History of DEFA Studio

Foundational texts by film publicist Ralf Schenk are a testament to the diverse history of DEFA's feature films, animations, documentaries, and dubbing productions.

Film still for "Die Legende von Paul und Paula"

Approximately 750 feature films and 450 fictional short films were produced at the DEFA Studio for Feature Films between 1946 and 1992, including anti-fascist films as well as contemporary and genre productions.

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Film still for "Alarm im Kasperletheater"

From 1955 onwards, around 950 animated films for cinema were produced in Dresden using a variety of animation techniques: silhouette, drawn, cut-out, and puppet animation, as well as clay and sand animations.

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History of DEFA Studio

Pictures of the Century

The Colorful World of Animation