Goldene Leinwand
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The Goldene Leinwand is an award created in 1964 by the HDF ("Hauptverband Deutscher Filmtheater e.V.", literally translated "Federal Association For Movie Theatres") and the journal Filmecho/Filmwoche.
Like a Golden Record
it is a sales certification.
The Goldene Leinwand is to be bestowed upon film distributor
s for having provided a film of feature-length which sold more than 3,000,000 tickets within 18 months.
Titanic (1997)
is the only film that was awarded special editions for 15 and 18 million tickets.
The James Bond films (1983), Star Wars
(2005) and the Harry Potter film series
(2009) were awarded a "Goldene Leinwand mit Stern und Brillianten".
Like a Golden Record
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
it is a sales certification.
The Goldene Leinwand is to be bestowed upon film distributor
Film distributor
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing...
s for having provided a film of feature-length which sold more than 3,000,000 tickets within 18 months.
Categories
- Goldene Leinwand (“Golden Screen”) for 3 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit Stern (“Golden Screen With A Star”) for 6 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit 2 Sternen (“Golden Screen With Two Stars”) for 9 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit 3 Sternen (“Golden Screen With Three Stars”) for 12 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand Sonderausgaben (“Golden Screen Special Editions”) for 15 or 18 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit Stern und Brillanten (“Golden Screen With A Star And Brilliants”) for a series of 6 coherent films that altogether sold more than 30 million tickets
- Goldene Leinwand für besondere Verdienste (“Honorary Golden Screen”)
- Goldene Leinwand Pin (“Honorary Golden Screen As Pin”)
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
is the only film that was awarded special editions for 15 and 18 million tickets.
The James Bond films (1983), Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
(2005) and the Harry Potter film series
Harry Potter (film series)
The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling...
(2009) were awarded a "Goldene Leinwand mit Stern und Brillianten".