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Promotional packaging for the film ‘Simshar’

When Rebecca Cremona (Simshar Film Director) asked us to come up with potential packaging ideas for a film she was working on, we immediately set about looking for a symbolic link between the three stories being told in the film, exploring the rich conceptual elements behind each thread.

Simshar, the boat, went missing in July 2008 with its crew – three Maltese fishermen, the 11-year-old son of the captain, and a Somali man. The boat had exploded, leaving one survivor; what happened is shrouded in mystery. Now, Simshar, the movie, using the event as the catalyst, is Malta’s first, homegrown, full-length feature film for an international audience.

Although not adopted, the packaging ideas were an interesting creative journey for DB studio and we sincerely wish Rebecca and the film’s production team every success.

Visit: www.simsharthefilm.com

DVD sleeve design for Planet Sea Documentary Productions (Environmental Awareness)

Documentary producer Shaun Arrigo has worked on marine environmental awareness campaigns and documentary productions for many years and is passionate about diving and underwater photography.

Planet Sea was a series of television documentaries produced to show the fragile beauty of the underwater environment that is increasingly threatened by pollution and over fishing both locally and abroad.

United campaigns should shed some light on the critical hazards Maltese waters are facing. The problem is that too many random developments with little consideration for the biodiversity in our seas have resulted in causing certain species, such as the local dolphin and porpoises, to be in danger of being lost for good. Education and respect is key.

Visit: www.planetsea.net