Eyes & Ears of Europe: News

Podcast tip: Without the Hype

Published at 24.07.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

Without the Hype is the most listened to German-language creative podcast. Intimate conversations with personalities from all creative fields about their lives and the things that are on their minds right now. New every week. In dozens of episodes, Sven Jürgensmeier talks to designers, photographers, artists and people who shape our society.

Reading tip: Rick Rubin - creative. The art of being

Published at 21.07.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

Creative. The Art of Being is a wise and exceedingly clear quintessence of his life's work. It illuminates the artist's journey in a way that we can all follow. It leads us to the magical moments of elation and transcendence where anything is possible.

Exhibition tip: Great cinema - film posters of all times

Published at 20.07.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

For as long as there has been cinema, posters have been central players in the communication of film: they bring cinema to the streets and arouse emotions on a grand scale. The exhibition "Great Cinema" presents 300 original film posters from the 1900s to the 2020s from the graphic design collection of the Kunstbibliothek am Kulturforum. Contemporary guests from the world of film are involved in a curatorial capacity.

New members: inCOLOR +++TV3

Published at 28.04.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

The Catalan TV channel TV3 and the Cologne advertising agency inColor are new members of Eyes & Ears of Europe.

Promax Europe 2023 in Amsterdam cancelled

Published at 14.04.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

After the corona-related break, Promax Europe was finally supposed to take place again in presence on 9 & 10 May in Amsterdam. Now the event has been cancelled. If you want to meet, network and get inspired in person this year, come to EYES & EARS 2023 in Munich in October.

Olympia Publishing takes over audio platform FOOTBALL WAS MY FIRST LOVE

Published at 13.04.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

The Olympia publishing house is expanding its audio offering: The platform "Football was my first Love", or "FWMFL" for short, is getting a new sporting owner as part of an asset deal. The home of numerous football content creators and fans is to grow and at the same time expand the audio offering of the media house with diverse community formats around fan and football culture. With a new logo and a lot of enthusiasm, the brand is now launching under the umbrella of Olympia Verlag. FWMFL founder Jan Philipp Platenius and Olympia Verlag have been working together for many years and the mutual trust is great.

Exciting strategy debates - innovative project presentations

Published at 13.04.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

The MGZ Alumni Summit goes into the second round on 1 June 2023 - this time in Cologne's GLORIA! And it's going to be exciting again: A panel discussion on "The local DNA as a success factor? Programme and production strategies of streaming services and media libraries" will kick off the event before the MGZ young companies present their innovative projects to top-class juries in two pitching sessions and provide insights into the idea workshops of the young production houses.

Personnel: Tina Wiesner +++ Lars Wagner

Published at 12.04.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

Tina Wiesner became the new Creative Director TV at RTL Deutschland for the channels RTL, VOX and Nitro on 15 March 2023. Lars Wagner becomes head of the Kids & Family division of the Spanish entertainment group DeAPlaneta Entertainment.

Creatives On Creativity: 44 Creatives in conversation with Steve Brouwers

Published at 11.04.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

A fascinating insight into the world and work of 44 creative thought leaders including George Lois, Erik Kessels, John Stezaker, Stefan Sagmeister and Harry Gruyaert that will inspire anyone interested in the elusive concept of creativity.

Exhibition tip: Shipibo Pot Stories. Patterns of the Universe

Published at 10.04.2023 by Eyes & Ears of Europe

From 13 May to 4 June, the Weltkulturenmuseum Frankfurt is showing the exhibition "Shipibo Pot Stories. Patterns of the Universe". The accompanying multimedia installation is by René Appel. Appel is studying time-based media at the Mainz University of Applied Sciences. This installation is part of his master's thesis and is supervised by Prof. Anja Stöffler.