SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2008
(Changes are possible)
EXCHANGE OF IDEAS: Join us - you are welcome to participate (winner or not, entrant or not) at these WorldMediaFestival-events:
- When you are not a winner/entrant - please register here
- Winners: You will receive a special link included in the winner's
notification.
Please make sure to use that link for your registrations. Thank you! - The delegate fee is EURO 225 or US$ 330 per person plus VAT and includes everything listed below.
All events are only for registered guests. As a registered guest you will receive all further programme details.



IBM Deutschland GmbH | Beim Strohhause 17 | 20097 Hamburg
Meeting point: Reception 1st floor
15:00 h
Room 01.022 Lauenburg | Tel (040) 6389-2968
Opening address by Götz Mensel - IBM Deutschland GmbH
15:15 h
"Quality of digital video ( CODECS, Bitrates and more),
theory of up-to-date compression technologies and practical quality
examples".
Presented by Norman Schlomka, FOCUS enhancements
15:45 h
"Media Asset Management, easy and affordable technology for effective
worldwide distribution of video content".
Presented by Thomas Lehmann, SOGIDIA AG
16:30 h
Discussions and end of workshops

Vorsetzen 35 | 20459 Hamburg | (040) 36149-0
17:30 h - 19:30 h
It is all about communications - meet this years' festival participants at
the informal Get-Together. Make contacts, start networking. Finger food and
drinks will be served. The remaining evening is at your leisure.



