A total of 17 Oscars and 2 additional prizes were awarded. The
second Oscar^® of the evening went to four members of staff from
Schneider- Kreuznach:

Hildegard Ebbesmeier, Michael Anderer, Udo Schauss, and Nicole Wemken, who was unfortunately unable to attend due to illness.

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Actress and TV hostess Rachel McAdams presented the award for the development of the innovative Cinelux Première cinema projection lens. According to the jury, these lens systems offer increased sharpness and more uniform illumination of the movie screen.

This is the sixth time that staff from Schneider-Kreuznach has received a Technical Achievement Award.

"These awards are an impressive testimony of our strong position in the industry," said Dr. Josef Staub, Schneider-Kreuznach's CEO. "We have been a global market leader in analog cinema/projection for years. However, the future clearly belongs to digital cinema. We have recognized this trend and are also successfully engaged in the field of digital cinema."

The Cinelux Première brand was introduced in 2003 and is currently comprised of 25 cinema projection lenses. The series offers lens systems with focal lengths between 32.5 mm and 100 mm and an iris diaphragm that is infinitely variable between 1.7 and 4.


"The Cinelux Première technology is revolutionary," said product manager Thorsten Meywald." Aspheric technology and the variable iris diaphragm make Cinelux Première the most powerful cinema projection lens currently available on the market."

A scientific development with practical benefit: Moviegoers benefit from brilliant pictures and a uniformly and brightly illuminated screen. Cinelux Première, offering 40 percent more light output than conventional lens systems, can be used for larger screens. Furthermore, the iris diaphragm enables simple and fast adaptation of the brightness to different film formats and increased depth of field.

This system, Made in Germany, not only offers superior performance, but also a compelling appearance: The gold-finished aluminum housing lends the high-performance lens a refined appearance. Schneider-Kreuznach positions Cinelux Première lens system as a premium product with a four-digit euro price tag.

 

The group operates in five business areas: photography, cinema/projection, industrial optics, ophthalmic optics, and servo-hydraulic systems. Familiar brands include Angulon, Symmar, Xenar, Xenon, Variogon, Cinelux, and B+W Filters. Schneider Kreuznach has been among the global market leaders for high-performance lens systems for many years. The company is the international No. 1 when it comes to cinema/projection applications. In addition, the Schneider Group is also active in the promising areas of digital projection, home movies, e-cinema, and simulation. Schneider's main markets are the United States, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Brazil, and Europe.