"Kinderblock 66", A Story about Survival

Our film Kinderblock 66 about the boys that survived Buchenwald, is making great progress. Earlier in April during Liberation days the documentary was shown to a select audience of survivors in Buchenwald, Germany ...click below to play clip on German TV:

Also recently invited to the Jerusalem Film Festival with all the producers and survivors attending. In the US, Kinderblock 66 has been shown on smaller festivals and just won 'Best Documentary' in Key West and in Philadelphia for Best Director 'Documentary'. A distribution agreement is secured, bringing the film officially to America. For current updates go to Kinderblock 66. 

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Lanxess Investor and Press Days

For PR firm Offspin we produced media & investor days for Lanxess Chemical Coproration. Location management, calling the show, AV equipment & Live stream, scenery/crew/photography, client transfers, where just some of our mandates. Watch a slide show of the events at the Bohemian National Hall in Manhattan:

'Anna Sui' Backstage and New Fragrance

For long time client Interparfums and designer Anna Sui we went backstage for some intimate ‘pre-show’ & BTS footage. Armed with Leica lenses, we filmed beautifully detailed material with blue hair... see for yourself!! Martin directed and filmed, David Neumann edited.

'SIEMENS Exider': A Train as a Worldwide Exhibit

The first trade show built into a train to travel the Northern Hemisphere on the rails. An event for customers of Siemens Energy & Automation the train arrived from China to North America...by airplane!! YES, after showing in China it was FLOWN to Milwaukee's international airport for the first US display in Chicago, to then go across the US, Mexico and Canada!!

14 containers on flat-bed rail cars formed the exhibtion, with displays and simulations, a lounge and 3D-movie theater. A Mega project for us of two years we supported our German friends of agency OSK who conceived and built the train. We managed the entire move, all venues, permits and people... not your everyday project, but one for the ages!

Shooting the VOID for Mercedes & GM Cars

Scouting panorama, Ellis Island

NYC skyline from Ellis Island

...means producing images without a product 'on location'!
We did this for Opel Europe and Mercedes Benz. Like in Hollywood's special effects  the final image is CGI 'rendered' in a computer, here shooter & client

Computer generated interior

Tom Grammerstorf.
It all makes you believe the car is actually on a location.

Similarly we took to the streets of Manhattan, to film the 'VOID' behind a camera truck for a Mercedes-Benz E 550 film. The actual car was shot in a studio in Europe with the footage 'composited' later in a computer. Protecting the 'empty' space behind the camera crane traveling down Park Avenue at night was the tricky part. Watch the clip of the final film and see the car as if it was driving across the streets of New York City. 

'The Debut Fragrance' Launch of Faith Hill

For Faith Hill's signature scent ‘The Debut Fragrance’ by Coty, we transformed a private townhouse into 'Faith's New York Mansion'. Paris agency 'shortcut' invited beauty press on behalf of Coty. In an intimate setting international editors had a chance to meet the singer, enjoy the new scent and learn of Faith's new passion: 'Being a Parfumeur', take a look:

‘Tim McGraw’ Fragrance by Coty

For Tim McGraw's 1st signature fragrance Tim himself came and performed live at the Highline Ballroom. With a great voice and sharp looks he charmed the international beauty and lifestyle press. Our Parisian friends of shortcut hired us to be the production force on the ground. We directed the show, staffed all crew and creatively supported the affair...look:

Sheryl Crow for Mercedes-Benz

For the 'House of BlueTec', a Mercedes-Benz press event at the New York Motor Show, Sheryl Crow performed as the headliner in a West Side photo studio turned rhythm & blues lounge.

Overnight we turned the studio into an exclusive lunch location for the AMG 'Black Series' SL sports car press preview. In only short eight hours we handled the transition perfectly for OSK Communications being the lead agency with Martin producing and directing the show.