INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS FOR PRODUCTION Apr 2017

"Are you wishing for the Alps in August? A beach with a wooden jetty? Hoping to find a castle with a vineyard? Seeking out a villa or an award-winning architectural building?

7 Seas Productions has worked tirelessly to ensure that the Maritime Alps regain its number 1 place among Mediterranean location sites. The French Mediterranean is the embodiment of what a versatile production region should be. If Nice doesn’t take your breath away, just wait until you see Marseille!

Throw a location-challenge at 7 Seas and they´ll figure out a way to find it. They have the right size, the knowledge and the necessary amount of connections to turn your production into a smashing success.

Pastis and Lavender? A lot has changed during the last 15 years, every city came up with modern buildings, nicer squares and broader promenades. Delve for locations! Delta offers direct flights from NYC to Nice.

Recent works were carried out for Cabi USA by Matador Productions, Wellendorff Jewellers, Pure Collection UK, Ellesse, and Mr. Porter."

Cinq Etoiles is a Paris-based creative production company providing a complete 360° range of services for photography and film production, as well as digital content. Services include art buying, talent sourcing, casting, location scouting, set design, glam teams, equipment and skilled technical crew management, all combined with smooth logistics.

A large-scale network gives Cinq Etoiles the ability to intervene around the world, answering the needs of clients with a precise and tailored service. Extensive experience acquired over a number of years has given Cinq Etoiles, and its Chinese sister company, 5e Productions Shanghai, a wide range of locations that make the difference.

Cinq Etoiles has worked with the most talented photographers in the most challenging environments, for clients such as Hermès, Sephora, Vogue, Biotherm, Numéro, Pernod Ricard, Louis Vuitton, L’Oréal Paris and Mont Blanc.

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 Spotlight 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.

Finding the right location, preferably as quickly as possible. Putting together a mood board for a customer, ideally with amazing photos of top locations. Finding inspiration from exceptional spaces and places, which can then be booked; Locationhero is aware of the challenges surrounding location scouting. This is because the team itself is made up of photographers, creative artists and location managers with many years of experience in production.

"One day, we wondered whether this could all be done in a more efficient and simple way. We wanted to create a platform where a wide selection of locations for film and photo productions could easily and quickly be found. Selected scouts and location owners from Germany present their top locations on Locationhero. Here, creative artists, photographers, film-makers and production companies can find amazing locations in outstanding photo quality in just a few clicks, which they can present to their customers."

Locccations offers complete location management and photo production services, focusing predominantly on the island of Mykonos, but also Tinos island, Athens and the Peloponnese.

The company strives to create the perfect setting for an optimum shoot, combining knowledgeable location scouting and a full range of tailor-made production and concierge services.

"Our professionalism, dedication and extensive contacts on the island and around Greece ensure a productive, cost effective shoot for even the most demanding client. You inquire, we provide!"

Clients include Accessorize & Monsoon UK, About You, Sweaty Betty, Maisons du Monde, Mon a Mer and Blame your Daze.

Offering one of the most impressive and professionally shot location libraries in the UK, LS Productions provides stunning shoot friendly locations alongside world-class production services.

The company's 120,000-strong image library is constantly evolving and covers a variety of locations all over Scotland, England and Wales.

• Foreign doubles - Iceland, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand.
• Castles, family homes, country estates.
• Cabins, cottages, farms.
• Breweries, hospitals, universities, football grounds.
• Offices, warehouses, dance studios.

The team’s international reputation working with directors, photographers and producers has resulted in exceptional campaigns for stills and moving image shoots. “Putting it simply, our clients trust us.”

Recent clients include Czar, Diageo, Harper’s Bazaar, Havas Worldwide, Mr Porter, Prettybird, Stink Paris, Somesuch, British Vogue and Volvo.

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.

Photopia is one of the largest studio and location compounds in Miami.

New York Loft: 3,750 sq. ft., 22x20 ft. Cyclorama, high ceilings, blackout windows, a second floor space, roomy styling and make-up rooms, and a modern eat-in kitchen.

Boston Loft: 2,500 sq. ft., high ceilings with classic mouldings, a 16 ft. Cyclorama, daylight panorama windows, French colonial sliding doors, a kitchen and dining area, and more.

