Fixer Brazil served as the production services provider for the German production company Megaherz during the filming in Brazil of the latest international original on Disney+, Farm Rebellion.
The series revolves around Benedikt Bösel, a former investment banker turned farmer and visionary, leading a young team in testing a groundbreaking approach to agriculture.
Benedikt faces the challenges of drought and sandy soils on his farm near Berlin, which are increasingly prevalent worldwide. During his time in Brazil, he had the opportunity to meet Ernst Gotsch, a Swiss farmer and researcher with a background in genetic science and the creator of Syntropic Agriculture.
A film crew from Europe joined forces with the Brazilian team for a week-long shoot, capturing the captivating essence of Ernst’s agroforestry farm. This remarkable location boasts an abundance of stunning cocoa trees alongside various other species.
This was another great and challenging film project in the Amazon region, in Brazil, shot between Rodônia and Amazonas states.
Megaherz Film Crew in the Jupaú Indigenous Village
The film crew, led by the creative director Johannes Honsel, joined the Fixer Brazil team in São Paulo, and flew to the city of Porto Velho. The first assignment was to film the Amazon Fires. It required some research and a recce trip, months before the shooting, to find the right place to shoot.
Filming the Amazon Fires
From there, we traveled to the Jupaú Indigenous land, for 4 days of shooting at their territory. Again, arranging all details with the Indigenous People and also organising all accommodation, transportation and food logistics in advance was essential for the success of the shooting.
Base Camp at Jupaú Village
We have organised a base camp for the film crew at the village, with tends and a master chef to prepare all meals to keep the crew healthy and motivated for the job.
Learning how to use bow and arrow
The connection between the crew with the locals is essential, and par of our work is to make this happen smoothly. `
Tobi Krell and a cute sloth
This was just the first part of the film trip. After flying to Manaus, the last part of the shooting required finding a scientist who works with Sloths to get some amazing scenes of the actors with this species in the middle of forest. It’s essential to have all permits when filming wildlife, and we always guarantee that.
Boat Trip in the Amazon River
At the end, the prize for the crew was 2 days of a boat trip in the Amazon and Nego Rivers, shooting some pristine forests and amazing scenarios that you can only find in the Amazon region.
Film Boat and support fast boat in the Rio Negro at night
Fixer Brazil was the full service producer for this job, taking care of all logistics for transportation, accommodation, food, local payments, and production services.
If you want to film in Brazil, contact us. We love to help.
FixerBrazil has partnered with Spontaneous Production, from New York (USA), to produce the IPO film for XP Inc., the biggest investment company in Brazil.
Director Jeffrey Dougherty and the brazilian film crew
We have worked with a crew of 15 Brazilian film professionals, including DP, Camera Assistants, Gaffer, Grips, Sound Engineer, Make Up, all directed by Jeffrey Dougherty and coordinated by Tomaz Cavalieri and Renato Falzoni.
Renato Falzoni and crew shooting at XP Inc. Headquarter in São PauloDana Dolly and Teleprompter ready to roll
It was a whole week of shooting at XP headquarter in São Paulo, plus 3 days of B-Roll at the city to produce a 40 minutes film for the investors of XP at the IPO in Nasdaq.
Jeff shooting B-Roll in São PauloTomaz (Fixer), Jamie (DP) and Alexandre (1stCam Assist) Shooting at XP Inc. Headquarter in São Paulo
The Fixers! We are filmmakers and we love to help.
Tomaz Cavalieri. Journalist and filmmaker.
Renato Falzoni. Documentary Filmmaker and producer.
FixerBrazil.com and 10e20 Filmes partened to produce a short film about love and soccer for Jason Beauregard and FIFA.
Nickolas, who is blind, and Silvia, his mother, are the main characters of the brazilian episode for Sheroes, a web series released during the FIFA Women’s Wolrd Cup France 2019.
Tomaz Cavalieri, from FixerBrazil, and the producer, Kwaku Mensah, from KMEN Media, were sent to shoot a day in their life – following mother and son to the soccer game Palmeixas X Santos, at the Pacaembu stadium, in São Paulo.
Tomaz Cavalieri and Kwaku Mesah with Sylvia and Nickolas.
All gear used during the shooting were rented from 10e20 Filmes, which is a film production company based in São Paulo, partner company of FixerBrazil.
Panasonic GH5, microphones and Kinoflow from 10e20 Filmes.
Aldinan, the truck driver, enjoys the view at Serra do Rio do Rastro.
Serra do Rio do Rastro is the most beautiful road of Brazil and one of the most scenics of the world. And that was the main reason Spoon, contente agency from Sweden, chose the location for Volvo Truck’s web-serie episode filmed in Brazil.
Sujay, Axel and Matthey preparing for the first shooting day at Serra do Rio do Rastro.
A multi cultural crew of Swedes, an Australian and some Brazilians joined to produce the film for 4 days in Serras Catarinenses – a complex of mountains and canyons located in the south of the country.
Sujay, Axel, Nick and Mathew.
There were some amazing and challenging drone shots at the canyons and on a bridge over Pelotas River.
Felipe, Drone pilot, getting the job done! Great rig for some POV shots on the truck.
Axel, producer from Spoon, did an amazing job on his reserach for locations in Brazil. It was a great pleasure to help him and the crew to get all the permits and logistics organized for a smooth shooting.
Amazing sunset on last day of shooting.
The final result is a beautiful episode about Driver’s World with Aldinan, the Brazilian truck driver – main character of the film.
