Turning still photos into stays people can feel
Convio Studio creates cinematic videos for hotels, short-term rentals and restaurants — crafted from the photos you already have.
Villa Solu, Uluwatu
One villa. A handful of photos. One AI-generated film that captures the light, the cliffside view, and the feeling of arriving.
Villa Jabulani, Cape Town
A coastal villa near the sea. From still photos to a film that carries the breeze, the quiet of the garden, and the soul of the place.
What owners say about the films
“The team captured the feeling of Villa Solu better than any photo ever could — the cliffside light, the stillness, the way the place actually breathes. Watching the film, I felt like I was seeing my own villa for the first time. They understood exactly what makes it special.”
“I sent David a few photos not knowing what to expect, and what came back felt like a real film — the sea breeze off the coast, the quiet of the garden, the soul of the place. It's rare to work with someone who gets it this quickly. I couldn't be happier with the result.”
Films and edits built to make people picture themselves there
Signature Property Films
The flagship: a cinematic film for your website hero, listing page and social channels — still photos turned into a moving, emotional portrait of your place, like the Villa Solu and Villa Jabulani films above.
Social Reels
Short-form vertical reels cut for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts — with animated text, captions and motion graphics built to stop the scroll and pull viewers into the experience.
Scene Transformation
Day-to-dusk, sunrise and sunset re-lighting plus sky and atmosphere edits — turn bright midday photos into golden-hour moods, or extend a single still into a short animated scene.
From photos to finished film in three steps
Send your photos
You share the photos you already have of your property — no reshoot needed.
We generate the film
Using AI video generation, we turn stills into smooth, cinematic motion.
You receive the video
A polished video ready for your website, Airbnb listing, or social channels.
Built at the intersection of hospitality, strategy and AI
We're David and Jan, the founders of Convio Studio. Before this, David spent several years in strategy consulting at a leading firm, advising tech and consumer products companies on customer experience and go-to-market strategy. Jan comes from the same world we both grew up in — restaurants, guest-facing operations and short-term rental management.
Today we run our own short-term villa rental business in Bali together. Convio Studio started there: we wanted exactly this service for our own properties instead of relying on expensive content creators and long shoot schedules — beautiful, cinematic films made from the photos we already had.
That's the perspective we bring to every client. We know what makes a guest want to book, we know how to position a property, and we're fully native to the newest generative AI video tools — producing results faster and more affordably than a traditional film shoot. Every video we make is built to do one job: make someone stop scrolling and picture themselves there.
Several years advising tech and consumer products companies on customer experience and go-to-market strategy
Experience across restaurants and short-term rentals, from guest-facing operations to property management
Native to AI video generation tools and modern content workflows, applied daily to real client work
Munich, Germany — working with properties internationally
Let's bring your property to life
Tell us about your property and we'll get back to you within one business day.
hello@convio.xyz