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'PIECE BY PIECE WITH BIANCA POLETTI'

Björn Rühmann Kabelmann

This is KABELMANN. These are his cables. And this is his story.
In a 12-minute music short film, we follow Kabelmann on his search for belonging.
From the forest to society, from aggression to love and back again, Kabelmann makes his way through our world. His cables hold him back, until they don’t. But is it enough to save his life?
Kabelmann is part love story, part odyssey, and part bloodbath.
It’s directed by Björn Rühmann and produced with Smuggler and Zauberberg.
The story, created by Mother Berlin, is inspired by the creative process of the artist himself, Paul Kalkbrenner.

Mercedes-Benz 'G Class'

Sermed Darah

Mercedes-Benz G Class

It was an absolute pleasure working with the one and only Bradley Cooper on the latest all-electric
Mercedes-Benz G Class campaign! A huge thank you to everyone who helped bring this project to life!

Bianca Poletti

INTRODUCING: PIECE BY PIECE

Piece by Piece — made in collaboration with our talents, showcasing an in-depth look into their beloved pieces and their very own creative process.
In the first episode Bianca Poletti talks about the creation of Moonglow a haunting music video for Graveyardclub Click on the link to explore the whole story.

PIECE BY PIECE WITH BIANCA POLETTI

McDonalds 'Best Friends'

Google Pixel 'Unterwegs mit Google: Melli'

Mc Donald’s Best Friends

Ohne unsere Work-Besties wäre der Arbeitsalltag nur halb so schön und unsere Mägen unter Umständen leer.

Hier ist die neue Mc Donalds-Kampagne, directed by Micky Suelzer!

Darbo 'House of Darbo'

Beatrice Pegard

house of darbo

We do love a gute Stulle… especially with some great Konfitüre.
The latest Darbo campaign was directed by the wonderful Beatrice Pegard. Make sure to watch her entire reel now!

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Katharina Hingst

Unterwegs mit google

To finish up the Google Pixel journey, Mel takes you for a night out in the vibrant city of Bucharest!
And once again big thank you to Katahrina Hingst for creating this one with us!

VHV Versicherungen 'Was Guckst du?'

Private: Claas Ortmann

VHV Versicherungen

Die neue VHV Versicherungen Kampagne markiert eine weitere Zauberberg Green Production!
Barbara Schöneberger setzt darin ihre Pechsträhne fort, doch zum Glück ist sie bestens versichert!
Regie beim neuen Katastrophenfilm führte wieder Claas Ortmann.
Und wenn ihr Lust habt lest, was die KollegInnen von Horizont und WUV über den Film und seine nachhaltige Entstehung zu berichten haben.

Google Pixel 'Unterwegs Mit Google'

Katharina Hingst

Unterwegs mit Google

Eine emotionale Reise-Kampagne mit allen Backpacking-Schmerzen sponsored by @google (danke dafür)!

Abhängen mit sehr italienischen Italienern, bekocht werden von ihren Nonnas, atemberaubender Ausblick in Positano oder echtes rumänisches Nightlife in Bukarest.

But don’t let Insta fool you!

Nicht nur einmal haben wir unser Leben riskiert, euch den besten Mobile-Spot zu liefern.
Ob Bärenangriffe, rückwärts Vespafahrten durch Neapels Gassen, oder peinliche Jamsessions im Crew-Van. Wir haben alles gegeben!
Rich Kids aus Zehlendorf lets not go Australia , let’s go work & travel in den Karpaten! Because it is beautiful.

Danke an unsere coolen und grossartigen Hauptprotagonisten. You are officially great. Thanks for making this! @vanellimelli @fabianheigel @shit.papi @herrlich.dining

Lean back!

CANNES JURY

We’re thrilled to announce that our very own Juliane Ellrich will be joining the shortlist jury film craft at the iconic Cannes Lions!

Aldi 'Gutes Für Alle'

Omri Cohen

ALDI GUTES FÜR ALLE

Just in time for the beginning of summer, the new Aldi campaign reminds us to cherish every moment in life,

no matter how small!
Check out the cute film directed by Omri Cohen

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ADC GERMANY THE WINNERS

We couldn’t be happier about all the acknowledgments by the ADC JURIES !

Huge congrats to all departments who did their magic while creating the awarded works!

Kärcher 'Private: Gentle Giants DC'

King She

Kärcher Gentle Giants

King She went big on this one!
Check out the next film of the new Kärcher campaign!

WELCOME MAX MALKIN

We proudly present the newest addition to our roster,
Max Malkin!
Go check out his work in all its glory by clicking the button bellow.

WATCH MAX'S REEL

Fisherman's Friend 'Sind sie zu stark?'

Jakob Grunert

Fisherman’s Friend

Might this now be the toughest door in the world? And will you be strong enough to get in?
The one and only Marteria definitely is! Enjoy the newest Fisherman’s Friend film directed by Jakob Grunert!

Wir sind verknallt in die fabelhafte, gutaussehende Fischermannschaft,
inklusive Martens fischigem Freund.
Merci an alle!

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Everything is better when shared

Zornitsa Dimitrova’s newest piece for Share Now x Free2move is here! Check Zori’s amazing work bellow!

Watch Zornitsa's Reel

OPEL 'ELCV'

Ben Strebel

OPEL ELCV

We are excited to present our brand new Opel campaign featuring an all electric van line up!
The film was directed by brilliant Ben Strebel!

Watch Ben's Reel

1.4 GOLD WINNER

We are pleased to announce that Bianca Poletti’s „I Am Whole“ has been awarded the gold One point four Awards for excellence in the Personal Project, Fashion category!
Big congratulations!
Watch Bianca’s reel bellow!

Bianca's Reel

Introducing: The ADC JURY

We are thrilled to announce that our very own, Andrea Roman Perse, has been selected as a juror for the ADC Festival 2024! It is an honor to be part of this prestigious event. Andrea is eagerly looking forward to evaluating the entries in the “Film Craft” category and engaging in discussions with brilliant colleagues from the industry. Save the date!

Citroen 'Ice Ballet'

Kärcher 'Private: Don’t let cleaning make you crazy.'

CITROEN THE ice ballet

Citroën on ice!
In the latest film showcasing the brand-new ë-driven Citroën Professional Range, we delve into the bond between man and car.
Enjoy this beautifully choreographed film, directed by Max Malkin.

LBB’s no. 1

We are thrilled to share that Zauberberg has been honored as the top production company in Germany by @LBBonline!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude for the recognition and support!

EnBW 'Karaoke'

Lukas Tielke

EnBW Karaoke

This is the pop duo we’ve been waiting for! In the latest Enbw campaign
Elif and Nico Rosberg karaoke their way through I’m Every Woman during the short E-car reload!

ULTRA LOW BY BIANCA POLETTI

We are absolutely in love with Bianca Poletti’s latest strike! In which

Tensions rise between two friends as their attempt to make an independent film together goes absurdly wrong!

Hurry over to Nowness to watch the whole thing!

WATCH NOW

King She

Kärcher by King She

Sometimes it’s hard to motivate yourself to clean,
probably as hard as putting into words what is happening in the latest Kärcher campaign!
See for yourself IMMEDIATELY.
Directed by none other than the wonderful duo King She!

DVAG 'Lebenswege'

Mayda

DVAG Lebenswege

What if, what if?
We all have a tendency to philosophize about what might have been if we had chosen a different path in life.
even the legendary Jürgen Klopp! In the latest movie for Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG we get a glimpse of what could have been with the help of AI!
Ben Smith and Carl Addy of the multi-talented Mayda directed this hilarious film.
Follow the link bellow to see the exciting behind the scenes and how all the Jürgens came to life!

Benuta 'Plastikflaschen'

Erste Bank & Sparkasse '#believeinyourself'

BENUTA PLASTIKFLASCHEN

Time for something new!
Fresh from the recycling bin – The first film of our new series for Benuta by recycling director Micky Suelzer (aka Manfred Schlitzer).
Too good to throw away!

Gold at the Marketing for Future Award

Our kleinanzeigen spot from the wonderful Micky Sülzer won GOLD at the Marketing for Future Award!
Thanks to everyone involved!

Agency: The Goodwins

check out here

McDonalds 'Private: Crispy Problem'

Erste Bank Christmas #believeinyourself by Dorian & Daniel

Don’t let anyone tell you what you should become or be!

In the latest Erste Bank Christmas campaign, a brave reindeer shows you how to follow your dreams.

The film was directed by our wonderful Dorian & Daniel .

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Client || Erste Group Bank AG

Agency || Jung von Matt DONAU + Studio Sonntag

Direction || Dorian & Daniel

DOP || Jan David Gunther

1st AD || Niki Sauer

Executive Producer || Juliane Ellrich, Katrin Zilliger

Managing Partner || Andrea Roman-Perse , Frank Siegl

Producer || Ulrich Kreis

Post Supervisor || Marta Carbonell

Production Assistant || Natalia Ciborowska

Casting || DeeBeePhunky

Serviceproduktion || Solent Film

VFX- Postproduktion || The Mill

Producer || Phil Brewster

Producer || Aisswarya J

CG Lead || Simon Burke

VFX Sup/2D Leads || Dan Lorenzini, Vanessa Dequensey

Post Producer || Manuel Däbritz, Nina Icks, Wiebke Warndorf

Editor || Sven Budelmann

Editor Cutdowns und Formate || Imran Latif, Joshua Perlbach

Music || Supreme Music

Sound Design & Mix || Kraatz Studios

Kleinanzeigen “Green Sunday” by Micky Suelzer

Find sustainable treasures on Kleinanzeigen ‘s Green Sunday!
We shot this as a “Green Production” and are looking forward to many more to come.
Join the movement, shop AND shoot with the environment in mind!

Production || Zauberberg Productions
Agency || THE GOODWINS
Director || Micky Suelzer
DOP || Peter Matjasko
1st AD II Daniel Späth
Executive Producer || Katrin Zilliger
Producer || Eva S. Power
Production Coordinator || Kristina Habel
Green PA || Wiebke Diederichs
Editor || Joshua Aaron Perlbach
Color Grading || Florian Metzner
Post Producer || Julian von Hopffgarten , Cora Shanglin Ge
Online Artist || Joshua Aaron Perlbach, Marcin Krzanowski
Sounddesign/Mix || Kraatz Studios GmbH
Managing Partner || Andrea Roman-Perse, Frank Siegl

Watch it here!

Elif documentary by Imran Latif

Get ready for a some power. Our very own Imran Latif created a documentary with the wonderful Elif during our shoot for Enbw!

The singer gives insights into her musical journey, her sources of inspiration and the connection between music and e-mobility.

Check out the whole film!

Märklin – It is time

It is time. Nearly. The holiday season is slowly creeping in and Märklin is making the head start with our new spot directed by the wonderful Niklas Zeiner.

Showing us that family bonds are as strong as steel!

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Client || Märklin

Agency || BBDO

Director || Niklas Zeiner

DOP || Antonio Paladino

1st AD II Vid Spindler

Producer || Marc-Oliver Haferbusch

Production Assistant || Natalia Ciborowska

Service Production || Entity Films

Editor || Facundo Sanchez

Color Grading || Florian Metzner

Post Producer || Anna Andriutsa, Tommy Lee John

Online Artist || Marcin Krzanowski

Sounddesign/Mix || Loft

Watch it here!

