André Peniche

I began my career as a still photographer in 1999 at the age of 17 and in 2008, I also moved into film/video. I have gained vast experience as a Director, Cinematographer and Writer for ads, documentaries, educational videos, social media channels, music videos, series, short and feature films and TV shows. Commercially, I have worked with a number of different brands, (including General Motors, Renault, Peugeot, Suzuki, Fiat, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Brahma/Ambev, Skol, Cerveza Sol, Spotify, North Face, Universal Music, Deck Music, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle, VH1, IFood, SKY (TV company), Santander Bank, Itau Bank, Bradesco Bank, Ipiranga, Petrobras, Vivo (Brazilian phone company), Claro (Brazilian phone company) and more). My graduation is in Marketing and Advertising (2002-2005 at UNISANTOS, in Brazil), for my conclusion work, I chose Nintendo following the release of Nintendo DS in Latin America. As a result, I was invited by the company to Los Angeles during E3 in May of 2005 to follow the release of the new system in the USA. In 2009, I directed my first music video and was nominated for MTV's Video Music Awards Brazil in the "Video of the Year" category. Then, I started working as making-of for the largest film companies and directors in Brazil and at the same time, continued directing music videos, documentaries, TV shows for VH1 and Arte 1 channel (Brazil), ads and branded content. - For film/video reel: https://tinyurl.com/apzreel - "Les Fils" trailer - a fashion film for Emannuelle Junqueira: https://youtu.be/_eEFYinpZsI?si=n9d39746Fq9rwlh6 - For photography, please check: https://andrepeniche.com/1885 - IMdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10358103/ My previous works since arriving in Finland are: • D.I.T for "Pahan Väri" (TV Series - Warner Bros. Finland) - 2021 • D.I.T. for "Transport" (TV. Series - A+E Networks / Bufo, Finland) - 2021 • D.I.T. for "Next of Kin" (TV Series - YLE / Tekele, Finland) - 2022 • Uncredited D.I.T. for "Dual" (Feature Film - XYZ Films / Film Service Finland Oy - 2020) Directed by Riley Stearns and released in 2022. • Cinematography for the Feature Film (British / Finnish production) called "Another Day to Live Through" released in 2023, shot in Espoo, Finland. Directed by Peter Simmons, 2021. • Director for an advertisement campaign for Moiko (Moiko.fi). (Finland) - 2021 • Cinematography for episode 5, season 1 of "Nyt Jos Koskaan" (Nelonen / Yellow Film, Finland) - 2022 • Still Photography and partial cinematography for Season 3 of Rikkaat ja Rahattomat (8 episodes, Nelonen / Media Wan, Finland) - 2023 • Director and Cinematographer for "Les Fils", a fashion film done for Emannuelle Junqueira (France / Brazil) - 2022 • Director of Photography for fiction series "Demi & Ace" filmed in Helsinki, in english. (7 episodes, Independent) • Director and Producer for series of four educational videos for Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu (Haaga-Helia, Luodo Media) - 2023 Future works in pre-production: • Director, Producer and Co-Writer for and undisclosed Music Video for the band "311" (5B Artist Management, USA) - 2024 • Creator, Director, Producer and Writer for "Full Motion Cowboys" (Six-part documentary TV series, in development with Endemol Shine Finland) - TBD/2025 • Creator, Director, Producer and Writer for "In Search of the Perfect Guitar" (Episodic non-scripted TV series, in development with Endemol Shine Finland) - TBD/2025 • Director, Cinematographer, Writer and Producer of untitled documentary about the australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (Life is Cool, Panache - Australia/USA/Brazil) - 2025/2026 • Music video for Kiko Loureiro of a forthcoming single from his new album - (Finland) - 2024 Projects at pitch phase: • Writer and Director of "That Week" - Feature Film (Feel Good/Drama) • Director of "Blood Shamen" - Multi-Season TV-Series (Drama/Adventure/Epic) • Director and Co-Writer of "The Brass Ring" - Feature Film (Comedy/Romance) • Director, Co-creator and writer for the TV Show "In Search of the Perfect Guitar" • Writer, Director and Co-Producer of "Quicksilver - The History of Pinball" (Limited documentary series)