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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
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
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
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
#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
“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 25th 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.)
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!
RADICAL HONESTY
// New Talent in Direction
// Low Budget
LAY ME BY THE SHORE
// No logo
A DARK MOMENT OF FAITH
// Low Budget
RARE: THE BOY WHO CRIED SWAG
// Low Budget
I AM WHAT I AM
// Adapted Music
X BOX – THE GETAWAY DRIVER
// Visual Effects
ODE TO SMELL
// Casting
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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
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
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.
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.
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!
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
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!
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!
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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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!
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!
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!
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!
Read more about it here.
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!
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.
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!
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
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
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.
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.
Read more about it here.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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
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!
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
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+
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.
Welcome Laura Sicouri
We are thrilled to welcome @laurasicouri to the ZAUBERBERG FAMILY
hit the button below and explore her 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
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!
Read more about it here.
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!
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
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.
Read More about it here!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