Top 3 Kreativranking Horizont

The Zauberberg Family is proud to celebrate: Top 3 of the „Horizont“ creative ranking production companies in Germany!

We are very thankful for everyone involved in our projects! Super excited for our coming adventures!

Congratulations to all our fellow competitors for their great work!

Criminals – Rebuy by Jakob Grunert

You don’t have to rob a bank to afford beautiful and sustainable things. In our commercial directed by the brilliant Jakob Grunert, a family takes some slightly drastic measures, instead of using rebuys affordable second-hand options.

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Client || Rebuy

Agency || STROBINSKI Werbeagentur

Director || Jakob Grunert

DOP || Björn Knechtel

1st AD || Daniel Späth

Steadycam || Flo Schwarz

Executive Producer || Mikaela Gannon

Managing Partner || Andrea Roman-Perse, Frank Siegl

Producer || Eduardo Schulz

Production Assistant || Charly Siegrist

Casting || DeeBeePhunky

Post Producer || Carola Schimpf, Cora Shanglin Ge

Editor || Bobby Good

Color Grading || Florian Metzner

Online || Stathis Nafpliotis, Joshua Perlbach

Music, Sounddesign und Mix || Not a Machine

Waterdrop 'Sugarplasticville'

Crispy Problem – McDonalds by Micky Suelzer

Crunch so loud, it stirs the crowd! Dive into our hilarious new spot “Crispy Problem” where the new burger is too crunchy to go unnoticed.

Directed by our talented Micky Suelzer – it’s a feast for both eyes and ears!

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Client || McDonalds

Agency || Scholz & Friends

Director || Micky Suelzer

DoP || Peter Matjasko

1st AD II Nikolaus Sauer

Executive Producer || Katrin Zilliger

Managing Partners || Frank Siegl & Andrea Roman-Perse

Producer || Marc-Oliver Haferbusch

Production Coordinator || Vitor Bunkenburg

Editor || Thomas Wedekind

Color Grading || Florian Metzner

Post Producer || Anna Andriutsa

Online Artist || Stathis Nafpliotis, James Johnston, Marcin Krzanowski, Joshua Perlbach, Felix Waschinski

Music || Not a Machine

Energie AG “Life on Mars” by Tore Frandsen

Energy. But make it good.

In order for our world to remain liveable in the future, we have to change ourselves and our energy.

In our new spot by amazing Tore Frandsen we show how unpleasant and rather dull it would be, if we would have to switch planets.

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Client || Energie AG

Agency || Studio Sonntag

Director || Tore Frandsen

DOP || Kasper Wind

Producer || Nina Icks

Production Assistant || Jovis Schroeder

Photographer || Ole Westermann

SoMe DOP || Imran Latif

Casting || DeeBeePhunky

Service Production || Sur Film

Post Production || Zauberberg Productions

Post Producer || Brian Papish, Nina Icks

Editor || Johannes Hubrich

Editor SoMe/BTS || Imran Latif

Grading || Sofie Borup, Company 3

Online || Neil Reynolds, James Johnston

Sounddesign & Mix || Julian Holzapfel, Wenke Kleine-Benne

Sound Producer || Joel Devon Laube

Music || Bjørn Ottar Undset

o2 x Apple 'The Chase'

Vellas

o2 x Apple “The Chase” by Vellas

Losing your phone is the worst!

Especially if you drop it from a roof onto a truck with veggies that drives away with it in this exact moment.

Check out the wild chase for the newest iPhone in the latest O2 campaign directed by the amazing Vellas who is our newest family member!

Production || Zauberberg Productions GmbH

Agency || Serviceplan Bubble

Director || Vellas

DoP || Jeff Cronenweth

1st AD || Flavio Lanfredi

Executive Producer & Partner || Juliane Ellrich

Producer || Juliane Geusendam

Production Coordinator || Britta Liesen

Production Design || Taisa Malouf

Styling || Lucia Robles

Service Production Uruguay || Metanoia Content

Service Production USA || Prettybird

Post Producer || Manuel Däbritz

Editor || Rami D’Aguiar

Grading || Alex Bickel

Online Artist || Eric Schaechter, James Johnston, Stathis Nafpliotis

3D Artist || Franjo Draguljic

Sound Design || Not A Machine

Music || DamienDamien

WELCOME VELLAS

We are very happy to announce that VELLAS joined the Zauberberg Family!

Vellas is a Brazilian director that has directed more than 150 commercials around the globe in the last 10 years. Many of them got awarded in festivals such as Cannes, D&AD, Clio, Ciclope, El Ojo among many others.
Vellas has done 5 short films, some of them got recognized in many festivals as well. The most famous ones are probably “Shout” for Movistar and “Inertia City”, commissioned by Google for the United Nations.
Recently has been chosen by Coca Cola to direct one of the Christmas trilogy short films, produced by Pretty Bird and streamed by Amazon Prime Video.
He has also directed the second season of “Arcanjo Renegado”, one of the most successful TV Shows in Brazil and now is directing the third season of “DOM”, from Amazon Prime Video.

WATCH VELLAS REEL

Free2Move “Everything Is Better When Shared” by Zornitsa Dimitrova

Everything is better when shared! Our dearest Zornitsa Dimitrova is unveiling the thrill of effortless mobility with our latest production.

Buckle up and join the carsharing future!

Production || Zauberberg Productions
Client || FREE 2 MOVE X SHARE NOW
Agency || Jung von Matt SPREE
Director || Zornitsa Dimitrova
DOP || Nicola Rehbein
Executive Producer || Frederik Poppenk
Producer || Marion Dopfer
Production Coordinator|| Eduardo Schulz
Post Production || Zauberberg Productions
Editor || Tobias Wilhelmer
Color Grading || Florian Metzner
Post Producer || Anna Andriutsa
Online Artist || Marcin Krzanowski, Benjamin Kempe
Sounddesign & Mix || Kraatz Studios GmbH

WATCH NOW

! HIRING – Treatment Concept Designer !

NOW HIRING: FULL-TIME TREATMENT CONCEPT DESIGNER

Your role:

– design and Implementation of Treatments in collaboration with our Directors and Producers

– image research and curation

– concept development and presentation design

Your profile:

– background in Treatment Design/ Graphic Design/ Director´s Assistant

– InDesign and Photoshop knowledge

– AI & Prompt knowledge

– fluent in German and English

– flexible, open and reliable

– interested in film narrative and Storytelling

(Sense of humor and a certain love for food = always a plus)

Full-time // Berlin, Germany

If you would like to work with us we would be happy to read your application, including a brief CV and examples of your work, which you can send to: frank@zauberbergproductions.com and michal@zauberbergproductions.com .

ALDI SÜD “Aufrechter Gang” by Max Millies

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Best campaigns of the last 40 years!

The German magazine for marketing, advertising and media „Horizont“ took their 40th birthday as a great opportunity to pick their 40 best advertising campaigns of those last four decades.

Happy birthday Horizont !

Within those some amazing classics you might still remember, directed by dear members of the Zauberberg family!

Congratulations to:

Frieder Wittich // IKEA „Smilla“ with agency Thjnk

Daniel Warwick // SMART „Offroad“

Jakob Grunert // EDEKA „Supergeil“

PEUGEOT BY PETER HARTON

Nothing is more irresistible than a sexy new car! We just can’t take our eyes off it!
Check out Peter Harton’s latest campaign for Peugeot!
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Production: Zauberberg Productions GmbH
Agency: OPEN / Proximity
Director: Peter Harton
DoP: Jan David Günther
Client: Peugeot
1st AD: Dominik Adam-Nikel
Executive Producer: Mikaela Gannon
Line Producer: Christian Schliebs
PA: Katharina Deppisch
Service Production: SUR Film
Post Production: Digital District.

WATCH PETER'S REEL

ZAUBERBERG X SWITZERLAND

Zauberberg Productions is thrilled to announce its expansion into the Swiss market.

Welcoming Wiebke Feit as our Swiss partner, this collaboration promises even more enchanting films to cherish.

We can’t wait to see what Switzerland has in store for us.

Our office in Zurich is now open! Don’t hesitate to contact us

SWISS OFFICE

LBB ‘Behind The Work’ featuring Mark Albiston

Little Black Book released an exciting ‘Behind The Work’ featuring Mark Albiston and thjnk’s creative director Sabine Kuckuck about our latest spot for IKEA. Have a look and find out about the ideas behind the campaign.

Read here

Telekom by Steve Ayson

If you scroll through social media, you will probably have noticed many negative comments promoting hate speech and racism.

In all too many cases, negative comments under a trivial post have been enough to trigger depression or worse.

Our latest campaign for Deutsche Telekom, directed by Steve Ayson, addresses this very issue.

Join us on this meaningful journey and help spread positivity and support.

Director || Steve Ayson

Client || Telekom

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Agency || Saatchi & Saatchi

Executive Producer || Andrea Roman-Perse, Frank Siegl, Katrin Zilliger

Producer|| Nina Icks

Production Coordinator || Kristina Habel

DOP || Hoyte van Hoytema

1^st AD || Daniel Späth

Production Designer || Renátó Cseh

Stylist || Hajnalka Bognár

Make Up || Sarolta Tombor

Hair || Viktor Nagy

Stunt || Balázs Farkas

Post Production || Zauberberg Productions

Post Producer ||Wiebke Warndorf

Editor || Bobby Good, Elise Butt, Felix Drawe

Grading || Greg Fisher, Company 3

Online || Stathis Nafpliotis, Joshua Aaron Perlbach

Music, Sounddesign und Mix || Supreme Music

Service Production || CYD Films Budapest

WATCH NOW

Google Pixel x DFB by Laura Sicouri

What an awesome opening match for the German Team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023! We are super proud of the German National Women’s Team that scored incredible 6 goals today.
The perfect match for match day – have a look at our latest work we did with Laura Sicouri for Google Pixel in cooperation with the DFB women’s national team. Fast, fun and full of team-spirit.

#FIFAWWC #beyondgreatness #googlepixel

Credits:

Production: Zauberberg Productions

Agency: Anomaly

Director: Laura Sicouri

DoP: César Decharme

Executive Producer: Andrea Roman-Perse / Frederik Poppenk

Postproduction: Okay Studio

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Parship by Frieder Wittich

No advices needed!
The new Parship commercial reminds us that when it comes to matters of hearts, only our own feelings count!
Let’s celebrate love in Frieder Wittich’s latest film.

Director || Frieder Wittich
Client || Parship
Agency || thjnk
Production || Zauberberg Productions
DOP || Mathias Schoening
Executive Producer || Frank Siegl, Katrin Zillinger
Post Production || Zauberberg Productions
Post Producer || Julian von Hopffgarten
Mix and Sounddesign || Loft Studios Berlin

WATCH NOW

O2 x apple by Max Malkin

“You can do anything” – immerse yourself in the moving story of Max Malkin’s latest work he did for O2 x apple.

It’s about people who want to rise above themselves and open up new worlds for them.

Like this young educator who learns a new language using apple products to connect with a new kid in his kindergarten group.

