PAPAYA FILMS is a creative production company, determined to transform the film, advertising and media industry. Since 2006 we’ve collaborated with the best in the business, creating authentic and energetic stories that matter.Through our unrivalled passion for strong production and a robust roster of global directors, our integrated services have produced award-winning content for television, online, mobile and VR.Our teams are based in London, New York and Warsaw.

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Papaya Films

Billy Howard Price and&nbsp;Jacek Zmarz co-direct a playfully haunting promo for rock band Creeper - with buckets of blood.&nbsp;Inspired by gothic visuals and vampire films, the video for explores the narrative of main character Mercy, an innocent yet violent girl who is revealed to be not quite what she seems."We knew from the start of this project that we’d be telling a gory vampire story; that had been the only real brief from the band going into it,"&nbsp;directors Billy &amp; Jacek mention.&nbsp;"The main challenge as we approached the shoot was finding a way of making such a story fit into the remits of our respective visual realms without it feeling too silly or pastiche."[imgtoken data:1]Switching between bloody set-pieces and&nbsp;evocative character vignettes, the video is seamlessly blended by an eccentric core performance.&nbsp;"Time has always felt like the central tenet of the Dracula story and of vampire movies as a whole; how do love, hunger and isolation playout over hundreds and hundreds of lonely years if you’re a Nosferatu,&nbsp;a creature of the night or one of the undead?" they continue.&nbsp;&nbsp;"The main conclusion we arrived at thinking about these themes was that it must ultimately be quite boring to be a vampire. So, our chief concern shooting this video became contrasting the grandiose, Gothic imagery of classic vampire movies with a more banal, dry domesticity. A bored teenager at home daydreaming about drinking blood; Harold &amp; Maude meets The Hunger. "This was a particularly fun one to make as we got to reference a lot of the movies we’d grown up watching on repeat, when we ourselves were very bored, but sadly very much mortal teenagers."

United Kingdom

Isabelle Cooke

Billy Howard Price

Jacek Zmarz

Scott Nelson

Las Bandas Be Brave

Boxed Off

Charlotte Clutterbuck

John O'Riordan

Paulina Kehlet

Harley Nolan

Rock

Creeper 'Teenage Sacrifice' by Billy Howard Price, Jacek Zmarz

Creeper-'Teenage-Sacrifice'-by-Billy-Howard-Price,jacek-Zmarz

Marco Santi takes us on a quirky little journey to the sea, in his breezy promo for Mox.The video for Pampero follows a middle-aged couple who are stuck in a rut, before the husband decides&nbsp;that a holiday&nbsp;is in order - causing the wife to quite literally faint from her chair.&nbsp;What follows is an&nbsp;idiosyncratic journey to the beach, punctuated with funny, awkward moments and some very fine character acting indeed.&nbsp;The anachronistic styling and vague sense of place adds to the unusual vibe, and it feels like these holidaymakers could be from the 70's or the present day, giving it a universal, relatable appeal.&nbsp;This sense of awkward humour can be difficult to pull off - especially in music videos - yet Santi does so perfectly, using drawn-out shots of weird stares and locked-off shots to let the performances do the talking, and&nbsp;give context to the messy yet charming road trip.&nbsp;

Marco Santi

Lorenzo Mazzoleni

Sammy Paravan

Michela Croci

Lorenzo Ameri

Mattia Geraci

Mox 'Pampero' by Marco Santi

Crispy_Breeze

Roisino directs a hyper-stylised, grungy promo for pop singer-songwriter Amber Van Day.&nbsp;Exploring the duality of self whilst visualising the lyrical narrative of breaking up with a toxic ex, the video shows the artist's metaphorical descent into self-destruction.&nbsp;Evoking a true sense of psychosis, the video goes through a myriad&nbsp;of visceral emotions, from intense flashbacks, casting spells and eating rotten food,&nbsp;before climaxing with a VFX face-off between the two selves.It's an intense, hallucinatory trip that boasts a truly captivating performance, and Roisino's ability to create surreal yet commercial concepts is on full display here.

