Filmmaker & Director of Photography · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 years behind the camera, 80+ countries. Filmmaker, director of photography and videographer based in Rio de Janeiro. Documentary films, music video directing, commercial filming and drone video for hotels, restaurants and brands across Brazil.
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I direct. Right now I'm finishing my own feature documentary about Rio's street carnival — as director, cinematographer and producer. Before that, turnkey documentary films for NGOs and international organizations: from first concept to final cut. My approach is observational, unhurried, and grounded in real life.
Art & Music
Music videos are films — just shorter. I come in with a concept, write the treatment, direct on set and edit in post. The result looks like a scene from something bigger, not a promo clip. Same goes for art video and performance work: a visual language built around the artist, not around the brief.
Commercial
Hotels, restaurants, brands, drone video over Rio. I shoot commercial work the way I shoot everything else — as a filmmaker, not an operator. The difference shows: the shots breathe, the edit has rhythm, the final film actually feels alive. That's what stays with people after they watch it.
From Moldova to Rio de Janeiro — telling stories where light, people and place meet on camera.
Alex Stacanov is a filmmaker, director of photography and videographer based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 19 years of filming experience across 80+ countries. Services include documentary filmmaking for NGOs and international productions, music video directing and editing, drone video filming over Rio de Janeiro, and commercial filming for hotels, restaurants, fashion brands and tourism companies.
For international clients, Alex provides full production services in Brazil: local crew, equipment, drone operation, locations, logistics and fixer support for foreign crews filming in Rio de Janeiro and across the country. Available for travel worldwide.