The combination of the #cando attitude and technology opens doors to create a common language of understanding – wrapping the world in a warm embrace of connectedness.

Director: Max Malkin

Production: Zauberberg Productions x Prettybird UK

DoP: Shawn Kim

EP: Juliane Ellrich / Ted Thornton

Producer: Juliane Geusendam / Hannah Cooper

Producer Mex: Pepe Aguirre

Prod. Coordinator: Britta Liesen

1st AD. Michael Salven

1st AD Mex: Kika Bueno

Prod. Designer: Christian Kastner

Stylist: Paola Alfaro

Post Production: Zauberberg Productions

Schnitt: Benjamin Entrup

Grading: Nicke Cantarelli

Online: James Johnston

Soundmix: Jan Willem Hohenschurz, Leon Waterkamp

Komponist: Philip Kay, Kay / Oskwarek Music Co.

Postproducer: Anne Reiners

BTS / BTS Edit: Imran Superlatif

Music rights clearance: Maria Buschuew

WATCH NOW

IKEA – ‘Inspired by Life’ by Mark Albiston

We get it, it’s painful when your child moves out, but sometimes it brings great opportunities.
For example, transforming their room into a stylish new wardrobe.
Enjoy this hilarious new work by Mark Albiston.

Production || Zauberberg Productions
Agency || thjnk
Client || IKEA
Director || Mark Albiston
DOP || Kasper Wind
Executive Producer || Frank Siegl
Post Production || Zauberberg Productions
Post Producer || Anne Reiners, Anna Andriutsa, Wiebke Warndorf
Audio/Mix || Kraatz Studios
Music || Supreme Music, Cam Ballantyne

WATCH NOW

Young Director Award

We are cheerful and more than thrilled to congratulate David Findlay, Bianca Poletti and Linda Klinkhammer for their wins at this year’s Young Director Award!

David Findlay – Lay me by the Shore
Silver Screen
Short Film (10 minutes and over)
Produced by: David Findlay

Bianca Poletti – Radical Honesty
Silver Screen
Short Film (up to 10 minutes)
Produced by: epoch Films

Linda Klinkhammer – I think I hate my father
Gold Screen
Dreampitch: Changing the World Frame by Frame

Class of 23

What a week!

Although a bit longer for some of us… BIG thanks to the traveling crew who escorted our beige van back to Berlin!

It was a week with very little comfort and even less luxury, but lots of love and camaraderie!
What a fantastical bunch of crazy, smart, moral, hilariously funny and amazing people.
We’re missing a few hearty potatoes and can’t wait for them to return to Cannes with us next year!
Stay tuned for more details on our iconic journey!

(P.S. Yes, we admit to photoshopping Zori into the picture due to an urgent call that couldn’t be ignored).

ADC 2023

We are cheerful to announce that the campaign we did for IKEA won Bronze at the ADC Awards 2023! Thank you to Art Directors Club Germany for this honor, and a special shout-out to everyone who contributed to making these spots a success! 💙♻️

Directed by talented Frieder Wittich
Agency: thjnk
Produced by: Zauberberg Productions

IKEA Spot „Dinner”
// BRAND BUILDING > Brand Communication > TV/Cinema Media > TV-/Kinospot

IKEA Series „Naturally Sustainable” (‚Selbstverständlich Nachhaltig’)
// BRAND BUILDING > Brand Communication > TV/Cinema Media > TV-/Kinospot (Serie)
// FILM > Live Action Film > Film for TV/Cinema > TV-/Kinospot (Serie)

WATCH WINNER'S REEL

AICP Awards 2023

We are thrilled and more than happy to congratulate our amazing directors KingShe, Daniel Warwick and The TAO/S for winning at this years AICP Awards!
Zauberberg is cheering and celebrating your wins:

BEST NEW DIRECTOR
King She
Diamonds
Produced by: Somesuch

LICENSED SOUNDTRACK / ARRANGEMENT
Daniel Warwick
Kathmandu – „Sommer Never Sleeps”
Produced by: Scoundrel Films

BEST DIRECTION
TAO/S
The Rabbit Hole
Produced by: Jyra Films

WATCH WINNER'S REEL

D&AD Awards 2023

We are thrrrrrillled. It was raining pencils at this year’s D&Ad Awards. So many amazing projects by our directors make us feel cheerful and proud!

Huge Congratulations to all the winners and nominees but especially to the remarkable talents:

Kathmandu – “Summer Never Sleeps” – Daniel Warwick produced by Scoundrel Films
> Yellow Pencil: Sound Design & Use of Music

Uprooted – Andzej Gavriss produced by Stink Films
> Wooden Pencil: Direction / Cinematography

Face Your Fears – Nathan Price produced by Zauberberg Productions GmbH
> Shortlist: Animation

Diamonds – King She produced by Somesuch
> Shortlist: Direction

The Last Photo – Max Fisher produced by Cain&Abel
> Wooden Pencil: Film / Sound Design & Use of Music / Press & Outdoor / Direction / Impact
> Yellow Pencil: Film / Media /Press & Outdoor
> Graphite Pencil: Integrale / Experimental / PR

NRA Childen’s Museum – Bryan Buckley produced by Hungry Man
> Wooden Pencil: Direction / Direct

Mattress Firm – Don’t sleep on sleep – Steve Ayson produce by MJZ London
> Wooden Pencil: Integrated

The Rabbit Hole – TAO/S produced by Jyra Films
> Wooden Pencil: Direction

Run With It – Bryan Buckley produced by Hungry Man
> Wooden Pencil: Direction

Virgin Atlantic I Am What I Am – Ben Strebel produced by Biscuit Filmworks
> Wooden Pencil: Casting

WATCH WINNER'S REEL

New Spot for ‘Kleinanzeigen’ by Micky Suelzer

💡Kleinanzeigen + The Goodwins made it possible to realise this nice project as our first full #greenproduction in Berlin.

Good for your bank account, good for your karma. Our latest film directed by Micky Suelzer presents the captivating (eBay)Kleinanzeigen campaign that champions the ethos of sustainable shopping from people for people.
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.

Director: Micky Sülzer
Client: Kleinanzeigen
Agency: THE GOODWINS
Production: Zauberberg Productions
DOP: Björn Knechtel
1st AD: Daniel Späth
Exec Producer: Frank Siegl
Producer: Eva Strittmatter-Power
Production Coordinator: Kristina Habel & Steffen Bach
Production Design: Jill Schwarzer
Production Manager: Marc Drobny
PA: Wiebke Diederichs
Postproduction: Zauberberg Productions
Editor: Bobby Good
Grading: Florian Metzner
Online lead artist: Stathis Nafpliotis
Online Assistents: Felix Waschinski / Joshua Perlbach
Postproducer: Julian v. Hopffgarten
Music: Stephan Moritz / Mokoh Music
Sounddesign & Mix: Studio Kraatz

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Verdran Rupic’s “The Diamond” featured in The New Yorker

With his latest short film, titled “The Diamond: The Cost of a Fortune,” talented Verdan Rupic has captured the attention of cinephiles and has now been featured in the prestigious pages of the US-Magazine The New Yorker – we think that’s super cool.

“As anyone who has ever tried it knows, telling strangers in an elevator that you have herpes is not the best way to make friends. Turns out, though, it is a good way to start a film. In the opening scene of Vedran Rupic’s début short, “The Diamond,” a lonely man named Stefan (Erik Sjöström) attempts just that gambit. It goes about as poorly as you would expect, and, for Stefan, things go downhill from there. (…)”

Read the full article here.

Watch “The Diamond” here.

ADC International Awards

Double the triumph!

Thrilled to bring home two Bronze cubes from the esteemed The One Club
for Creativity, both proudly achieved for Erste Bank.

One shines for ‘Erste Bank Believe in Christmas,’ while the other celebrates ‘Face Your Fears!’

A heartfelt congratulations to Dorian & Daniel, Nathan Price, Ruskin Film, Able & Baker as well as the exceptional creative minds and artists behind these two films.

New Spot ‘Magical McDrive’ by Claas Ortmann

We’re introducing ‘Magical McDrive’, the latest spot of Claas Ortmann for McDonald’s. Special about this one are the iconic Schleich Animals that work their enchanting powers, transforming a simple car ride into a mesmerizing journey to a whole new world.

Check out the spot here.

WELCOME CHARLIE WATTS

We are very happy to announce that Charlie Watts joined the Zauberberg Family!

Charlie is a sincere, thoughtful and natural young director with an instinctive desire to celebrate the beauty of the everyday.

A brave filmmaker with an uncanny ability to unearth a sensitive story – and often with limited resources, Charlie’s films have a level of empathy and cinematic sensibility that you’d expect from a director with many more years – and a lot more funding – behind them.

Charlie’s work includes ‘United by Summits’ for Adidas Terrex, a series of four films, filmed over four months, in four countries. His filmmaking reflected how inclusive nature can be by focusing on community, personal goals, and empowerment in these inspiring films.

He also directed a film for Copa 90 and the mental health charity MIND, which tells how grassroots Sunday League football can be a vital lifeline. It’s a beautifully shot and heartfelt depiction of regular people affected by the intense isolation of lockdown.

Charlie’s films show a clear authenticity, which drives his desire to tell human stories.

After graduating with a Media degree he spent the next two years working every job from a (self-confessed) terrible sales advisor in an electronics store to a (self-proclaimed) great bartender, to an editor at McCann Manchester where he learned about the industry and home-in on what inspired him most. Throughout it all he never stopped making ‘stuff’ in his spare time, running around town with his camera, capturing the mundane in all its glory.

Whether it was photography, short films or music videos – “because it was fun, and that was enough for me.”

CHECK CHARLIE OUT

Mercedes Benz '25 years ESP'

WATERDROP

Join the sweet revolution!

Trapped in a world of sugar-coated deception, where sweet plastic shackles bind the town – “Waterdrop” comes to the rescue!
Directed by our talented Max Millies the global campaign addresses the problem of sugarplastic masses created by plastic bottles, that strongly endanger our planet.

Director || Max Millies

Agency || Jung von Matt Donau

DOP || Antonio Paladino

Production Design || Adrian Cristea

Exec Producer || Juliane Ellrich

Producer || Sarah Fletcher

Production Assistant || Wiebke Diederichs

Service Production || Estonian Production Sevice

Edit || Kai Kniekamp

Online || Marcin Krzanowski

Grading || Florian Metzner

Music || David Hoffner

Sounddesign & Mix || Soundfeiler

Postproducer || Anne Reiners, Julian v. Hopffgarten

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DEUTSCHER DIGITAL AWARD 2023

Sticky success all the way! Our lovely “The Spider and the Window” weaves a golden web at the German Digital Awards!

Category: „Branded Content | Video Single (e.g. Viral)“

All the love and congratulations to everyone involved!

Erste Bank und Sparkasse “George”

We’ve come a long way from the nostalgic 8-bit. So thrilled to introduce our newest film for Erste Bank & Sparkasse!
This innovative project symbolizes the evolution of banking into a new era of technology and convenience. Join us as we embark on a little journey through time and witness the power of progress.

