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Why WhereNext Is Colombia’s Leading Film Production Company
Filming in Colombia? Here’s why some of the world's biggest brands, agencies, and producers have told us that we are the country's top film production company.
Cat Footwear Disrupts Work Boot Market With New Excavator Superlite
Cat Footwear releases the Excavator Superlite, a modern work boot poised to lead the market in lightweight protection.
Cat Footwear’s Code Collection Continues to Innovate With Category-Leading Streetwear Styles & Announces Winner of $5,000 ‘Create Your Own Code’ Venture Capital Contest
Cat Footwear has released new styles in the street-inspired CODE collection, the shoe that’s changing the face of daily workwear with fashion-forward functionality. The brand is also announcing the winner of its unique venture capital contest to media and the public this week.
Our Top Film Projects in Spain
Spain is one of our most beloved filming locations. Our Spanish production company has worked for top-tier clients like H&I Adventures, World Nomads, Experience Plus, and CAT Footwear, and in many regions of Spain, including Madrid, Catalonia, Andalucia, and Valencia. Our projects have included everything from urban fashion shoots, to rural cycling adventures, to food documentaries.
Our Storytelling Agency Roots
We've re-published Gregg Bleakney's interview with National Geographic Adventure Magazine while pedaling from Alaska to Argentina. This shortlist of lessons learned serves as a perfect guide for WhereNext’s 2020 endeavors. Let the serendipity begin.
There’s a Reason They’re Called Advanced Walking Machines…
Cat Footwear has released new styles and colors in this highly versatile and timeless travel-and-lifestyle quiver killer.
The WhereNext Guide to Video Production in Colombia
Colombia is a dream destination for any brand, agency or production company looking to create a unique visual project. However, the logistics of filming in Colombia can be a challenge at the best of times. At WhereNext, we have extensive experience as a Colombian production company, so we wanted to share some of our top tips for film production in this country.
Story365 Case Study: Dictador Art Masters – WhereNext Digital Marketing/Storytelling Agency
As a digital marketing company and storytelling agency rolled into one, Story365 by WhereNext was able to respond to A/B test results and optimize the video creative process in real-time—an unprecedented approach that more than doubles the efficiency of our client’s media spend.
In Search of the Harpy Eagle
Every chance he can get, WhereNext’s resident explorer and bird expert Chris Bell ventures into the wilds of Colombia scouting new locations for our Colombia production company. His latest journey took him to the isolated jungles of Caquetá department, in search of one of the mightiest predators in South America, the magnificent Harpy Eagle.
WhereNext People – an Interview With Chris Bell
#WhereNextPeople - this week we’d like to introduce Chris Bell, our Content Manager, office bird-nerd, and resident expert on all things Colombia. Chris has explored all 32 of Colombia’s departments and is a veritable fount of knowledge when it comes to this wonderfully diverse country.
Cat Stormers Push What’s Possible in a Work-Ready but Lifestyle-Friendly Muck Boot
Designed to reinvigorate the outdated rubber boot category, Cat Footwear re-engineered the rubber boot from the ground up, revamping every component to support people working to build a better future in the wet outdoors.
Producing an Adventurous Food Series in Spain for World Nomads
Traveling through Spain to film some of the country’s top culinary minds.
2019 Review: Our Top Film and Video Productions of the Year
What a wonderful year for all of us here at WhereNext. We produced documentaries and campaigns for exciting new clients, ventured to even more wild and remote locations, and prospered as a global storytelling agency. So here’s our 2019 review, featuring our favorite projects, experiences, and people from what’s been a fantastic 12 months.
Colombian Productions: A Bogotá-Based Video and Photo Campaign for Cat Footwear
Bogota is a vast, exciting metropolis where the old and the new come together in creative and dynamic ways, all overlooked by the towering peaks of the Andes mountains. So when CAT Footwear contacted us looking for a location to shoot the campaign for their Advanced Walking Machine range of shoes, we knew that Bogota was the place to do it.
How Columbia Sportswear Discovered Our Global Storytelling Agency
When Columbia Sportswear was searching for an exciting destination to shoot their product launch for OutDry Extreme they had one requirement: rain. Buckets of rain. Enter WhereNext founder Gregg Bleakney with one simple promise: "I guarantee rain." This is the story of how our Global Storytelling Agency brought Columbia to Colombia.
Our Storytelling Agency Goes on Safari in Casanare, Colombia With Awake Travel
Our adventurous storytelling agency team partnered with Awake Travel and USAID to shoot a series of epic videos in the wild eastern plains of Colombia. WhereNext’s dynamic young team took on the heat and the dust and got the job done in style. From barefoot Colombian cowboys to giant anacondas, this is wild Colombia at its rawest and most dramatic.
How Our Storytelling Agency Created “Esteban Chaves: Behind the Smile”
SCOTT Sports identified WhereNext as their storytelling agency to tell the moving redemption story of Colombian superstar cyclist Esteban Chaves. Our experience and love of cycling make WhereNext and Esteban Chaves a match made in cycling heaven!
WhereNext’s Storytelling Agency Partners With PR and Media Services Agency Formidable Media
Two of the most nimble, media-savvy, and creative media teams have joined forces with the aim of elevating brands in a new way, providing services with unprecedented agility, reach, and cost-effectiveness.
Filming In Spain With Rockstar Chef Joan Roca
Filming in Spain with one of the world's greatest chefs, Joan Roca.
A Guide to Whale Watching in Colombia
#WhereNextDestinations is where we invite our storytelling agency colleagues and industry luminaries to share their favorite travel destinations and offer advice and important information on how to visit them. This week, we present Chris Bell’s guide to whale watching in Colombia.