Authors
The team behind Near Me
Every article is written by a named author with a track record in the field — and edited against a public methodology. No anonymous content.

Production Specialist
Philippe Durand
Canggu, Bali
Independent producer based in Canggu since 2019. Spent the last six years inside Bali's video and podcast studios — first as a hired director, now reviewing them for Near Me.

Editor-in-Chief
Bernard Moreau
Ubud, Bali
Editor-in-chief of Near Me. Twenty-five years in French media — most recently at Le Film Français — before moving to Bali in 2017 and turning his attention to the island's production scene.
Editorial team
Tantal Editorial Team
The collective byline used on research notes, methodology pages, and joint pieces. Behind it sits the working group inside Tantal — the IT agency that builds the CRM running this catalog.