Agency || Jung von Matt Donau
Production || Zauberberg Productions
Director || Frieder Wittich
DOP || Björn Haneld
Executive Producer || Juliane Ellrich
Line Producer || Eva Strittmatter-Power
Service Production VFX || Supercontinent
Editor and Sounddesign|| Marty Schenk
Grading || Bernie Greiner
Online || Marcin Krzanowski
Sound || Blautöne Wien
Music || Minski & Stravinsky Publishin Tobias Jundt
Post Producer || Carola Schimpf, Gianna Remes

#ErsteBank #Sparkasse #BankingEvolved #Innovation

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SPOTLIGHT WINNERS 2023

We are proud to announce, that we got to be awarded in 4 categories at this years Spotlight Werbefestival:

IKEA – Finally Home

> SILVER for „Cinema & TV“

IKEA – Selbstverständlich (Dinner)

> BRONZE for „Cinema & TV“

IKEA – Selbstverständlich

> BRONZE for „Web & Mobile“

Erste Bank – Face Your Fears

> BRONZE for „Animation & VFX“

All the love and huge congratulations to everyone who was involved in these beautiful projects!

WATCH THE REEL

WELCOME STACY WALL

With a uniquely artful directing style Stacy is a DGA award winning filmmaker who welcomes and thrives on creative challenges. He’s directed countless spots in his native US and the UK; each one looking effortlessly curated but the work that he puts into the casting, the dialogue and the characterisation is what makes Stacy’s work feel so true, natural, and absolutely on the money, time and time again.

Born in Germany, Stacy moved to North Carolina during his formative years and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

After college, Stacy spent nine years at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland as copywriter and then creative director on Nike and ESPN before transitioning to directing commercials full time.

Stacy launched Imperial Woodpecker in NYC in 2009; a company dedicated to ‘Producing the last TV commercial ever made’ with an unequaled reputation with clients and industry peers as an adept and collaborative company that consistently creates engaging, hugely effective work.

Some of Stacy’s more recent projects include Uber Eats, McDonald’s, EE, Coca Cola/Premier League and Google.

WATCH STACY'S REEL

WELCOME MAX FISHER

A whirlwind of energy, Max is an award winning filmmaker with a bold and intimate style. He is a natural storyteller with an ability to build strong relationships, which allow him to draw great performances from contributors from all walks of life. His work is noted for its strong visual style.
A director well known for his emotional storytelling, Max has an enviable reputation for crafting powerful, memorable films for clients including Red Cross, Lloyds, The Royal Navy, Nike and CALM.
Max makes films with a lot of heart that always connect with the audience. His most recent example of this is The Last Photo for CALM, a sensitive and moving film for the charity. This incredible and highly revered film has resulted in Max winning multiple prestigious awards including Campaign Big, Kinsale Grand Prix, Shots and 1.4.
His most recent short, Small Change, elevates a simple premise into a thought-provoking comment on morality and redemption – with laugh-out-loud moments. It’s won Best British Short at the London International Short Film Festival.
His talent for drawing great performances has been honed by his extensive long form documentary experience; films such as ‘The Street Kids World Cup’, ‘The Wrestlers’ and ‘Kids Behind Bars’ have all received widespread critical acclaim and awards.
Max moved from directing long from TV to commercials and has recently shot major campaigns for brands such as Boots, Nike, VW, Amex, Samsung, Lloyds Bank, Tesco and The Royal Navy.
A former youth worker, Max is particularly adept at working with young people. He is just as gifted when collaborating with celebrities and sports stars – from Lebron James through to Lily Allen.

WATCH MAX'S REEL

WELCOME MATILDA FINN

ZAUBERBERG WELCOMES MATILDA FINN

To start the week off right, we would like to announce that Matilda Finn has just joined the Zauberberg family!
Matilda Finn is a director other directors talk about. Her distinctive visual style and surreal aesthetic has made her into one of the most sought-after artists of her generation. Her work seems otherworldly and makes one scramble for comparisons because it’s oddly familiar and yet unlike anything ever seen. Hence our first question to her was: “Which planet are you from?”. Her answer: “I’m not sure to be honest”. That’s her: Real, imaginative, to the point.
Her collaborations with artists such as The Weeknd, Jay Rock, Danny Brown, Bicep, Brodinski, Bob Moses, Bipolar Sunshine, and Apparat have garnered numerous awards and recognitions over the years. Having been nominated for Best Director at the UK Music Video Awards in 2019, after consecutively winning Best New Director in 2017 and 2018, the awards continued: Gold at Kinsale Sharks 2019, Shots New Director of the Year 2019 and Gold at Ciclope 2020. Her commercials have won numerous awards throughout 2021/2022 and Finn was named in the top ten directors of the year in Campaign Magazine 2022.
Matilda is a multidisciplinary artist: Director, Photographer, Creative Director with a unique voice and pragmatic clarity of vision. And she’s fantastic to talk to. You can’t ask for more.

WATCH MATILDA'S REEL

WELCOME MARK ZIBERT

What an exciting week!
We’d love to announce another fantastic addition to our family!
The incredibly talented Mark Zibert!
Cyclist, snowboarder, photographer, DoP and director, Mark’s been shooting professionally from the age of 23, when he won his first Nike campaign and since then he’s been constantly evolving into both a highly acclaimed stills photographer and one of the most sought-after commercials directors in his home country of Canada.
Mark has collaborated with Toronto’s SickKids Foundation, directing and co-writing all their films since they launched their fundraising efforts. Each of these incredibly moving and beautifully crafted calls to arms has a powerful visual concept – and are part of the biggest fundraising effort in Canadian Healthcare history. The campaign resulted in the charity achieving their goal of the building of a brand-new state-of-the art children’s hospital.
Whether he’s making extraordinarily powerful films for NPO’s like the Royal Ontario Museum, Food Banks Canada, MAID or SickKids – shooting visceral action sequences for Walmart, Nike and Kruger or beautiful narrative storytelling for Ikea; Mark goes the extra mile, lighting all his own work and operating the camera – often from a moving hoverboard, to shoot fast and keep it spontaneous. With an incredible work ethic, he’s uniquely focused on exactly what he needs to get the best out of actors and non-actors alike whilst still making each frame look as beautiful as a still photograph.
Mark’s won multiple awards for his ads in Canada and at Cannes – and being obsessed with sports and competition himself, has made him the obvious choice to shoot many of the world’s top athletes. His Adidas campaign for the Beijing Olympics won China its first Cannes Gold and was named Photography Campaign of the Year at the prestigious Lucie Awards NY.

WATCH MARK'S REEL

WELCOME SAM BROWN

ZAUBERBERG WELCOMES SAM BROWN

We’re thrilled to welcome Sam Brown to the Zauberberg family!
Sam’s ability to consistently deliver beautiful and unique films has been recognized at the highest level in the industry.
He started out in music videos, winning armfuls of MTV, VMA and CAD awards and is widely acknowledged as one of the top promo and commercials’ directors in the world.
Sam has created powerful ads for numerous high-profile brands including Meta, White Claw, Ladbrokes, Coca Cola, Accenture, Apple, Instacart, Adidas, Audi, BBC, Guinness, Honda, Land Rover, Lloyds Bank, O2 and Virgin.
His work continues to be as eclectic as ever… the only similarity being exquisite photography and impeccable attention to detail. His advertising awards include multiple Golds at British Arrows, Shots, Cannes, LIA, Creative Circle and a best direction pencil at D&AD.
We can’t wait to see what magic we’ll create together!

WATCH SAM'S REEL

WELCOME ANDZEJ GAVRISS

We are thrilled to welcome AndzeJ Gavriss to the Zauberberg family!

Andzej Gavriss is a multi award-winning director originally hailing from Northern Europe, Latvia. Andzej has already cultivated a strong body of work that showcases his incredible appetite for narrative filmmaking.
Andzej has developed a distinctly stylised portfolio which combines beautifully crafted shots with storytelling that packs a punch and was picking up awards including 3 Silver Cannes Lions, Gold and Grand Prize at CLIO, Gold Screen at YDA, Pencils at D&AD and many more!

Rush and check out Andzej’s work!

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Immortal Awards production ranking

We are thrilled!
At yesterday’s LBB x Immortal Awards showcase in London Zauberberg Productions has been ranked:

#1 Production Company in Germany in 2022

#3 Production Company in Europe in 2022

#7 Production Company Globally in 2022

Thank you for this honor! We’re excited for what this year has in store for us!
A special thanks to Matt Cooper & Paul Monan, as well as the jury of the Immortal Awards.

Erste Bank und Sparkasse “Face your Fears”

Face your fears! It’s the only way to truly grow and become the best version of yourself.

The latest Erste Bank und Sparkasse campaign teaches us that it’s the things we’re most afraid of that often bring us the most growth and strength.

The film was directed by the amazing Nathan Price.

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VW GTX – Bring Back The ENERGY

It’s a new year and therefore a great time to part with the old and thus make room for the new!

In the latest Volkswagen GTX campaign a Granny says goodbye to her beloved GOLF, yet the future can be oh so bright!

Enjoy this fun film directed by Jakob Grunert!

Thanks to everyone involved, it has been a great ride

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WELCOME FLORIAN JOAHN

ZAUBERBERG WELCOMES FLORIAN JOAHN

We are excited to welcome Florian Joahn into the Zauberberg Family!

Florian Joahn is an East-German born, Amsterdam based artist working in commercial, music video and photography. His work for brands such as MUGLER, Moncler and Adidas strikes an aesthetic close to the art world, capturing a dramatic energy with his bold visuals.

Florian’s work bridges the sensual and the surreal, exploring themes as delicate and intricate as the feminine side of masculinity, queer and transgender cultures across the world and race. Across his work in fashion and personal portraiture projects he uses the camera to capture a dialogue between himself and his subjects.
He has won awards like the best director at the Milan Fashion Film Festival or the Creative Circle Awards in the UK.

Dive into Florian Joahns amazing work on our website:

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WELCOME MAYDA

ZAUBERBERG WELCOMES MAYDA

We are thrilled to announce that MAYDA is joining the Zauberberg family!

Mayda is a innovation-driven creative studio which is working with talent from the worlds of advertising, film, game development, and technology. Their diverse teams gather around opportunities to nurture creativity and spark innovation in the areas of branded content, creative technology and entertainment IP.

Navigating Future Stories.

Take a moment to explore Mayda’s work!

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I am whole

What makes us feel whole? How is life orchestrated? And who does the conducting? I am older, but am I wiser?

In Bianca Poletti s newest short film we follow the thoughts of a youthful heroin which is moved by fundamental questions circulating around having sex for the first time. In the most sensitive, beautiful way we are drawn into the intense perception of her emotional world with her thoughts spinning around love, sex and the affections of her body.

„Have you done it yet?“ is the recurring question of her friends which is echoing in her mind. Here is where fear of the unknown and euphoria collide, expressed in poetic phrases like this:

„My flesh is made of questions and if I touch someone
will i feel answers?“

Bianca Poletti created a heartfelt coming-of-age-story that visualizes a girl’s way of finding her own voice while struggling with the pressures from her peers of growing up too fast.

