Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft

Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, better known as DEFA, was the national film company in the German Democratic Republic (GDR/DDR).

Film studios

DEFA-Studio f�r Spielfilme in Potsdam-Babelsberg
DEFA-Studio f�r popul�rwissenschaftliche Filme in Potsdam, Alt-Nowawes
DEFA-Studio f�r Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme in Berlin
DEFA-Studio f�r Synchronisation in Berlin-Johannisthal
DEFA-Kopierwerke in Berlin-K�penick and Berlin-Johannisthal
DEFA-Au�enhandel in Berlin

The films produced at the DEFA studios after World War II include approximately 950 feature films, 820 animated films, and more than 5,200 documentaries and newsreels.

External links

http://www.defa-stiftung.de

http://www.defa-fan.de

http://www.umass.edu/defa