A word from our partners
They support us
Leitz Cine GmbH is an official partner for the 10th time of La Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes, one of the most influential film festivals in the world. Leitz, 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 and is endowed with a prize of 4,000 Euros. With this prize, the two companies recognize innovative new talents in the world of short films.
Leitz Cine 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, Nans Laborde-Jourdàa, and last year Giul Sela.
Together we look forward to supporting lots of new filmmakers and their projects at the 2025 edition of La Semaine de la Critique!
ABOUT LEITZ:
Leitz Cine 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.
ABOUT LEICA CAMERA:
Leica Camera AG is an international premium manufacturer of cameras, lenses and sports optics products with over 150 years of company history. As part of its growth strategy, the company has expanded its business to include mobile imaging (smartphones) and the manufacture of high-quality eyeglass lenses and watches and is represented in the home cinema segment with its own projectors.
Headquartered in Wetzlar (Germany) and with a second production site in Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal), Leica Camera AG has a global network of its own sales companies with over 120 Leica Stores. The company employs 2,400 people and achieved a turnover of 554 million euros in the 2023/24 financial year.
The Leica brand stands for excellent quality, German craftsmanship and industrial design combined with innovative technologies. An integral part of the brand culture is the promotion of the culture of photography with around 30 Leica Galleries worldwide, Leica Academies and international awards such as the Leica Hall of Fame Award and the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA).