Directed + Story by: Bianca Poletti
Production companies: Frenzy + Zauberberg Productions
Produced by: Shayna Gianelli
EPs: Alex Funada, Elsa Rokotoson, Capucine Charbonnier, Andrea Roman Perse and Frank Siegl Story by: Bianca Poletti
Poem written by: Nikki Lorenzo
Cinematography by: Kayla Hoff
Starring: Reina Hardesty, Brando Crawford, Natasha Hamilton and Amelie Barrero
Soundtrack: Emilie Mosseri
Track: Slumber
Music supervisor: Abbey Hendrix
Edited by: Dusten Zimmerman
Edit house: Cabin Edit
Color: Mikey Rossiter
PD: Sara Fern
Wardrobe: Keyla Marquez
Sound mixing: Chris Nungary
VFX: Zauberberg
Titles: Fiftyoneeight
Promo + BTS stills: Lauren Withrow

Watch it here!

50 years Mercedes S-Class

We are proud to present our anniversary commercial of the Mercedes Benz S-Class full of stunning lights and hypnotic visuals.

The amazing director Florian Joahn takes us through 50 years of the „special class“ and how it constantly evolved and set new standards for safety.

Breath in, take a seat and enjoy this ride, that was shot on 35mm!

Direction: Florian Joahn

Production: Zauberberg Productions / Compulsory.

DOP: João de Botelho

Exec Producer: Andrea Roman-Perse, Juliane Ellrich, Kadri Mahmoud, Stephanie Walton

Producer: Jakob Rühle

Production Assistent: Jovis Schroeder

Service Production: Digital Spirit

Agentur: antoni garage

Editor: Sander Houtkruijer

Online: Stathis Naflipliotis, Alitzee Leroy

Grading: Luke Morrison

Sounddesign, Musik & Mix: Adam Rajab

Postproducer: Julian v. Hopffgarten

Film Scanning: Cinelab Bucharest

Watch it here!

Shots awards EMEA 2022

The Spider keeps being adorable and the awards keep coming.

We won Bronze at this years shots EMEA awards with our Samsung spot by Dorian & Daniel in “3D Animation”.
Our very dear Björn Rühmann and his „Monster“ (EDSNA) convinced in the category “VFX” and also took home Bronze.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

@Leo Burnett
@The Mill Berlin
@Boo Productions Greece

Erste Bank & Sparkasse 'Private: #believeinchristmas'

25 years ESP

Dorian & Daniel are on a roll – literally.

With a thrilling slalom through haunting museum halls, they show off the Electronic Stability Program -ESP- in the Mercedes Benz and the value toward human lives.

25 years after the first “elk test” Mercedes returns to show how safety has evolved and launched a vehicle safety campaign all under the hashtag #allforsafety.

Direction || Daniel & Dorian

Production || Zauberberg Productions

DOP || Giuseppe Favale

Exec Producer || Juliane Ellrich

Producer|| Ulrich Kreis

Production Assistant || Natalia Ciborowska

Service Production || CYD Films

Agentur || antoni

Editor || Chris Zimmermann, Tim Günther

Online || Stathis Naflipliotis, Sam Hencher, Mike Robinson

Grading || Simon Bourne / Company 3

Musik || 2wei

Sounddesign, Mix || Kraatz Studios

Postproducer || Helge Kondziela & Wiebke Warndorf

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Vienna Tourism 'Private: BELLYDAY'

#believeinchristmas

Sweet cinnamon smells cling to the air, decorations are hung in the streets and we light the first candles. Christmas is right around the corner!

With our beautifully animated Erste Bank & Sparkasse spot the amazing Dorian & Daniel take you on a journey through a snowy little town, whose residents deal with a certain someone planning to ruin the holidays.

This jolly time of the year is not merely about the sparkling lights in the street – but friends, family and Christmas spirit. And maybe some fuzzy socks.

A big thank you to our friends at Able & Baker Studios for letting this project come to life with their wonderful animation!

Direction || Dorian & Daniel

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Animation || Able & Baker: Ramón Giraldez, Rebeca Castellanos, Carmen Villa, Agustin Gonzalez

Post Production || Zauberberg Productions

Edit || Dorian & Daniel / Joshua Perlbach

Grading || Florian Metzner

Agency || Jung von Matt DONAU

Client || Erste Group Bank AG

Executive Producer || Juliane Ellrich

Producer || Wiebke Warndorf & Ulrich Kreis

Music || 48k

Sound Design || Kraatz Studios

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“A Dark Moment Of Faith”

Here it is! Our very own Zornitsa Dimitrova gives us “A Dark Moment Of Faith”.

Today is the perfect day to release her stunning project, since the 25^th of November marks “The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”. It shines a light on the powerful role of women’s rights movements in preventing gender-based violence since 1981.

Zoris short film “A Dark Moment of Faith” deals with exactly that.

It tells the story of Vicky, a young woman desperate to make enough money to pay for her deceased mother’s funeral. Through her frantic quest to meet these financial needs, she starts to sell herself and experiences several abusive encounters along this path. Her situation seems hopeless until she meets Vasco.

The film is filled with emotion from the very start. It is sad, it is romantic, it is unsettling in just the right way.

Zornitsa takes her audience on a journey, that convinces with stunning visuals, an exceptionally well played out true story and leaves them shook with the ending.

“A Dark Moment of Faith” gives an insight into the sad and grueling reality of abuse and exploitation that many women face around the world.

The short film has garnered several well-known awards like Berlin Commercial, YDA, Porsche Awards, CLIO and 1.4 Awards, as well as numerous nominations (D&AD, EMEA Shots, Ciclope – to name a few).

It was developed as part of Zoris education at the Film Academy Baden Württemberg and generally a roller-coaster ride with plenty of unexpected challenges, that were mastered brilliantly by a very committed crew.

Congratulations to our talented Zori and the entire team, who worked extremely hard to breathe life into “A Dark Moment of Faith” especially during the uncertain times of Covid.

(TW: The film contains signs of sexual assault, abuse, sexism & misogyny.)

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CICLOPE WINNERS

Our very dear Dorian & Daniel won big time at this years CICLOPE Festival!!!

The fantastic ANIMATION and VISUAL EFFECTS brought our adorable „The Spider And The Window“ (Samsung) GOLD and BRONZE!
Our emotional „In Our Hands“ (Erste Bank) convinced with the amazing PRODUCTION DESIGN and took home the SILVER award!

We couldn’t be happier! Love goes out to everyone involved!

Top 2 Horizont creative ranking

Die Familie Zauberberg feiert stolz: Top2 Horizont Kreativranking Produktionsfirmen in Deutschland!

Unser gesamtes Werk, bestehend aus Projekten wie “The Spider and the Window” für Samsung von Dorian & Daniel (Leo Burnett & The Mill), “Supermarc” für EDEKA von Micky Suelzer (JvM Next Alster), “Cars can be good” für Smart von Daniel Warwick (Heimat) oder den IKEA-Spots von Frieder Wittich (thjnk), verhalf uns zu zahlreichen Auszeichnungen, darunter die Goldenen Filmlöwen in Cannes, Yellow Pencils bei den D&AD Awards, The One Show, AICP, New York Festival, Berlin Commercial Film Festival, DWP, Clio, ADC, LIA Awards, Immortal Awards und so weiter.
Danke an all die wunderbaren Menschen, die daran beteiligt waren!

“Das sind enge, authentische Beziehungen, die wir über lange Zeit aufgebaut haben. Wir sind zusammen gewachsen. Zauberberg steht für die Förderung von Talenten aus den eigenen Reihen. Unsere Regisseure sind gesucht, geschätzt und haben den internationalen Award-Erfolg, den sie verdienen.”
– Andrea Roman-Perse, Magazin Horizont

Herzlichen Glückwunsch auch an alle unsere Mitbewerber für ihre großartige Arbeit!

Wir sind sehr dankbar für unsere gesamte nationale und internationale Liste wunderbarer Regisseure, die wir schätzen und lieben, und für all die langjährigen Beziehungen, die wir mit ihnen haben.
Super gespannt auf unsere nächsten Abenteuer mit all den neuen Talenten, die Teil der Zauberberg-Familie werden.
Vielen Dank an unsere tollen deutschen Heimfreunde, die diese Auszeichnungen mit uns gewonnen haben!
Und die größte Liebe geht an Team Zauberberg, du bist golden – danke für all die harte Arbeit!

CICLOPE SHORTLISTS 🔥

Congratulations to our directors for their shortlist at the CICLOPE FESTIVAL!

Bianca Poletti

RADICAL HONESTY

// New Talent in Direction

// Low Budget

David Findlay

LAY ME BY THE SHORE

// No logo

Zornitsa Dimitrova

A DARK MOMENT OF FAITH

// Low Budget

King She

RARE: THE BOY WHO CRIED SWAG

// Low Budget

Ben Strebel

I AM WHAT I AM

// Adapted Music

Los Perez

X BOX – THE GETAWAY DRIVER

// Visual Effects

Vedran Rupic

ODE TO SMELL

// Casting

THE AWESOME PRODUCT ADVENTURE

// Direction (over 180 seconds)

CICLOPE Finalists Dorian & Daniel 🔥

This year’s Ciclope Festival is around the corner!

Congratulations to our fantastic directing duo Dorian & Daniel who is among the finalists for both:

Samsung – The Spider And The Window

// Animation

// Visual Effects

Erste Bank – In Our Hands

//Production Design

Hyundai 'Private: Hyundai IONIQ5 – GRANDPA'

BELLYDAY

Follow Björn Rühmann’s Belly on a trip to visit Sissi’s castle, eating mouthwatering delicacies, wandering around magnificent buildings and just indulge oneself in beautiful Vienna in the latest film for Vienna Tourism – „Bussi und Baba“!

Director || Björn Rühmann

Production || Zauberberg Productions

Agency || Jung von Matt DONAU

DOP || Joe Douglas

Exec Producer || Andrea Roman-Perse, Juliane Ellrich

Producer || Nasibe Kocas

Co-Production || Chelsy Filmproduktions

Service Producer || Klaus Forsthuber

Belly construction & supervision || Milto Polykrates

Post Producer || Anna Andriutsa

Editor & Voice Over || Chuck Willis

Grading || Florian Metzner

Online || Stathis Nafpliotis, Rudi Hensel, Mike Robinson, Sam Hencher, Eric Schaechter, Alizee Leroy, James Johnston, Neil Reynolds, Marcin Krzanowski, Viacheslav Lisovskyi

Sound Design/Mix || Loft Tonstudios Berlin

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IMMORTAL AWARD EUROPEAN FINALIST

We are celebrating!
After the announcement of the European finalists of the Immortal Award now follows the European selection! As the only German work “The Spider And The Window” was honored with the European finalist status of the Immortal Award!
Fingers crossed for December!

LIA AWARD THE WINNERS

We are happy to announce that our work has received 6 awards at the LIA AWARD! Including 3x Gold & 3 times Bronze!
We would like to congratulate Dorian & Daniel and Frieder Wittich!

Psst! There is more! Samsung “The Spider and the Window” is among the finalists for the last phase of the LIA Award. The announcement of the winners will follow in early November! Fingers crossed!

Explore the complete list of categories bellow!

