A word from our partners
They support us
Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH is an official partner for the 9th time of La Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes, one of the most influential film festivals in the world. Ernst Leitz Wetzlar together with Leica Camera AG are the official sponsors of the Leitz Cine Discovery Prize, which will be awarded to the best short film chosen by the jury of La Semaine de la Critique on May 23rd and is endowed with a prize of 4,000 Euros. With this prize, the two companies recognise innovative new talents in the world of short films.
Ernst Leitz Wetzlar and Leica Camera work in close cooperation on this prize, and both have their headquarters in the Leitz Park in the Hessian city of Wetzlar in Germany.
Past award recipients include: Wregas Bhanuteja, Laura Ferrés, Qiu Yang, Zou Jing, Joao Gonzalez, and last year Nans Laborde-Jourdàa.
Together we look forward to supporting lots of new filmmakers and their projects at the 2024 edition of La Semaine de la Critique!
ABOUT LEITZ:
Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH is based in Germany and is one of the world’s leading premium cine lens manufacturers. The company distributes their lenses under the brand name 'Leitz'. Through the development and production of high-quality, complex optical elements, the company has become an industry leader in premium cinematographic optics within the last decade. Leitz lenses are used in a large number of award-winning films and blockbusters, series, and commercials worldwide. These achievements along with the 'Science and Engineering Award' from the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' are both a validation and a challenge to the people at Leitz who continue the development of future high-end film camera lenses with the very same traditional technical precision, exceptional quality awareness, and a deep passion for moving images to inspire filmmakers and enable them to realize their unique visions.
Leica Camera – A Partner for Photography
Leica Camera AG is an international, premium manufacturer of cameras and sports optics. The legendary reputation of the Leica brand is based on a long tradition of excellent quality, German craftsmanship and German industrial design, combined with innovative technologies. An integral part of the brand's culture is the diversity of activities the company undertakes for the advancement of photography. In addition to the Leica Galleries and Leica Akademies spread around the world, there are the Leica Hall of Fame Award and, in particular, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), which is considered one of the most innovative sponsorship awards existing today. Furthermore, Leica Camera AG, with its headquarters in Wetzlar, Hessen, and a second production site in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, has a worldwide network of its own national organisations and Leica Retail Stores.
