Light art stagings in the ZDF live New Year’s Eve show at the Brandenburg Gate
Idea: New Year’s Eve video art at the Brandenburg Gate – unique, resource-friendly, communicative.
For the ZDF New Year’s Eve shows ‘Welcome 2021 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25’ live in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the Zander & Partner team was commissioned to design the video art on the Brandenburg Gate as well as visual art for the LED screens during the 4-hour shows.
Implementation: Innovative New Year’s Eve Experience with Resource-Friendly Colour Fireworks
The show acts were framed by powerful and colourful video art and at midnight there was a virtual, projected firework display on the capital’s landmark to welcome in the new year. Spectacular firework visuals and sustainable too!
During the ZDF live show, which lasted several hours and was presented by Andrea Kiewel and Johannes B. Kerner, the gate was illuminated with impressive 3D video mappings to accompany the musical acts. From abstract colour explosions to our well-known 3D productions, the façade of the world-famous landmark was transformed.
Success: Media Spectacle with Enormous Coverage
The projections of the motifs on the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year’s Eve show generated an overwhelming media response. In 2025 alone, an impressive reach of more than 70 million was achieved. Here are some excerpts from the media coverage:
https://www.tvmovie.de/news/shirin-david-bei-silvesterparty-am-brandenburger-tor-am-start-145043
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/panorama/corona-silvester-feuerwerk-feiern-100.html
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-19-uhr/silvestershow-kiewel-kerner-video-100.html
https://www.morgenpost.de/incoming/article231247754/Silvester-2020-in-Berlin-die-besten-Bilder.html
https://www.berlin.de/kultur-und-tickets/fotos/events/6401422-1744873.gallery.html?page=1