🥃 Turn Your Distillery’s Story Into Something People Feel 🥃

We help distillers capture the soul of their brand with cinematic storytelling that builds belief and drives growth.

You’re in the right place.

If you’ve landed here, it means something resonated — maybe the film, the story, or just the vibe.

I’m Christian Fitzpatrick ACS, the Director and ACS-accredited cinematographer behind Mac and Bern Creative.

We help distillers tell better stories.

From script to screen, everything is handled in-house:

🎬 No middlemen
📦 No templates
🔥 Just handcrafted films that move your audience and elevate your brand.

We’ll work with you to find the heart of your story — and bring it to life with stunning cinematic visuals and sharp strategic thinking.

🎯 Powerful story + world-class visuals = unforgettable impact

It’s not just about telling your story — it’s about uncovering the right story, and combining it with the strongest visuals we can imagine.

When both the story and the visuals are treated with equal care, you get something greater than the sum of its parts —
emotional, memorable, and built to move people.

“Christian didn’t just capture the essence of our brand — he elevated it beyond what we imagined. A true artist and an invaluable collaborator.”

— José Aceves, Casa Aceves

Video Examples

Do yourself a favour - Go full screen and turn it up. 😜 All our productions are shot in 8K, output at 4K and we go big with the sound to really draw people in. 👍

Penta Tequila

"Metodo Penta Quintassencia"

Shot over 5 days. 2 in Napa Valley, 2 in Mexico and 1 in the Barossa. This powerful vision brought the story of Penta Tequila to life. The parallel between Steve's Winemaking background and Jose's Tequila distilling background made for a powerful combination

This piece yielded this 6-minute film and an extensive 3-month social media campaign of portrait orientation reels and high resolution still images.

Casa Aceves House of Tequilas

Made of Mexico...and nothing else.
ACS Gold Award Winner

A 20th Anniversary celebration was the motivation to finally bring the history of the Aceves family operation to life.

The rich, cultural background, spanning generations, was filmed in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico.

As well as providing this very special film for their event and overall brand image - it was also repurposed into a large social media campaign launching the new Casa Aceves branding to market.

King Island Distillery

The Untold Story
ACS Gold Tripod Award Winner & Gold Award Winner

This textural piece for Happy Heidi, the 10th licensed distiller in 'Tasmania' and the 1st to establish on King Island received critical acclaim. In a stacked category of work from all over Australia, including the "Still Call Australia Home" Campaign from Qantas, this film took home the Gold at the Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards.

Poonawatta Wines

ACS Gold Award Winner

Proof that a simple idea can yield beautiful results when you manage the scope of a production. A crisp morning spent in the vineyard with winemaker, Andrew Holt and his 200-year-old vines. An afternoon spent in the studio with a bottle of wine and lots of lights. We managed to pull together this dramatic commercial with a lot of heart.

“I think the quintessential thing that shows through time after time, in all his work and in the times I’ve spent with him, is the heart, his heart, that he brings to every production irrespective of scale and budget.

Big or small, that passion does make a difference – the difference between good and truly exceptional.”

— Erika Addis, National President, Australian Cinematographers Society

🎥 What We Do

We work closely with you to craft a film that’s built to move people — and grow your brand.

Here’s how we do it:

🧭 Clarify your brand story and message
✍️ Script and shape your unique narrative
🎥 Shoot stunning, cinematic visuals
🎞️ Deliver polished, high-impact edits
🚀 Guide you on how to share it — with purpose and precision

All in-house. All tailored to your brand.

🏆 Trusted by Premium Distillers

Our home base is here in Australia with you, but we’ve worked with brands all over the world who are serious about telling their story the right way.

Led by ACS-accredited, award-winning cinematographer Christian Fitzpatrick ACS, Mac and Bern Creative delivers everything under one roof — from initial story development to final delivery.

No outsourcing. No confusion. Just handcrafted, high-performance content made to cut through.

🎁 Special Offer for Australian Distillers Members

Every project starts with a free 20-minute brand storytelling session — to help you clarify your direction, shape your message, and explore what’s possible.

And for Australian Distillers members, we’re also offering a special rate on select production services — available for projects booked before the end of April.

If it feels like a good fit, we’ll apply it automatically.
No promo codes. No pressure. Just a genuine thank you for connecting.

⚡ Strictly limited availability.

"One of the most professional film creators I have ever worked with. Christian and his wife thought of every detail from script to editing to deliver an award-worthy short film for us on (Penta) Tequila.

'Absolutely stunning' and 'mesmerizing' has been the comment from everyone that has viewed it. I will always go to them first for any creative work moving forward. Even if they are “Downunder!”"

- Steve Reynolds, Reynolds Family Winery / Penta Tequila

Let's make something great.

🎬 Still curious?

Here’s our broader cinematography reel — it’s a couple of years old and doesn’t include the latest work above, but it gives a great sense of the craft and scope behind what we do.

If you really want to dig deeper, you’ll find more on our website. 👍

Contact Us

If you’d rather just have a chat — by all means, reach out directly.