Amii Mcintosh

Roisino

Liza Lewis

Marisa Garner Associates

Bonna Bernal

Kieran Harriot

Joe Ripley

Ed Massey

Georgia Marshall

Sandra Hahnel

Chloe Rose

Charlie France

Andi Chu

Univeral Music Germany

Amber Van Day 'Deathwish' by Roisino

Amber-Van-Day-'Deathwish'-by-Roisino

Jacek Zmarz directs a dreamlike promo for Chartreuse, which&nbsp;sees a handful of characters each wrapped in their own mini narratives, wondering around a mysterious forest. .&nbsp;The video for Switch It On, Switch It Off is built around the central image of a parachutist who hasn't quite stuck his landing,&nbsp; presented as an interwoven montage of surreal dreamscapes, connected by a sense of whimsical wonder.&nbsp;"The video is inspired mainly by some Tarkovsky films and a little cottage that I visited a couple times as a kid," Zmarz mentions. "The image of the parachute diver was always there for me when listening to the song, and him getting carried away became the central point on which we built the rest of the video."I love the song's musical fluctuations and lyrics that sometimes felt like an internal monologue, and I wanted the video to feel like an exploration of these types of private and tender moments, things that can run away in your head until something happens in the real world and snaps you out of it."

Dylan Bolister

Owain E. Morgan

Tash Hicks

Coffee & TV

Communion Records

Chartreuse 'Switch It On, Switch It Off' by Jacek Zmarz

Chartreuse-'Switch-It-On,-Switch-It-Off'-by-Jacek-Zmarz

Slane directs a touching promo for&nbsp;Shaun Farrugia, exploring mental health and the struggle to reach out for help.&nbsp;The beachside video sees dancer/choreographer duo&nbsp;Emma Farnell Watson and&nbsp;Waddah Sinada perform an intimate routine, reflecting the push-pull of a relationship and the pressures of contemporary life.&nbsp;"The video&nbsp;is a dizzying, passionate, emotional tale of a man who refuses to seek help with his chronic anxiety," director Slane mentions. "Shaun anchors the film as we see him perform on the same blustery beach throughout."

Waddah Sinada

Emma Farnell Watson

Suzi Grochala

Sam Thompson

Slane

DEEGEE

Skye Goulding

Rhys Warren

Eliza Lewis

Anil Duru

Deniz Ersoy

Chrissy Hutton

Dan Moran

Polydor Records

Shaun Farrugia 'Vertigo' by Slane

Shaun Farrugia - Vertigo (Official Video)

Hora Bolz directs an impressive music film for El Perro, consisting of visuals for the tracks&nbsp;Call Me When You're Home and Let Me Think That Again.Filmed in southern Spain, the concept is a surrealist twist to the classic Sword Of Damocles story: a couple of outlaws&nbsp;whose life is controlled by destiny and anxiety&nbsp;have to make a decision, to help&nbsp;them understand the true definition of their relationship."The idea for this came hand-in-hand with the location," explains Bolz.&nbsp;"It was really important for me to create a world that felt realistic enough so the surreal elements in it felt authentic. Like when you wake up from a dream, and you need to take a moment to understand what’s going on."For me, the best part when watching a movie - or any art piece -&nbsp;is the interpretation. That’s why I wanted this music video to be like a riddle. It had to be fun for you to decipher, and for me to see what you’ve found."DoP&nbsp;Benjamin Cotgrove adds that the video was shot in extremely testing conditions. "We ended up shooting at the height of summer during 40 degree celsius heat - at times the sun was pretty unbearable," he says. "I knew shooting on 16mm the stock wouldn’t miss a beat and even with our schedule forcing us to shoot when the sun was high noon, film helped to balance the crude, raw sun on the face of our cast."We had an incredible local crew who were not unfamiliar with these conditions and knew exactly how to support us through this: keep a cooler bag ready for the film."

Hora Bolz

Olivia Jessop

Carolina Faruolo

Pivot Garcia

Ben Cotgrove

Wojtek Skiba

Cecilia Lozano Sedeño

Alejandro Martinez Romero

Hugo Lopez Alonso

Antonio Gonzalez Albalate

Marina Caraza Ventura

Carolina Comas Garcia

Paula San Torcuato

Edward Heredia

Megan Lee

Electric Theatre Company

Jakob Thorhallson

Paula Sancho

Gringo Mclennon

El Perro 'Call Me When You're Home' & 'Let Me Think That Again' by Hora Bolz

El-Perro-'Call-Me-When-You're-Home-&-Let-Me-Think-That-Again'-by-Hora-Bolz

Following Ducrot's stunning rendition of <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/12/20/cian-ducrot-w-royal-northern-college-music-student-choir-hallelujah-live-simon/79776">Hallelujah</a>, Slane directs a second live promo with support&nbsp;from The Royal Northern College Of Music Student Choir - this time for I'll Be Waiting.&nbsp;The artist performs at a piano in the confines of a Victorian swimming pool, whilst the camera glides effortlessly around him, eventually revealing the twenty-piece choir situated on the viewing platforms above.&nbsp;Filmed twice to allow for a dramatic lighting change, the video is an absorbing and atmospheric piece of work, that captures the emotion of the track and the magic of the moment in stunning detail.&nbsp;

