Bavarian Film Awards Places Trust in Martin Pro Lighting, LED Displays

On January 1h, the 32nd Bavarian Film Awards (Bayerischer Filmpreis) ceremony was held at Prinzregententheater in Munich. The event, one of the biggest live productions carried out by the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, featured lighting and visuals from Martin Professional, including Martin Pro EC-20and LC Plus LED displays.

Media Resource Group, of Crailsheim, implemented the lighting concept designed by Markus Müller (BR). The EC-20 is an LED panel with a 20 mm pixel pitch that complies with the IP65 safety rating for outdoor use. A major advantage of the plug-in system is the lack of external cabling between panels, thereby greatly reducing the likelihood of errors. The LC Plus LED panel has a 40 mm pixel pitch and is also IP65 rated. Both systems were controlled via Martin Professional's P3 Protocol, using a P3-100 System Controller with integrated Genlock extension.

For the Awards show, the LED panels were divided into eight mobile segments, each operating independently of one another. During the presentation of awards, award categories were displayed on the panels. For performances by Max Mutzke and Zucchero, the screens transitioned into a dynamic presentation element. See Zucchero's performance on YouTube here.

Werner Butscher, production manager at Media Resource Group, made the following statement regarding the LED panels: "The LED panels did not pose any problems whatsoever throughout the entire production. In fact, it was actually a lot of fun using them - assembling the equipment, producing something of outstanding quality and then disassembling the equipment again."

The two-hour live broadcast saw Tom Tykwer receive an award for the romantic comedy Drei (Three), Florian David Fitz receive two awards for Vincent will meer (Vincent wants to sea), and Sophie Rose awarded Best Actress from the film Drei. Hannelore Elsner received an honorary award, which was presented by Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer.