Let’s Celebrate Baseball! at the Mall of America

FOX Sports North teamed up with FILO to put on “Let’s Celebrate Baseball!” at the Mall of America Rotunda on Sunday, April 17th from 12pm – 3pm. Youth of all ages came to participate in free baseball activities and learn more about the sport. Some of the activities included a pitching inflatable where the speed of the throw would be measured, a hitting machine, Twins PLINKO, Twins Guess Who, and a photo opportunity with a FOX Sports backdrop and props that allowed fans to go home with a lanyard souvenir to remember the day.

A great crowd came throughout the event, with many fans in Twins apparel waiting outside the entrance of the area before it opened at noon. One of the newest FOX Sports North personalities, Audra Martin, was also available to sign autographs and talk with fans. The Twins played the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Target Field that afternoon, with the game starting at 1:10pm; this was shown on the large screen in the Rotunda. The hometown team came from behind to tie the game in the 8th inning and won the game in the 12th, making it one of the most exciting games of the year so far and completing the three-game sweep of the Angels.

FILO Productions worked on more than 10 events with FOX Sports North in 2015, and looks to continue the great working relationship through 2016 with events like “Let’s Celebrate Baseball!”

Meet the Fidos of FILO

On a spring day, nothing changes the usual tone of the office like bringing 11 dogs to work for the day. Of course, if anyone walks into the office on a normal day, they are greeted by several dogs that come to work with their guardians. But when canines outnumber employees, you know something special is happening. And the occasion was truly a special one -- it was Dog Day at FILO and the dogs were brought in to help make videos to promote GermanFest. One of the purposes was to highlight the connection between FILO Productions and GermanFest, since many guests of the event do not know the organizers are a St. Paul company and help with events all over the world.

Listed below are the dogs (with guardian in parentheses) and the message from their individual video:

Gogo (Linda) is happy to have Schell’s beer at GermanFest again this year.
CoCo and Victor (Kevin) can communicate with each other throughout the festival with AnCom radios.
Kirby and Buddy (Maddie) want everyone to know that you can bring your friend/"buddy” to the Schmidt Brewery site.
Cubbie and Cooper (Andrew) love how much there is to eat, and can burn off those calories while dancing to the great music on our stage(s).
Penny and Sawyer (Brian) want people to show up early and get a front row seat with them for the cultural presentations.
Petunia (Kristen) and Milkshake (Steve) were happy to make a new friend while finding out they have a lot in common.

A new video will be released each Monday, leading up to GermanFest at FILO’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/FILOProductionsInc/) and YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/user/FILOproductions1810).

Please view the videos and share them with your friends. Because, after all, who doesn’t love watching cute puppy videos on the internet to brighten up the beginning of the week!

FILO Activates At The Men’s NCAA Final Four

FILO’s own, Andrew Westphal and Luke Hvidhyld had the pleasure of managing the Sport Court/Connor Sports activation for the second consecutive year at The Final Four Fan Fest presented by Capital One, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston. The activation featured two basketball courts, a replica hardwood court, an amazing “tip-off” photo opportunity, and a Sport Court/Connor Sports Jumbotron.

Our courts held a variety of different contests with Knockout and Team Work Shootout being the fan favorites. Fans got to compete against one another for rights to stay on court and eventually win the coveted hardwood replica prize.

This year the Sport Court/Connor Sports activation put a little “spin" on what is usually a standard photo opportunity. We took aerial shots of fans as they were “tipping off” against one another on the Official Court of the Final Four NCAA Tournament. Fans received their copy of the photo either by email or text and the top photos each day were showcased on the Jumbotron, suspended 15’ above the booth.

The Sport Court/Connor Sports Jumbotron also featured an original promotional video for Sport Court and Connor Sports, encapsulating the pre-production, building and painting of The Official Court of the NCAA Final Four.

FILO also helped provide an emcee/host for the duration of the weekend, at the booth.