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{{Short description|Supplier of motion picture film equipment}}
{{Infobox company
| name                = Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (A&R)
| logo                = ARRI AG Corporate Logo.svg
| type                = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| industry            = [[Motion picture]] equipment
| founded             = {{Start date and age|12 September 1917}}
| founders            = August Arnold<br />[[Robert Richter (German film producer)|Robert Richter]]
| hq_location_city    = [[Munich]]
| hq_location_country = [[Germany]]
| products            = Motion picture cameras<br />Cine lenses<br />Lighting equipment<br />Archive technologies<br />Digital surgical microscope
| revenue             = {{€|480&nbsp;million|link=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=ARRI |url=https://www.weltmarktfuehrerindex.de/corp_profile/?pid=459 | access-date=14 September 2023 |website=weltmarktfuehrerindex.de | publisher=WMF}}</ref>
| revenue_year        = 2021
| num_employees       = 1,600<ref>{{cite web |title=About ARRI |url=https://www.arri.com/en/company/about-arri | access-date=19 March 2019 |website=arri.com | publisher=ARRI}}</ref>
| num_employees_year  = 2023
| website             = {{URL|http://www.arri.com/}}
}}
'''Arri Group''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ær|i}}) (stylized as "ARRI") is a German manufacturer of [[motion picture]] film equipment.  Based in [[Munich]], the company was founded in 1917.<ref>{{cite web| title=Arri's Second Century| url=https://ascmag.com/articles/arris-second-century| access-date=May 10, 2018| publisher=ASC Mag}}</ref> It produces professional motion picture cameras, lenses, lighting and post-production equipment.  It is cited by [[Hermann Simon (manager)|Hermann Simon]] as an example of a "[[Hidden champions|hidden champion]]".<ref>Simon, Hermann. ''Hidden Champions of the 21st Century: Success Strategies of Unknown World Market Leaders''. London: Springer, 2009. {{ISBN|978-0-387-98147-5}}</ref> The [[Arri Alexa]] camera system was used to shoot several films that won the [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography]], including ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011),<ref>{{cite web| title=Arri Alexa Pace 3D System Steadicam Rig For Hugo and Transformers 3| url=http://www.theblackandblue.com/2010/07/02/arri-alexa-pace-3d-system-steadicam-rig-for-transformers-3-wvideo/ | author=Evan Luzi| date=July 2, 2010| access-date=September 20, 2016| publisher=The Black and Blue}}</ref> ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web| title=Best Cinematography: Looking At Life of Pi| url=https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/best-cinematography-looking-life-pi/ | author=Jack Picone| date=November 26, 2014| publisher=New York Film Academy| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web| title=Which Cameras Were Used on the Oscar-Nominated films of 2014? Hint: It's a Small List| url=http://nofilmschool.com/2014/01/which-cameras-were-used-on-the-oscar-nominated-films-of-2014| date=January 20, 2014| access-date=September 20, 2016| publisher=No Film School}}</ref> ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'' (2014),<ref>{{cite web| title=Which Cameras Were Used on the Oscar-Nominated Films of 2015?| url=http://nofilmschool.com/2015/02/which-cameras-were-used-oscar-nominated-films-2015| date=February 17, 2015| access-date=September 20, 2016| publisher=No Film School}}</ref> ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web| title=Arri Alexa 65: From Landscapes to Rom-Coms, the Camera That's Won Over Lensers| url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/arri-alexa-65-camera-hollywood-1201708452/| author=Karen Idelson| date=February 18, 2016| access-date=September 20, 2016| publisher=Variety}}</ref> and ''[[1917 (2019 film)|1917]]'' (2019).
