Passing Trains

Passing Trains Passing Trains is a boutique film production company, specialising in commercials, music videos, bra Passing Trains is based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Passing Trains is a film company, producing commercials, music videos, branded content, and feature films. Producer: Marisa Bracher, Directors: Etienne de Villiers and Quinton Lavery. Director Etienne de Villiers is the founding member of the company, with more than thirty years of writing, producing and directing experience in television programmes, documentaries, drama series, commercials and fe

ature films. Etienne is best known for his performance directing and storytelling abilities, for which he has won numerous awards. Quinton Lavery recently joined Etienne as another Passing Trains Director. Quinton’s work reflects his all-consuming passion for film and directing, and his quirky and creative style has already won him MK Music Video Awards, three Loeries and a Pendoring award. Marisa Bracher produces for Passing Trains. A Journalism graduate, Marisa has spent 20 years in the Media world, producing content for radio, internet, TV and the big screen, both in South Africa and abroad. This experience makes her a well-rounded producer who is able to understand clients’ needs and deliver a project on budget and on time. Known for her ‘can-do’ attitude, Marisa usually sports a cheery smile around the office – unless the coffee runs out!

What a classic!
18/04/2024

What a classic!

Vittorio de Sica and Enzo Staiola filming Bicycle
Thieves (1948)

07/04/2024

Olivia Colman has joined the chorus of Hollywood stars expressing their distaste for self-taped auditions. She is explaining why she feels like the entertainment industry’s increased reliance on audition tapes ultimately hurts actors: https://trib.al/3YhlVc0

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06/01/2024

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Daniel Day-Lewis and Juliette Binoche in The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988

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Passing Trains is a boutique film company with a passion for making beautiful moving images - from commercials and music videos to branded content and feature films. We’re based in Cape Town, South Africa. Director Etienne de Villiers is the founding member of the company, with more than thirty years of writing, producing and directing experience in television programmes, documentaries, drama series, commercials and feature films. Etienne is best known for his performance directing and storytelling abilities, for which he has won numerous awards. Quinton Lavery recently joined Etienne as another Passing Trains Director. Quinton’s work reflects his all-consuming passion for film and directing, and his quirky and creative style has already won him MK Music Video Awards, three Loeries and a Pendoring award. Marisa Bracher produces for Passing Trains. A Journalism graduate, Marisa has spent 20 years in the Media world, producing content for radio, internet, TV and the big screen, both in South Africa and abroad. This experience makes her a well-rounded producer who is able to understand clients’ needs and deliver a project on budget and on time. Known for her ‘can-do’ attitude, Marisa usually sports a cheery smile around the office – unless the coffee runs out!