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DEFA

DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft) was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PROGRESS archive platform. The DEFA Foundation is a non-profit organisation that was established in order to preserve…

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Headquarters
East Berlin
Location
East Germany
Dissolved
1992
Formation
17 May 1946

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Das Stacheltier

DEFA Film studios

DEFA Foundation

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DEFA

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Edges63
Triples200
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
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DEFA

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related to Bibliography · 104
DEFA → Allan, Ann Arbor, Berghahn, Berghahn Books, Berkeley, Berlin, Berlin/Boston, BFI/University, Boydell, Brigitta, British Film Institute, California Press, Camden House, Carter, Christina Gerhardt, Cinema, Cinemas, Companion, Crossroads, Dagmar
related to history · 36
DEFA → Aktiengesellschaft, Alfred Lindemann, Allies, Althoff Studios, August, Babelsberg, Babelsberg Studio, Berlin, By, DEFA's, Die Mörder, Eastern Germany, German, Hans Klering, Headquartered, Herbert Volkmann, Karl Hans Bergmann, Klering, May, Nazi
related to DEFA Film studios · 16
DEFA → Alt-Nowawes, Berlin, Berlin-Johannisthal, Berlin-Köpenick, DEFA-Außenhandel, DEFA-Kopierwerke, DEFA-Studio, Dokumentarfilme, Dresden, Filme, Potsdam, Potsdam-Babelsberg, Spielfilme, Synchronisation, Trickfilme, Wochenschau
related to Das Stacheltier · 15
DEFA → Der, East German, Engländer, Erwin Geschonneck, Frank Beyer, Gisela May, Gottfried Kolditz, Heinz Schubert, Many, Otto Tausig, Peter Sturm, Rolf Herricht, Rudolf Wessely, Stacheltier, The
related to DEFA Foundation · 12
DEFA → Berlin International Film Festival, December, East German, Federal Government, German, Germany, Heiner Carow Prize, In, It, Panorama, The, The DEFA Foundation
see also · 8
DEFA → Babelsberg StudioBroadcasting, DEFA's, East German, East GermanyDEFA Film Library, East GermanyEast Side Story, Massachusetts Amherst, United StatesList, University
related to External links · 3
DEFA → Babelsberg, DEFA Film Library, Online ShopDEFA FoundationPROGRESS
Dissolved · 1
DEFA → 1992
Formation · 1
DEFA → 17 May 1946
Headquarters · 1
DEFA → East Berlin

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film german east films germany berlin progress studios studio foundation cinema babelsberg feature established de soviet citation needed new der

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DEFADissolved19921.00infobox
DEFAFormation17 May 19461.00infobox
DEFAHeadquartersEast Berlin1.00infobox
DEFALocationEast Germany1.00infobox
film postersinstance ofand various ephemera0.80text
manuscriptsinstance ofand various ephemera0.80text
DEFArelated to BibliographyAllan0.60section
DEFArelated to BibliographySean0.60section
DEFArelated to BibliographySandford0.60section
DEFArelated to BibliographyJohn0.60section
DEFArelated to BibliographyEast German Cinema0.60section
DEFArelated to BibliographyNew York0.60section

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