Alice Gilfillan

Jonny Boomer

Jack Maddison

Danny Uzzey

Georgia Hope

Nielsan Bohl

Pavilion Works

Polydor

Cian Ducrot 'I'll Be Waiting' (Live) by Slane

Cian-Ducrot-'I'll-Be-Waiting'-by-Slane

Jacek Zmarz directs a high-energy promo for&nbsp;Neue Grafik X Brother Portrait X Xungo.The video for Black is a textural, multi-layered affair, splicing mesmerising vignettes and projected backgrounds together in a dynamic way.&nbsp;Stirring and engaging, it's a video that demands your attention and pulls you into the ethereal dreamworld on-screen."I was really keen to have a performance that captured the track's raw energy," says Zmarz.&nbsp;"As we were filming mostly at Total Refreshment Centre - where the track was recorded - projection felt like the right way to go about it."I wanted to take that tight space to somewhere more abstract and intense. Try to&nbsp;visually capture the intensity of recording such a powerful and what feels like a personal piece of music. Using light, we were trying to visually claw at the song's central themes, with silhouettes and shadows creating a multi-faceted space for echoes of the word 'black'."&nbsp;

Jack Taylor-gotch

Tentacle Post

John O’Riordan

Pundersons Gardens

Neue Grafik X Brother Portrait X Xungo 'Black' by Jacek Zmarz

Neue-Grafik-X-Brother-Portrait-X-Xungo-'Black'-by-Jacek-Zmarz

Slane keeps things simple and strong for Shaun&nbsp;Farrugia’s first music video, which sees the singer-songwriter at an upright piano in an idyllic woodland location.While at the piano, and surrounded by nature, Farrugia performs Dear God, framed within a suitably heavenly light.

Max Hodgkinson

Josh Tue

Reiss Alexander

Simon Lane

Shaun Farrugia 'Dear God' by Slane

Shaun-Farrugia--'Dear-God'-by-Slane

C. Yuhki Oka directs an evocative promo for&nbsp;Malik Diao X Fred Red.&nbsp;The video for Dighnasty takes the form of a visual poem, exploring how the mind can&nbsp;wander around and what happens if it can't find its way back home.The enigmatic narrative is presented through movement and character, with a group of individuals who transcend the present moment in time, in surrender to a higher power or meaning.&nbsp;"Some call it a soul, some call it energy, some call it a ghost - but the idea of mind and body connect them all," Yukhi explains.&nbsp;"In every culture and religion, there is always some kind of term that represents us as humans rather than the flesh and body that we live in."From the eccentric styling through to the minacious red lighting in the latter part of the video, it's a stirring vision that commands viewer's full attention.&nbsp;

Shay Tova Govhary Saldis

Cristina Negucioiu

Linus Jansner

Petra Jannson

Jenna Berlyn

Shiori Sumikawa

Ruben Mendo Mbese

C. Yuhki Oka

Dan Muderbach

Rising Lights

Lars Eilliger

Eyad Alshaar

Joshua Paul Hütter Quaas

Rachel Micallef Sommerville

Max Egner

Julian Bauer

Nikita Znak

Lena Sophie Emslander

Krissi Arendt

Lennart Fränkel

Village Live Records

Malik Diao X Fred Red 'Dighnasty' by C. Yuhki Oka 

Malik-Diao-X-Fred-Red-'Dighnasty'-by-C.-Yuhki-Oka-

Simon Lane directs an impressive one-take all-live promo for Cian Ducrot's version of Leonard Cohen's classic Hallelujah.&nbsp;Featuring the&nbsp;Royal Northern College Of Music Student Choir, the video sees the artist playing at a piano in an empty, disused swimming pool, as the camera circles around the space.&nbsp;The gentle camera movement contrasts against the stark location, creating a complex, textural aesthetic.&nbsp;The use of a one-take concept also feels incredibly inspired, capturing the grand atmosphere of the location and the naturalistic, intimate performances that unfold through the track.

