WHITE PLAINS, NY – June 9, 2005 – Berlin Productions announced today that it has earned a gold Aurora Award for its development of an interactive shelf-mounted display it created to promote Starbucks Coffee in supermarkets.

The kiosk offers grocery shoppers a tour of the various blends of Starbucks’ bagged coffees and educates them in how to blend “the perfect cup of coffee.” Shoppers can touch the screen to select the topics that interest them most and experience educational segments that incorporate video and animation.

Now in its 10th year, the Aurora Awards are open to producers of non-national commercials, regional or special interest entertainment, and corporate-sponsored film and video. The winning entries are chosen by a panel of professional film and video producers, writers and directors.

“To win a gold from a nationally renowned organization like the Aurora Awards is tremendously flattering,” said Rick Berlin, president of Berlin Productions. “We’re in great company, too; organizations like the DIY Network and the United States Marine Corps also won Auroras this year. Production values in non-broadcast media continue to go up, and I’m glad Berlin Productions is being recognized for its effort to stay ahead of the curve.”

For more information about the Aurora Awards, visit www.auroraawards.com.

About Berlin Productions
Established in 1982, Berlin Productions is a full-service digital communications agency that produces Web sites, video, CD-ROMs, DVDs, kiosks, animation, presentation, illustration and print services for corporate, educational, medical and government institutions. The company also offers a full array of traditional and digital illustration and print services. BP’s founder Rick Berlin and creative director Dylan Wood are two-time winners of AV Video Multimedia Producer magazine’s annual Top 100 Producers competition, and they have also won several InVision Awards from New Media magazine. BP’s clients include Kraft Foods/Starbucks, MCI, Pepsi, SoBe Beverages, Columbia University, Prudential and Sony.

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