FiveCurrents Launches Reveillon Website

The Reveillon 2010 website is officially up and running. As New Year’s Eve approaches, the more than 2 million people attending Reveillon 2010 on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro can access details and information about the celebration on the website. The website, http://reveilloncopacabana.com.br offers a schedule of events, information on how to get to Reveillon, broadcast information, and a place to register for updates and to receive a photo of the midnight moment. Attendees are asked to bring a flashlight or candle to illuminate as they ring in the New Year on Copacabana Beach. Reveillon 2010 is a FiveCurrents production and will feature live entertainment, music, samba, a headline performance and a fireworks spectacular.

For more information on Reveillon 2010, please click here.

Rio preparing for Reveillon

FiveCurrents is working hard to prepare for Reveillon 2010, the New Year’s celebration on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The annual event, produced by FiveCurrents, is gaining national headlines.

O Globo recently ran an article entitled “The Olympic Effect” in which the paper stated, “For the first time ever there will be an international press room at Reveillon to accommodate all the requests from Foreign Journalists (CNN, Reuters, Deutsche Welle, etc), according to RioTur (Tourism Department of Rio de Janeiro).  They attribute this to the fact that Rio de Janeiro will be the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games, and to the new interest in the fireworks show, being produced by Scott Givens (President of FiveCurrents, and Director of Reveillon).

FiveCurrents recently completed work on Rio de Janeiro’s successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2016.

This year Reveillon will feature a fireworks spectacular synchronized to a custom soundtrack that will be broadcast along the beach and telecast on Globo TV around the world. In addition, FiveCurrents has added 3 stages along Copacabana Beach to provide more entertainment to the millions of people gathered to celebrate the New Year.

Rio Reveling in Olympic Win

The people of Rio de Janeiro are still celebrating their win over Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The Rio bid received many commendations including one by NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Chairman Dick Eberson who said, “Rio’s presentation was the best I have seen in 20 years.”

Forbes Magazine’s Alan Adamson wrote: “I happen to think that the folks who were in charge of the Olympics branding strategy in Rio de Janeiro did a phenomenal job of differentiating Rio’s promise from the other cities in contention, and then clearly establishing its relevance to the IOC.”

FiveCurrents is proud of its team: Executive Producer Scott Givens, Creative Director Libby Hyland, Director of Production Christopher Laue, and Producer Keith Davenport for their hard work and dedication to the bid.

Scott Givens was recently interviewed by Reuters to discuss his involvement in the bid. Here is an excerpt from that story which ran on 4 October:

“It may have been the smallest audience Scott Givens has ever had to woo but it was by far the most influential.

When the International Olympic Committee gathered to elect the winning bid for the 2016 Olympics, each of the four candidates — Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid — had 45 minutes to make their pitch to the audience of about 100 members.

Rio’s presentation, which included speeches, videos, digital maps and still photographs, was praised by seasoned observers as the best of the four and possibly the best ever seen, playing an important role in helping the Brazilian city win the Games.”

To read the full article, please click here.

Vancouver Mayor Unveils LiveCity Vancouver

During the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, FiveCurrents will produce LiveCity Vancouver, two celebration sites in the heart of the city. These sites, LiveCity Yaletown and LiveCity Downtown will provide live entertainment, Olympic coverage, dynamic nightly shows and fireworks.

“LiveCity Vancouver is all about celebration and sharing the moment,” says Mayor Gregor Robertson at a press conference on 7 October. “It is about the chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with neighbours from around the block or across the country as well as new friends and visitors to our city – to experience the excitement and celebrate the true spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games together.”

Creative Producer, Scott Givens, told the Province “It will be free, fun and safe, and organized to create a great experience.” When asked about the winter weather conditions, he added, “It’s a party, rain or shine.”

LiveCity Vancouver will offer top local, Canadian and international entertainment, big-screen Olympic Winter Games sporting coverage, Olympic sponsor and partner pavilions and much more. The two sites, LiveCity Yaletown and LiveCity Downtown will feature the following:

• LiveCity Yaletown – On the water’s edge at David Lam Park, LiveCity Yaletown will feature live local, national, and international entertainment on the main stage in the afternoon and into the night, culminating each evening with a dynamic nightly closing show. Giant screens will show highlights of Olympic Winter Games sport coverage and visitors can enjoy the interactive Olympic sponsor pavilions, Vancouver House, and much more.

• LiveCity Downtown – An urban gathering place in the heart of the city at Georgia and Cambie Streets, LiveCity Downtown is all about the spirit of sport and competition. A giant screen will show live coverage of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games events as they unfold. This is the place to meet with friends and mingle with visitors from around the world in a lively, urban setting.

There will be something for everyone on stage at LiveCity Yaletown. The following groups are representative of the wide range of talent from across Canada and around the world that will perform nightly at LiveCity Yaletown: Alexisonfire, Allez Ouest, Blue Rodeo, Crystal Shawanda, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Deadmau5, Jim Byrnes, Steve Dawson and The Sojourners, Johnny Reid, Jully Black, Malajube, the Sam Roberts Band, Wilco and Wintersleep.

For more information, please visit www.livecityvancouver.ca.

FiveCurrents Produces CGI 5th Annual Meeting

FiveCurrents was honored and excited to produce the Fifth Annual Meeting of The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 22-25 September in New York City. CGI welcomed a very special guest, President Barack Obama, who addressed the opening session of CGI and discussed the importance of giving. The guest list included global leaders from business, government, academia, science, religion, and non-governmental organizations, including numerous heads of state, former heads of state, CEOs of multinational corporations, and prominent philanthropists.

“I think we can say with some certainty that this model actually does work,” President Clinton said. “People don’t have to have the same politics, the same religion, or speak the same language to work together and to have an impact. We all have things to learn from each other. What we need is a shared mechanism to achieve common goals.”

The Clinton Global Initiative convenes global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Since 2005, CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 100 current and former heads of state, 14 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations, major philanthropists, directors of the most effective non-governmental organizations, and prominent members of the media.

FiveCurrents’ President and Executive Producer of CGI, Scott Givens, said, “The Fifth Annual Meeting brought together an unprecedented number of world leaders, once again creating a forum for participants to develop solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”

On Thursday evening, FiveCurrents produced the Clinton Global Citizen Awards, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated visionary leadership in solving pressing global challenges. Actor and comedian Ben Stiller was the evening’s host, and GRAMMY Award winning artists Juanes and Alicia Keys both performed at the awards ceremony.

At CGI, world leaders identified critical areas for action and collaboration across a multitude of sectors, ranging from education, and energy and climate change to global health and the economic empowerment. CGI members in 2009 have made 284 new commitments valued at more than $9.4 billion dollars. In total, these commitments are projected to improve more than 200 million lives. FiveCurrents has been producing The Clinton Global Initiative since its inception in 2005 and is thankful for the privilege of working with such forward thinking leaders.