Joanna Szyczewska

Nielson Bohl

Pavillion Works

Cian Ducrot w/ Royal Northern College Of Music Student Choir 'Hallelujah (Live)' by Simon Lane

Cian-Ducrot-'Hallelujah-(live-W/-Royal-Northern-College-Of-Music-Student-Choir)'-by-Simon-Lane

Four hopeful actors audition for the role of a lifetime, in&nbsp;Slane's touching promo for Rhys Lewis.&nbsp;Showing the lead up to - and the eventual fallout from - an awkward casting session, we follow the journeys of four very different characters, with Lewis taking on one of the roles.&nbsp;A flurry of chaotic poses, faux-fight scenes and strange facial expressions ensues, with none of the character getting the role. In the end, they all head out to the city as a group, and live out their superhero fantasies together.&nbsp;Comedic and heartfelt, it's a great little video that ends on an optimistic note.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;"Creating the world for&nbsp;this video&nbsp;was a lot of fun," says Slane.&nbsp;"A cast of superheroes was the key part of the brief. So I came up with four superhero characters and developed their backstories, superpowers and costumes, paying homage to Kick-Ass."Taking inspiration from 80's TV shows, Rhys and I came up with [superhero team]&nbsp;The Midnight&nbsp;and worked backwards to create this fun video of four failed audition tapes. Concept to delivery happened in record time, so big shout to Pilar at Papaya and the amazing cast and crew."

Caitlin Batchelor

Chloe Anderson

Conrad Russell

Hugo Holford

Craigh Boath

Morenike Besan

Oliver Pearson

Laura Aguilera

Milly Grange-bennett

Weini Hale

Electric Theatre Collective

Rhys Lewis

Charlotte Bloomsbury As The Casting Director Assistant

Adam Rojko Vega As The Casting Director

Amelia Sammons As Ekow

Thulani Storm As Nova

Elizabeth Mcnally As Selene

Decca Records

Rhys Lewis 'Midnight' by Slane

Rhys-Lewis-'Midnigth'-by-Slane

Dan French directs an emotional promo for Harlee's&nbsp;Reset, that explores love and loss in a series of evocative vignettes, featuring complex relationships and characters locked in limbo.&nbsp;Largely naturalistic&nbsp;in its approach, the video is peppered with dramatic, speed-ramped footage and experimental frame rates to change up the pace, and uses subtitles to provide context to the on-screen imagery.&nbsp;This is excellent work that tugs at the heartstrings but ends on a warm and hopeful note.&nbsp;

Daisy Deane

Dan French

Lisa Foo

Harrison Newman

Gian Claudio Calipa

Fabio Olgiati

Felix Wildey

Macy Trieu

Shannon Murphy

Zahra Hassani

Olivia Jessop  

Island Records

Harlee 'Reset' by Dan French

Harlee-'Reset'-by-Dan-French

Harry Deadman directs a trip into an otherworldly dimension in his splendid promo for funk-pop duo Two Another.&nbsp;Riding the elevator up to the 51st floor, we see vocalist Elliot start to picture himself in a variety of weird and wonderful&nbsp;situations with the other people in the lift, including Angus, his bandmate."Angus and Elliot hit me up on Instagram last August and said they had a new single and were keen to collaborate on a video," explains Deadman. "They already had a solid idea of the kind of world they wanted to create for the video - dreamy, otherworldly and soaked in colour. Which is exactly what I love to hear!"[imgtoken data:1]The resulting video was shot against greenscreen with a flurry of visual effects to create the abstract, uncanny environments we see the artists in. Deadman worked with his Brisbane-based friend and regular collaborator Liam Blenkinsop on the VFX builds for the video, taking their creative collaboration to a new level."We met at uni and have been working together on various projects since then," says Deadman.&nbsp;"We normally do five to ten shots per video so I kind of underestimated how long this would all take. I think there was something like 185 shots to get through!"&nbsp;The time and effort has all paid off handsomely here as the slickness of the production design and VFX aligns with the energy of the performances from Two Another and two accompanying&nbsp;dancers.&nbsp;It&nbsp;acts as a wonderful introduction to viewers who might not be familiar with the dynamic duo.&nbsp;

Harry Deadman

Jay Allen

Emily Haygarth

Oliver Whitworth

Ali Neale

Sam Dovito

Owain Morgan

Harry Coleman

Louise Hall

Liam Blenkinsop

Virgin

Two Another 'One I Need' by Harry Deadman

Two-Another-'One-I-Need'-by-Harry-Deadman

Roisino returns with a vibe-filled, dance-led performance promo for Sigala, featuring&nbsp;ZieZie.Focused on the high-energy musicality of the track, the video features multiple vibrant dance setups, using bold colours and contrast to create a clean, aesthetically pleasing piece.&nbsp;Simple editing effects keep the flow of the video fresh throughout, and a hint of off-kilter camerawork lends a sense of dynamism to the performances.&nbsp;

Felicity Foko

Rose Aida

Naash Waters

Sigala ft ZieZie 'Melody' by Roisino

Papaya Films

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