Contra Service Productions : SWISSCOM, LEXWARE, ...

A photoshooting has been successfully completed in Erlasee, by Würzburg, for XL CAPITAL, with photographer Tom NAGY c/o MARION ENSTE JASPERS. AD Tom Kees from McCann Erickson Zürich, was responsible for the creative run of things.

With photographer Andreas POLLOK c/o ZEEZOO, it was onto the river Tessin for SWISSCOM. The agency responsible was Erdmannpeisker with CD Gabriel Peisker and AD Grit Wolany. A further production in Switzerland followed on the *virgin*Joch for client MOBISTAR with photographer Bjorn Tagemose.

In Hamburg, a production took place for LEXWARE. The photographer was Robert WILSON c/o G.S.ABROAD, for agency Reinsclassen (AD Ariane Hünecke, AB Sabrina Sanz).

In Barcelona, Contra produced a commercial for KTM Motorcycles with Sony DADC Austria and agency Kiska. The direction was carried out by Michael Hartl and Paul Friedl. Afterwards photographer Karel Kühne produced for client MINI ESSENTIALS and agency Start Advertising with art director Isabell Handl.

A Contra team travelled to Mallorca with photographer Frank HÜLSBÖMER c/o FOTO-UNION, for the BMW-MAGAZINE. The agency responsible was Mai Communications with CD Steffen Mai. A shooting for VCI has just been finished off by photographer Matthias Heitmann and Ogilvy & Mather (CD Georg Fischböck, AB Natalie Schulz).

This year saw Contra Service Productions' knowledge of Asia in strong demand again. A location scouting took place in Bangkok for MEXX and the Düsseldorf brach of Laterna Magica film production. A KTM Motorcycles commercial was produced in Kyoto and Osaka with film production Sony DADC Austria and agency Kiska, (the direction here was again with Michael Hartl and Paul Friedl). Contra gave their full support in Hong Kong for a MARIE CLAIRE France fashion editorial, which was shot by Frederic Auerbach.