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DEFA: Division as identity

23.10.2015, Friday, 12:00
Instytut Filologii Germańskiej, ul. Malczewskiego 10 - 12 (where is that?)
Blok tematyczny: DEFA: Division as Identity

Jörg Foth’s lecture on Deutsche Film AG (a German film studio), DEFA for short, which used to be the only film studio in the GDR. Up until 1992 DEFA has produced 700 feature films, 750 animated films, and over 2,000 documentary films, short- and full-length. These materials have been considered exceptionally precious since the 90s by scientists and hobbyists, especially in the USA.

Admission free

Associated artists

Jörg Foth
Born in Berlin in 1949. Graduated from directing at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Potsdam. In 1977 he started working as assistant director in GDR television, after which he worked for the DEFA film studio in the same capacity, to later become a director of feature films there. In 1985 he also started making documentary films at DEFA. Since 1991 he has been a freelance director. He has directed several dozen feature and documentary films, as well as theatre plays.
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