The projects grow together
NEXTPRIDE, SPERLINK, ZEISE CODES, ZEISE CLOUD and RED CARPET SHOW now follow shared design and navigation principles while keeping their own identities. A shared sign-in process is also available across all projects.
Short films
Small films, big ideas: a selection of short film productions I supported as they were made.
Projects
Web projects, tools and platforms that have emerged over time and are presented here in detail.
About
Christian Zeise is the person behind ZEISE MEDIA. This page introduces personal activities around web development, photography, culture and selected projects.
Featured
Selected entries from the archive and current project pages.
Brunch – A gay drama
Four frenemies meet for brunch and turn the table into a stage where they search for real life. Open ProjectsNEXTPRIDE
Event calendar for CSDs, Pride events, demonstrations and other events around diversity and civic engagement. OpenNews
Announcements, dates and updates from ZEISE MEDIA.
ZEISE MEDIA launches with a new website
ZEISE MEDIA receives a full relaunch. Short films, projects and cultural recommendations get a shared new structure with revised detail pages, navigation and a consistent layout system that runs through all web projects.
Development projects move to ZEISE MEDIA DEV
ZEISE MEDIA DEV creates a dedicated closed area for small web applications, internal tools and experimental developments. This clearly separates web development from media files in future.
Read moreZEISE CLOUD gets a new purpose
ZEISE CLOUD is being refocused and will serve as a central storage place for media files. Applications, tools and experimental developments are moving out of the former web application test area and onto their own website.
Abbreviation directories brought together
ZEISE CODES brings together the former collections ‘abbreviations, acronyms & codes (abbr.ac)’, ‘Abkürzungsfimmel (Aküfi)’ and ‘Zug- und Eisenbahn-Suche (ZEISE.cc)’ under one shared name. Separate directories are becoming a structured reference work for abbreviations, acronyms, codes and reference data.
SPERLINK is being developed further
The URL shortener SPERLINK receives a technical and visual update. Short links deliberately remain simple and free of unnecessary tracking.
NEXTPRIDE goes live
NEXTPRIDE launches as a new platform for CSD, Pride and demonstration dates. Search, watchlists, calendar features and tools for organisations bring dates and information together in one place.
First gallery back in the RED CARPET SHOW archive
The new archive begins with a first republished event. The historical photo series are presented in a reduced gallery view with image information and fullscreen mode.
RED CARPET SHOW returns
The former photo project RED CARPET SHOW is reactivated as an archive. Photographs of premieres, festivals and events in Berlin and Brandenburg from 2003 to 2010 now have their own place again.
About ZEISE MEDIA
Hi, I’m Christian.
ZEISE MEDIA is my personal framework for things I curate, support or develop myself: short films, cultural recommendations, archives, small web applications and projects with a social context. The selection is not meant to be complete, but deliberately chosen.
Earlier, part of my work under Pottval Media was more closely connected to client work, communication and web design. Today, ZEISE MEDIA is less about services and more about making my own interests visible, documenting connections and supporting projects that might otherwise be overlooked.
What matters to me are visibility, democratic values, queer perspectives, culture in Berlin and tools that are genuinely useful in everyday life. ZEISE MEDIA brings these subjects together without trying to be a classic magazine, agency or sales platform.