The studio.
Nice, France.
A film and photography studio on the French Riviera — working with brands, athletes, clubs, and organisations that care about the quality of what they put out. Find the story. Make something worth watching.
A short letter
I'm Khalil. I run Naja Studio — a film and photography studio based in Nice, on the French Riviera. We make event coverage, brand stories, athlete portraits, and documentary work. The subjects find us; the studio travels when the story asks it to.
The philosophy has always been simple: find the story, build the frame, make something worth watching. Get close, stay quiet, let the work be the work.
The studio is one filmmaker-photographer plus a small circle of trusted collaborators — sound, colour, second camera, photo support when the day needs it. Lean operation, full commitment to every frame. Nothing extracted from the budget that doesn't end up on screen.
We work mostly across France and Europe — Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Paris — and we travel further when the brief calls for it. The Atlas in Morocco was a recent one. We're open to wherever the next project needs to be made.
If there's a story, there's a frame. I'd love to hear about yours.
What we make
Event Coverage
Race days, festivals, conferences, live events — film and photo, captured on location, in real time. From single-day events to multi-stop series.
Enquire ↗︎Brand Film & Photo
Storytelling campaigns for brands, studios, businesses, and organisations. Film and photography, separately or together. Built to convert as well as inspire. Master cut + social cut-downs delivered.
Enquire ↗︎Athlete Portrait
A short film or series of portraits built around one person and their story. Athletes, runners, climbers, founders — personal, considered, and built to last. Shot over one to three days.
Enquire ↗︎Documentary & Community
Long-form stories and community films — clubs, collectives, non-profits, organisations. Projects that need time to breathe and deserve more than a highlight reel. Shot over weeks, not hours.
Enquire ↗︎Photography
Sport, event, brand, and portrait photography. Single-session shoots or alongside a film project. Available separately or as part of a combined production. Same eye, different format.
Enquire ↗︎How it runs
Brief
A call, a coffee, or an email. We figure out what this project actually is. If we're not the right fit we'll say so.
Scout & prep
Locations, schedule, kit list, treatment. Everything mapped on a single page before the camera comes out.
Shoot
Two to five days, depending on scope. Lean crew, fast movement, close to the subject. No staging unless the brief demands it.
Cut & deliver
Edit, colour, sound, music license. One review round. Master file + social cut-downs + paper-trail delivered.
A project is the form. The brief is the story. The work is finding out what the story actually wants to be.
Available for projects.
Wherever the work takes us.