Condor Films
Condor Films is a Swiss media company that is engaged in the production of television and cinema commercials, documentaries and feature films, the design and production of corporate films, corporate TV and interactive multimedia solutions and television formats. Its main site is the studio Bellerive in Zurich. The TV production company Faro TV is a subsidiary of the Condor Films AG.
The Condor Films AG is in the course of its history, with subsidiaries in Los Angeles, Berlin and Bern as well as with the brands Condor Productions, Condor Communications, Condor Corporate, Condor commercials, Condor features Condor Audiovisuals, Studio Bellerive and Condor Pictures and Condor Documentaries in publication entered. 2009, the performance was unified under a new umbrella brand strategy.
Condor Films identifies today as a specialist in moving images and storytelling. The focus is the creation and production of audiovisual media content and cross-media digital production for cinema, TV and web.
History
Condor Films was founded in 1947 by Heinrich Fueter as Condor - Film AG founded. As office space was a room at the Seefeld Strasse 35 in Zurich. The furniture presented an adjacent gallery on loan. The married with Fueter Anne -Marie Blanc put a significant portion of the savings in the newly established company. Within a few years, Condor Films became the leading Swiss commissioned film productions. From the late fifties, Condor Films for a variety of feature film directors and technicians for the film of Switzerland in difficult years on a vital foothold, thanks to the financial uncertainties of the movie business could be overcome. In 1964, the son of the founder, Martin A. Fueter, the business unit Condor Commercials (then advertising films) and was thus in Switzerland the pioneer of the advertising film.
In 1956, the expansion into Germany was the German Condor GmbH, in which Günther Stapenhorst was involved as a senior partner with a minority share. From 1959 to the Condor Films followed the plan to operate jointly with Swiss Television DRS a film studio for film and television in Leutschenbach. Were Despite the support of the city of Zurich and the formation of a film studio AG, in which Lazar Wechsler, the Baupionier Ernst Goehner, Migros founder Gottlieb Duttweiler and Artur Brauner involved failed the Vorhaben.1961 sold the Condor film, the German subsidiary to from now on the market to continue working in Germany directly from Switzerland. In the same year, the company established the " Condor Finanz AG " to the future film and television investment greater extent to ermöglichen.1973 took over the Condor film the Geneva Nico Film SA in the context of spatial and technical reorganization. 1981 acquired the Condor film, the competing companies Rincovision Ringier, together with the right to use the name Rincovision still further to 1984.
The company was until 1986 owned by the founding family and some minority shareholders of the Friends of the founding family. From 1987 to 2005, the Zurich media company Tamedia held the majority of shares. 2005, the shares of Tamedia by a group led by managing director Kristian Widmer were taken over in a management buy- outs. Since 2006, the Swiss television production FaroTV is also part of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group. Since 2008 Managing Director Kristian Widmer holds the majority of shares in the company, the founding family is still involved with a minority share. The Company has over 963 commercials, 1'256 commissioned films and 55 feature films produced and received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for ' Journey of Hope ' by Xavier Koller.
2013, the company produced, for the first time in its history, a film for a Chinese direct customers.
Have participated in films and works of Condor Films, among others Gérard Depardieu, Maria Schneider, Richard Schweizer, Max Haufler, Peter Ustinov, Ursula Andress, Therese Giehse, René Boeniger, Georges of Weissenfluh, Nicolas Gessner, Ulrich Kundig, Paul Hubschmid Paul Spahn, Cés Keiser, Margrit Läubli, Ruedi Walter, Markus Imhoof, Emil Steinberger, Liselotte Pulver, Stefanie Glaser, Zarli Carigiet, Anne -Marie Blanc, Dani Levy, Michael Gwisdek, Niki Reiser, Michael Ballhaus, Jean Reno and John Malkovich.
Associations and Partnerships
Condor Films is a founding member of the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers IQMPP and member of the Swiss Film Association SFA. The Hollywood directors Nicolas Winding Refn and Asger Leth are exclusively represented in Switzerland by Condor for commercials jobs.
Training
Condor Films regularly offers young talents the opportunity to prove themselves as interns in the film and TV industry. Since 2012, the company is also operating an apprentice and forms of computer technicians.
Filmography (selection)
Among other features Condor Films responsible for:
- Promotional films for cinema and TV, among others for Credit Suisse, UBS, Switzerland Tourism, McDonald's, Fiat, Orange and Migros,
- Image films and movies, among others products for Zurich Financial Services, RUAG, Coop, BMW and ABB Ltd.. ,
- Interactive online applications, among others for tanners, PostFinance, IWC Schaffhausen,
- Scenic contract short films, among others for IWC Schaffhausen with John Malkovich and Jean Reno
- Circle Vision, 4D Motion Simulator, Vista Vision Dome and 70MM films, among other things with the directors Xavier Koller, Dani Levy, Michael Ballhaus and Michael Steiner
- 3D movies for the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
- Branded Entertainment for Subaru, Swisscom, Helsana, Edelweiss Air, Hill 's Pet Nutrition, Dyson and Weight Watchers.
- Documentaries such as The Gherkin Building with Norman Foster, "Replay" about Roger Federer, Pablo Picasso, and from the Swiss Mount Everest Expedition 1952,
- Feature films for cinema and television, including Gérard Depardieu, Richard Chamberlain, Julian Sands, Anja Kling, Michael Gwisdek, Meret Becker, Lars Rudolph and directors such as Daniel Schmid, Jan Švankmajer, Xavier Koller, Samir, Nicolas Gessner, Rolf Lyssy and Dani Levy
- Music videos, among other things with Carmen Electra for the Bloodhound Gang.
Likewise, Condor Films is actively involved through its subsidiary FaroTV to proprietary formats such as television ( current selection):
- The late- night comedy quiz show pig roast - Heiteres celebrities rates SRF1 with Beat Schlatter and Fabian Unteregger
- TV Magazine observers TV with Roland Luder on Swiss television on SRF SRF 1 and two,
- The pet magazine Animal friends for Swiss television on SRF 1 with Nina Havel,
- The travel magazine The Holiday Checker with Tanja Gutmann for Sat.1 Switzerland,
- The docu-soap Light life with Viktor Röhtlin and Hausi Leutenegger for Swiss television on SRF 1,
- The Dokusoap change of scenery for the Swiss television on SRF 2,
- The reins Show Move in! with Viola Tami for Sat.1 Switzerland,
- The wish-fulfillment show Celebrations for Sat.1 Switzerland,
- The game shows Joya runs with Andrea Jansen for Sat.1 Switzerland,
As well as TV service productions as:
- The production of the first three seasons farmer, single, looking for ... with Andrea Jansen and Marco Fritsche on behalf of 3plus
- Contract development and production of casting show one as Beni with Bernard Thurnheer for the Swiss Sports Television SSF,
- The Saturday evening show Happy Day with Röbi Koller for Swiss television on SRF 1,
- The reality soap choir, on probation for Swiss television on SRF 2
- TV magazines and reports for Gofus and BNP Paribas Zurich Open, International HSG Alumni Conference 2008, International HSG Alumni Conference 2010
Event and TV productions such as:
- Stade de Suisse TV (up to 2008),
- UEFA EURO 2008,
- Seat Beach Volleyball Cup Gstaad
- Terre des hommes Charity Gala 2011