Goldene Leinwand
The Goldene Leinwand is an award created in 1964 by the HDF and the journal Filmecho/Filmwoche.
Like a Music recording [sales certification|Golden Record], it is a sales certification.
The Goldene Leinwand is to be bestowed upon film distributors for having provided a film of feature-length which sold more than 3,000,000 tickets within 18 months.
Categories
- Goldene Leinwand for 3 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit Stern for 6 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit 2 Sternen for 9 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit 3 Sternen for 12 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand Sonderausgaben for 15 or 18 million tickets within 18 months
- Goldene Leinwand mit Stern und Brillanten for a series of 6 coherent films that altogether sold more than 30 million tickets
- Goldene Leinwand für besondere Verdienste
- Goldene Leinwand Pin
The James Bond film series, Star Wars and the Harry Potter film series were awarded a "Goldene Leinwand mit Stern und Brillanten".