brazil Nov 2009

Film Planet has a 20-year history in the highly competitive Brazilian filmmaking industry. The company has made more than 3,000 spots, short films, DVDs, documentaries, music videos and live concerts for clients in Brazil, Latin America and overseas.

The quality delivered to each project and the expertise of its teams has driven Film Planet to be the very first Brazilian production company to expand internationally. Its offices in Sao Paulo, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro share multilingual crews, state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, and combine the best features of each market.

Each location offers people who love their work and believe that collaboration and intelligence are the best way to transform ideas into great films.

AD Studio is a Sao Paulo-based production house owned by director and musician, Jarbas Agnelli. He formerly worked as an art director in a number of Brazilian agencies before opening his own company.

AD Studio produces, post produces and completes the soundtracks for most of its films. The ad 'The Week' for Epoca Magazine is one of the most recognised commercials in the world after being awarded a Gold Lion in Cannes and a Grand Clio.

Jarbas has also directed and produced several award-winning music videos. His crew includes animators, architects and motion designers. Among them is Tomas Egger, EFX director, who also directs some of the company's spots.

Summer is on its way to South America, with sunny weather and a huge variety of landscapes throughout Brazil and Argentina offering perfect locations to shoot commercials, telecasts and films.

Northern European-style plains, exotic beaches and tropical rainforests are to be found alongside an enormous multicultural range of casting types. Zeppelin Films is the ideal local partner, providing experienced crews and full production services for TV commercials throughout Brazil and Argentina. With its three headquarters in Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre and Buenos Aires, the company provides flexible services and guarantees a professional and smooth workflow process, including full in-house, pre- and post production. It also offers exclusive directors Carlos Manga Jr. and Rodrigo Pesavento.

The company's experience as one of the leading production companies in the Brazilian market has led to co-productions on TV dramas, documentaries for Spiegel TV and RTL, commercials for Neue Sentimental Film (Germany), Shots (Portugal), BBDO (Russia) and Giovanni FCB (Italy), as well as successful collaborations with agencies DPZ, Y&R, JWT and Saatchi & Saatchi.

BossaNovaFilms wraps up 2009 with significant achievements.

The production company produced a big advertising campaign with 23 commercials promoting the expansion of São Paulo's transportation system, 'Expansão São Paulo: Metrô/CPTM'.

It also completed three different TV show seasons, including 'Harmonize', a 13-part programme that blends special guests with music, gastronomy and beer.

Branded entertainment projects included the second season for Nokia's 'Njornadas2', Seda's 'Entrelaçadas', and recently a 14-episode series for Johnson & Johnson's 'Toque de Mãe'.

BossaNovaFilms also signed important international co-production deals for some great projects: a Portuguese co-production for the documentary 'Cresci na Mangueira' (Grew up in Mangueira), the development of the documentary 'Tropicália' with US and UK companies, and the feature film 'Rio, I Love You' (Rio, Eu Te Amo), from the 'Cities of Love' series created by Ever So Close.

A huge trans-media digital strategy for 'Rio, I Love You' is currently being developed by the company's newly launched interactive division. 2010 promises to be very busy year indeed.

Delicatessen Filmes was established in 2006. More than a production house, Delicatessen is a house of creation, a label and a concept. It is also a place where spots are produced with art and inspiration.

The team is committed to making each job unique, despite limitations in budget or delivery time, and strives for the look that will attain the aesthetic beauty that is at the company's core.

Since Delicatessen Filmes opened it has produced more than 200 commercials and recently started a new branch to handle production of content including music DVDs and feature films.

Founded in 1982 and led by producer Paulo Dantas, Movie&Art has completed over 3,600 productions following its strict criteria of excellence and uniqueness that has made the company a benchmark in the Brazilian advertising and feature film markets. With its state-of-the-art infrastructure, Movie&Art has produced and provided production services for countless commercials, documentaries, short films, feature films and TV Shows. Over the last few years, the company has intensified its work in feature films and television content.

