spain Jul 2012

ESSENCIAL is a full service production company based in Madrid. Focused on advertising agencies and clients, ESSENCIAL collaborates with clients at every stage of the creative process, providing a wide range of well-known professionals as well as new talent.

ESSENCIAL represents photographers, illustrators and also works with outside professionals, sourcing the best talent for any creative project.

ESSENCIAL's art buying covers all the needs of a production department, including photography, illustration, creativity, storyboards, animation, casting, retouching, set design, 3D, and more.

Ana Prado is an agency representing hair and make up artist, nail artists and stylists with offices in Madrid y Barcelona. They specialise in fashion, editorial, advertising and celebrities in Spain and internationally.

Their latest clients have included: Max Factor, Pantene, Springfield, Cortefiel, Pedro del Hierro and Sony Ericcson.

The magazines they have recently worked with are Vogue, Glamour, Telva, Woman, Yo Dona, Smoda, EPS.

The agency works with photographers like Craig McDean, Scott Schuman, Eugenio Recuenco, Alfonso Ohnur, Antonio Terrón, Richard Ramos, Rafa Gallar and celebrities such as Paula Echevarria, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alexandra Ambrosio, Raica Oliveira, Eugenia Silva and many more.

Aproductions is a full service production company made up of five main departments: photo, audiovisual, events, service and online. The company represents photographers, commercial directors, illustrators and 3D artists and provides art buying and full service support for foreign companies needing production services for photo projects, commercials and events while working in Spain.

Aproductions offers art buying consultancy to advertising agencies and direct clients in Spain and throughout the world. The company exclusively represents a selection of highly talented photographers and directors, and its art-buying department is continuously recruiting new talent and researching the latest technologies to best respond to clients' needs.

 A new office, staffed by experienced producers, has just been opened in Seville to support all of their productions in Andalusia.

Latest projects include:

• Pantene with Grey London
• Range Rover shot in Barcelona
• Banco Sabadell - SCPF
• Heineken
  
• Alhambra - 15 Publicidad
• Dia de la Once en Madrid - Event
• Kraft Foods - Event

VANDER productions is an international photography, video and production agency that represents professional talents worldwide. The agency provides art buying and production services for national and international clients, including budget control, talent casting, location scouting and logistics. VANDER's network enables it to respond swiftly to requests from around the world and share local knowledge, experienced crews and creative talents with clients. 

VANDER has been producing in Spain since 2003 and represents a selection of award-winning and high-skilled photographers, each specialised in their own field, from fashion editorials and advertising campaigns to celebrity portraits and interior photography. 

Latest news from Image Nation: Photo & Motion Production Company:

• Spring saw Kai Uwe Gundlach team-up with agency Kempertrautmann and Image Nation to shoot images for the Audi Markenkampagne up and down the Mediterranean coast from Benidorm to Barcelona.
• Nico Weymann and agency Jung Von Matt joined Image Nation to shoot the new Mercedes GL among the vineyards of northern Spain.
• Fujitsu made a stop-over in Barcelona to shoot a worldwide casting that could fit all continents. C Quadrat - Christopher Thomas and Christoph Adler - were in charge to give shape to such images, driven by Bavarian agency RED.
• GQ Deutschland shot with Anke Luckmann and seven-times F1 world champion Michael Schumacher at Montmeló Race Track Barcelona.

More pictures are available on the website. Look for Image Nation on Facebook.

Coldriver Production specialises in the production of photo stills and video for advertising, photo libraries, fashion shoots and documentaries. The company is run by Fernando Muñoz who has many years experience in the industry. Prior to forming Coldriver Production, Fernando worked in production in New York.

The company's policy is to be hands-on and professional but also to enjoy what it does and use the uniqueness of modern and rural Spain to provide something different for the industry. Working closely with clients to provide what is needed to make a shoot productive and enjoyable, Coldriver Production aims to provide new and exciting locations. Fluent in Spanish and English, the company has extensive knowledge of the Andalucía area as well as the rest of Spain.

Latest Team Works projects include an integrated Renault car commercial shot in Ciudad Real Airport. In April, Team Works arranged a production in Barcelona for Polish bank Alior Sync that involved several hard days working with parkour experts in a wide range of urban locations.

The company also worked with photographer John Roe for a Jeep project. Incomparable backgrounds, such as the snowy Andalusian mountains, the desert in Almeria and the skycrapers of Benidorm all contibuted to an outstanding shoot. New projects soon to be showcased include Hyundai, Honda, Departures Magazine and Al Roudan Tournament.

Recent Camino Media credits target a captive, international audience for Olympic sports and more.

• Elite athletes put Mizuno footwear to the test in the viral Seiei campaign timed to coincide with the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
• Surf’s up on a Tenerife beach for the television promo and still photo campaign of MTV UK’s 'Geordie Shore 3, Chaos in Cancun'.
• NBA TV rekindles The Dream Team magic on display at the 1992 Olympic games in a feature-length documentary shot on location in Barcelona.
• Spanish gypsies open their doors across Andalusia to Big Brother celebrities in 'Paddy & Sally’s Excellent Adventure' produced with Endemol for Channel 5.

