DEFA Film Library Endowment |
DEFA Film Library turns 25!25 Screenings for 25% Off |
The Founder's Fundfor Student Researchers |
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In February 2019, Founding Director Barton Byg officially established the DEFA Film Library Endowment, as a means to support and enhance the mission and activities of the DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst. In March 2019, he shared some of his thoughts on this important step. |
We’d like to celebrate our 25th anniversary with you! PLEASE JOIN US! The first 25 people to contact us about screening one of our films at their cinema, cultural institution, university or college in 2018 will get 25% off our regular screening fee! |
The Founder’s Fund, established in honor of retired founding director Barton Byg, aims to support the work of student researchers interested in East German cinema and DEFA Film Library collections. Application guidelines now posted! |
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Battle on Canvas
In 1987, after over ten years of work, Werner Tübke (1929-2004), one of East Germany’s most important painters, completed the monumental, oil-on-canvas painting The Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany. Painted in the...
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GDR Magazine 1977/05: School for Life
East German education encompassed a variety of facets, including social, vocational, and artistic development, as exemplified in three short documentary segments. 1. Christel Marx, an experienced German...