Pandora Film

Background

Pandora Film (or Pandora Filmproduktion) is a German film production and distribution company that distributes international films across Germany. The company was founded in 1982 by cinema operators Karl Baumgartner and Reinhard Brundig. The name of the company was inspired by G.W. Pabst's Pandora's Box.

1st Logo (December 3, 1982-)

Visuals: Just the stacked white text "PANDORA FILM" in a Pac-Man-esque font (named Fatti Patti).

Variant: Sometimes, the text "zeigt:" or "verleigh" is shown underneath.

Technique: 2D computer graphics.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen on German prints of various international movies such as Life and Nothing Else.... It also appears at the end of Only Lovers Left Alive.

2nd Logo (April 28, 2022-)

Visuals: Quickly scrolling along a filmstrip, the logo from before fades in within each slide. In the middle of the logo sequence, the camera is within the frames with the filmstrip borders now off the screen. The film is also slightly destabilized with a moderate to high amount of gate weave and film dust, at one point sliding to another frame. The logo fades to black while the film dust is retained.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: The sounds of a film rolling alongside a orchestral harp warm up.

Availability: The logo debuted on Rabiye Kurnaz Vs. George W. Bush and later appeared on Fallen Leaves.