Berlinale 2011: Film Festival Prepared for Run on Website with e-Spirit

Berlin, Germany, February 07, 2011 --(PR.com)-- When the Berlinale opens its doors to around 300,000 guests from 128 countries on 10 February, 1.5 million visits will have long been made: The website visitors will have obtained information on the 61st Berlin International Film Festival at www.berlinale.de. 60,000 pages in two languages provide professional guests and festival visitors with a comprehensive overview of all Berlinale events as well as the past and present of this major international cultural event. In the background, the FirstSpirit content management system (CMS) ensures that the website is prepared for over 15 million expected page impressions. Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH (KBB), a federal agency that hosts cultural events including the Berlinale, counts on the CMS provided by e-Spirit AG as their central content platform.

In addition to other advantages including operating efficiency and ease of use, FirstSpirit features the transfer of previously generated pages to the live server. This ensures system stability under high loads while simultaneously keeping resource requirements low. As a result, the Berlinale is very well prepared when the expected 300,000 visitors start booking their advance tickets via the website. They can also set up personalized pages where they have access to an individual day planner. Via FirstSpirit, they have access to the mobile website http://m.berlinale.de which is optimized for mobile phones and smart phones. The high-quality website is implemented and administered by the e-Spirit partner interactive tools. The Berlin based agency for digital media with a focus on user-centered online solutions is the long-time technical service provider for KBB and Berlinale.

60 years of film history in Berlin
KBB not only reports on the current Berlinale on the website www.berlinale.de; more than 25,000 archive pages provide an overview of 60 years of film history and the past 60 film festivals in Berlin. With the help of a search form and multiple parameters, interested visitors can find information on the composition of the juries or on past prizes and laureates as well as datasheets of all films that were ever shown.

More information is available on the Internet at www.kbb.eu, www.berlinale.de, www.e-Spirit.com and www.interactive-tools.de.

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