Nozze da Film is a small wedding film studio in Savigliano, in the province of Cuneo, a short drive from the Langhe. The team is led by a director who trained at the New York Film Academy and who also makes commercials, business films and music videos, so weddings are shot with the same kit and the same eye as their other work.
Their approach is simple: nobody is asked to pose. The films follow the couple and their guests as the day happens, with editing that leans cinematic rather than documentary. Couples who have written to them keep coming back to the same point, that the crew was discreet enough to forget about. One bride who described herself as shy and camera-averse said it felt like being among friends.
“We don't ask anyone to pose, because we believe true beauty lies in free expression.”
Nozze da Film
Every wedding is covered by two video-makers for the whole day. They film the preparations, use several cameras for the ceremony, then follow the couple to the reception for the aperitivo, dinner, cake and party. Timings are agreed beforehand with the planner, photographer, venue and other suppliers. Professional drones are flown by ENAC-licensed operators when it is safe to do so, and sound is recorded with dedicated audio equipment. Nozze da Film does not take photographs; it works alongside whichever photographer the couple chooses.
Most of their recent weddings are in Piedmont: the Langhe at Monforte d'Alba, Serralunga d'Alba and Monchiero, Pollenzo, the Abbazia di Staffarda, Villa Kimera in Cuneo, the Castello di Morozzo, the Giardini La Pergola in Alessandria and Villa Bria outside Turin. They have also filmed at the Abbazia di San Galgano in Tuscany, and they take weddings of any faith, civil and symbolic ceremonies and same-sex civil unions, in Italy and abroad.
Couples receive two films: a trailer of about two minutes set to royalty-free music for sharing, and a film of about twenty minutes that tells the whole day, with a soundtrack chosen together with the couple. Both are shown to the couple first and can be changed on request. Everything is delivered within six months on a branded USB stick in a white presentation box.