In 1982, the two Frankfurt cinema operators Karl Baumgartner and Reinhard Brundig founded the Pandora Film Distribution. The name was inspired by G.W. Pabst's film "Pandora's Box". With the first films released under this label, the thematic focus was clear: films such as YOL by Yilmaz Günay, NOSTALGHIA by Andrei Tarkowski and FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE by Chen Kaige stood for highly ambitious international arthouse cinema. Close working relationships soon developed between Pandora and directors such as Aki Kaurismäki and Jim Jarmusch. But it was not until Jane Campion's THE PIANO Pandora the first major commercial breakthrough. The concept of presenting excellent cinematic masterpieces by internationally renowned filmmakers to a German audience was a success, and Pandora Film became one of the most prominent distributors in this market segment. Today Pandora Film as an independent production, marketing and distribution company with the aim of continuing to grow through quality rather than quantity. In the interests of all film enthusiasts Pandora Film always endeavours to work against the general media conformism in order to secure the existence of film as an art form. With the help of around 12 highly motivated employees, this demanding battle is being continued.

In 1982 the two Frankfurt based cinema operators Karl Baumgartner and Reinhard Brundig established Pandora Film Distribution. The name was inspired by G.W Pabst's film "Pandora's Box". With the first films that came out under this label, the thematic focus was clear: Films such as YOL by Yilmaz Günay, NOSTALGHIA by Andrei Tarkowski or FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE by Chen Kaige all stood for highly ambitious International Art house Cinema. Before long, close working relationships were formed between Pandora and directors such as Aki Kaurismäki and Jim Jarmusch. But it was with Jane Campion's THE PIANO, that Pandora made its first big commercial breakthrough. The concept of presenting excellent cinematographic masterpieces by internationally renowned filmmakers to a German audience paid off, and Pandora Film became one of the most distinguished Distributors within this segment of the market. Today Pandora Film presents itself as an Independent Production-, Marketing- and Distribution Company with the ambition of continuing to grow by means of quality rather than mass production. In the interest of all cinema enthusiasts, Pandora Film constantly strive to work against the general media conformity, in order to secure the existence of film also as an art form. With the help of about 12 highly motivated colleagues, this challenging battle continues.