Schmidt Theater | Spielbudenplatz 24-25 | 20359 Hamburg
09:30 h - 15:00 h
Refreshments and light lunch buffet provided
09:30 h
WorldMediaFestival 2008 opens for guest registrations
10:00 h Schmidt Theatre
Opening address of the 9th WorldMediaFestival
by Mr. Grant Eustace, Member of the Distinguished Board of Advisors
10:10 h - 15:00 h
Screenings of selected award winning programmes and presentations
- | DEUTSCHE BAHN KONZERNTREFF 2006 Internal Communications: Meeting Openers, Breaks, Closers Entrant: Cineteam Mediaworks GmbH, Germany Client: Deutsche Bahn AG, Germany |
03' 32", Music only English subtitles |
- | BECAUSE WE CARE Training: Safety Entrant: DeCo Media Oy, Finland Client: Aker Yards Finland, Finland |
11' 10", English |
- | VOLVO - 80 YEARS IN 90 SEC Sales Promotions: Exhibitions Entrant: DOCKHOUSE FILM & TELEVISION AB, Sweden Client: Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden Agency: SCP Reklambyrå, Sweden |
01' 30", Music only |
- | CUTTLEFISH - THE BRAINY BUNCH Documentaries: Research and Science Entrant: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Germany Production: Gisela Kaufmann Productions, Australia Agency: Electric Sky, Great Britain |
20' out of 43, English |
- | RESPECT REQUIRED PORSCHE 911 GT2 Public Relations: Automotive Entrant: Klaus E. Küster Werbeagentur GmbH, Germany Production: Pipeline Filmproduktion e.K., Germany |
13' 16", English |
- | HEARTLINES FOR GOOD Advertising: Public Service Announcements Entrant: Curious Pictures, South Africa Client: Heartlines, South Africa |
01' 35", English |
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Key Note Presentation by
Frank Poerschmann Dipl. Eng., MBA "END OF ADVERTISING AS WE KNOW IT" http://www-03.ibm.com/industries/media/index.jsp Frank Poerschmann has been in different international consultancy and senior management positons in the convergence markets of telecommunications, media and IT for more than 15 years. Currently in Global Business Services at IBM - responsible to both customers and the company for global and complex convergence and transformation matters in corporations in the mobile, online and media industries. |
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- | THE AIR FORCE SPECIAL TRAINING: THE SHADOWS OF THE SKY Corporate Communications: Recruiting Entrant: Frame Graphics Oy, Finland Client: Finnish Air Force Headquarters, Finland |
07' 38", Finnish with English subtitles |
- | THE HIDDEN CHILDREN Documentaries: History Entrant: Jonathan Hacker, Great Britain Production: Screenhouse Productions, Great Britain |
20' out of 49, English |
- | PRAYING FOR A FUTURE Public Relations. Global Issues Entrant: NNIT A/S- FilmSolutions, Denmark Client: World Diabetes Foundation, Novo Nordisk, Denmark |
15' 17", English |
- | PRINCE AMONG SLAVES Documentaries: Biography Entrant: Unity Productions Foundation, USA Agency: Louise Rosen Ltd., USA |
20' out of 56, English |
- | AUS LIEBE ZUM LEBEN Public Relations: Society Entrant: Intevi Werbeagentur GmbH, Germany Client: Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V., Germany Production: Palladium Commercial Productions GmbH, Germany Agency: Morgenwelt Agentur für Social Marketing, Germany |
03' 50", Music only |
- | THE NANOTECH MEDICAL TEAM: DR.MIRAI & ROBOTS! Children's: Animation Entrant: Taiyo Kikaku Co.Ltd., Japan Client: Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.), Japan |
10' 20", English |
- | BARCELONA THE VERTEBRATED CITY Documentaries: Travel Entrant: CORPORACIÓN RTVE, Spain |
20' out of 60, English |
- | GALLI GALLI SIM SIM Education: Pre-School, Kindergarten Entrant: Sesame Workshop, USA Production: Miditech PVT. LTD., India |
23' 10", Hindi with English Subtitles |
- | TRUE Public Relations: Image Entrant: Klaus E. Küster Werbeagentur GmbH, Germany Client: Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Production: Fratelli Spirandelli Produktionsgesellschaft, Germany |
07' 45", English |
- | THE PLANET Documentaries: Global Issues Entrant: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Germany |
20' out of 85, English |
- | CADS II Public Relations: Safety Entrant: DOCKHOUSE FILM & TELEVISION AB, Sweden Client: Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden Agency: A+A Corporate Design AB, Sweden |
05' 00", English |
- | SAFE AT LAST Public Relations: Human Relations and Values Entrant: MAJI & MAJI Filmproduktion GmbH, Germany Client: Conseil de L'Europe, France |
00' 30", English |
- | LET'S GO Internal Communications: Employee Orientated Entrant: TakeOff AB, Sweden Client: SSAB Svenskt Stål AB, Sweden |
14', 50", English |
- | MATSUTANI 1 Public Relations: Arts Entrant: RaRa Project, Japan Client: Committee of Japanese Identity and Culture Promotion, Japan Production: Creative House Okumura, Japan |
14' 45", English |
- | DODGE JOURNEY Animation: Computer Entrant: MACKEVISION Medien Design GmbH, Germany Client: DaimlerChrysler Corporation, USA |
01' 35", Music only |
- | NOBODY IS ALONE Internal Communications: Safety Entrant: DeCo Media Oy, Finland Client: Rautaruukki Oyj, Finland |
05' 54", English |
- | CC TV DECEMBER PROGRAMME HSBC LIVE! TV Business TV / Inhouse TV: Internal Communications Entrant: HSBC, Great Britain |
09' 35", English |


Digital Professional Media Resource Centre
Make use of the digital mediatheque and view those award winning entries you are particularly interested in, talk to those who have made or commissioned them. After all - WorldMediaFestival has been created to support the exchange of ideas and to inspire new creative solutions.
15:00 h
End of day events
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17:00 h - open end
Reception | Awards Gala | Sit-down dinner | Drinks | Entertainment | Media Party "Simply the best . . . " we celebrate the winners ! Not at Schmidt Theatre - details about the evening location will be announced at a later date. |
Welcome to WorldMediaFestival in Hamburg -
we look forward to seeing you soon !