GOLD for SAMSUNG „The Spider And The Window“ in:
Music & Sound: Use of Licensed Music

GOLD for SAMSUNG „The Spider And The Window“ in:
Production & Post-Production: CGI Animation

GOLD for SAMSUNG „The Spider And The Window“ in:
Production & Post-Production: Visual Effects

BRONZE for SAMSUNG „The Spider And The Window“ in:
TV/Cinema: Technology & Tech Equipment

BRONZE for Erste Bank und Sparkasse „In Our Hands“ in:
Production & Post-Production: Production Design

BRONZE for Ikea „Home At Last“ in:
Music & Sound: Original Music with Lyrics

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IMMORTAL AWARD

We are honored to share the news that Dorian and Daniels “The Spider and The Window” has been graced with finalist status among five other German pieces of work!

LBB Online Immortal Awards rounded off its country based European jury sessions in Germany. The jury day was hosted in partnership with us at our Berlin office.

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WELCOME BEATRICE PEGARD

We are excited to welcome Beatrice Pegard into the Zauberberg Family!
Beatrice Pegard is a French-Australian writer and director who has worked with globally renown brands and also has a history of directing music videos collaborating with the likes of the Midnight Juggernauts and the Parcels. Pegards unique mix of influences between surrealism, nostalgia and comedy has garnered a variety of nominations and awards.

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WELCOME KING SHE

ZAUBERBERG WELCOMES KING SHE

We are thrilled to have the inspiring duo King She join the Zauberberg Family!

King She is made up of the Indian and Polish duo Radha and Robert who have created an impressive repertoire of films ranging from award-winning short film “The Boy Who Cried Swag” to experiential films for Kanye and Jay-Z’s “Watch the Throne” tour. King She utilize fashion, culture and music to create poetic video projects.

Explore King She’s powerful work now!

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MyPoster – Family

The madness continues!
We can’t live without our smartphones, tablets & co but trying to create things on badly programmed websites can really drive us nuts.
Enjoy our hero loosing her s**t in the latest myposter campaign created by the awesome Micky Suelzer.

Production: Zauberberg Productions GmbH
TV producer: Maik Schmidt / NEVEREST GmbH & Co. KG
Director: Micky Suelzer
DoP: Mario Krause
Exec. Prod.: Frank Siegl
Producer: Katja Malinowski
1st AD: Niki Sauer
Service Prod.: Digital Spirit
Set Design: Zuzana Sucha
Styling: Simone Eichhorn
Edit: Kai Kniepkamp
Grading: Mike Bothe

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DVR LANDSTRASSE

Every year, thousands of people are injured and hundreds die in dangerous overtaking maneuvers. The latest DVR campaign aims to raise awareness with the slogan “Expect everything. On country roads”. Our friend Tore Frandsen directed this important film.
Drive carefully!

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ACT LIKE A LEADER!

Our first job with the amazing Taz Tron Delix

The newest Evonik campaign is all about leadership.

The sponsor teamed up with the legendary BVB team to create an explosive film that makes the hearts of fans beat faster!

Mats Hummels even lent his voice to create the perfect voiceover!

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HARIBO – Color-Rado Camping

Are you team sweet or salty snacks?
We definitely have a sweet tooth. Have a look at our new project for HARIBO Deutschland with director Max Millies and our friends from Jung von Matt SPREE!
In the article on HORIZONT you can find out, why everbody’s going crazy for the raspberry here.

WELCOME BEN STREBEL

We are thrilled to welcome Ben Strebel to the Zauberberg family!

Ben is a UK-based director with a style that blends cinematic realism with a heightened twist. He creates a vivid filmic canvas with which to tell human stories – changing and diversifying the viewer’s perception of the world with a strong focus on storytelling, casting, technical prowess, and cinematography to bring his subjects to life.

Working across music videos, original content, and commercials, Ben has developed a diverse portfolio of critically acclaimed work, picking up awards including Gold and Bronze Lions at Cannes, a Young Directors Award, and D&AD pencils.

Rush and check out Ben’s work!

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Mercedes 'She Is The Music'

Hyundai IONIQ5 – GRANDPA

Vacation on the countryside! When father and son are making the same choice – it must be a good one.
Enjoy the first spot from our new series for Hyundai directed by our fantastic duo Dorian and Daniel .

Agency: INNOCEAN

Director: Dorian & Daniel

DoP: Christophe Collette

1st AD: Nikki Sauer

Exec. Prod.: Frederik Poppenk

Line Producer: Ulrich Kreis

Production Coordinator: Britta Liesen

Production Assistant: Natalia Ciborowska

Service Production: SUR Film / Marko Schiebeck

Sevice Producer: Celia Barreda

Production Design: Rodo Siffredi

Styling: Monica Zafra

Editor: Benjamin Entrup | SEC

Grading: Manuel Portschy | m-a-p

Online: Ian Hutchinson, James Johnston, Stathis Nafpliotis, Neil Reynolds

Sound Design / Mix: Stefan Kraatz

Music: 2WEI

Post Producer: Nina Icks

Berlin Commercial Festival

We really enjoyed the Creator Talk at Berlin Commercial Festival about the journey our little spider took us on – which even brought home 3 awards. What an awesome summer for our hairy friend!

Congratulations to Dorian&Daniel,Leo Burnett, The Mill and everyone involved!

Winner in:

// COMMERCIALS AND BRANDED CONTENT – SHORT

// CRAFT – IDEA

// CRAFT – VFX/ANIMATION

New York Festival

The HOT award summer continues and so does the momentum of our spider and super Marc!

At the New York Festivals Advertising Award our work collected a total of 8 awards!

Congratulations to Dorian and Daniel & Micky Suelzer

Palme D’or

Truly great company!

After winning a total of 4 lions at the Cannes Lions (2x gold 1x silver for The spider and the window & 1x bronze for Edeka super Marc) look what it did to us!

This is very special!

Also big congratulations to our German colleagues from iconoclast Germany.

Golden Film Lion

Crescendo! We are dancing!

After 9 years the golden film lion returns to Germany! Oops…we did it again. Congratulations to Dorian and Daniel.

9 years ago it was Smart off road, a warm hug to Daniel Warwick!

AND ANOTHER ONE

This time the silver lion
for Visual Effects! We are so proud!

Super Lion for Super Marc

Super lion for Super Marc

The silk bronze kimono sits very well! For Production > Use of Original Music.
Obviously special thanks to Marc Rebillet and to the marvelous guys of Jung Von Matt
A heart felt thank you to EDEKA. And a big fuzzy hug to our loved Mampfred Micky Suelzer!

Golden Lion film craft

Here he is!!! Four paws, eight legs. We are sooo happy! A golden lion is very special. We can feel it everywhere. Thanks so much to everybody involved. Wonderful!

And now let’s go celebrate!

CONNY gets you your money back

You never know when an ATM crosses your way. Conny helps you get your unjustified bank fees back quickly. Sometimes they come around on a skateboard or hide behind a tree. Enjoy the new films of our director Vedran Rupic!

Production: Zauberberg Productions
Agency: Serviceplan & Neverest
Director: Vedran Rupic
DOP: Nico Poulsson
Exec Producer: Juliane Ellrich
Producer: Jule Geusendam
Service Producer: Adrian Dumitrescu
1st AD: Iulian Stanciu
Production Design: KOJA
Casting: Deebeephunky
Service Production: Digital Spirit
Editor: Rain Kencana
Online: Ian Hutchinson
Grading: Florian Metzner
Postproducer: Julian v. Hopffgarten
Sounddesign & Mix: Kraatz Tonstudio

Watch them now!

WELCOME ZORNITSA DIMITROVA

Here she is! Zornitsa is a German-based director and a graduate from the Film Academy in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg. With her diploma short film “A Dark Moment of Faith” she won several awards at renowned commercial festivals such as D and AD, Young Director Award in Cannes Lions, 1.4 the Award Show, Shots Awards EMEA, Clio, Berlin Commercial etc.

She loves strongly pointed storytelling about strong characters and is always looking for the unique angle in every script.

If you look closely, you will discover a hidden middle finger in every film of hers.

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WELCOME CARL SUNDEMO

WELCOME CARL SUNDEMO

It’s another week full of amazing announcements and new friendships.

The newest Zauberberg family member is the amazing Carl Sundemo.

Carl Sundemo’s work has been called ”stupid ideas presented in a serious way,” and over the years he has built an oppressive interest for how crafted film worlds can be used in unusual ways. His films often play with known genres and troupes in advertising and other narratives, to great comedic effect.

As an ad school graduate from Sweden, Carl jumped straight into directing commercials and his interest for story development has since placed him on the board of the Screenwriter Program at the Higher Vocational Education in Sweden.

Over the course of his career, he has worked with agencies such as Wieden+Kennedy, CALLEN, CP+B, Virtue, Carmichael Lynch, Social Club Paris, FCB, Saatchi&Saatchi, SMFB and BBDO. Hopefully he hasn’t damaged the reputation of too many brands he’s worked with, such as Liquid Death, Betty Crocker, Bush’s Baked Beans, LG, KIA, Milka and Comedy Central to name a few.

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WELCOME JAKOB GRUNERT

We are proud to announce that Jakob Grunert joined the Zauberberg family!

His viral for Edeka „Supergeil“ for which he also co-wrote the song introduced him to the world of advertising. Kind of accidentally, because music was definitely his first love. He studied visual arts in Hamburg and completed a film degree at Pratt Institute in New York.

He was the secret member of a mysterious band and has worked as a film composer, including various „Tatort“ episodes and „Nebenan“ by Daniel Brühl. His two solo albums remain insider’s tips.

In 2011 he co-wrote and directed the great and weird musical “Icke – die Oper” at Volksbühne Berlin.

He has directed many music videos for the likes of Marteria, Seeed, Solomun feat. Jamie Foxx and others.

Jakob is a true creative vending machine. tons of ideas, while his foot is tapping to the rhythm.

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D&AD Pencil Winners

It seems, our little spider is spinning her net not only around our hearts, but also all around the world. And we couldn’t be any happier!

1 Yellow, 1 Graphite and 3 Wood Pencils at this years D&AD Awards!!!

Congrats to Dorian & Daniel, Leo Burnett, The Mill and everyone involved!

Cheryl Dunn

SHE IS THE MUSIC

Here it is!

We could not wait to share this very special project with all of you!

Mercedes Benz & She Is The Music decided to team up with the LEGEND herself, the one and only Alicia Keys !

In order to celebrate women in music and to address the underrepresentation of female musicians, producers, engineers and writers, they invited female musicians to the famous Jungle Studios in New York City and asked them to re-imagine songs from her newest album „KEYS”.

The whole process was documented by the amazing director, DoP, photographer and our friend Cheryl Dunn who handled 16 cameras at the same time, with every film material imaginable.

Thanks to our lovely client and agency Antoni – we had an insanely good time with you and the energy this project brought is still deeply in our bones. If you are interested in more of what She is the music does, check out their website and social media!