Latest work from Fernando Alonso:

• Fashion campaigns for Van Dos, Privée, Tonalá, MdM / LyD, Querdani, Archeologie, Laura Bernal and Mercedes Orive.

Visit his website for more information.

Xanti Rodriguez is a new studio of photographic productions, post production and CGI located in the heart of the Basque Country. The studio produces avant-garde and unique images thanks to its control of the most complex and demanding techniques in photography and 3D. It also works with the best photographic materials and makes use of the most advanced software and hardware when editing in 2D and 3D.

Xanti Rodriguez adapts every production to make the most of a campaign’s potential, getting unique and unrepeatable images. 

Visit the website or contact Xanti direct for more information.

Frankie Galaxy Production Services SC provides the finest service for photo, film and video production. Specialised in working with the best professionals and freelancers from all around the globe, the company is based in Andalucia but has expertise in locations including Mauritius, the Seychelles and Morocco.

Providing a personalised service and tailored budgets, visit the website to find out more.

Latest work includes StreetOne in Stockholm, Copenhagen and in Marrakech, Australian basketball super-star Lauren Jackson for the London Olympic Games,  Glumann Beach Fashion Seychelles, Charles King Paris, André Badi Mexico in Quazazate, German Catalogue Canary Islands, Schwab and Elegance Mauritius.

Latest productions from Top Studios:

• Photo shoot for Imaginarium with J. C. Ponsa.
• Photo shoot for Uterque with Alfonso Ohnur. Production: Magna Prod.
• Commercial for El Mundo Deportivo 'Carteras del Barça'. Production: Veranda TV.
• Commercial for Volkswagen. Production: El Banquillo Producciones.
• Catalogue for Parfois. Production: Lupa Photo.
• Photo shoot for Diesel Underwear 'Underdenim' with Leila Mendez.
• Photo shoot look-book for Massimo Dutti with Gemma Edo.
• Photo shoot for Neosens with Dani Riera. Production: Bamboo Prod.

Latest editorials:

• Men's Health 'Best Life' cover with Hugh Jackman. Photographer: Richard Phibbs.   Production: Insiti Locations & Service, SL.
• Codigo Uno by Dogma Moda. Photographer: Sergi Jasanada.

Located in downtown Puerta del Sol, Centro Studios offers 800 m² of space for all types of photographic, film, casting and event production. The studios are fully equipped with lighting (Profoto), cameras and equipment for professionals who require 24/7 solutions.

The company's digital department is equipped with the latest technology, including Hasselblad H3DII 31/39, Phase One P45+, Canon Mark III and 5D Mark II cameras, and also offers technical advice, colour management, scanner facilities, certified proofs, fine art prints, digital retouching and CGI.

Latest productions in Centro Studios include:

• The Zombie Kids – ‘Spanish Sauce Mafia’ video clip, H&S campaign, Peugeot, Real Madrid, Cruzcampo.
  
• Magazines: Interviu, Vanidad, VMagazine, Yodona, Smoda, Telva, Neo 2, El Mundo, Magazine and EP3.

Visit the website for more information and follow the company on twitter or Facebook.

Addict Studios include a 500m² studio with cyclorama that has recently provided the set for a range of international advertising campaign shoots.

The company also offers equipment rental for a wide variety of clients, from magazine editorials to worldwide campaigns in Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza, the Canary Islands, Valencia and Alicante. Its range of clients includes ad agencies, production companies, magazines and photographers who can rely on Addict's own materials from brands such as Profoto, Canon, Phase One, Hasselblad, Hmi, Arri, Manfrotto and Apple.

Latest productions in Addict Studios include:

• Copa Del Rey (Final) FC Barcelona – Athletic Bilbao, H&S campaign, Cruzcampo (special campaign Spanish team, European Champion 2012), Fairy, Mercedes Benz, Oliphant and Pantene.
   
• Magazines: Smoda, Yodona, Neo 2, Telva, VMagazine, El Mundo, Magazine…
   
• Talents: Iker Casillas, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Pique, Cesc, Iniesta, Xavi, Ozil, Benzema, etc…

Visit the website for more information and follow the company on twitter or Facebook.

Based in Barcelona and Mexico, Lola V. is an artists’ stylist focused on commercials, fashion photography and fashion film.

She has worked for both national and international clients and her latest projects include:

Commercials:

• Slendertone (France) Director: Miguel Perez Urria, Production Company: Sal Gorda
• Mercedes (Shanghai) Director: Alejandro Toledo, Production Company: The Brounie

Fashion photos and videos:

• Photographer: Juan Manuel Macarro, Model: Cheyenne Tozz
• Photographer: Tony Mateu, Model: Maria Karin
• Photographer: Hamish Brown with Messi
• Photographer: Macarro, Model: Luma Grothe
• Jorge Lorenzo for Oakley