Panther (company)
| Panther GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1986 by Erich Fitz |
| Seat |
Aying , Germany
|
| management | Andreas Fitz |
| Branch | Movie |
| Website | www.panther.tv |
The Panther GmbH is a film technology company headquartered in Aying , professional camera cranes and dollies developed and produced. The founder Erich Fitz received the Oscar in the field of science and development in 1990 for the world's first ever electro-mechanical camera car, the “Super Panther” .
history
The company was founded in 1986 by Erich Fitz and specialized in the manufacture, sale and rental of film equipment. In 1990 Panther GmbH moved to Oberhaching near Munich together with the subsidiary HTG GmbH, which was founded in 1988 .
In 1991 two more rental locations were opened in Prague and Hamburg . In 1999, due to the strong expansion, Fitz decided to build its own building to accommodate all areas of Panther and HTG. The new building was occupied in January 2001.
At the Cinec in Munich in 2008, the company celebrated the 25th anniversary of Panther dollys and presented the 1000th electro-mechanical dolly, which was built in gold for the occasion.
In 2010 Panther developed the Tristar and opened another film equipment rental, the "Panther Rental Berlin". A year later, the Fitz family made a strategic decision and ended the rental business because they no longer wanted to compete with their customers. "Panther Rental Prague" was sold to ARRI . In 2012 the Panther Rental locations in Munich, Hamburg and Berlin were sold to a subsidiary of Bavaria Studios & Production Services in order to consistently implement the strategic decision of 2011.
Andreas Fitz, the founder's son, bought the remaining company shares from his family in 2012 and thus became the sole shareholder . Since then, the company has concentrated on the development and sale of dollies and cranes.
Products
The company produces film cranes, dollies, remote-controlled pan and tilt devices for cameras, tripods and scaffolding systems for cameras.
Over the years, the company has received property rights for various products and in-house developments:
- Linear column guide
- Combi wheel
- Camera crane
- "Crab & Steer" steering gear
- Collapsible dolly
- Fluid head
- Film lens
- Transport system for camera crane
- Pedestal
- High-low turnstile
- Dolly platform system
Panther price
Since 1999 the company has been awarding the “Panther Prize” for the promotion of young talent as part of the “International Festival of Film Schools” in Munich. The Panther jury selects the best film from a series of short films nominated. At the award ceremony, the director of the selected film will receive a certificate and a voucher for a loan of original Panther equipment for the next production.
Awards
- 1990 Oscar: "Scientific and Engineering Award" (AMPAS) for the world's first electro-mechanical camera dolly "Super Panther"
- 1998 Cinec Award for the "Evolution Dolly"
- 1998 Golden Frog "for substantial technical contribution"
- 2002 Cinec Award for the "Galaxy Crane"
- 2006 Cinec Award for the "Foxy Advanced Crane"
- 2014 Cinec Award for the "Precision Leveling Track"
- 2018 Cinec Award for the "S-Type Dolly"
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Oscar for the robot Panther , Der Spiegel , edition 15/1990
- ↑ Unternehmeredition - growth financing through silent participation , Unternehmeredition, edition 3/2009
- ↑ CINEC 2008 fair report ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 683 kB)
- ↑ a b Restructuring of Panther GmbH
- ^ Munich Film Festival - International Festival of Film Schools
- ↑ Seven winners of the Cinec Award 98 , Blickpunkt
- ↑ Plus Cameraimage - Cameraimage 1998 ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cinec Award 2002 given
- ↑ Cinec Awards 2006 presented in Munich
- ↑ Cinec2014: Prices, rumors, dates
- ↑ Cinec 2018: These are the winners of the Cinec Awards
