​05.04.2023

Premiere mission accomplished: Successful Eyes & Ears OFFF Reception 2023 high above the skies of Barcelona

by Eyes & Ears of Europe

On the eve of OFFF Barcelona, our network invited its members to the Eyes & Ears Reception. Board member Lars Wagner and Eyes & Ears Managing Director Corinna Kamphausen welcomed the guests to the rooftop terrace in the Barrio Sagrada, which is the neighbourhood of the world-famous Sagrada Familia. It is a great place for sundowners and tapas with a 360° view over the Spanish port city and lots of networking.

We now met for the first time in March for the "Eyes & Ears Sundowner Reception" in Barcelona (www.visitbarcelona.com). Our reception was accompanied by a high-quality and multi-facetted event programme.

The programme started with a visit to TV3 Catalunya. The CCMA (Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals) includes the channels TV3 (main channel), SX3 (the children's channel), 33 (culture), Notícies (news), E3 (sports) and Catalunya Ràdio (radio and podcast). Creative Director Raül Tidor Olloqui guided the Eyes & Ears delegation, which had not only arrived from Germany but also from Mallorca, through the main studios and editorial offices of the very broadly positioned broadcaster. He explained and informed the delegation in a most entertaining tone about the individual channel formats such as the award-winning casting show "Eufòria", took them on a tour of the newsroom and showed some vivid presentations and showcase projects that we are looking forward to receiving for this year's 25th International Eyes & Ears Awards.

By the way: TV3 is now also a member of Eyes & Ears of Europe: "Gràcies i Benvinguts Raül i TV3!"

Here are a few photos: facebook TV3 visit

The next stop was a reception with an inspiring happening at the Barcelona based agency "mehappy". Besides Vienna, "mehappy" is one of the European offices of our member "Von Herzen" in Munich. While enjoying the 'traditional drink' Vermouth and some snacks, creative director Alex Guimet presented his installation "Media Art", which combines different media: the classic postcard, an on-screen presentation and augmented reality elements. Photos: facebook mehappy

The highlight of the exciting day was the "Eyes & Ears Reception" on the spacious rooftop terrace of our board member Lars Wagner. With a magnificent panoramic view of the world-famous Sagrada Familia, all participants as well as the invited members were invited to meet, exchange ideas and network while enjoying canapés and drinks. Photos: facebook reception rooftop

And that was not the end of it! It was only the kick-off for "OFFF-Barcelona", the hip festival of creativity, art and digital media on the following 3 days. The design fair ww.offf.barcelona has been presenting innovative and international creative talents for about 20 years.

It understands its mission as a community of offline/online designers, movement designers, thinkers, sound designers, graphic designers, theorists, developers, professionals and students. "Made for the curious". Photos: facebook OFFF

So the following day at OFFF Barcelona, everyone met for another creative exchange and was convinced that next year, the "Eyes & Ears Reception" should be repeated in Barcelona. The next "OFFF 2024" will take place from 2 - 4 April. We are already looking forward to welcoming lots of participants. In any case, Barcelona is always definitely worth a working visit or a sightseeing trip www.visitbarcelona.com

  There are also plans to establish the Eyes & Ears Reception as a Europe-wide event series.