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.

FiveCurrents Awarded Rio de Janeiro’s Reveillon 2010

FiveCurrents, the creative and production firm that produced the ceremonies of the Rio 2007 Pan American Games, today announced that they are producing Reveillon 2010. When two million people gather on Copacabana Beach to ring in the New Year, they will experience the first Reveillon of a new decade and one of the largest celebrations on the planet.

“We are proud and honored that we were chosen to produce Reveillon 2010,” said Scott Givens, president of FiveCurrents. “In 2010, we will revolutionize the way Cariocas celebrate the New Year with new event conception and design, a custom-designed fireworks show with an integrated sound system and music synchronization, and sophisticated audio, revolutionary stage design, and a new broadcast and simulcast design.”

Reveillon 2010 will feature headline talent, and satellite stages to distribute the party along the beach. The celebration will feature a fully integrated audio system along the length of Copacabana Beach, and a revolutionary fireworks spectacular synchronized to music. The Main Stage will be set to deliver an iconic image with the famed Sugarloaf Mountain as a backdrop.

FiveCurrents was the Executive Producer for Rio 2016’s recent successful Olympic bid, responsible for producing the IOC Evaluation Commission’s visit to Rio, and all presentations, videos and creative support for the campaign. Chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Dick Ebersol said of the final presentation in Copenhagen in October, “Rio’s presentation was the best I have seen in 20 years.”

FiveCurrents is also pleased to announce that they have opened FiveCurrents Produções Criativas in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

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.