Concorde Filmverleih

Background

Concorde Filmverleih is a theatrical film distributor in Germany, founded by TeleMunchen Gruppe in 1980. In 2019, the company went absorbed into Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as a branch of Leonine Distribution.

1st Logo (1997-2005)

Visuals: A bright flickering splash occurs, which lights on the panning filmstrip. Each frame contains video footages of some movies. The strip becomes flat and flashes again, and then the letters rise from it, forming "CONCORDE-FILM". Then, the text shines, and the byline for TeleMunchen wipes in by a light below.

Variants:

Prior to 1999, the logo was bylineless.
This was adapted from the Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner logo used in its first year. In that variant, the shining flash turns into three words that slide and form the name.
There is also a short version used on trailers, that starts with the flash.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An orchestral composition with flashing sounds. For the short version, the music is abridged.

Availability: Appeared on movies that are released in Germany by this company, such as White Worm and Rosenstrasse.

2nd Logo (2005-2013)

Visuals: The camera moves around giant blue, metallic letters, which form "CONCORDE". The camera pans around and flies through the letter "R", then the logo comes into full view, with certain underline. The word "FILMVERLEIH" and the byline from before then appear below.

Variant: A variant has "FILMVERLEIH" replaced with "CLASSICS".

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An uplifting orchestral fanfare composed by Marcel Barsotti, or silence.

Availability: Seen on movies distributed in Germany, for example The Hurt Locker or Upside Down. From 2019 onwards, newer releases use the Leonine logo.