If you are a producer, broadcaster or agency in Brazil looking for a film fixer for Brazilian producers, this page explains how we work with Brazilian teams. Stand4 Productions has been based in India since 2010, and the founder, who runs every production personally, has more than 25 years of experience in film and television. Where you are based is different from where the shoot takes place: a producer in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro or Brasília may shoot in India, elsewhere in Asia, in Africa or anywhere else we can build a team.

What Brazilian producers ask us most

The questions are practical. Can you handle permits for a foreign crew? Who will speak the language of the presenter and the editor? How will the budget be presented and invoiced? And how do we work when the time difference is large? Our fixing and line production service puts the fixer and the line producer in one team, so a single group owns your production from the first call to wrap. If you are comparing roles, our guide to fixers, production service companies and line producers explains the difference.

How we work with Brazilian broadcasters and agencies

Time zones come first. India is 8.5 hours ahead of Brasília, so a call at the end of your working day is the start of ours the next morning. We agree call times and a daily window for your producer before the shoot, and we send a written summary at the end of each shooting day so that your team in Brazil can read it when their day begins.

Language is the second point. We have worked with English, French, Spanish and Italian crews. We do not currently list Portuguese as a working language on this site, so tell us in your brief what you need and we will explain honestly what we can provide, including interpreting, transcription and subtitling through our post production and translation service.

On paperwork, we follow your commissioning standards. We build budget breakdowns in your format, keep receipts and call sheets in order for your production accountant, and agree the invoicing currency and payment terms in writing before the shoot. For filming in India, the Film Facilitation Office publishes an official step-by-step guide to permissions. State and local permits and drone approvals sit on top of that, and rules change over time, so we confirm the current position with the authorities before you travel.

Productions we have delivered for Brazilian clients

The portfolio on this site is a selection of 63 productions, and the founder has worked on many more that are not yet shown. Selected productions for Brazilian clients, or shot in Brazil:

  • A Journey Of Life – River Ganga (GLOBO TV, Brazil, February and June 2019): a travel and cultural documentary series on the culture, history and festivals of India around the river Ganges, shot in various cities and locations along the river.
  • Discovery of Vaccines (Globo TV Brazil, February to March 2021): a documentary filmed in India.
  • Ambani’s Grand Indian Wedding (Globo TV Brazil, March to July 2024): a documentary filmed in India.
  • Next Level – Brazil (University of North Carolina and the U.S. State Department, March to April 2017): a shoot in Brazil for a US client.

If you are working on a similar project, we are glad to talk through it. See the full portfolio for the other productions we have delivered.

Where you can shoot with us

India is our home base, and our India page explains how we plan by location, from heritage cities and rivers to Kerala and the mountains. Our portfolio also includes shoots in other countries, including Brazil, listed on our where we work page. If you want to film somewhere else, tell us and we will explain how we would run it. Our location scouting team can send photo and video scout packs if you cannot travel for a recce.

How it works

You send a short brief: the story, the destination, the dates and the crew. We research, scout and return a plan with a clear, itemised estimate. Then we prepare the permits, line up the people, and a fixer travels with your crew for crew and equipment hire, transport and access. The full process is on our how it works page.

Next step

Send us your brief. You will hear back from Anshul Gupta, the founder, with a clear plan and estimate. Write to anshul@stand4productions.com, call or message on WhatsApp at +91 98718 33930, or use our contact page. Tell us where you want to shoot, what is already arranged and where you need local help.