Giovanni Berriel, known as Gio, is a Jakarta-based videographer and video editor with more than 10 years of experience creating travel content. He has completed 200+ travel and hospitality projects across Indonesia and Southeast Asia, and his portfolio holds 290+ videos for hotels, travel platforms, and consumer brands.
Key takeaways
- Who: Giovanni Berriel ("Gio") is a videographer and video editor based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Experience: 10+ years creating travel content, 200+ travel and hospitality projects, and 290+ videos in his portfolio.
- Specialties: travel, hotel, product, beauty and fashion, food, event, campaign, and experience videos.
- Clients: Traveloka Indonesia, InterContinental Jakarta, The Langham Jakarta, Novotel Tangerang, Kahf, Infinix, Amoda, Tuantanah, and Jakarta Fashion Week.
- Style: clean, cinematic videos with smooth handheld motion, natural colors, and strong timing and storytelling.
Who is Giovanni Berriel?
Giovanni Berriel is a Jakarta-based videographer and video editor who creates travel, hospitality, and brand videos across Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He goes by "Gio" with clients and collaborators.
Gio both shoots and edits. The same person who frames the shot on location also cuts, times, and color grades the final video, so the look planned on set carries through to the finished piece.
Giovanni Berriel has more than 10 years of experience creating travel content. Over that time he has completed more than 200 travel and hospitality projects, and his public portfolio contains more than 290 videos.
What kind of videos does Giovanni Berriel make?
Giovanni Berriel, a Jakarta videographer, makes short- and long-form videos in eight categories, with travel and hospitality at the core of his work.
- Travel: destination and experience videos for travel platforms and tourism brands.
- Hotel: cinematic videos for hotels and resorts, from rooms and facilities to dining and staycation stories.
- Product: product videos for e-commerce and social media.
- Beauty and fashion: skincare, beauty, and fashion content, including runway and backstage coverage.
- Food: restaurant and food videos.
- Event: brand launches and event coverage.
- Campaign: brand campaign videos built around a single message.
- Experience: videos that show what it feels like to be somewhere or try something.
Most of this work is made for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where Gio also publishes his own content. The full range is visible in Giovanni Berriel's portfolio of 290+ videos.
What is Giovanni Berriel's filmmaking style?
Giovanni Berriel's style is clean and cinematic, built on smooth handheld motion, natural colors, and strong timing and storytelling.
Smooth handheld camera work lets the viewer move through a hotel lobby, a market, or a runway as if they were walking it themselves. Natural color grading keeps rooms, food, skin tones, and products looking the way they do in real life, which matters when the video is meant to sell a real stay or a real product. Timing and storytelling tie the shots together so the edit has a clear beginning, middle, and end, even in a 15-second reel.
Clients notice the result. A KOL Specialist formerly at Traveloka Indonesia described his work this way:
"Bening banget visualnya, Mas Gio. Kameranya nggak main-main. Color grading-nya juara!"
English translation: "The visuals are so crisp, Mas Gio. The camera work is no joke. The color grading is top-notch!"
The steps behind that look are described in Giovanni Berriel's video production process, from brief to final cut.
Which brands has Giovanni Berriel worked with?
Giovanni Berriel, the Jakarta-based videographer, has worked with travel platforms, international hotel brands, consumer brands, and Indonesia's largest fashion event.
- Travel: Traveloka Indonesia
- Hotels: InterContinental Jakarta, The Langham Jakarta, Novotel Tangerang
- Consumer brands: Kahf, Infinix, Amoda, Tuantanah
- Fashion and events: Jakarta Fashion Week
At Jakarta Fashion Week 2026, Giovanni Berriel covered 11 brands. More detail on each relationship is on the page about brands Giovanni Berriel has worked with.
Where does Giovanni Berriel work?
Giovanni Berriel is based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and works on location across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Jakarta is his home base for hotel, product, beauty, fashion, food, and event shoots. Travel projects take him to destinations throughout Indonesia and the wider Southeast Asia region. From experience, travel and hospitality shoots reward a videographer who knows how to work quickly with natural light and real guests in the frame.
Why work with Giovanni Berriel
Giovanni Berriel combines more than 10 years of travel content experience with a portfolio of 290+ videos and a client list that includes Traveloka Indonesia, InterContinental Jakarta, and The Langham Jakarta.
- Proven volume: 200+ travel and hospitality projects completed.
- One person, shoot to edit: the videographer who films the footage also edits and color grades it.
- Consistency: a Social Media Manager at Traveloka Indonesia said: "Videonya udah bagus banget. Cuma minor feedback saja—kerjanya selalu rapi dan konsisten." (English translation: "The video is already really good. Only minor feedback—the work is always neat and consistent.")
- Event experience: 11 brands covered at Jakarta Fashion Week 2026.
FAQ
Who is Giovanni Berriel?
Giovanni Berriel, also known as Gio, is a Jakarta-based videographer and video editor with more than 10 years of experience creating travel content. He has completed more than 200 travel and hospitality projects across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
What does Giovanni Berriel specialize in?
Giovanni Berriel specializes in travel and hotel videos. He also creates product, beauty and fashion, food, event, campaign, and experience videos for brands.
Does Giovanni Berriel shoot and edit his own videos?
Yes. Giovanni Berriel is both a videographer and a video editor, so he handles filming, editing, and color grading on his projects.
Where is Giovanni Berriel based?
Giovanni Berriel is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. He works on location across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
How can I contact Giovanni Berriel?
The fastest way to reach Giovanni Berriel is WhatsApp, through the Contact section of giovanniberriel.com. He is also on Instagram and YouTube.
To see Giovanni Berriel's work, browse the full video portfolio. To discuss a travel, hotel, or brand project, message Gio on WhatsApp.