Happy End: all GDR cinema films in one database

Perfect script: Our content and communication concept is based on a clear information structure

Reduction to the essentials - that was the core idea that guided us in the redesign of the website: more images, less text. A purist navigation and graphic concept directs users to the website's offerings: information about the foundation, events and film screenings as well as the film database, which can be used to initiate a detailed film search. Moving images on the homepage and generous film stills of DEFA productions already provide a small insight into the large DEFA archive on the website.

TYPO3 - ready for an Oscar

Unbeatable for content-heavy websites: the TYPO3 content management system, which was also used for the DEFA Foundation website. Thanks to its intelligent user roles and easy handling, it facilitates the workflow of the editors and, as an open source-based CMS, can be customised by us to suit your needs.

In order to structure the content of the website in a user-friendly way and make it accessible, we have set up various features: structuring modules such as accordion elements, related content or intelligent auto-completion in free text. Special highlights: the artist search from A-Z and the DEFA chronicle, which summarises important milestones in the film policy of the Soviet Occupation Zone/GDR from 1945-1990 in a clear annual chronicle.

Great cinema: All GDR cinema films in one database

Searching for films made easy: the centrepiece of the site is the film archive, which acts as a research tool for DEFA cinema films. Are you interested in films from a specific production company or an individual DEFA studio? Or would you like to know which films are based on literary works? Or who directed or composed them? No problem - thanks to a faceted full-text search and differentiated filters, users receive targeted, structured search results. In addition to relevant filmographic information, the detailed pages also offer extensive content information.

Projects with purpose

For over 30 years, we have been working with remarkable institutions from the education, science, culture, administration or business sectors. 

All our projects are based on common features: their demand for a high standard of editorial quality, their complexity and the fact that they are part of a greater societal change.

Throughout our work, an innovative and strategic outlook is key. At the same time, we have the highest demands on usability, design and the underlying technology of our work. All of these components must prove sustainable in the long term.

In all contexts, we value a comprehensive understanding of the diverse organizational cultures of our clients. We know how to support employees in change processes and how to moderate cultural change.

We see consulting as a joint process in which we use co-creative elements as effective and active forms of collaboration. Our aim is to involve all relevant stakeholders in finding solutions in order to achieve an optimal result that will be accepted in the long term.

Awards

Our work has received many awards. We work on projects with journalistic standards and high benchmarks for design and usability. Thanks to these criteria, 3pc was awarded the Grimme Online Award as well as other prizes.

Our Clients

For over 27 years, we have been successfully working with federal ministries and public institutions, cities and communities, universities, research foundations, museums, cultural institutions as well as private businesses.