Headquartered in Sao Paulo and with offices in Rio de Janeiro and Caracas, Venezuela, Movie&Art is comprised of a wide web of partners in countries such as Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, the UK, the USA, Portugal and France.

Movie&Art has a solid roster of both Brazilian and Argentinean directors and features an international label with both American and European-based directors in order to better serve agencies in Brazil and abroad.

CINE is a commercial production company founded 15 years ago by film director, Clovis Mello, and executive producer, Raul Doria.

The CINE group, which includes special effects and computer graphics division Digital21, is based between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Half of its 100 employees have been working with CINE since its foundation, and the company is recognised within the industry for keeping a modern human resources policy that ensures the lowest segment turnover.

Throughout its 15 years of activity the production company's focus has been on commercial films, serving the leading Brazilian agencies and advertisers. CINE plays not only a creative and economic leadership role in the Brazilian market, but has also helped to improve the international standing of the sector.

Over the past year, Paradiso has continued to produce high-end spots for top production companies and talented directors.

Campaigns include a worldwide Nokia campaign for Knucklehead, directed by Ben and Joe Dempsey, a major Sprite job for The Gang directed by Josh Taft, a Guinness spot for Partizan by Antoine Bardou-Jaquet, and TV commercials for Skoda, Nestea and L'Oreal, among others.

Despite it being a year of crisis worldwide, the low cost of the Real and the advantages of shooting in Brazil have weighed heavily. Results have proved very positive, offering Paradiso Films the opportunity to produce challenging jobs and forge new relationships.

Based in São Paulo, Tribbo Post provides pioneering high-end visual effects for television, commercials and feature films to major agencies and production companies in both the Brazilian and international markets.

Tribbo was created in 2003 by a group of experienced compositing and 3D artists who combined their experience, creativity and cutting-edge technology to form a modern and dynamic working environment. The company's structure is designed for it to undertake innovative projects on the basis of either their technical difficulty or the creative challenge they represent.

From the outset, Tribbo has worked in partnership with Brazil's leading production companies and agencies, building an extensive customer base that includes most of the world's major advertisers.

In the market for little more than six years, Tribbo's work has already been nominated for and won several awards at the Cannes Festival. The company has also received awards at local festivals including the 'Professionals of the Year', organised by Globo TV, and the 'ABP', sponsored by the Brazilian Advertising Association. Its work has also been published in specialist magazines such as Shots and Stash.

Created in 1997 by Eduardo Cama, Dinamo Filmes was the first element in the Dinamo Group that now incorporates Dinamo Digital and Dinamo Entertainment. Ricardo Carelli is responsible for the creative section of Dinamo Digital, Dinamo Filmes' computer graphics and finishing company.

In 1998, Dinamo began working with some of the leading agencies and biggest advertisers. Its crew includes six directors; three in Dinamo Filmes and three in Dinamo Digital.

The group stands as one of the most active production companies in the Brazilian publicity market, with at least six productions per month. As a result, Dinamo Filmes is amongst the ten leading production companies in Brazil.

Under the supervision of Claudia Secaf, Retrato Falado produces and directs castings with an analytical and innovative approach to searching for new faces and talents. It offers a service open to directors, photographers, producers and creative agencies by continually researching and launching ideas, learning and teaching with the experiences it has gained.

Offering more than simple coordination, the company's acting agency has been producing castings for more than 10 years.

Retrato Falado offers more than just the traditional image bank of actors, actresses and models. The company also possesses an exclusive archive of alternative research (street casting), where it has captured the natural beauty of people of all ages and styles. Its low operational costs offer greater agility and lend a more natural feel to the final product.

Estúdios Quanta are the largest audiovisual complex in Brazil. It is the only equipment rental company to stock all the leading brands of cameras, lighting, cranes and dollies.

