| Title | DEUTSCHE BAHN "THE FAN" |
| Brand | DB MOBILITY LOGISTICS |
| Product/Service | LONG-DISTANCE TRAFFIC |
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A01. Direction |
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Entrant
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BBDO GROUP GERMANY Berlin, GERMANY
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Idea Creation
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BBDO GROUP GERMANY Berlin, GERMANY
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PR
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BBDO GROUP GERMANY Berlin, GERMANY
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Production
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SOUP FILMPRODUKTION Berlin, GERMANY
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Credits
| Wolfgang Schneider |
BBDO Group Germany GmbH |
Chief Creative Officer |
| Jan Harbeck |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Creative Managing Director |
| Ton Hollander |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Creative Managing Director |
| Lukas Liske |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Executive Creative Director / Copywriter |
| Daniel Schweinzer |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Executive Creative Director / Art Director |
| Franzis Heusel |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Managing Director |
| Maike Schroeder |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Group Account Director |
| Meike Freymuth |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Account Manager |
| Alexander Geier |
BBDO Berlin GmbH |
Agency Producer |
| Steffen Gentis |
BBDO Group Germany GmbH |
Chief Production Officer |
| Stephan Fruth, Birgit Damen, Mika Gannon |
Soup Filmproduktion GmbH |
Producer |
| - |
Pirates'n Paradise, Berlin |
Post Production Company |
| Florian Stärk |
Chimney Group |
Post Production / Grading |
| Andreas Hindrichkeit |
Pirates'n Paradise, Berlin |
Producer |
| - |
MOKOH Music |
Music / Sound Design |
| - |
SHAKERI/P3RRY |
Composer |
| Stephan Moritz |
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Producer |
| Simon Glöde |
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Vocals |
| - |
Teldex Studio Berlin |
Audio Production House |
| Tom Ruszbüldt |
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Sound Engineer |
| Matt Smukler |
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Director |
| Julian Hohndorf |
- |
Director of Photography |
| Peer-Arne Sveistrup |
Pirates'n Paradise, Berlin |
Editor |
| Verena van der Hayden |
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Make up Artist |
| Ingken Benesch |
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Styling |
| - |
Emily Tilelli ETCasting, London |
Casting |
Brief Explanation
„The Fan“ is the story of a passionate football fan, following his team via ICE train throughout the season. We see typical snippets of his fan life: moments of tension, euphoria, desperation and exhaustion. He breathes football. In the stands, at home – or on the way to and from a game. From time to time there are little hints that our fan is special - like the way he cheers rather intimately when the rest of the stadium explodes. In the last scene we understand that our fan is not only a fan. He’s in a relationship with one of the players who awaits him at the train platform.
Execution
Directing this film we faced two main challenges. One: Telling the believable story of a passionate football fan – who is at the same time different from all the other fans. For example, he’s mostly travelling on his own – when he meets fans of his team, he feels rather awkward and displaced. When the whole stadium explodes in euphoria, his joy is deeper, more intimate. When a player gets hurt on the field, he’s not angry, but worried. Etc. Two: Telling a 100% believable reunion of a gay couple with two heterosexual actors. Shortly put: directing those emotional nuances was one of the main keys to make this film work.