her images are part of the new talent collection of Art + Commerce and Vogue Italia, and identify her as a talent to be discovered.

In these hard times we are facing, Azzurra will ensure a safe, contactless photoshoot where every safety measure will be ensured.

Matteo has a passion for light and tries to transfer this sensation in his images.

Creativity and sensitivity in the interpretation of styles, attention to detail, adaptability and flexibility, and interest in new trends, allow him to face market requests with skills increasingly required in the world of work.

He works both in the studio and on site. He produces product, food and beverage, corporate, portrait and automotive photography as well as video and storytelling.

Customer list includes: AB Holding, BreBeMi Autostrade, Coldiretti, Chef Andrea Mainardi, Dolomiti Gourmet Festival (Chef Chris Oberhammer), Givi, Metra, Mico Sport, Pedrini, Regesta, Sigma, Top Gear Italia magazine.

Carolina is a multitasking artist who is able to shift from graphics to portrait to still life. Her strong creative background is combined with professional knowledge of business and advertising. This combination makes her the right person to transfer innovation and beauty to powerful images.

She started working in an “artisan” studio 10 years ago. This experience shaped her artistic taste and made her a manager and problem solver. These qualities are fundamental for her work with advertising companies, multinationals, and smaller companies such as AQuest, dm Drogerie Markt, Laica, Lorenzo Marini Group and other lovely clients and collaborators.

She prefers a cooperative approach, and to develop the final image with the clients in a positive and humble environment.

Daniele Mattioli was born in Italy and he has worked as a photographer in Vienna, Sydney and over the last decade, in Shanghai. Nowadays he divides himself between Italy and China. Daniele is both an accomplished editorial shooter, with vast corporate experience. Bringing his photojournalistic toolbox to corporate jobs, he's able to capture the unique details with a signature style.

Specialised in editorial, corporate, industrial and portraiture photography, he has worked in different countries and for a wide range of clients in the past 20 years using a documentary approach to finalise a solid visual narrative.

Corporate clients: Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, Avery Deninson, PVH, Intel Allianz, Bouygues, Aleris, Hager Group, Plastic Omnium, Semperit, Veolia, Vopak, Eberspächer, Siemens, Basf, Axa, Selle Royal, Mennekes, DHL, Rio Tinto, Valeo, Volvo, Kongsberg, Tilo Austria, DB Schenker, Arkema, GTZ, Bystronic, Lenzing Fibers, PPG, Nestle's, Standford University, Ber, Heatherwick Studio, Schmidhuber + Keindl, The Australian Pavilion,The Italian Pavilion ,Tüv Sud, GF, and Miba.

Selected editorial clients: New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, Afar, Bloomberg (USA), Vanity Fair Germany, Merian, Marie Claire, GQ, Amica, Focus, Brigitte (Germany), Daily Telegraph Magazine, The Times, The Financial Times (UK), Panorama, Corriere Magazine, D Repubblica, Newton, Internazionale, Wired (Italy), Le Monde (France) Geo Japan, Geo Korea, Silkroad, Discovery, (Hong Kong), Quote Magazine (The Netherlands), The Australian Magazine, She Magazine, The Goodweekend (Australia), Elle Decor China and others.

Officina 32 is an exclusive location in the heart of old Milan, a private setting in a courtyard with easy loading and unloading.

It is a multifunctional urban space where the old and the new blend with great attention to details. The old industrial iron windows of the last century and the charming skylight with exposed wooden beams are flanked by touches of modernity perfectly fused to create a harmonious and functional environment.

The space of 200 square meters can be divided into two rooms (Venere and Ercole) by means of a system of movable walls and/or used like a unique space. The two rooms are equipped with a wide selection of backdrops and settings useful for photo shoots, video shoots, casting and any other use.

Officina 32 is equipped with the most recent and performing Elinchrom equipments, flash lights with a wide choice of light diffusers including some very special and unique ones such as the Mola beauty dishes, a world-leading brand in the sector. 

The availability of furnishings, accessories and props combined with the various settings and neutral backgrounds allows you to always create different scenarios, making Officina 32 a versatile location that can be adapted to the most varied needs. The studio has a good daylight thanks to the large industrial windows and the charming skylight with exposed wooden beams. Both the windows and the skylight are equipped with blackout systems.

Isabella Sarti is a freelance make up artist and hair stylist based in northern Italy. Her curiosity and professionalism and the will to operate at the highest standards has led her to constantly update her knowledge by successfully working and studying around the world in major fashion capitals such as New York, London, Paris and Milan.

She collaborates with an ever-expanding number of photographers and directors, skilfully managing to earn respect and trust among the crews. Always up for a challenge, she has worked in different fields ranging from advertising to editorial, from catalogues to videoclips and film-making. She is also no stranger to the catwalk scene, locally and internationally - London Fashion Week, amongst others.

Among the latest international acknowledgments for her work, Vogue America invited Isabella to celebrate Gina Sanders' involvement in Condé Nast. Moreover, she has worked with world-renowned Italian actress Isabella Ferrari and Italian celebrity Roberta Capua, among others, and has been published in a number of international magazines including Numero, Elle, Sports Illustrated, Grazia, Marie Claire, Nylon and Schon.