==History==
===Early history===
Arri was founded in Munich, Germany on 12 September 1917 by August Arnold and Robert Richter as '''Arnold & Richter Cine Technik'''. The acronym ''Arri'' was derived from the initial two letters of the founders' surnames, ''Ar''nold and ''Ri''chter.<ref name=cnbc>{{cite web| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/11/03/arri-group.html| title=ARRI Group| date=November 3, 2014| publisher=CNBC| access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name=calk>{{cite web| url=http://www.calkovsky.com/about-arriflex/| title=About Arriflex| publisher=Calkovsky Cinema Worldwide}}</ref>
In 1924, Arnold and Richter developed their first film camera, the small and portable Kinarri 35.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-2673654661|title=Bridging past and present|last=Leitner|first=David|date=1 October 2010|work=Filmmaker |via=|url-access=|access-date=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> In 1937, Arri introduced the world's first reflex mirror shutter in the [[Arriflex 35]] camera, an invention of longtime engineer [[Erich Kästner (camera designer)|Erich Kästner]]. This technology employs a rotating mirror that allows a continuous motor to operate the camera while providing [[parallax]]-free reflex viewing to the operator,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P3-1493109381|title=90 years of precision|last=Birchard|first=Robert|date=1 June 2008|work=American Cinematographer |via= |url-access=|access-date=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> and the ability to focus the image by eye through the viewfinder, much like an [[Single-lens reflex camera|SLR]] camera for photography. The reflex design was subsequently used in almost every professional motion picture film camera and is still used in the Arri Alexa Studio digital camera. The first Hollywood film to employ an Arriflex was the 1947 Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film ''[[Dark Passage (film)|Dark Passage]]'' in 1947. Over the years, more than 17,000 Arriflex 35s were built.<ref>{{cite book| title=Chronicle of a Camera: The Arriflex 35 in North America, 1945-1972| author=Norris Pope| publisher=University Press of Mississippi| date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> The design was recognized with two Scientific and Technical Academy Awards in 1966 and 1982.
[[File:Ramachandra Babu.jpg|thumb|right|Indian cinematographer [[Ramachandra Babu]] with [[Arriflex 535|Arriflex 535B]] camera]]
[[File:Attarkarma.JPG|thumb|Arriflex camera being used by [[Abolfazl Attar]]]]
===1950–1989===
[[File:Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (59).jpg|right|thumb|Lens used on Apollo missions]]
In 1952, Arri introduced the [[Arriflex 16ST]], the first professional 16mm camera with a reflex viewing system.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=John|first1=Ellis|last2=Nick|first2=Hall|date=2018-04-11|title=ADAPT|journal=Figshare|language=en-US|doi=10.17637/rh.c.3925603.v2}}</ref><ref name=calk/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://cinematechnic.com/resources/arri_16s| title=Camera Profile - ARRIFLEX 16S Series| date=23 February 2016| publisher=Cinema Technic| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref><ref name=nyfa>{{cite web| url=https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/the-history-of-16-mm-film-and-the-arriflex-16-s-camera/| title=The History of 16 MM Film and the Arriflex 16 S Camera| publisher=New York Film Academy| access-date=September 20, 2016| date=2009-04-10}}</ref> In 1965,  a [[Sound blimp|self-blimped]] 16mm camera was released: the Arriflex 16BL.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://cinematechnic.com/resources/arri_16bl| title=Camera Profiles - Arriflex 16BL| date=23 February 2016| publisher=CinemaTechnic| access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> The [[Arriflex 35BL]] followed in 1972 as a lightweight, quiet alternative to the rather heavy and cumbersome blimped cameras of the time.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://cinematechnic.com/resources/arri_35bl| title=Camera Profiles - ARRI ARRIFLEX 35BL Series| date=23 February 2016| publisher=Cinema Technic| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Also in 1972, Arri pioneered the development of daylight luminaires with the Arrisonne 2000 W.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} The [[Arriflex 16SR]], launched in 1975, featured a redesigned viewfinder with a through-the-lens light meter.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://cinematechnic.com/resources/arri_16sr| title=Camera Profiles - Arri 16SR series| date=23 February 2016| publisher=Cinema Technic| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> The [[Arriflex 765]], a 65mm camera, was released in 1989, partly in response to the growing industry demand for 70mm release prints.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.in70mm.com/news/2013/arri765/index.htm| title=Interview With Otto Blaschek| author=Alexander Felsenberg| date=1989| publisher=In 70mm| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref>
===1990–2009===
The [[Arriflex 535]] camera was released in 1990, followed by the Arriflex 535B and the Arriflex 16SR 3 in 1992. The [[Arriflex 435]] was released in 1994.<ref name=timeline>{{cite web| url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/CAMERAS2.html| title=Modern Motion Picture Cameras| publisher=IEC| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cbadoc.be/images/manuals/ARRI16SR3_manual.pdf| title=Instruction Manual| publisher=CBADOC| access-date=September 20, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Arri partnered with [[Carl Zeiss AG]] in order to develop and manufacture advanced lenses for the motion picture industry. In 1998, Arri released the Ultra Prime lenses.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://cinematechnic.com/optics/arri_zeiss_ultra_primes| title=Lens Profiles - Arri Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses| date=23 February 2016| publisher=Cinema Technic| access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref>
