Saatchi & Saatchi New German Directors' Showcase : calling all director talents! screening at the ADC / UPdate Weekend on 14 May in Frankfurt

‘You can do everything, but you don’t have to. That usually only works at a swinger club,” says Michael M. Maschke on what he sees as the most liberal and open direction competition. Director talents are looked for, whose unusual work will amaze, photographers who have recently stepped over to film as a medium and illustrators who are experimenting with animation. The closing date for entries is 15 April and any type of moving images can be entered – animation, commercial, short film, art film, music video or documentary.

With the NGDSC showcase (watch the 2010 trailer spot on GoSee FILM), the creative agency wishes to prove again this year, that Germany is also counted amongst the world’s creative leaders in film. Saatchi & Saatchi provides young directors with the opportunity of presenting their know-how. The best entries will be on show as part of the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors’ Showcase, to an industry audience at the Advertising Film Festival in Cannes.

“It was already worth our while in the first year: in 2009, the Saatchi & Saatchi New German Directors' Showcase received over 180 entries, 15 high quality pieces were presented in the showcase and at last two German candidates were finally included in the international Saatchi & Saatchi Showcase in Cannes. This encouraged us to carry on; we are looking forward to seeing what talents the 2010 showcase will bring. Our search is hitting round two and we are certain that it won’t be the last either,” says Michael M. Maschke.

The selection is made based on the skill of visualising an idea, the innovative style and the direction. The 2010 Jury comprises:

John Pallant, European Creative Director Saatchi & Saatchi UK, Burkhart von Scheven, Chief Creative Officer Saatchi & Saatchi Germany, Michael M. Maschke, Head of Creative Services Saatchi & Saatchi Germany, Martin Schmid, Director and Co-Owner of Jo!Schmid Filmproduktion GmbH Axel Eckstein, CEO, Creative Director Euro RSCG Schweiz Andreas Simon, Executive Producer GAP Films Commercial Productions GmbH, Stephan Vogel, Chief Creative Officer Ogilvy & Mather Frankfurt, Olaf Czeschner, Chief Creative Officer Neue Digitale / Razorfish GmbH, Stefan Kolle, Chief Creative Officer Kolle Rebbe Werbeagentur GmbH, Claudia Willvonseder, Head of Marketing, IKEA Germany, Conrad Breyer, Marketing/Agencies for w&v/Kontakter

The deadline for the second Saatchi & Saatchi NGDSC is 15 April 2010. The New German Directors’ Showcase will suitably be presented during the ADC / UPdate weekend in Frankfurt, on 14 May 2010.
For further information go to www.ngdsc.de.