Production Paradise

Welcome to the second edition of SHOWCASE Lisbon with news and views from Portugal's great capital, where the Christmas spirit is already upon us.

There are a couple of events that we wanted to bring to your attention:

The Centro Cultural de Belém has an exhibition, "Fantasmas" by Nuno Cera, with the artist mixing photo, film and drawings in the same space - until 25 February 2007.

The Habitar Portugal 2003/2005 exhibition show buildings designed by Portuguese architects in Portugal and abroad, whose aim is "to build a better country and preserve the environment".

Many thanks to everyone who has sent us such positive comments about the www.productionparadise.com directory, which we just re-launched with new functions and a slick new design, Please take a look if you have not yet seen it... we would love to hear what you think.

Our photo of the month was shot by Sérgio Matos for Happy Magazine.

Lsb production/commercial production: ARTISTS GROUP

Latest projects from Artists Group include:

Beeline, Russia's largest communications network, chose Portugal as the location to film the launch of their new GPS system. Directed by Justin Klarenbeck and produced by Marilyn Alexander for Artists Group.

Samsung, from another Russian client, filmed once again in Lisbon. Directed by Steve Walker and produced by Silvia Reis for Artists group.

BMW, a co-production with partner Cape Town Productions. Hewlett Packard through Creative Advertising in USA, produced by James Dubec for Artists Group.

T-Mobile Germany, with photographer Ivo Von Renner. Produced by James Dubec for Artists Group.

Clarks Shoes, with a British photographer, produced by Ed Holmes for Artists Group.

Anthropology (USA) with photographer Roland Bello, produced by Ed Holmes for Artists Group, with Nigel Swann (Swann Productions, Ireland).

Lsb production/commercial production: CHECK THE GATE

Lisbon-based production company, check the gate, has multilingual staff, including English-speaking crews and they offer a wide range of services, including the following:

• Budgeting & Scheduling
• Location Database
• Location Scouting & Permits
• Casting & Talent Buyouts
• Studio Facilities
• Camera & Sound Rental
• Lighting & Grips Equipment Rental
• Transport, Catering & Logistical Support
• Stock & Film Processing
• Post-Production Facilities
• Legal & Fiscal Representation

For enquiries, contact Jose on +351 918 196 577 or +351 214 145 118
e-mail: jose@checkthegate.com

Lsb production/commercial production: PRODUCTION PORTUGAL

Preparing for their BMW photo shoot earlier this year, photographers Simon Pushmann and Erik Chmil were looking for plenty of sun, excellent food, great locations and smooth, efficient production.... and that was exactly what they found in Portugal, when they worked with Production Services Portugal and LocationsPortugal.

For more information, contact Patricia Lino on +351 91 661 8020 or +351 21 861 0660, or through the Production Services Portugal website.

Lsb production/photo production: GABY CORRêA PRODUCER

Lisbon was the location chosen to shoot the Opel Tigra campaign by Frank Grimm. It was a challenge getting a permit to put the car in the middle of Praça do Comércio, one of the city's main squares. Fortunately, Gaby Corrêa was in charge of the production throughout the three-day shoot, and she made it all possible...

The combination of a professional team, beautiful light, good weather, and a good time shows in the final images, which we show here.

Here is the cast list for the project:

Product: Opel Tigra
Photographer: Frank Grimm [represented by Marlene Ohlsson]
Agency: McCann Eriksson - Frankfurt
Creative Director: Eva Kinkel-Clever
Art Director: Karina Seliger
Art Buyer: Petra Kolbe
Producer: Gaby Corrêa
Stylist: Yilmaz Aktepe
Hair & Make-up: Thorsten Weiss
Model: Christina Gottschalk [Louisa Models]
Digital Operator: Heiko Friese

Lsb photography/photographers: PEDRO PACHECO

Having assisted well-known photographers such as Rainer Stratman, Alexander Koch, João Palmeiro, Marcin Tyszka and Luis Monteiro for many years, photographer Pedro Pacheco now focuses on fashion work.

This young talent has already been working with fashion magazines Dif, ELLE Portugal and Vogue Portugal.

For more information, email Pedro or call him on +351 96 503 7574.

Lsb photography/photographers: SIMON FREDERIK

Last month, Lisbon-based photographer Simon Frederick was busy shooting fashion editorial in London and Lisbon for the forthcoming launch of the new "urban chic" magazine Reprezent.

Simon says that he has had "a diverse couple of months", having shot advertising campaigns for mobile phone service providers TMN and Optimus as well as numerous album covers.

For more information and to request a PDF portfolio, please visit the Simon Frederick website.

Lsb photography/photographers: SéRGIO MATOS

Fashion photographer Sérgio Matos has had a good year, all in all.

Apart from Lisbon, he has been expanding his work to other countries, and is frequently in Hamburg, Munich and Paris.

He was the first Portuguese photographer to shoot the cover for Máxima, the Portuguese issue of Madame Figaro.

In Portugal, his work can be seen in ELLE, Máxima and Essencial Lisboa.

Lsb photography/post production: NEVES DIGITAL LAB

Neves Digital Lab's team offers you a professional and full lab service in the heart of Lisbon.

Their services include E6/C41 processing, digital imaging, scanning, digital/analogue products and a new studio rental service.

The studio is available for small productions. It has 52m2 of floor space, 8m x 6.5m x 4m, and is painted grey. There is a hair & make-up area and other facilities. The studio is available for hire 24 hours a day.

Lsb talent/model agencies: CENTRAL MODELS

Placing models in other markets has always been one of Central Models' strengths, and Alice and Pedro Guedes are two examples of Portuguese models successfully working internationally.

Alice arrived in Paris last June, and has since worked for several international brands. She can also be seen on the pages of magazines including Eve, Spanish ELLE and Gala, shot by Claus Wickrath.

Pedro Guedes is the star of the recent international Pulsar Watches campaign, photographed in London by Sean Ellis. Pedro was also in a recent Vodafone campaign. After shooting these jobs in London, he flew to Milan to appear in the Emporio Armani fashion show.

Lsb event/fashion events: MODA LISBOA

ModaLisboa, Lisbon's twice-a-year fashion event, is once again gathering together collections created by Portuguese fashion designers and brands for the next edition, which will feature some new faces, and will be announced shortly.
 
The Spring/Summer 2007 season is "inspired by high energy, and confirms our national designers’ and brands’ talent and capacity for change... this season, always radiant and magnetic, is one that generates change and creates new strengths".
 
Themes for the event include:

• Energy, innovation and technology married to design
• Energy, the "élan vital" of creating new exciting shapes, silhouettes, colour palettes and glamorous finishes
• Energy, the fashion expansion vehicle

The choice of venue is directly linked to the theme: Lisbon’s Electricity Museum is one of the best examples of early 20th century industrial architecture, and will play host to the most contemporary of Portuguese fashion creations.

Lsb hotel/hotels: HOTEL DOM PEDRO

Dom Pedro Palace is located in Amoreiras in the heart of Lisbon, considered one of the trendiest places of the city.

It is one of “The Great Hotels of The World”, and has a great view over the city and the Tagus River.

Being four miles from the airport, and the same distance from Lisbon Congress Centre, makes it ideal accommodation for five star events and meetings.

Known as the “Celebrity’s Hotel” and, recently, the Rock In Rio Star’s Official Hotel, the Dom Pedro regularly has presidents, ambassadors, actors and singers from all over the world staying as guests.