Development of the [[Arrilaser]], a postproduction film recorder, began in 1997 and it was released for beta testing in 1998.<ref name=cow>{{cite web| url=https://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/SciTech_Award_ARRILASER/1| title=The Academy Award of Merit goes to... the ARRILASER Film Recorder| author=Debra Kaufman| publisher=Creative Cow| access-date=September 19, 2016| archive-date=August 10, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810213814/https://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/SciTech_Award_ARRILASER/1| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/1998/digital/news/digital-domain-tests-new-laser-recorder-1117489673/| title=Digital Domain tests new laser recorder| author=Eric J. Olson| date=December 22, 1998| publisher=Variety| access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref>
In 2000, Arri purchased the company [[Moviecam]] and developed [[Arricam]], a 35mm camera platform. In 2003, Arri developed its first digital camera, the Arriflex D-20,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.broadcaststore.com/store/model_detail.cfm?id=805105| title=ARRI D-20| publisher=Broadcast Store| access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> which later evolved into the [[Arriflex D-21|D-21]]. The camera used a 35mm [[CMOS]] sensor (instead of [[Charge-coupled device|CCD]]) and allowed cinematographers to utilize standard 35mm lenses. This technology was further developed and improved for the [[Arri Alexa]] camera.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
Arri revealed its Arriscan prototype during IBC 2003. The 16mm/35mm film scanner worked alongside the Arrilaser to support the increasingly popular digital intermediate route through postproduction.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/news-articles/arriscan-arrive-summer-2004/414876| title=Arriscan To Arrive Summer 2004| date=February 14, 2012| publisher=Creative Planet| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Later, the Arriscan became a widely used tool for film restoration work and was recognized with a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award in 2009.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1467768275528| title=2009 (82nd)| publisher=Oscars Awards Database| access-date=July 6, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Arri released the Master Prime lenses in 2005, designed for a super-fast aperture of T1.3 without breathing and distortion.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/Sci-Tech-Zeiss/1| title=The SciTech Award Goes to... ARRI/Zeiss Maser Prime Lenses for Motion Picture Photography| publisher=Creative Cow| access-date=September 20, 2016| archive-date=November 27, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127172925/https://library.creativecow.net/kaufman_debra/Sci-Tech-Zeiss/1| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fdtimes.com/2010/12/05/zeiss-book/| title=Zeiss Book| date=December 5, 2010| author=Jon Fauer |author-link=Jon Fauer | publisher=Film And Digital Times| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> In 2007, the Master Prime 14mm and 150mm lenses were released.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://to411daily.com/2007/08/30/master-prime-family-grows-wider-and-longer/| title=Master Prime Family Grows Wider and Longer| date=August 30, 2007| publisher=To 411 Daily| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref>
The Arrilaser 2 was released in 2009, with new client-server architecture and speeds twice as fast as the original model.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-News/2009/ARRI-DELIVERS-ARRILASER-2-FILM-RECORDER.aspx| title=Arri delivers Arrilaser 2 film recorder| date=July 1, 2009| publisher=Post Magazine| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> In 2011, the Arrilaser was recognized with an Academy Award of Merit.<ref name=cow/>
===2010–present===
In 2010, the [[Arri Alexa]] camera was released. The camera had the ability to compress 1080p footage to ProRes [[QuickTime]] formats and allowed direct-to-edit workflows.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/arris-alexa-busts-out-native-prores-recording-plans-for-red-sm/| title=ARRI's ALEXA busts out native ProRes recording, plans for RED smiting| author=Chad Mumm| date=April 7, 2010| publisher=Engadget| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> Later models added to the range included the Alexa Plus, Alexa Studio and Alexa M, which was designed to get the camera closer to the action.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/45733-unusual-camera-moves-with-the-alexa-m/#.V217lJMrJTY| title=Unusual Camera Moves With the Alexa M| author=Michael Murie| date=May 16, 2012| publisher=Film Maker Magazine| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> The Alexa Plus 4:3, like the Alexa Studio, allowed the full area of the sensor to be used with [[anamorphic]] lenses.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2012/04/arri-debuts-alexa-plus-43/| title=ARRI Announces ALEXA Plus 4:3| author=Bryant Frazer| date=April 26, 2012| publisher=Studio Daily| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref>
The 16mm Arriflex 416 camera and Ultra Prime 16 lenses were used in the filming of the 2010 film ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/December2010/BlackSwan/page1.php| title=Danse Macabre| publisher=The American Society of Cinematographers| author=Stephen Pizzello| access-date=September 20, 2016| archive-date=February 7, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112736/https://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/December2010/BlackSwan/page1.php| url-status=dead}}</ref>