South Cottage: 2200 sq. ft, decorated with white-washed classic French furniture and equipped with a modern professional Viking kitchen.

Pool House: 1200 sq. ft., big open rectangle room with completely moveable furnishings, terrace and pool setting.

Floatopia: The newly renovated mid-century designer house boat from Photopia. The all-white air conditioned 2000 sq.ft house boat has four levels, two bedrooms with bathrooms, kitchen and bar, a living room loft plus a roof terrace with a movable canopy. 24 windows and three 12 ft. sliding doors guarentee the nicest light in all areas, day and night. It is located at a secluded boat yard with a breathtaking view, just one hour (70 miles) away from Miami.

Visit the website to see Photopia's complete portfolio or contact Christian on +1 305-213-0200 for more information.

"Croatia offers various possibilities for outdoor and indoor locations all year round, but when it comes to spring and summer shooting seasons you simply cannot go wrong if you choose Croatia as your destination.

From April until the end of September you can enjoy beautiful coastal and continental locations with nice, warm weather and pleasant sea temperatures. Even if you schedule your shoot during the high tourist season (mid July to mid August) you can still count on us to find hidden beaches, private villas or amazing roads and ensure privacy on your shoot.

Whether you are looking for locations for a feature film, documentary, fashion, TVC, automotive or lifestyle shoot, we are here to find you the best locations Croatia has to offer as well as provide full service production assistance.

We invite you to Croatia - a perfect gateway for production crews to experience amazing locations while enjoying beautiful weather and privacy. Visit our website to see more location photos from our archives."

Red Creek delivers production services for film, commercials and photography in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Uruguay and NYC. With people on the ground all over the hemisphere, Red Creek can help find the right location and execute the best possible plan for every production, anywhere in the Americas.

"The Americas all in a single call" means that a client only needs to make one call to analyze all options and get multiple budgets. With just one call information is handled efficiently without being 'dropped' in multiple repeated conversations. The client receives budgets in an identical format that can be rapidly compared side-by-side and evaluated in context with the available locations and local resources.

The company’s knowledge of climate zones, local resources and locations enables clients to analyze what is best for each project and where to find the best combination of locations and cost. In order to deliver on this promise the bidding process is overseen by the New York and Buenos Aires offices with active participation of local executive producers in each country. This way Red Creek ensures the timely and standardised delivery of bids from all territories and that those bids are not only comparable but also that they explore each option in depth and present each location in the best possible light.

The mission is to find the very best solution for each specific shoot wherever that may be. The Red Creek team has shot in over 20 countries in the hemisphere and has already made most mistakes - so you don't have to!

Scout for location continously works on developing its unparalleled archive of 4,500 locations covering Germany and abroad. With a strong focus on the metropolitan regions of Hamburg and Berlin, Scout for location can also offer a range of beautiful locations throughout Europe. From shabby to luxurious chic, from A to Z, outdoors and indoors, the company is waiting to provide professional handling on every request. Customised location scouting can also be arranged.

With its vast experience, clients can can always rely on Scout for location's careful selection process, friendly service and honest advice regarding costs and viability.

Nadja Pfeil and her Scout for location team are also happy to offer full production service and casting.

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 days 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.

"Do you want to be in the driver’s seat for Latin American productions?"

7 Seas Productions is the first international production services to set foot in Colombia, with an office situated in Cartagena on the Colombian Caribbean coast. Recently described by the New York Times as being Tulum 2.0, Cartagena is fast becoming the next location hotspot.

Cartagena’s character is contained in two small, stunningly photogenic neighbourhoods: the walled colonial Old City and the rising barrio Getsemaní. Offshore Cartagena, one finds 28 islands protected by a reef, with shimmering blue-green waters and villas that overlook the shoreline.

Colombia is “Film Friendly” and the Colombian Caribbean is very safe. Daily flights from NYC, Fort Lauderdale and Miami make it an easy access shoot destination. A good deal of photo and film infrastructure already exists locally -and keeps growing-. Anything else can be found easily in Bogotá.

7 Seas also has offices based in Buenos Aires and Havana.