When Le Souvenir Français approached us to create a movie for their annual gala fundraising dinner we knew that it was going to be a tough sell. 

Look around, war memorials and the wellbeing of ex-servicemen are not exactly hot topics at the moment. 

So we put our communication skills into action to help a cause that gives back to those who honoured their country in their service.

The fundraising efforts were a great success when our little Paul and Mei characters turned an otherwise formal dinner upside down and struck a strong emotional chord in the audience. 

When you're passionate about your work, there's little that can stand in the way of your dreams, and our Client, La Rose Noire, has carried this youthful optimism with them everyday for over 25 years.

We wanted to tell the world of their triumphs with the exact same energy, and what better way than working with sparkling on-screen and voice over talents.

Of course, our production schedule had to keep the same pace! From pre to post, production was wrapped in 4 weeks just in time for our Client's presentation and the holiday season for Filmages.

Following the success of The Investigation, Filmages went incognito once again to uncover the latest mouth-watering line-up of La Rose Noire products.

Filming in multiple locations in Hong Kong and in the Philippines, our team pulled out all the visual storytelling tricks that would keep the audience informed and entertained.

Question: What do the Moon, Burgundy wine, Jules Verne, and a WWI French airman's organization have in common?
Answer: Les Ailes Brisées

Find out more in this simple but moving interview with a banker, loving brother, and knight of La Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.

Model pilots and inseparable brothers, Gaëtan & Godefroy came to Hong Kong to the delight of the local crowd.

Despite the unstable marine wind and stormy weather, they manage to pull incredible stunts with model airplanes specifically designed for indoor flight.

"衝上雲霄 - Triumph in the Skies" is titled after a very famous local TV series.

Godspeed!
 

Our carnivorous crew was put to a tantalizing test, having to concentrate on their camera work while the smell of prime French beef cooking was floating in the air.

Our productions generally require a mid-size crew of 3 to 8 people.
With so many booths with so little time, and only a cameraman and an assistant assigned, would the "Filmages Lite" crew be up to the task of capturing the vibrant wine-hub of South East Asia?
The result speaks for itself...

Animation adds a greater flexibility to storytelling that's appealing to more than just kids!

Layered with a professional and upbeat voice over track that spread like butter to bread, a pop-up graphic style gave their message a storybook quality to end a chapter in their company history.

Whether you're a customer, a competitor, or even a video production house; keeping up with a fast-paced business like La Rose Noire requires a lot of stamina!

Additional product lines, expansion of their Passion retail brand and overall improvement of their business practices meant that we needed to produce an equally energetic video to do their success justice.

La Rose Noire has grown in every direction over the years, and Filmages joined them on a journey back to where it all began.

This movie presented a unique challenge as we documented a complex subject over several countries with lots of different elements, and people, involved. We needed to balance a lot of information to stay in control of the story.

Aside from understanding the technical elements of the chocolate making process, we kept focus on the core message - why La Rose Noire chose to make their own couverture.

How could we turn a classic case of corporate need into a piece of entertainment? How could we engage an audience of existing customers with the details of the whole of La Rose Noire's processes?

We turned the story upside down! Instead of highlighting the positive points of production, we lead the audience into a dramatic exploration of LRN operations from the perspective of hired investigators.

For what was a rather dark movie, we had to come up with a positive resolution to ensure the audience came away informed and satisfied.
 

Since their doors first opened for business, La Rose Noire has struck a balance between their business and humanitarian activities in the Asia Pacific region.

They know that every effort counts when managing a profitable business as well as corporate social responsbility, with nothing spared when it comes to improving the quality of life for the next generation.

To honour their commitment to this cause, we introduce how LRN Foundation support education and training programmes in developing communities.

Take the blue pill and continue your life nice and steady in your home country.

Take the red pill, and the Hong Kong VIE experience may shake you to the core...

Your choice.

For Gaddi's Chef Remi Van Peteghem and the Executive Pastry Chef Ludovic Douteau selecting the right ingredients is an enlightening experience. With their shared wealth of knowledge, they share with us their methods for picking the best produce to create the perfect dish.

The Peninsula Hong Kong's legendary French Restaurant welcomed back two of its former chefs for an Gaddi's Alumni weekend.

In August 2014 former Gaddi's chefs Daniel Lichtensteiger, who previously graced the restaurant from 1990 to 1994, and Philip Sedgwick, who helmed the kitchen from 1999 to 2004, returned to the site of past glories alongside current Gaddi's Chef Rémi van Peteghem and Executive Pastry Chef Ludovic Douteau. Between them, the four culinary wizards concocted a series of spellbinding dining experiences that combine signature dishes from the past and present to captivating effect.

Our memoir video captured the extraordinary talent, synergy and friendship of the quartet.

It seems that the sky is the limit for Gerard Dubois and his loyal team...
To celebrate the launch of their (already very successful) second shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, La Rose Noire asked us to produce a video that would reflect their long-term vision.
With shop rental being the major hurdle for any brand expansion in Hong Kong this video is primarily geared to seduce property owners.

Chef Joël Robuchon from L'ATELIER de Joël Robuchon created the tasty and light Le Caviar Imperial for Ms. Paltrow: "This is a dish which can suit everyone, for children as well as very discerning people, such as Ms. Paltrow." 

This was one of the four videos we produced for Landmark, with the other recipes from world famous and Michelin star-studded Umberto Bombana, Richard Ekkebus, and Kelvin Wong.