Arri announced a strategic partnership with Zeiss and Fujinon in 2010 to create new lenses that incorporated enhanced electronic lens data transfer in order to simplify visual effects workflows in postproduction.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://plsn.com/on-the-move/5604-arri-zeiss-and-fujinon-announce-partnership.html| title=ARRI, Zeiss and Fujinon Announce Partnership| date=April 14, 2010| publisher=PLSN| access-date=September 19, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2010/4/19/three-major-lens-manufacturers-announce-partnership.html| title=Three Major Lens Manufacturers Announce Partnership| date=April 19, 2010| publisher=Definition Magazine| access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> The Arri/Fujinon Alura Zooms were released that same year, while the Arri/Zeiss Master [[Anamorphic]] lens series was released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2010/04/arrifujinon-alura-the-next-generation-of-zooms/| title=Arri/Fujinon Alura: The Net Generation of Zooms| date=April 12, 2010| publisher=Studio Daily| access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://cinematechnic.com/optics/arri_zeiss_master_anamorphic| title=CinemaTechnic Lens Profiles - ARRI Zeiss Master Anamorphic Lenses| date=23 February 2016| publisher=Cinema Technic| access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref>
In 2013, Arri created ''Arri Medical'', a business unit that utilizes its camera technology for medical purposes.<ref name="arrimedical">{{cite web
| title = Official website of Arri Medical
| url = http://www.arriscope.com/
| date = 10 May 2013
| access-date = 28 May 2013}}</ref> Apart from a medical imaging documentation service,<ref name="AMS">{{cite web
| title = Arri Medical Service
| url = http://www.arriscope.com/arri_surgical_imaging.html
| date = 10 May 2013
| access-date = 28 May 2013
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304141945/http://www.arriscope.com/arri_surgical_imaging.html
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> it has developed a fully digital 3D surgical microscope called the [[Arriscope (Surgical Microscope)|Arriscope]].<ref name="AMS"/>
The Arri Alexa 65, released in 2014, was used in the filming of ''[[The Revenant (2015 film)|The Revenant]]'' as well as ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Rogue One]]''.<ref name=variety>{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/arri-alexa-65-camera-hollywood-1201708452/| title=Arri Alexa 65: From Landscapes to Rom-Coms, the Camera That's Won Over Lensers| author=Karen Idelson| date=February 18, 2016| publisher=Variety| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> The Arri Amira camera was also released in 2014.<ref name=timeline/> In 2015, four of the five nominees for the cinematography category of the Academy Awards were filmed using the Arri Alexa.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/oscars-arri-alexa-camera-choice-774824| title=Oscars: ARRI Alexa Camera of Choice for Nominees; Kodak Holds Its Own| date=February 18, 2015| author=Carolyn Giardina| publisher=The Hollywood Reporter| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref>
Arri's subsidiary postproduction and creative services company, Arri Film & TV, was renamed Arri Media in 2015 as part of a company restructuring.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://soundandpicture.com/2015/05/arri-film-tv-becomes-arri-media/| title=ARRI Film & TV Becomes ARRI Media| date=May 26, 2015| publisher=Sound & Picture| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> At NAB 2015, the SkyPanel LED fixtures were introduced by Arri. The SC60 and the SC30 have a full color tunable LED option.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.newsshooter.com/2016/05/18/hands-on-with-the-arri-skypanels-a-single-operators-perspective| title=Hands on with the Arri SkyPanels - a single operator's perspective| author=Matthew Allard| date=May 18, 2016| publisher=News Shooter| access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref>
In April 2016, Arri acquired the Artemis camera stabilizer systems developed by [[Curt O. Schaller]] from [[Sachtler]] / Vitec Videocom.<ref name="Curt O. Schaller"/><ref name="ARRI Stabilizers"/> As a result, Arri became the exclusive seller of Artemis Trinity stabilizers.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/nab-2016-arri-purchases-the-artemis-trinity-announces-new-lenses-and-more/| title=NAB 2016: ARRI Purchases the Artemis Trinity, Announces New Lenses, and More| author=Michael Maher| date=April 20, 2016| publisher=The Beat| access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> At NAB 2016, Arri unveiled its version of the Trinity system.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2016/4/19/arri-get-into-the-camera-stabilisation-business| title=ARRI Get Into The Camera Stabilisation Business| publisher=Definition Magazine| access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref>
==Awards==
{| class = "wikitable"
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Arnold & Richter KG
| ARRIFLEX 35mm
|1966
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Joachim Gerb and Erich Kästner of the Arnold & Richter Company
| ARRIFLEX 35BL
| 1973
|-
| Academy Award of Merit
| August Arnold and Erich Kästner of Arnold & Richter, GmbH
| The concept and engineering of the first operational 35mm handheld, spinning-mirror reflex motion picture camera
| 1982
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Carl Zeiss Company and Arnold & Richter
| Zeiss high-speed 35mm motion picture camera lenses
| 1987
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Arnold & Richter engineer Otto Blaschek and Arriflex Corporation
| ARRIFLEX 35 III
| 1988
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Engineering Department of Arnold & Richter
| ARRIFLEX 35BL 4S
| 1990
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Arnold & Richter, Otto Blaschek and the Engineering Department of ARRI Austria
| ARRIFLEX 765
| 1992
|-
|  Gordon E. Sawyer Academy Award
| Erich Kästner, Chief Design Engineer at Arnold & Richter from 1932 to 1982
| Technical contributions to the industry
| 1992
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Arnold & Richter Cine Technik
| The development of the ARRIFLEX 535 series of cameras
| 1995
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Arnold & Richter Cine Technik and ARRI USA, Inc.
