LBB and Pavla Burgetova Callegari, founder and executive producer, take a look at the group of service production companies’ past 12 months including numerous award and business wins, plus the spots that got the industry talking.

2025 was a challenging year for anyone in production. With clients looking for ever more efficiency – without a decline in quality – amid difficult economic conditions and emerging technologies. Production service companies have been working overtime to deliver on both. Compass Rose (a global group of top service production companies) experienced this first-hand with Pavla Burgetova Callegari, Compass Rose’s founder and executive producer, reflecting, “This year brought even more creative challenges and plenty of production puzzle-solving as clients look for more efficiencies.” For CR, it also presented new opportunities. “It really highlighted the strength of being an international network, helping our clients produce their best work and finding smart solutions together which I find incredibly rewarding,” Pavla adds.
 
Looking back on the past 12 months, what the Compass Rose group has achieved – and has been recognised for – is indeed impressive. “Creatively, it’s been a strong year, collaborating with great partners and talent to deliver projects we’re genuinely proud to have been part of.”
 
Pavla says of the collaborations on award-winning projects like Papaya’s ‘Swing’ ( with Icon Films Sofia for MJZ and director Nicolai Fuglsig) and Coinbase’s ‘Everything Is Fine’ (Icon Films Romania for Biscuit Filmworks, Revolver and director Steve Rogers), plus the expansion into virtual production through a partnership with Fantasy Studios. “The range of projects produced across different territories around the world, each leveraging local strengths and unique capabilities, is what I believe demonstrates the real value of our model,” Pavla comments.
 
As the year draws to a close, CR’s goal for 2026 is all about “evolving with the industry,” states Pavla, adding, “to keep elevating what an international service production network can offer. As new technologies reshape production, we want to stay at the forefront, whether it’s expanding into new territories, strengthening our virtual production capabilities and continually adapting so we can support our clients in smarter, more innovative ways. Our focus is on staying agile, growing intentionally and making sure Compass Rose remains a trusted partner as the landscape continues to shift.”