Title | NOAH |
Brand | DB CARGO |
Product/Service | DB CARGO "GÜTER GEHÖREN AUF DIE SCHIENE" // NOAH |
Category |
A04. Production Design / Art Direction |
Entrant
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JUNG VON MATT Hamburg, GERMANY
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Idea Creation
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JUNG VON MATT Hamburg, GERMANY
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Production
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CZAR FILM Hamburg, GERMANY
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Post Production
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BACON Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Additional Company
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BOOGIE FILMS Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
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Additional Company 2
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2WEI MUSIC Hamburg, GERMANY
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Additional Company 3
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DB CARGO AG Frankfurt a. Main, GERMANY
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Credits
Martell Beck |
DB Cargo AG |
Head of Marketing and Transport Policy |
Dörte Spengler-Ahrens |
Jung von Matt AG |
Managing Director Creation |
Michael Wilde |
Jung von Matt AG |
Creative Direction |
Olasumbo Pinheiro |
Jung von Matt AG |
Copywriter |
Winfried Scheller |
Jung von Matt AG |
Copywriter |
Ibrahem Ghareib |
Jung von Matt AG |
Art Direction |
Martin Stoepel |
Jung von Matt AG |
Art Direction |
Olasumbo Pinheiro |
Jung von Matt AG |
Concept |
Ibrahem Ghareib |
Jung von Matt AG |
Concept |
Stephan Giest |
Jung von Matt AG |
Project Management |
Annette Krebs |
Jung von Matt AG |
Project Management |
Paula Toepfer |
Jung von Matt AG |
Project Management |
Ralph Teichmann |
Jung von Matt AG |
Agency Producer |
Jan Fincke |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Executive Producer |
Vincent Taeger |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Producer |
Martin Werner |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Director |
David Jančar |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Assistant Director |
Betka Noll |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Floor manager |
Manel Ruiz |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Cameraman |
Tomas Munzperger |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Camera assistant |
Marek Schnierer |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Camera assistant |
Dagmar Stefflová |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Styling |
Zuzana Buriánková |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Hair and makeup |
Alena Cerna |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Casting |
Madla Zachariasova |
CZAR Film GmbH |
Casting |
Eliana Carranza-Pitcher |
BaconX |
Executive Producer |
Jim Lerch |
BaconX |
Producer |
Camilla Strandskov |
BaconX |
Producer |
Jan Tvilling |
BaconX |
Creative Director |
Hannibal Lang |
BaconX |
Colourist |
Thomas Banner |
BaconX |
2D Lead |
Gabi Popov |
BaconX |
Animation |
David Lassel |
BaconX |
CG Lead |
Arthur Dalvig |
BaconX |
CG Artist |
Rickard Didriksson |
BaconX |
CG Artist |
Thomas Haas |
BaconX |
CG Artist |
Søren Knudsen |
BaconX |
Conform Artist |
Antonio Di Iorio |
2WEI |
Composer |
Simon Heeger |
2WEI |
Composer |
Christian Vorländer |
2WEI |
Composer |
Write a short summary of what happens in the film
The film opens in a dark, bleak world. It is the modern apocalypse: violent thunderstorms threaten major cities. Torrential rains and strong winds sweep everything in their path. A news anchor asks, "Is it possible to stop the climate crisis?" as the rest of the world watches the disaster in alarm.... hopelessly. Until a mysterious man appears, a legend: NOAH. Together with his helpers, the legendary Noah loads animals and valuable items onto his ark in the pouring rain. The task is challenging, too many animals and items to secure. But he manages it. He closes the door... and we discover that instead of an ark.... he has used a DB Cargo freight train to save the world one more time. The train drives off into the sunset, symbolizing hope for a way out of the climate crisis.
Cultural / Context information for the jury
It is no secret that we are on the brink of a climate disaster. And that if we don't act now it could be too late. DB Cargo is at the forefront of the fight against the climate crisis, transporting goods all over Europe in a climate-neutral way and with far less CO2 emissions than transporting goods by truck. DB-Cargo wants to lead the way to a green future and take its employees along with it on this journey.
Tell the jury about the production design / art direction. You may wish to comment on choices, challenges or effects.
For obvious reasons, the production design and artistic direction were a great challenge. This is about the story of Noah, a story we all know, but interpreted in a modern way, set in the here and now and without revealing the ark in advance. Therefore, the digital and real pairs of animals as an iconic image, as well as the appearance of the character Noah, have played an important role. The dramatic mood and strong imagery are the essential ingredients to give the whole film the necessary scale. And the visual chaos only works when it looks like the images are real.