FILMOTECHNIC
Home to the original Academy Award-winning U-CRANE, Flight Head, and Technoscope, Filmotechnic stands at the forefront of high-speed camera tracking and gyro-stabilized remote head technology, trusted by filmmakers worldwide.
From major production hubs to the most remote locations on earth, we operate wherever the story takes you. Our global network ensures seamless access to cutting-edge equipment and highly skilled local crews, delivering consistent quality across every continent.
We specialize in precision camera movement at any speed and under any condition. Whether it’s an intimate, millimeter-perfect move inches from talent, a high-adrenaline pursuit on the racetrack, or navigating the harshest natural environments, we engineer solutions that push both creative and technical boundaries.
Our fleet, one of the largest and most advanced in the industry, consists of purpose-built vehicles capable of supporting everything from compact digital systems to full-scale IMAX cameras, complex multi-camera arrays, and 3D rigs.
Filmotechnic is a global collective of engineers, technicians, operators, and drivers united by expertise, innovation, and a relentless passion for motion. With operations in 48 countries, we combine local knowledge with global standards, ensuring no location is out of reach.
Get in touch to schedule a demo at one of our international hubs and discover how we turn ambitious ideas into reality.
History
Filmotechnic, founded in 1990 in Kyiv, Ukraine is an original in the industry and established the innovative standards by which other companies are measured. Over the past 30 years, Academy Award Winning engineer Anatoliy Kokush and his team have built a legacy of advanced camera support systems.
The company’s track record of Academy Award-winning developments coupled with other respected achievements in enabling camera movements and image stabilization delivers a diverse range of camera cranes and gyro-stabilized remote heads for the motion picture, television, and advertising industries.
Filmotechnic Kyiv remains the world headquarters for an ever-expanding company with 35 branches and partners across Europe, South- and North America, the UK, Asia, South Africa, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards
In 2006, Anatoliy Kokush, Yuriy Popovsky, and Oleksiy Zolotarov were awarded a Technical Achievement Award at the 78th Academy Awards for the concept and development of the 'U-CRANE' gyro-stabilized camera crane and the gyrostabilized remote head 'Flight Head'. Later Anatoliy Kokush won an Oscar for the concept and development of the 'Traveling Cascade Crane'.
Cinec Award
In 2010, Filmotechnic received the CINEC award in the category of 'Camera Support-Systems' for the development of the gyroscopic U-CRANE and in 2018 the award was presented for the design of the new telescopic U-CRANE. The Cinec Awards are presented by the prestigious Bavarian Society for the Advancement of Film Technology, and awarded to innovative and trendsetting products and developments in motion picture technology.
Cine Gear Expo Award
In 2021 Filmotechnic received the 'Cine Gear Expo Technical Achievement Award' for the invention and design of the Technoscope telescoping camera crane series.
Filmotechnic Headquarters
1 Filmotekhnichna Street
Vyshhorod 07301, Kyiv county
Ukraine
Tel.: +38044 2909288;
E-mail: office@ftua.tv