| ARRIFLEX 435
| 1998
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Arnold & Richter Cine Technik and Carl Zeiss Company
| ARRI/ZEISS Variable Prime lenses
| 1998
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer and Wolfgang Riedel
| ARRILASER film recorder
| 2001
|-
| Television Academy of Arts and Sciences Emmy Award
| Arri
| Over 50 years of outstanding achievement in engineering development
| 2002
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) Academy Award of Merit
| Arnold & Richter Cine Technik and Panavision
| Continuing development and innovation in the design and manufacturing of advanced camera systems
| 2002
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Award
| Klemens Kehrer, Josef Handler, Thomas Smidek and Marc Shipman-Mueller
| ARRIFLEX 235
| 2006
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Award
| Walter Trauninger and Ernest Tschida
| ARRI WRC wireless remote lens control system
| 2006
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Erwin Melzner, Volker Schumacher and Timo Mueller
| ARRIMAX 18/12 lighting fixture
| 2008
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award
| Michael Cieslinski, Dr. Reimar Lenz and Bernd Brauner
| ARRISCAN film scanner
| 2009
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Award
| Juergen Noffke and Uwe Weber
| ARRI/ZEISS Master Prime lenses
| 2011
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Award
| Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer, Wolfgang Riedel
| ARRILASER film recorder
| 2011
|-
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Award
| Arri
| ALEXA camera system<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/2017-academy-awards-scientific-and-technical-awards-leslie-mann-john-cho-1201985481/|title=Innovation Celebrated at the Academy's 2017 Sci-Tech Awards|date=12 February 2017}}</ref>
| 2017
|-
| Deutscher Filmpreis (Lola)
| Arri
| Special honor for extraordinary technical achievement<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toni-erdmann-wins-german-film-awards-998392|title=Lolas: 'Toni Erdmann' Dominates German Film Awards|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
| 2017
|-
| Television Academy of Arts and Sciences Emmy Award
| Arri
| ALEXA camera system<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/arri-canon-engineering-emmy-recipients-1044027|title=ARRI, Canon Among Engineering Emmy Recipients|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=28 September 2017}}</ref>
| 2017
|}
==Products==
;Camera lines
* [[Kinarri 35]] (1924)
* [[Kinarri 16]] (1928)
* [[Arriflex 35]] (1937)
* [[Arriflex 35 II]] (1946)
* [[Arriflex 16ST]] (1952)
* [[Arriflex 16M]] (1960)
* [[Arriflex 35 IIC]] (1963)
* [[Arriflex 16BL]] (1965)
* [[Arritechno 35]] (1970)
* [[Arriflex 35BL]] (1972)
* [[Arriflex 16SR]] (1975)
* [[Arriflex 35BL II]] (1975)
* [[Arriflex 35BL III]] (1980)
* [[Arriflex 35 IIIC]] (1982)
* [[Arriflex 16SR2]] (1982)
* [[Arriflex 35BL 4]] (1986)
* [[Arriflex 35BL 4S]] (1988)
* [[Arriflex 765]] (1989)
* [[Arriflex 535]] (1990)
* [[Arriflex 535 B]] (1992)
* [[Arriflex 16SR 3]] (1992)
* [[Arriflex 435]] (1994)
* [[Arriflex 435 ES]] (1995)
* [[Arricam]] Studio and Lite (2000)
* [[Arriflex 235]] (2003)
* [[Arriflex D-20|Arriflex D-20/21]] (2003/2008)
* [[Arriflex 416]] (2006)
* [[Arri Alexa]] (2010)
* [[Arri Amira]] (2013)
* [[Arri Alexa#Alexa 65|Arri Alexa 65]] (2014)
* [[Arri Alexa#Alexa Mini|Arri Alexa Mini]] (2015)
* [[Arri Alexa#Alexa SXT|Arri Alexa SXT]] (2016)
* [[Arri Alexa#Alexa LF|Arri Alexa LF]] (2018)
* [[Arri Alexa#Alexa Mini LF|Arri Alexa Mini LF]] (2019)
* [[Arri Alexa#Alexa 35|Arri Alexa 35]] (2022)
;Lighting
* Arri Fresnel (1937)
* Arri Gigant (1952)
