Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - and Girard Perregaux

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GIRARD-PERREGAUX GIVES LIFE TO A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF IMAGES

THAT CELEBRATES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES

Quentin Tarantino honored at the Festival Lumière by Girard-Perregaux

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Girard-Perregaux, luxury Swiss watchmaker and partner of the Festival Lumière, honored iconic Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino recipient of the 5th Lumière Award. The Lumière Award was created by The Lumière Institute to celebrate an artist, in Lyon, the very place where the cinematograph was invented by Louis and Auguste Lumière, where they shot their first film, Sortie d’Usine, in 1895.

Following the award ceremony, Quentin Tarantino was presented a Girard-Perregaux 1966 Annual Calendar and Equation of Time.

‘Quentin Tarantino has left his mark on cinema to become one of the most influential and distinctive directors of his generation. His bold creative spirit has brought great innovation to modern cinema’, said Michele Sofisti.

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With this partnership, Girard-Perregaux will support the Institut Lumière in its ongoing efforts to work on the promotion of film heritage.

The Lumière film festival is part of the Brand’s engagement on behalf of the cinema. Late in 2012, Girard-Perregaux announced it would be the Exclusive Timekeeper and a Founding Supporter of the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, to be located in Los Angeles and slated to open in 2016. 

Girard-Perregaux and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

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Girard-Perregaux, the iconic luxury Swiss watch brand, is proud to announce it will be the Exclusive Timekeeper and a Founding Supporter of the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, scheduled to open in 2016 in Los Angeles. It will be the first U.S. not-for-profit museum dedicated exclusively to the history and ongoing development of motion pictures and will be designed by award-winning architects Renzo Piano and Zoltan Pali.

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To celebrate and promote this unique partnership, Girard-Perregaux will use iconic images from the Academy’s photography collection in GP advertisements and will launch a series of special initiatives. “We are honored to be working alongside the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on this extraordinary venture”, says Michele Sofisti, CEO of the Sowind Group (Girard-Perregaux and JEANRICHARD). “We understand the importance of preserving the heritage and history of film making which, like watchmaking, requires an immense amount of love, work and dedication".
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Girard-Perregaux on the creation of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures”, notes Bill Kramer, Managing Director of Development for the Academy Museum. "Girard-Perregaux’s commitment to artistic excellence and technological advancement is a perfect fit for the Academy Museum. We look forward to working with them to realize this long-held dream of the Academy and the moviemaking industry."