Agency: Antoni /

Director: Cheryl Dunn /

DoP: Evan Jake Cohen /

Exec. Prod.: Andrea Roman-Perse/ Juliane Ellrich /

Head of Production: Jacqueline Kaassa-Presting/

PA: Britta Liesen /

Post Producer: Julian von Hopffgarten /

Editor: Oliver Stumpf /

Grading: Marina Starke /

Online: James Johnston, Mike Robinson /

2D Motion Graphics: Ian Hutchinson /

Sound: Kraatz Studios

The One Show Winners

„GEWINNE GEWINNE GEWINNE“, as we say.
6x times winner at the #OneShow 2022! Thrilled!
Congratulations to the wonderful Dorian&Daniel and Micky Sülzer!
And of course again Leo Burnett, Jung von Matt, The Mill and all people involved.

ADC-Award WINNERS!

WE ARE ON A ROLL!

5x Gold, 5x Silver, 11x Bronze and 7 honorable mentions at this years ADC awards! We couldn’t be prouder!

Congratulations to our amazing directors Dorian&Daniel, Micky Sülzer, Frieder Wittich & Daniel Warwick!!!

And a big thank you to Leo Burnett, Jung von Matt, BBDO, Thjink, Heimat & The Mill and all people involved. Thanks so much. And congratulations to the other winners. We feel honoured to be in such great company.

EUROWINGS Fly your way

When was the last time you really got to relax? On vacation? Or maybe already on the way there? Our new spot for Eurowings shows, that they make it easy to relax on your vacation. We say: Fly your way!

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ADC NEW YORK Finalist!

So thrilled!

Dorian&Daniel ’s cutest spider on earth and Bianca Poletti ’s Imperfect Harmony made it from the shortlist to the FINALISTS at the ADC New York Award – check out the categories!

Samsung :

Craft in Video – Animation – Single

Television / Film / Online Video – Film – Single

Television / Film / Online Video – Online – Single

Craft in Motion / Film – Cinematography

Craft in Motion / Film – Use of Music / Sound

Craft in Motion / Film – Visual Effects

Motion / Film – Short Video Single

Messenger:

Motion / Film Craft – Sound Design
Production: Epoch Films

VIMEO STAFF PICK – Radical Honesty

Super proud of our Zauberberg family member!

Vimeo has made Bianca Poletti’s awesome short film „Radical Honesty“ their recent #vimeostaffpick!

Check it out!

CLIO AWARDS

Our award journey continues!
5 wins in total at this years CLIO awards:
Samsung with one time Gold and 3 times Silver for “The Spider and the window” & EDEKA won Silver with “Supermarc”!
We couldn’t be more proud and thankful!
Congratulations to our amazing directors Dorian & Daniel and Micky Suelzer!
And a big thank you to Leo Burnett & Jung von Matt.

WELCOME TAO/S

We are so happy to announce that the amazing Tao/s joined the Zauberberg family!
Aaron & Winston Tao are an Asian-American writing and directing duo.

Explore their captivating work!

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Fisherman’s Friend Sind Sie zu stark?

The king of rap Marteria shows of his immaculate water skiing skills in the newest

Fisherman’s Friend campaign directed by Jakob Grunert!

TOOM GREEN HERO

There are so many ways to help the environment, even small actions make a difference! The new Toom campaign teaches us that everyone can become an environmental hero!

I mean look at Bastian Schweinsteiger

He and his wife Aana Ivancovic are starring in the fun new film directed by Jon Barber and curated by Scholz & Friends.

My Poster Young Social

The madness continues!
Have you ever tried to explain to your grandpa how to use his new smartphone? Or have you ever tried to print out 800 pictures at a drug store? Both potentially can catapult you into a mental facility.
Enjoy our heroes loosing their s**t in the latest my poster campaign created by the amazing Micky Suelzer and curated by Neverest!

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GO SPRING ULTIMATE SATISFIER

Everybody in the world deserves to be satisfied!

Thats why Go Spring decided to re-launch the Ultimate Satisfier!

Another pleasure toy you may think? No!

With the help of the amazing Andrea Jade Colomb and our friends JvM havel, the brand wants to de-stigmatize and address a sensitive topic: erectile dysfunction.

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samsung 'The spider and the window'

SAMSUNG – THE SPIDER AND THE WINDOW

In the newest Samsung campaign Dorian and Daniel prove that love at first sight is real!

But also that it’s time to rethink EVERYTHING we know about spiders!

Enjoy this heartwarming film curated by Leo Burnett!

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IKEA 'Finally Home'

Frieder Wittich

IKEA FINALLY HOME

IKEA finally home

Who doesn’t know it?

Those days…when everything goes wrong and the universe just seems to hate you.

But then! It all ends with the moment when you finally arrive in your home sweet home !

Enjoy the brand new IKEA campaign directed by our very own Frieder Wittich.

che wow 'Bohnen DC'

Haribo 'Private: Haribo 100Jahre'

Che wow

Viva la Revolution! Che wow are taking over the vegan market with their revolutionary products!

Watch the newest campaign directed by Max Millies and created by our friends at JvM.

vhV 'Powerfrau'

Private: Claas Ortmann

VHV POWERFRAU

The chaotic queen is back!

In the second ad for VHV, the one and only Barbara Schöneberger teaches us how to properly cause a water damage!

She follows the footsteps of her colleague Till Schweiger and Dieter Bohlen as the face of the insurance company.

Directed by Claas Ortmann and created by Scholz&Friends.

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Peter Harton

Haribo Happy Bärsday!!!

The legendary Haribo Goldbears are turning 100 this year!

We wish you a happy birthday…I mean BÄRSDAY!

Directed by the amazing Doctor Harton and created by our dear friends at JvM Spree!

Watch and read more about it here.

DORIAN & DANIEL Erste Bank #glaubanmorgen

Building these miniature sets was equally as exciting as it was devastating. Trying to find the beauty in these kind of scenes feels just strange. Especially if you know that this is what’s actually going on everywhere in the world.

WELCOME CHERYL DUNN

Cheryl Dunn has had a prolific career rooted in New York City

and its gritty, nascent art scene.

After moving to NYC in the mid 80’s, she started documenting

city streets in the Lower East Side, from gra!ti writers, artists,

and skaters to boxers, bikers and protesters. In the late 90’s

she focused on filmmaking, creating classic films about artists

of her generation who have influenced the larger American

culture.

Her feature films include Everybody Street about the lives and

work of New York street photographers like Bruce Davidson, Jill

Freedman, and Moments Like This Never Last about Dash

Snow and the Downtown NYC art scene post-9/11.

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WELCOME MARC SIDELSKY

Marc Sidelsky’s work brilliantly straddles several genres, from deadpan visual comedy, to whimsical, musically-driven narratives and subtly subversive spots. His music video for Canadian band, Dearly Beloved’s “Close Encounters” is an electric ‘coming of age’ narrative that was featured on Promonews and won Best Music Video at Ciclope Africa in 2020. His commercial for KFC Nuggets showcases an exceptional eye for set design, and sharp modern compositions.

Straight after high school he attended the acclaimed AFDA Institute in Johannesburg. In his second year of film school, his experimental film was purchased by the national broadcaster, SABC. Completing his studies, achieving a BFA (Honors), he then began to work as a creative researcher at a commercials production company. Two months into the job, he directed his first commercial for Volkswagen. It won a Silver Loerie at South Africa’s premier advertising awards.

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RING ANNA

Knowing that your family is safe is the most important thing of all.

Ring has made it it’s mission to make protecting your home and loved ones as easy and smart as possible!

Enjoy the beautiful film by Bruce St. Clair

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WELCOME SATISFACTION

We’re so happy that Satisfaction joined the ZAUBERBERG FAMILY!

SATISFACTION is a multi awarded Belgian based collective of directors, photographers and designers that propose a holistic “image making” proposition. They grew up in the field of fashion, music and advertising and are passionate about new filming techniques and digital although their strength resides in the way they create emotions. They’re known to give advertising this extra edge of soul that makes it different and powerful. Satisfaction is also part of Normal, a “digital expressionists” group of artists. Satisfaction has worked with many different brands in fashion, apparel, automotive, liquor & spirit, and, of course…beer!

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THE NORTH FACE

The North Face – It’s more than a jacket

The new epic campaign has one goal: to remind us that the iconic The North Face jacket is much more than just a fashion accessory.

It was created for outdoors, it’s meant for the people who want to follow their passion.

Enjoy this dramatic & energy-driven visual feast!

Directed by Max Millies.

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MARTERIA 5. DIMENSION

In order to celebrate the the release of his 5th studio album 5. Dimension

Marteria wanted to create something special!

Enjoy this trilogy esque music video for the newest tracks:

ZUG DER ERKENNTNIS

TRAFFIC

NEONWEST

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SKODA FABIA

Do you often feel that your life is testing you?

We find that in moments of pure despair, you at least should be able to rely on your car!

Enjoy the latest SKODA FABIA campaign.

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N26

Life can be so much easier when you don’t have to worry about your bank.

Creating a new account, sending money or saving for a trip around the world?

In the new N26 campaign, we see how banking of the future should be.

Enjoy the 3 beautiful films directed by Laura Sicouri.

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MyPoster 'Private: Office'

My Poster Office

And another one!!!

In this installment even the big boss reaches his limit while trying to create a photo book on a crappy programmed website!

Enjoy our heroes loosing their s**t in the newest MyPoster campaign created by the hilarious master of chaos Micky Suelzer and curated by Neverest.

WELCOME David Findlay

WELCOME DAVID FINDLAY

We are proud to announce that David Findlay joined the ZAUBERBERG FAMILY!

Explore David's work

MyPoster 'Library'

My Poster Library

have you ever tried to explain to your grandma how to set up an email address? Or have you ever tried to create a photo book on a crappy programmed website?

Both can drive you crazy.

Enjoy our heroes loosing their s**t in the newest MyPoster campaign created by the hilarious master of chaos Micky Suelzer and curated by Neverest.

Ebay Wedding

Many of us know how stressful the most beautiful day in life can be, why not a little help with the preparation?

In the latest Ebay campaign we learn that an unforgettable celebration is only a few clicks away!

Enjoy this romantic vision brought to life and curated by McCann.

Toom 'NEXT GEN DC'

TOOM NEXT GEN

For the parents among you:

do you sometimes feel like you and your teenage kid don’t speak the same language anymore?

Well, then watch the newest Toom campaign and change something!

Directed by the hilarious Max Millies and created by We Are Open.

WELCOME Bianca Poletti

We are happy to announce that the talented Bianca Poletti joined the ZAUBERBERG FAMILY!

Explore Bianca’s work!

BsI 'BSI PIN'

BSI PIN

Some things should remain a secret! So should your pin!

In their newest campaign BSI are showing how NOT to act while shopping online!

Enjoy the fun new ad created by KNSKB+

BSI 'Email'

BSI EMAIL

Usually you don’t share your spicy details to everyone don’t you?

Why then share your email password?

In their newest campaign @BSI are showing how NOT to act while shopping online!

Enjoy the fun new ad created by @KNSKB+

BSI 'FAKESHOP'

BSI FAKESHOP

Often things are not entirely how they seem!

In their newest campaign BSI are showing how NOT to act while shopping online!

Enjoy the fun new ad created by KNSKB+.

VHV

That’s why you should always keep your eyes on the street!

In the newest ad for VHV, the one and only Barbara Schöneberger stays cool as always after a little incident!

She follows the footsteps of her colleague Till Schweiger as the face of the insurance.

Directed by Claas Ortmann and created by Scholz&Friends.

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Welcome Laura Sicouri

We are thrilled to welcome @laurasicouri to the ZAUBERBERG FAMILY

hit the button below and explore her work.

Lauras Work

EDEKA SUPERMARC THE MAKING OF

A major production, is not a major production, without a major MAKING OF!

Enjoy an intimate glimpse behind the scenes (and behind Marc’s silk robe) of filming the latest Edeka ad with @marcrebillet.

Directed and filmed by Michal Wiktor Cajzer

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EDEKA SUPERMARC

The original loop daddy, icon and YouTube sensation @marcrebillet is LOOKING FOR THE SCHMAND in the newest EDEKA campaign.

Directed by the one and only Micky Suelzer and curated by Jung von Matt Next Alster, this explosively colorful & side-splitting ad is the best thing you’ll see today!

DANIEL WARWICK’S SMART

Daniel Warwick shoots again!

And because we all love a good super villain, he gives us three of them!

Created by Heimat, the new Smart campaign shows how to save the future – it’s simple, drive electric!

Enjoy all three films HERE!

WELCOME AJ COLOMB

We are pleased to welcome the amazing @andreajadecolomb to the #ZAUBERBERGFAMILY!
Explore AJ’s work here!

FORD 'Levels'

DANIEL WARWICK’S FORD KUGA

Choose your level! Or should we say choose your Ford?

In Daniel Warwick’s newest epic creation, the hero dives into a psychedelic virtual reality while driving the newest plug in hybrid KUGA!

8-bit vintage Gameboy or glitchy matrix forest? Each level of the game is a true visual feast.

Join the game and score!

IKEA 'Unglaublich'

Frieder Wittich

IKEA

Blankets made of bark? Sheep skins made of plastic bottles & bowls made of corn?! The future is sustainable! Check out Frieder Wittich‘s latest work for IKEA.

Less Normal. More Mokka.

Fresh, vibrant, electrifying – the new Opel Mokka campaign. Directed by James F. Coton, shot by Albert Salas and under the creative lead of McCann this colourful vision became reality. Read more about it here!

BMW M 'The Drop'

The Drop

“Welcome to M Town” – this film is about the hottest “Drop” in the city for high-performance car fans.

We created it with our director Micky Suelzer and agency JvM Next / Alster for our friends from BMW M.

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Instagram Tag In

The results of this exciting collaboration titled: “Harmony Breaks Silence” features work in different mediums and formats from a variety of talent: @dragsyndrome @kelvyncolt @bondtruluv @khyatitrehan @nastia_pilepchuk @moritzsimongeist

This project was a paid in sponsorship with @o2MusicDE, @instagramforbusiness and produced together with our partners at 1stAveMachine. Click on the accounts to further explore each artist.

Social 'Voices'

Voices

“VOICES” isn’t a film for one presidential candidate or another. It’s a film for democracy. It aims to motivate Americans to vote – by illustrating the risk of not exercising that right. Low voter turnout and increasingly close election results in the United States mean that 25-30% of the voting-age population is determining things for 100% of the country. There are so many burning issues right now – issues that are shaking our country to the core. We simply can’t afford to sit this election out. It’s more important than ever to vote – to make yourself heard. “VOICES” is a private go-vote initiative developed by Matthew Branning, an American advertising creative, in collaboration with film director Björn Rühmann and DoP Kolja Brandt. This 90-second online film was produced by Zauberberg Productionsand brought to life with sound design and original music by California Music. Featured on shots and LBB.

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Akris 'Play'

Anton Corbijn

Akris with Anton Corbijn

Discover the Akris Spring/Summer 2021 collection by Albert Kriemler, unveiled in an exclusive film directed by award-winning director Anton Corbijn. A creative dialogue of fashion, art, and cinema, showcasing luminous and colorful looks of Albert Kriemler’s latest artist collaboration with German minimalist artist Imi Knoebel. A film directed by Anton Corbijn, shot by Martin Ruhe. Soundtrack by Stephen Emmer. Edit by James Rose. Colorist Yoomin Lee.

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Changing Priorities

A new upbeat film for Seat Leon E-hybrid, created with agency c14torze and featured on W&V.

Haribo 'Weltall'

Kia Motors 'Private: One Of Us'

Haribo In Space

We shot something sweet in space for Haribo with our director Max Millies and agency JvM Spree. This is the 4th spot Max has worked on for Haribo’s internationally well-known kid’s voices campaign. Horizont reports.

Young Director Award 2020

Zauberberg’s managing partner Andrea Roman-Perse was part of the Jury at this year’s YDA. We were totally overwhelmed by the quality of work from all the participants. A huge bravo and congratulations to the winners and promising talent. The Young Director Award is a pioneering step for rising young filmmakers and we fully support the opportunities it proposes within our industry. You can watch the whole 23rd Annual YDA Ceremony on the @youngdirectoraward Vimeo account. The production of the event’s transition to an online format was nothing short of impressive. Well done to all. So much fun to watch and be a part of. Until next year!

Watch YDA 2020

Something Sweet and Slow

EDEKA NACHHALTIG
Something sweet and slooooow for the heart of vegetable lovers.
Created with agency JvM/NEXT ALSTER. Watch it and read more about it in the
W&V and Horizont reports.

One Of Us

Director Björn Rühmann has a thing for portraying beautifully unique creatures. First, they were dreams, now they are forgotten outcasts in an underground parking lot. Are you one of them? Created with agency Innocean Worldwide Europe for Kia Motors Deutschland. The spot was selected as the creation of the day in W&V and was featured on Campaign, as well as LBB online.

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News

Heat Wave

40 degrees in the shade. The air is stood still. You can’t stop tossing and turning in bed. Feels like a hot summer! Smilla and the family show us humble tactics to fight the heatwave in this new spot for IKEA. Created with our director Frieder Wittich and agency thjnk & CFS Krug. W&V reports.

BMG '#wirbleibenzuhause'

#WirBleibenZuhause

Our Home Office Production #2. In these times, for the very important and hard-working German Ministry of Health. Created together with agency Scholz & Friends Berlin and directed by Julia Mücke. WUV reports.

Welcome Micky Suelzer

Good news in apocalyptic times. We are happy and proud to announce a new patient in the Zauberberg sanatorium: Micky Suelzer. This is just a foretaste of the journey to quantum.

Watch Micky's Reel

Live Like You

In these times where everyday life has come to a halt: What gives us the power to move on? It’s simple: It’s that we stand with each other. Think of each other. Support each other. Care for each other – despite differences. And even though we are socially distanced. No one should feel alone. Because that’s how we’ll finally get through these times: By going through them together.

We are happy to reveal the hero film of the Skoda Octavia Campaign, directed by our wonderful Dorian & Daniel and co-created with Optimist and Thjnk. The campaign inspires us to pursue our passions and know what it means to Live Like You. Horizont and LBB report.

Hyundai 'Go Big'

Go Big

A special project we are happy to share. Thank you to Leonie & Loretta for allowing us to experience your worlds driven by dance. Directed by the wonderful Daniel Soares and created together with Innocean Berlin for Hyundai.

Porsche 'The Heist'

Wayne McClammy

The Heist | Super Bowl 2020

The Heist is here. Hungryman teams up with Zauberberg in this heart-pounding chase with some of the greatest Porsche cars ever made for the 2020 Superbowl. Directed by Wayne McClammy of Hungryman. Still amazed at this scale of production, 7 days racing across the south of Germany – thank you to all involved!

Watch the Making Of Porsche’s Big Game Commercial.

German Press: Horizont, W&V, FAZ

US Press: Adweek, Adage

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Deka 'Treasure Hunter'

Deka 'Queen'

myclimate 'Keep the world great!'

The Treasure Hunter and The Queen

Our Deka campaign goes on with big picture cinema and the worlds we have created together with director Daniel Warwick and agency Scholz&Friends Berlin. Treasure Hunter & Queen.

READ ARTICLE HERE

ŠKODA OCTAVIA: Unboxing

Zauberberg unboxes the new ŠKODA OCTAVIA with Dorian & Daniel. This bold, music driven spot – punched with rhythm and style was created together with the agency Optimisthjnk, inspiring us to pursue our passions and know what it means to #LiveLikeYou.

Douglas 'You are made for loving you'

Keep the world great!

In the spirit of advocating for climate change, we teamed up with Datenstrudel, myclimate and our friends from Scholz&FriendsBerlin and traveled to the German village Kallstadt, the same village where Donald Trump’s grandfather came from. Sven Trump is a distant cousin of Donald Trump and wants to reach out to his American relative with an important message: Everyone can help save the climate. Even a Trump.

Berliner Zeitung, Tagesspiegel & Süddeutsche Zeitung report.

1 year later: We are Dancing Inside!

Managing directors and partners Andrea Roman-Perse and Frank Siegl took a minute to talk to LBB, reflecting on our first year in business. Happy Birthday Zauberberg!

read Article Here

Kai Kurve

An Ode to Singles

This music driven spot for Douglas salutes empowered women, single’s and a whole lot of self love because you are made for loving you! Thanks again to JvM SAGA. Directed by Wolf & Lamm.

read Article Here

Deka 'Kiss'

LBS 'Private: Old Friends'

Our first Kiss with Daniel Warwick

The first of a series of big screen classics for Deka Investment. In this one we celebrate our first kiss with Daniel Warwick and Scholz & Friends Berlin. An amazing project and lovable result.

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Hyundai 'Door'

Nathan Price

Banana Boating Door

The first banana-boating door of our lives with director Nathan Price for Hyundai. Thanks to Nathan and Gabriel Mattar from Innocean Europe for fighting the higher forces so gracefully. A big love to you guys.

IKEA 'Heimweh'

Frieder Wittich

The best place in the world?

New work for IKEA Germany. Together with Thjnk Berlin and CFS Krug – the recent campaign celebrates the best place in the world: Home. Also announcing something very special together with this film: a warm welcome to our dear friend and director Frieder Wittich. We are so happy to have you at Zauberberg.

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Private: Jon Barber

When Homes come Alive

When your own four walls become part of the family. The first film ‘Old Friends’ for LBS aired today. Directed by Jon Barber – agency BBDO Berlin.

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Our first race with Bryan Buckley

Zauberberg’s first production with Hungry Man, Bryan Buckley and Innocean Europe. A race to remember.

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Aktion Mensch 'Mission Zukunft'

Private: Claas Ortmann

Mission future, Mission now

Created this sweet film for a good cause for Aktion Mensch with Agency Kolle Rebbe and director Claas Ortmann. Horizont reports.

Der Hängebock

A fun one by Max Millies with Jung Von Matt Havel for GoSpring with a subtle yet suitable message. Horizont covers the Campaign.

Dreams In Need

Incredibly happy to have been part of the IKEA #worklifesleepbalance campaign. The flagship of all moving media formats is Björn Rühmann‘s film in which a world is created where our dreams attend a self-help group.

Creative Problem Solvers

1stAveMachine can be described as creative problem solvers. We are so happy to work with the studio and its directors within the German commercial market.

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Cafe Royal 'Private: Be Royal'