HARDLIGHT
Studio

We forge work that refuses to be forgotten.

A multimedia production studio based in Rabat. For brands with something to say, institutions with something to prove, agencies who need a partner they can trust completely. Eighteen years. One standard, never negotiated.

Track record

A track record worth reading.

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What we stand for

Four non-negotiables.

Humanity at the heart of every creation.

Every frame starts with a human: the person on screen, the person watching, the person whose story we carry. We never forget them.

Emotion as a universal language.

We design every production to move an audience first, convert second. The rest follows.

Long-lasting partnerships.

Burger King, OCP, UNICEF, the British Embassy: the clients who come back do so because we treat each project as the beginning of the next one.

Ethical excellence as a signature.

No shortcut is worth the signature on our work. On schedule, inside budget, no compromise on craft.

Why us

The reasons behind lasting trust.

One roof, one standard.

From concept to delivery, everything happens in-house. Nothing is lost between hands.

The same care, at any scale.

A modest capsule and a six-figure campaign get the same creative attention.

Steady when plans shift.

When a brief changes late on a Friday, we adapt, without the drama.

Built for the long term.

Our longest collaborations started with a single brief. We're still there at the debrief.

Tools change. The judgment stays.

Cinema cameras, certified drone, integrated post, AI where it helps: always directed by people.

Quietly on time.

Every schedule is planned backwards from the air date. In eighteen years, we haven't missed one.

How we work

Five phases. Zero gaps.

Most production problems are born the week before the shoot. Every phase exists to close those gaps before they cost you.

Phase 01
Concept & Idea

Understand the brief. Forge the idea.

Briefing, concept development, creative strategy tailored to audience and channel. The output is not a mood board: it's a defensible creative direction.

Phase 02
Pre-production

Lock the plan before the camera rolls.

Retroplanning, final script, shot list, storyboard, casting, scouting. By the end of this phase, the shoot is already half made.

Phase 03
Production & Capture

Execute the shoot. Supervise every frame.

On-set direction, production supervision, real-time quality control. The crew is sized to the job, from a two-person interview to a full multi-camera shoot.

Phase 04
Post-production & Finalization

Shape the raw into the final.

Editing, grading, motion, VFX, mix and master. Every deliverable optimized to its destination: broadcast, web, social, archive.

Phase 05
Quality Assurance & Validation

Verify. Validate. Deliver.

Compliance check, multi-platform testing, final control. Nothing ships until it's been tested on the screens it will actually live on.

In 18+ years, we have never missed a publish date.

Technical resources

Discreet gear, full creative power.

From precision cameras and innovative lighting to advanced post-production tools, in studio or on location, we push every limit to bring your ideas to life.

Cameras
Cinema · 4K · 6K
Digital
Social · Web · Vertical
Lighting
LED · HMI · Tungsten
Sound
Multitrack · Score · Voice
Aerial
Certified drone
Post
Integrated suite

Typical setup: full tech sheet on request

The rooms we've been trusted in

60+ partners have trusted us since 2008.

Most of these names have briefed us more than once.

  • UNICEF
  • Samsung
  • Toyota
  • Unilever
  • SAP
  • BIC
  • Burger King
  • Pizza Hut
  • OCP
  • Lafarge
  • ENGIE
  • Faurecia
  • LEAR
  • Al Omrane
  • Masen
  • Al Barid Bank
  • UNDP
  • UNIDO
  • IOM
  • GIZ
  • British Council
  • British Embassy
  • ITFC
  • COMESA
  • Enabel
  • Endeavor
  • Ashoka
  • Enactus
  • Mercy Corps
  • TIBU Africa
  • Injaz Al-Maghrib
  • Zakoura Education
  • CEED Morocco
  • Instiglio
  • Optimum Marketing Group
  • Startup Maroc
  • Roots Academy
  • Vision School
  • Gold's Gym
  • INCVT
  • MCISE
  • UNFM
  • UNFPA
  • Australian Embassy
  • ECA
  • World Health Organization
  • World Bank
  • IREX
  • Pyxera Global
  • UN Women
  • INDH
  • Ministère de la Santé
  • Cour des Comptes
  • AREP Fès-Meknès
  • Tamwilcom
  • CRI Casablanca-Settat
  • Ministère du Travail et de l'Insertion Professionnelle
  • Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération
  • Fédération Nationale de la Minoterie
  • Société Marocaine de Cardiologie
  • Académie Mohammed VI de Football
  • Huawei Technologies
  • SMCV Maroc
  • Fondation Mohammed V de Solidarité
  • Al Jazeera
  • Awlers
  • Nota Bene
  • Avant Scène
  • 109 Agency
  • Void
  • Pandorabox Agency
  • High Tech Vision
  • IC Publications
  • Mission Conseil
  • Tn'Koffee
  • Restaurant Asiette
  • Restaurant Huna
  • Restaurant Costimar
  • Oh Délices Créatives
  • Stayhere
  • Mega Mall
Brands
Burger King·Pizza Hut·Samsung·Toyota·Unilever·SAP·BIC
Corporate & Industry
OCP·Lafarge·ENGIE·Faurecia·LEAR·Al Omrane·Masen·Barid Bank·Huawei Technologies·Groupe Ibn Ghazi·SMCV Maroc·Fondation Mohammed V de Solidarité
Institutions
UNICEF·UNDP·UNIDO·IOM·GIZ·British Council·British Embassy Rabat·Australian Embassy·ITFC·COMESA·Enabel·UNFPA·World Health Organization·World Bank·ECA·IREX·Pyxera Global·UN Women
Moroccan Public Institutions
INDH·Ministère de la Santé·Cour des Comptes·AREP Fès-Meknès·Tamwilcom·CRI Casablanca-Settat·Ministère du Travail et de l'Insertion Professionnelle·Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération·ONDE·Fédération Nationale de la Minoterie·Société Marocaine de Cardiologie·Académie Mohammed VI de Football
Impact & Ecosystem
Endeavor·Ashoka·Enactus·Mercy Corps·TIBU·Injaz Al-Maghrib·Zakoura Education·CEED Morocco·Instiglio·Optimum Marketing Group·Startup Maroc·Roots Academy·Vision School·Gold's Gym·INCVT·MCISE·UNFM
Agencies & Media
Al Jazeera·Awlers·Nebula·Nota Bene·Avant Scène·109 Agency·Void·Pandorabox Agency·High Tech Vision·IC Publications·Shifae Media·Mission Conseil
Restaurants & Hospitality
Restaurant Asiette·Restaurant Huna·Restaurant Costimar·Tn'Koffee·Oh Délices Créatives·Stayhere·Mega Mall
Where we work

Rabat. Africa. The world.

We've shot in the Atlas, the Sahara, Dakar, Dubai: wherever the story lives. The logistics are our problem, not yours.

9, Rue Al Botm, Secteur 15
Hay Riad, Rabat
Morocco
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If you’ve read this far, you already know whether we’re the studio for you.

We're not right for every brief. But when the ambition matches, there's no studio that will care more.

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