"I want to respect Gwyneth Paltrow's healthiness in the dish with very light flavours and healthy components." Richard Ekkebus, Culinary Director of Amber shares his inspiration for creating the Alaskan Crab, Burrata & Mauritian Royal Palm Heart Salad with Watercress & Caviar.

This was one of the four videos we produced for Landmark, with the other recipes from world famous and Michelin star-studded Joel Robuchon, Umberto Bombana, and Kelvin Wong.

Internship on steroids. That's how you might think of the VIE program.

VIE stands for "volontaires à l'international en entreprise", a master-level paid internship in French companies worldwide.

Very talented fresh-grads eager to show that the world is their oyster and Hong Kong attracts some of the best. And since many of them had astounding results and substantial contributions, it became clear that their excellence deserved to be recognized.

Datasource International, is a company who specializes in translation services. They contacted Filmages to help them develop a new brand campaign with video as a spearheading component.

Datasource International, is a company who specializes in translation services. They contacted Filmages to help them develop a new brand campaign with video as a spearheading component.

Instead of creating a standard corporate video, we took this as an opportunity to create something that would allow the Client to stand out in the market place.
Having 2 days to shoot the 3 parts meant that we needed to plan and storyboard each video, for the most effective use of the time allowed.
But with 3 separate storyboards being conceptualized, meant we would have to create 3 unique viral videos that could stand alone, yet, be used and make coherent sense as a trilogy.

> Datasource - Criminal Manual

> Datasource - Lost In Translation

Datasource International, is a company who specializes in translation services. They contacted Filmages to help them develop a new brand campaign with video as a spearheading component.

Instead of creating a standard corporate video, we took this as an opportunity to create something that would allow the Client to stand out in the market place.
Having 2 days to shoot the 3 parts meant that we needed to plan and storyboard each video, for the most effective use of the time allowed.
But with 3 separate storyboards being conceptualized, meant we would have to create 3 unique viral videos that could stand alone, yet, be used and make coherent sense as a trilogy.

> Datasource - Le Jambon

> Datasource - Lost In Translation

The FCCIHK contacted Filmages requesting a celebratory centrepiece for the leaving party for one of their colleagues. This whole video was shot on a Saturday, on a tight budget and all done in a few hours.

A special mention has to go to the cast as they spent many hours sneaking in rehearsals so their colleague would be none the wiser!

French sculptor Nathalie Decoster places tiny human figures in the context of huge geometric shapes, using simple materials like bronze, concrete and metal.

Our camera told the whimsical stories of her very personal artistic world exhibited at One Central Macau and Mandarin Oriental Macau.

Signature Dish from 7th Amber Spring Menu

From 8th May to 24th June 2012, LANDMARK MEN presented the "One Love Sprayed HK Art Exhibition”. On display were artworks by renowned French graffiti artists KONGO and CEET, who in the past have collaborated with luxury labels including Prada and Loewe.

Internship on steroids. That's how you might think of the VIE program.

VIE stands for "volontaires à l'international en entreprise", a master-level paid internship in French companies worldwide.

Very talented fresh-grads eager to show that the world is their oyster and Hong Kong attracts some of the best. Many of them have astounding results and have made substantial contributions to their hosting companies.
To recognise these young people the Conseillers du Commerce devised a competition, reviewed all submissions thoroughly,  and put on a grand Award Ceremony event at the consulate's residence.

The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong commissioned Filmages to create an upbeat promotional video to point out 2 main trends: the growth of their members (755) and the FCCIHK strong appeal to non-French companies aiming to deepen ties with French businesses. Filmages came up with the idea of filming interviews outdoor to give a feel of involvement of French businesses in the city. Also Filmages developed a narrative continuity through a well-prepared script that would link each sequence with one another.

Right from the start, Filmages sets the mood with speedy shots of busy streets of Hong Kong as a place of global exchanges. Next step is to illustrate the “French layer” in Hong Kong with a strong presence of French leaders in key sectors such as infrastructure, banking, environment, food and beverage, logistics etc. Last but not least, come the actions and services proposed by the FCCIHK. The whole process finds its logic with the 17 interviewees filmed on the field. They were FCCIHK members or FCCIHK staff, ready to confidently convey the message of an active and successful French business community supported by the FCCIHK.

Although August offered a surprisingly bad weather and that everyone was not back from holiday yet we managed to shoot all the interviews within 3 weeks. Post-production included the editing, the music integration and rotoscoping of 3 shots to integrate key words (insight, inspire, influence) as well as sound mix and color grading. The video was ready to reveal its impact at the FCCIHK Annual Dinner.

Extending its tradition of hosting delightful world-class holiday displays for the Chinese New Year, Hongkong Land brought a jaw-dropping puppet show created by French puppeteer Jean-Claude Dehix.
We shot "Puppetland at The Landmark" at the opening of the display and edited it very quickly for social media distribution.
The show was a major success and brought sparkles into the eyes of the Hong Kong audience.

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong we jumped into the past and organised a giant timeline. From the Kai Tak closure to the Octopus Card, from World Cup 98 to SARS; we selected events that struck a chord in the French expatriate community.

But first, to swing into animation we had to source a number of visual elements. Try to count them as you watch the video and you will understand the challenge.

This video was the highlight of the evening, triggering many discussion between the FCCIHK members and their guests.

Let's do the Time Warp again!