A one-stop-shop style complex, Estúdios Quanta holds equipment rental for all types of audiovisual production. It provides a range of facilities, including four soundproofed studios, laser-levelled floors, independent access, generators, dressing rooms, production rooms, a restaurant, set construction areas and 24/7 storage.

Manolo Moran is a Brazilian photographer based in Sao Paulo. His work privileges portraiture, beauty and 'awkward' characters. He has a special gift for directing models and supervising staff through every stage of a production.

Manolo started his career in Barcelona in 1985. After returning to Brazil, he worked at the advertising agency DPZ where he decided to focus on ad photography. He has won several Cannes Lions at the International Advertising Festival and was elected 'Best Ad Photographer' from 1995 to 2000 by the Brazilian magazine Meio & Mensagem.

Since 2008 he has been a member of the jury board of the CCSP - Clube de Criação de São Paulo - a Brazilian organisation that discusses and selects the most creative work in Brazilian Advertising.

His images have been published in Luerzer's Archive '200 Best Ad Photographers'.

Established in the advertising photography market for the last 27 years, Fernando Zuffo has developed a unique style thanks to various techniques for treating images: turning the image, chromatic fusions and colouration, resources that preceded Photoshop, are techniques he has been using for the last 15 years. Such practices make effective his determination to work on all aspects of the image within his own studio.

The studio has sufficient installations to make large productions possible, and latest generation technology and a well-organised team place it in an industry-leading position. As a result, Zuffo Photography can undertake ever-larger projects of greater complexity for a market with extremely high standards that demands results.

Alexandre Salgado has been working in the advertising business for 25 years, and is regularly commissioned by major agencies across Brazil and the USA.

His latest jobs include 'Palio 2008' for Fiat, a campaign for Ducati which was shortlisted at Cannes, and Petrobras Energy for the PAN 2007.

Salgado and his team are renowned for their professional photographic post production standards and constantly update their techniques according to the latest industry developments.

Du Ribeiro has over 30 years of experience shooting cars, people, still life, landscape and aerial photography for Brazil's major advertising agencies.

In collaboration with Cameron Image Productions, Du Ribeiro produces photo shoots in the studio or out on external locations worldwide. Cameron Image Productions handles all the location scouting, casting, budgeting and travel arrangements.

Du Ribeiro's fully equipped Sao Paulo studio extends to over 2000 sq. ft., with facilities including a complete lighting grip, camera system, digital back and digital workstation with a technician and fine art printer.

After studying photography at Chabot College in San Francisco, California, Jorge Lepesteur spent seven years assisting the best fashion and advertising photographer in Brazil before starting his own career in 2001.

With a keen eye he applies the fantasy of his images to real life in a simple and provocative way.

Clients include Nokia, Fiat, Tim, Vogue, Trip and Telefonica. Jorge also shoots editorial assignments and exhibits his personal work, and teaches a course "Fashion: Concept and Narrative" at the International Center of Photography in New York.

Daniel Mattar began his career in Tokyo, Japan. He returned to Brazil to open his studio in Rio de Janeiro where he has shot for numerous fashion clients, editorial projects and advertising campaigns.

His recent advertising clients include work for Natan, Osklen, Wollner, Richards, New Order and Alberta.

This year, Daniel exhibited his installation 'Tokio Ga' in the CCBB galleries in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro.

Sao Paulo-based photographer Allard van Wielink specialises in fashion and advertising assignments.

Allard is a dedicated photographer who works a lot with 'normal' people - usually people who are not used to being in front of the lens. His work for the Dove 'Campaign for Real Beauty' testifies to that effect.

His latest clients include advertising agencies Ogilvy (Brazil, Argentina and Mexico), Young and Rubicam (Brazil and Dubai), Leo Burnett (Colombia), McCann (Brazil), TBWA (Brazil), Age (Brazil), and many among others.

Featured in this Showcase is a selection of work shot over the past few years.

