Bang Bang Films, India’s international production company and Believe Media of Los Angeles (with offices in New York and London), have entered into a partnership to form Believe@Bang Bang.
Believe Media was listed amongst the top production companies globally by Creativity in 2009- (Creativity culls the best visual and idea-centric communication from around the world and the talent behind it), and Bang Bang Films is #2 on AllWorld Network’s Top 25 fastest growing companies (across all sectors) in India in 2010.
Bang Bang Films has a strong network within Asia Pacific and the Middle East and Believe Media can claim this for North America and Europe. By entering into this agreement with Bang Bang Films, Believe Media gets an on ground partner in Asia where Bang Bang Films already enjoys enviable equity, apart from having a highly competent production team, and Bang Bang gains access to a world-class roster.
Bang Bang now has access to Believe Media‘s world-class roster of directors that features names like Zack Snyder (of “300” and “Watchmen” fame) and A-listers of the advertising world like Bruno Aveillan, Chris Applebaum, Gerard de Thame, Andy Morahan and several others. The two companies also happen to have in common young, up & comer, Puneet Rakheja represented worldwide by Believe and in India by Bang Bang.
The two companies are situated in two of the world’s film production centers. Los Angeles and Mumbai are the homes of Hollywood and Bollywood respectively, allowing Believe and Bang Bang to take advantage of the robust ecosystems and vibrant film traditions that exist in their home bases, giving them access to a plethora of talent, equipment and crews on both sides of the globe.
The first Believe@Bang Bang spot, part of a Tata Motors launch campaign, was shot in South Africa for Ogilvy Mumbai with director, Gerard de Thame in October and should hit airwaves later this month.
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“Having established very long standing production company partnerships in Europe out of our London office, we are delighted to now be working in India with such a reputable and forward thinking company as Bang Bang so obviously are. We also intend to use our partnership with Bang Bang Films as a spring-board for representing our directors farther East in other emerging markets.” — Luke Thornton Owner/Executive Producer, Believe Media
“Believe Media is one of the world’s great commercials production brands and it’s hugely advantageous for us to have access to their roster. Their work is visually and aesthetically strong, which is similar to what you’ll find on our own reel. More importantly though, we’re on the same wavelength and share a great sense of mutual comfort.” — Roopak Saluja Co-Founder & Managing Director, Bang Bang Films
About Believe Media
Believe makes commercials, music videos, broadcast & online content, documentaries and experimental films. Started in 2000 and bringing with them many years of accumulated experience, inspiration and gumption. Since then, they’ve produced many projects and picked up a few awards on the way. They strive to continue doing so, always putting an emphasis on good work and perseverance. For more on Believe Media please go to www.believemedia.com.
About Bang Bang Films
Bang Bang Films is India’s international production company. Together with its content arm, Jack in the Box Worldwide, Bang Bang is a producer of content-for-brands across multiple platforms and geographies. Known across the region for world-class production values, it is also India’s premier production services company, working with almost every major advertising agency in the world. Clients include: Nokia, Pepsi, Unilever, L’Oreal, J&J, Sony, Volkswagen, Puma and Fiat among many others. For more on Bang Bang Films please go to:
www.bangbang-films.com.