The studio.
Nice, France.
A video and photo studio on the French Riviera, working with athletes, clubs, brands, and the people who care about the films they put out. Find the story. Make something worth watching.
A short letter
I'm Khalil. I run Naja Studio — a video and photo production studio based in Nice, on the French Riviera. Most of what we make lives somewhere in sport: Hyrox events, marathons, triathlons, trail runs, athletes, the clubs and coaches that hold the whole thing together. The work 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 plus a small circle of trusted collaborators — sound, color, second camera, photo support when the day needs it. Lean operation, full commitment to every shot. 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 film needs to be made.
If there's a story, there's a frame. I'd love to hear about yours.
What we make
Sport Film & Event Coverage
Race days, Hyrox events, marathons, triathlons, trail runs — captured on location, in real time, with full commitment to the shot. From single-day events to multi-stop series.
Enquire ↗︎Brand Film
Storytelling campaigns for sports brands, fitness studios, endurance gear companies, and ambitious clubs. Built to convert as well as inspire. Master cut + social cut-downs delivered.
Enquire ↗︎Athlete Portrait
A short film built around one person and their sport. Runners, cyclists, triathletes, climbers — personal, raw, and built to last. Usually shot over one to three days, edited tight.
Enquire ↗︎Community Film
Running clubs, fitness collectives, studio culture, group events. Films that make people feel part of something worth belonging to. We shoot over weeks, not hours.
Enquire ↗︎Photography
Sport, event, and brand 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 film this 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 script demands it.
Cut & deliver
Edit, color, sound, music license. One review round. Master file + social cut-downs + paper-trail delivered.
A film 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 film takes us.