After attending photography classes at New York's School of Visual Arts and assisting a number of fashion photographers, Markos Fortes returned to his hometown Rio de Janeiro in 2000 to begin his career.

From his Rio-based studio Markos shoots fashion spreads, magazine covers, advertising campaigns, CD covers and portraits for a wide range of clients, including Bradesco Bank, Trip Magazine, Vogue, Som Livre Records, Wella, and others.

His portfolio reflects the influence of a vivid Rio de Janeiro, translated into colourful and relaxed images of fashion models and TV stars enjoying the carioca sway.

With a degree in architecture from the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Stela Morato's proximity to photography comes from four generations of Italian-Brazilian filmmakers. Her passion for gastronomy was born in her Tuscan grandparents' kitchen and fed by constant trips to open markets in search of the perfect ingredients.

Specialised in studio photography and cinema lighting, Stela has worked with large and medium scale productions, leading her to fund her own studio in 1985. The installations were built with cooking facilities in mind.

When she is not taking photos, she coordinates production of food for advertising films and writes about gastronomy and travel for a range of magazines. Kids and animals are a favourite subject of her work. 

Clients include: Nestle, Nissin Ajinomoto, Pão de Açucar, McDonald's, Perdigão and Mistral.

André Salcedo has been working as a professional photographer in the fashion, beauty and advertising markets for over 10 years, valuing and stamping his signature on many images produced in studio or on location.

Focusing on the fashion publishing, advertising, people and lifestyle markets, André Salcedo Photographic Studio enjoys partnerships with renowned professionals in hair and make-up, fashion styling, props, locations and casting to execute clients' ideas and turn them into reality.

André is currently looking for new partners and work opportunities outside of the Brazilian market, and is willing to set up new partnerships with agents in other countries.

Visit the website for more information.

Capture Brazil has enjoyed a highly productive and creative season.

"We'd like to thank our outstanding clients from around the world and our dedicated team and suppliers."

Recent productions:

• H&M chose Rio de Janeiro's diverse architecture and sunny beaches as the backdrop for a 2009 spring/summer catalogue.
• Modern buildings from Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer were the focus for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz S600 brochure.
• Location scouting in remote parts of Brazil formed a fundamental part of the adventurous ad campaign production for the Anglo-Swiss agricultural company Syngenta.
• Volvo found in Rio's city views many key locations for the 2010 C30 brochure.
• Marie Claire Italia produced beautiful editorial photos in a house perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean.
• Two days under the sun on an 80 ft. luxury yacht provided the idyllic scene for an Agua de Coco bikini catalogue.

Litmedia first appeared in New York and in 2006 opened a full service production office in Rio de Janeiro, providing high quality production services with typical New York City style. Litmedia Brazil offers location scouting, castings, local bookings, rental equipment, on site management and travel assistance.

Through its vast network of worldwide contacts the Litmedia team can provide all the elements needed for its clients' productions, along with all the necessities to make crews feel like they are shooting home from home.

Litmedia services include full service commercial and editorial shoot production, back-of-house fashion show production, event production and consulting services.

Litmedia has worked with some of the world's most influential photographers, including Vincent Peters, Gui Paganini, Francois Rousseu, Thomas Schenk and Lori Simmons. Clients include Calvin Klein, L'Oréal, Prps, DKNY, Revlon, Elle, Vogue and Dazed & Confused.

Email the company direct for more information.

Fujocka creates and uses the right tools to best serve and satisfy its exacting clients. At the forefront of Fujocka Photodesign is a plastic artist. With extensive experience in photography, he has been responsible for transforming a post production studio into a true art studio.

The team is diverse: designers, illustrators and photographers all demonstrate their creativity through technical resources. With high attention to detail and a careful eye, the company has achieved recognition through numerous awards and is becoming a true reference point for quality.

Clients include F/Nazca Saatchi&Saatchi, McCann-Erickson, Leo Burnett, General Motors, Nike, Ogilvy, Vogue, L'Officiel and Motorola.