Spotlight is optimistic about 2009 after a record year
Spotlight, the largest advertising film festival in the German-speaking world, had a record year in 2008 with 304 entries and was able to increase its ranking in the creative competitions. In 2009, the international industry event returns to its original venue in Ravensburg.
Spotlight, the largest advertising film festival in the German-speaking world, had a record year in 2008 with 304 entries. In 2009, the international industry event returns to its original location in Ravensburg, where it all began twelve years ago. According to a press release, the expanded and redesigned Oberschwabenhalle is the ideal venue for the 12th Advertising Film Festival from March 26 to 27, 2009.
The competition also made gains in the ranking of creative competitions. Recently, the two specialist media W&V and Horizont in Cannes rated it highly with 37.5 percent and 40 percent respectively. The organizers see the reason for the successful result in the comparison of audience and expert opinion during the judging process. Decisions on the awards are made by a jury of advertising experts and the live and digital audience.
From 2010, the industry competition will be held for the first time in a major city in Baden-Württemberg. There will also be a reunion in the Lake Constance-Upper Swabia region in 2012 with the premiere of "Best of Spotlight", according to the press release.
The submission deadline for Spotlight 2009 is January 31, 2009. Agencies can enter commercials for the main competition for professionals, students at film schools for the student competition. There are two categories for each of the two sections: the traditional TV & Cinema category and Web & Mobile for the new advertising formats on the Internet and for cell phones. Festival director Peter Frey and Spotlight managing director Thomas Falkenstein are responsible for the program.
The competition also made gains in the ranking of creative competitions. Recently, the two specialist media W&V and Horizont in Cannes rated it highly with 37.5 percent and 40 percent respectively. The organizers see the reason for the successful result in the comparison of audience and expert opinion during the judging process. Decisions on the awards are made by a jury of advertising experts and the live and digital audience.
From 2010, the industry competition will be held for the first time in a major city in Baden-Württemberg. There will also be a reunion in the Lake Constance-Upper Swabia region in 2012 with the premiere of "Best of Spotlight", according to the press release.
The submission deadline for Spotlight 2009 is January 31, 2009. Agencies can enter commercials for the main competition for professionals, students at film schools for the student competition. There are two categories for each of the two sections: the traditional TV & Cinema category and Web & Mobile for the new advertising formats on the Internet and for cell phones. Festival director Peter Frey and Spotlight managing director Thomas Falkenstein are responsible for the program.