Check out our behind the scenes video bellow.
Join us to film in Brazil.
The Fixers! We are filmmakers and we love to help.
Tomaz Cavalieri. Journalist and filmmaker.
Renato Falzoni. Documentary Filmmaker and producer.
Fixer Brazil is the full service producer that partened with Decoupages, from France, for the brazilian episode for “Peuples des Mers”, a Documentary Series for ARTE TV.
We did some location research and found the right place, Praia do Bonete, at Ilhabela, and the right fishermen to share their stories with the french crew from Decoupages.
Director Ludovic Fossard and the host, Marc Thiercelin, intervew fisherman Primitivo
It was a week of shooting at the village, inside the jungle and at the sea. The series focuses on their fishing techniques, the huge canoa caiçara, and the challenges that they face to keep their culture alive.
Trail at the jungleArroz Boneteiro and fresh fish at Ilhabela
It was our second time working with Decoupagens and we are ready for new projects in Brazil.
Contact Fixer Brazil to film documentary anywhere in Brazil.
We are FixerBrazil.com your fixer in Brazil.
Film Production Services, Film permits, Customs clearance.
We are an Award Winning Film Services Production Company specialized in Documentary, Wildlife, Television, Corporate Films, Reality Shows in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Pantanal, Amazon.
If you are looking for a Fixer in Brazil you came to the right place. We are part of a film production company based in São Paulo called ’10e20 Filmes’. Check out our website and see the high production value films we are making. www.10e20.com.br
We can help you with Filming, Film Production Services, Film permits, Filming permissions, Location manager, Location scout, Custom clearance, Budgets, Money saving logistics, Travel arrangements, Equipment rental.
Filming Indigenous People in Brazil
We have filmed Documentaries, Television Shows and Corporate Films so we know the business and we know your needs.
Check what other producers have to say about us:
Renato Falzoni from 10e20 Filmes is an excellent fixer with in depth knowledge of the country. He is organized, determined and has a great ‘can do’ attitude. He was able to open doors that I thought were double padlocked, and quickly. I can highly recommend him.
“Brazil – A Natural History” is a 5 part series produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios for National Geographic. 10e20 Filmes was our partner in Brazil and they provided all the administrative and logistical support to produce this blue chip series. 10e20 Filmes proved to be a reliable partner with a passion for film making. On our next projects in Brazil I will certainly work with them again and I can recommend that you do the same, you will not be disappointed.
Wolfgang Knoepfler,
Line Producer
www.terramater.at
“Lonelyleap has successfully worked with Tomaz Cavalieri of 10e20 Filmes on two different documentary commercials to date. In both instances, Tomaz calmly guided our team through customs + permitting procedures and into production, ensuring best practices were upheld and proper safety precautions considered. Tomaz is level-headed, focused, and able to adapt to changing environs. Beyond his capacity to effectively produce, he is also generous in nature and thus a pleasure to work alongside. He consistently goes above and beyond; I look forward to future projects together.”
Cassandra Evanisko,
Producer
http://lonelyleap.com/
“Tomaz is probably the best fixer I have ever worked with. We arrived in Brazil to shoot a very high profile documentary and we had had no experience about the country at all. Tomaz not only organised what an excellent production needs – from crew to equipment – but went the extra mile… forget that, HE WENT THE EXTRA LIGHT YEAR! If you have the chance, hire him.”
Andras Rac, Executive Producer https://www.business-reporter.co.uk/
“We really enjoyed working with Tomaz from FixerBrazil, and we quite literally couldn’t have done it without him.
I truly can’t thank the FixerBrazil team enough.”
Dave McLean, Executive Producer
www.garagecreativestudios.com
“My company Image Impact has just completed a complicated shoot in Brazil – in just 9 days our small crew travelled from Sao Paulo to Rio Grande in the south, and Belem in the north, filming the science and natural history of venomous snakes. Without the help of Tomaz and his team it would have been impossible to make the film – as well as arranging our entry to the country and dealing with customs, his help was also invaluable with last-minute logistics and making arrangements with local experts. I’d recommend his services to any production company shooting in Brazil.”
Most of the bigger film and tv equipment rental companies are located in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Here it is possible to get most cameras like the RED, C300, FS7 and lenses. It is also possible to hire Lighting and Grip. Be prepared to pay a premium, as renting equipment in Brazil can be expensive when compared to the values practiced in the US and Europe. One option is to bring the camera and lenses from abroad and hire heavier equipment here and in this case we can help with the customs clearance of the camera.
Our production company has a great relationship with Film Equipment Hire companies so we can get you the best prices in Brazil.
We are an Award Winning Film Services Production Company specialized in Documentary, Wildlife, Television, Corporate Films, Reality Shows in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Pantanal, Amazon.
FixerBrazil.com is part of a film production company based in São Paulo. We have an office in the safe, close-to-every-thing, neighborhood of Perdizes. Check out our website and see the high production value films we are making. www.10e20.com.br
We can help you with Filming, Film Production Services, Film permits, Filming permissions, Location manager, Location scout, Custom clearance, Budgets, Travel arrangements, Equipment rental.
We have filmed Documentaries, Television Shows and Corporate Films so we know the business and we know your needs.
The Fixers!
We are filmmakers and we love to help.
Tomaz Cavalieri.
Journalist and filmmaker.
Renato Falzoni.
Documentary Filmmaker and producer.