* Arrisonne 2000 (1972)
* Arri Apollo (1979)
* Arri Studio (1988)
* Arri Compact Daylight (1991)
* Arrisun 40/25 (1992)
* Arrilux Pocket PAR (1996)
* ARRIMAX 18/12 (2005)
* Arri M40 (2011)
* Arri L7 LED Fresnel (2011)
* Arri SkyPanel S60-C (2015)
*Arri SkyPanel S120-C
*Arri SkyPanel S360-C
*Arri SkyPanel S30-C
*Arri Orbiter (2019)
*Stellar Lighting Control App
;Camera stabilizers
* [[artemis Maxima Stabilizer]]<ref name="Curt O. Schaller">{{cite web|url=http://schaller-media.de/curt-o-schaller/|title=Curt O. Schaller, artemis developer|publisher=schaller-media.de|access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="ARRI Stabilizers">{{cite web|url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2016/05/arri-debuts-final-version-of-trinity-stabilizer-and-maxima-gimbal/|title= ARRI Debuts Final Version of Trinity Stabilizer and Maxima Gimbal|date= 6 May 2016|publisher=Studio Daily|access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref>
* [[artemis Trinity]]<ref name="Curt O. Schaller"/><ref name="ARRI Stabilizers"/>
;Film recorder
* [[Arrilaser]] [[film recorder]], used for [[film-out]]{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
;Film scanner
* Arriscan{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}
==Corporate espionage==
In 2011, it was alleged that Michael Bravin, an executive of the US-based subsidiary Arri Inc., had unlawfully accessed a rival company email account. A suit was brought before a US court and in September 2011, Bravin entered a guilty plea.<ref>{{cite news|title='Former ARRI exec pleads guilty to hacking into rival CEO's e-mail account, faces jail time'|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/09/23/former-arri-exec-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-into-rival-ceos-e-mai/|publisher=Engadget |date=September 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Guilty Plea Rocks Hollywood Camera Biz|url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/industry-vet-michael-bravin-pleads-guilty-to-hacking-rival-band-pro-while-with-arri-175060/|publisher=Deadlinen |date=September 2011}}</ref> Arri Inc. denied knowledge or gains from Bravin's actions,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://variety.com/2012/digital/news/camera-maker-arri-denies-rival-s-espionage-claims-1118050295/| title=Camera maker Arri denies rival's espionage claims| date=February 14, 2012| publisher=Variety| access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> and a separate lawsuit against the company was dropped as a result of an out-of-court settlement.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://scri.com/red-vs-arri-lawsuit-settled/| title=RED vs ARRI Lawsuit Settled| publisher=SCRI International| access-date=September 19, 2016| archive-date=April 14, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414221951/http://scri.com/red-vs-arri-lawsuit-settled/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Carl Zeiss AG]]
*[[Panavision]]
*[[Red Digital Cinema]]
*[[Comparison of movie cameras]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.arri.com}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080515210519/http://www.cinematechnic.com/resources/index.html Arri's cameras histories in CinemaTechnic website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091001023533/http://reel-show.tv/ Reviews: D-20 & D-21 on The Reel Show]
*[http://www.thefilmlot.com/helpfulstuff/pdfs/Arri_S.pdf Arriflex 16 S operating instructions - PDF]
*[[doi:10.17637/rh.5987551.v1|Discussion and demonstration of the Arriflex ST 16mm film camera by ex BBC cameramen Brian Tufano and David Whitson]]
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