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Hamburg has been known as a commercial metropolis all over the world for years. If you ask Google about “advertising from Hamburg”, you will get 3.33 million results. Not surprisingly, I think.

There are a lot of large advertising agencies such as Jung von Matt, Draft FCB, or BBS (Bartel, Brömmel, Struck) in Hamburg. They are known – among other things – for their unusual ideas or catchy advertisements for one of the biggest newspapers in Germany (“BILD”), Beiersdorf (Nivea) or Johnson & Johnson.

Currently, there is an art exhibition in Hamburg on the subject: „Advertisingworlds made in Hamburg -100 years Reemtsma-“(original title: “ Werbewelten made in Hamburg – 100 Jahre Reemtsma”).
This could be very interesting for all those people who work in the advertising industry and for all who live in and around Hamburg.

When? From 10 September 2010 to 20 March 2011

Where? In the Museum of Work (Museum der Arbeit): Wiesendamm 3, 22305 Hamburg

What? The exhibition presents historic imagery of advertising as well as pictures from the history of the cigarette manufacturer “Reemtsma”.

What do you think as a freelancer? Would you yourself make advertising for tobacco or reject such a thing maybe even out of moral considerations?

Did you enjoy the exhibition? We are looking forward to your feedback.

For more information: http://www.museum-der-arbeit.de/Sonder/Reemtsma/

This year the Bitfilm Festival Hamburg took place in the mirror hall of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (museum for the applied arts). In the afternoon there were workshops with lectures and pitching sessions, targeted at media professionals and students. At night, the Mirror Hall will turned into a cinema, where it has been screened the best digital animations of the year. These are the winners:

1. Prize: “The Y-Files” by Alexander Gellner & Flix (Germany)

2. – 7. Prize:

“Money & I” by Yoav Ruda (Israel)

“Moneybird, Fly” by Blacksheep (Singapore)

“Kindergeld” by Övünc Güvenisik (Germany/Turkey)

“How Your Money Works” by Musclebeaver (Germany)

“The Greek Crisis Explained” by Nomint (Greece)

“The Amazing World of Profiterole” by Luigi Ricca (Italy)

If you would like to join the competition for next year, find all informations you need here: bitfilm.com

The wait was finally over! Yesterday, the Schmidt’s Tivoli hosted the Hamburg Animation Awards 2010. The theater, located on Hamburg’s notorious Reeperbahn, received over 100 submissions for the prestigious price and 11 short films were selected for the awards show. As in past years, the viewers were given the honor to nominate one film for the Audience Award. After a short introduction by host Sandra Maahn, Frank Horch, president of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and Prof. Dr. Karin von Welck, Senator for Culture, Media and Sport gave their speeches.

Shortly after, the show began. The viewers were shown 11 highly imaginative yet very different short films. The audience was taken on an emotional rollercoaster as the presentations produced everything from laughter to embarrassed silence, from bewildered head-shaking to displease. There was something for everyone and all films had their charms. However, prizes were only awarded to the top three. First place went to the German short film “Lebensader”. The second place, sponsored by projektwerk, and the Audience Award went to a short film called “Bob”, which is about a little hamster that experiences a surprise while on the hunt for love. It was one of the few films that caused much amusement.

After the show, the winners and guests mingled in the beautifully decorated lobby and partied late into the night. Here are some impressions of the evening: