DEFA

www.umass.edu/defa

Contact Information:

Hiltrud Schulz
video@german.umass.edu

Sky Arndt-Briggs
sky@german.umass.edu

Mariana Ivanova
mzivanova@umass.edu

Kevina King
filmtour@german.umass.edu

The DEFA Film Library at UMass Amherst is a non-profit research center devoted to broadening access to and understanding of filmmaking in the GDR and East Bloc, through film distribution, programming and support of critical, interdisciplinary and transnational scholarship. The DEFA Film Library’s key programs for teachers and scholars include touring film series, the biannual Summer Film Institutes, as well as Artists-in-Residence. Student researchers may also apply for free film rentals through our Founder’s Fund program.

What’s new for today’s virtual world? We are introducing Digital Site Licenses for institutions that own or buy our DVDs; we’re starting to stream DEFA films worldwide; and we’re organizing exciting virtual events for the current academic year!

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