DEFA@75Join Us in Celebrating! |
Black Lives in GermanyResilience - Art - Hope |
Authority & Alterity in East German MoviesVirtual Festival | June 13-27, 2021 |
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On May 16, 1946 the founding of the DEFA Studio in the Soviet Occupation Zone got official approval. In 2021, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of this occasion with a wide range of new programs and resources! |
THANK YOU for attending our virtual film festival showcasing films by and discussions with Black German filmmakers, actors, scholars and activists! Recordings of all five events are now available in our FILMBOX Digital... |
REGISTER NOW! Free virtual Summer Film Festival20 full-length and short films | 3 live Zoom events with the directors | 7 video introductions. |
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Art Unleashed: Experiments on Film by Lutz Dammbeck
This 2-DVD set with a collection of five early short films made by German director and media artist Lutz Dammbeck introduces the formative period of an artist who remains one of Germany’s boldest and most innovative creators...
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Blue Bandanas in the Summer Wind
A picture of GDR youth—as party and state would have it. After summer vacation in 1952, selected Young Pioneers gather at the first national convention of the Young Pioneers, the children's division of the Free German Youth...