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Company Profile

Featurez is a Dutch reportage- and documentary production company based in Amsterdam. It offers a wide variety of journalistic-, fixer- and production-services to international TV broadcasters, production houses, newspapers, NGO’s and companies.

Since 1993 Featurez gives advice on themes, topics and approach, does in-depth research, set’s up and plans filming days, books camera crews, rental cars and hotel rooms, accompanies filming, arranges licenses and filming permission, researches and purchases archive video footage, books editors and editing suits, organises FTP feeds and satellite news gathering vans.

When needed Featurez offers dedicated journalistic services. In close collaboration we can book a camera crew and do the production, direction and interviews for you.

For over 30 years we provide everything that’s needed for the creation of TV-news, background reportages, documentaries, articles podcasts and company films.

Below you will find a brief explanation of the services Featurez offers and a page with an client overview. The Productions pages provide an overview of the assignments Featurez has carried out over the years.

Featurez.com is always standing by to offer you top quality media services. If you want more information, or if you want your e-mail address added to the Featurez.com mailing list, do not hesitate to contact us.

Featurez is constantly screening the Dutch media and society for interesting subjects to cover. A few times a year Featurez sends around newsletters with articles on actual Dutch issues and long-lasting themes. If you want to receive exclusive Dutch Featurez story proposals by e-mail, please send a request to mail@featurez.com, so your mail address can be added to the mailing list.

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dutch story proposals
projects

In a direct and personal way Featurez gathers complete background information on practically any topic. The fundament for a high-quality reportage- and documentary production is created in offering in-depth information and in finding the right approach, storyline(s), interviewees and locations. We needed we can do research on location and meet protagonists in advance of coverage.

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research & advice
projects

Throughout the years Featurez became very experienced in accompany persons- and locations research (recce’s) of foreign crews. We can book a rental a car, but also do extra research and set up and plan the recce.

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accompanying recces
projects

After an okay on the approach and planning Featurez sets up and plans your filming days from minute to minute. The progress on the research and setup will be reported to you regularly, rounded up with a sound and extensive ‘Featurez Filming Agenda’ with all times, needed data and information. Apart from this (post) story production gets special attention by informing the story contacts on progress, broadcasting dates, and sending around video links or DVD’s with the final product.

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setup & planning
projects

Featurez offers dedicated and all-round accompaniment. We take care that filming happens smoothly, and that both crew and people in the field are happy. We can drive a rental car or van, give advice, translate, do Dutch interviews when necessary, and ‘shoot the trouble’ when needed.

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accompanying filming
projects

During a recce or filming Featurez can provide translations during meetings and interviews. Besides this Featurez has over 30 years of experience to translate interviews from Dutch to English after the filming. We can also help on distance to check translations and selecting exact quotes during editing.

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translations
projects

In close collaboration Featurez can book a high- quality camera crew and direct the filming for you, including news- or in-depth interviews. The progress on the set-up will be reported to you regularly and the complete and well-cared-for ‘footage’ will be delivered to you via FTP- or satellite feed, accompanied with all the needed story data and -information, and translations when needed.

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direction & interviews
projects

Extra services

Featurez has a network with a wide variety of freelance camera- and sound people, editors and drone operators.

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book camera crew
projects

Over the years Featurez has been advising clients on the best and most convenient hotels in Amsterdam and in the rest of the Netherlands.

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book hotel rooms
projects

When needed Featurez can book high quality rental cars or rental vans for a reduced price at a local car rental company. We have more than 30 years of experience in driving rental cars and/or rental van.s

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book rental car(s)
projects

For larger productions Featurez can book extra drivers to drive rental cars – and or – vans.

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driving/book driver
projects

In case it is needed Featurez has a database of experienced Dutch fixers that can take over some of the activities or even complete productions. We have also worked many times with camera assistants, production assistants, runners and gaffers.

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book extra fixer
projects

Over the years Featurez has researched and organised camera- and lighting rental equipment in the Netherlands for various TV productions.

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organise equipment
projects

Featurez has a lot of experience in researching and organising archive video footage in Dutch archives.

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organise archive footage
projects
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ABC USA
Accenture / Ireland
ARD
ARD Europamagazin / Germany
ARD Weltspiegel
Artemis Media / Australia
ABC / Australia
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC 1 / UK
BBC 2 / UK
BBC 3 / UK
BBC 4 / UK
BBC Alba
Match of the day
BBC Northern Ireland
BBC Panorama / UK
BBC Radio Scotland
BBC Sport
BBC Top Gear / UK
BBC Wales
BR Fernsehen / Germany
CBBC UK
CBC / Canada
CBS / USA
Channel 1 / Russia
Channel 9 / Australia
Channel One / USA
Chrysalis Group / UK
CNN USA
Cogent Benger / Canada
De Joodse Omroep / The Netherlands
Der Spiegel / Germany
Deutsche Welle / Germany
Dimestore Productions Inc. / Canada
Discoery + / Denmark
DR / Denmark
Eco Media / Germany
ESJ Lille France
Euronews
Euronews Witness
Europeoan Commission
Logo Firecracker Films
France 2
France 3 / France
France 5 / France
France Télévisions
Fulcrum TV / UK
Global TV / Canada
Hikari / France
HR Fernsehen / Germany
I Ligeri / Italy
IOM / UN
ITV
Jack Morton Worldwide / USA
JWP / Spain
Kailash Films / Wales
Kanal 5 / Denmark
Kazakh TV
Kontentreal / USA
KRO NCRV / The Netherlands
Kurier / Austria
La7 / Italy
Les Bons Clients
Les Films de Ici
Lime Pictures / UK
Logica CMG / UK
M6
Manoto / Iran
Mary Murphy Associates / Ireland
Matchlight / Scotland
MD Productions / France
MDR / Germany
Medialab / UK
Mmpro / Germany
Nash Entertainment / USA
NBC / USA
NDR / Germany
Clingendael Institute / Netherlands
News Corp. Australia
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Nordisk Film TV / Denmark
Nova Production
NTV Europe / Japan
The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
Packshot / UK
PBS / USA
Princess Productions / UK
Radio Télévision Suisse / Switzerland
RSI / Switzerland
REN TV / Russia
RTE / Ireland
Sankei Shimbun / Japan
SBG
Special Broadcasting Service
Schönith Media / Germany
Selfmade Films / The Netherlands
Shine TV / UK
Simone et Raymond Productions
Sony
Spiegel TV / Germany
Spin Free Productions / Canada
SRF Switzerland
SRF 10vor10
STV / Scotland
SWR / Germany
Tele-search / UK
Televideo Ltd. / UK
TF1
The Guardian
The New York Times / USA
The times / UK
TV 2 Direkte / Norway
TV Man Union
Twenty Twenty / UK
Unique Television / UK
Vattenfall ? Sweden
Warner Bros. Australia
WDR
Witte Geit / The Netherlands
YJB Films / Wales
ZDF / Germany