Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is one of the DEFA Foundation’s governing bodies. The principles and guidelines for the foundation’s work are determined at regular meetings.
The body consists of nine members: two representatives from the federal government (one from the BKM and one from the Federal Archives), two from the federal states (one from Saxony and alternatingly, one from Berlin or Brandenburg), a representative from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation, and four representatives from the area of art and culture, who are appointed by the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, and Saxony.
The new federal states, in which no DEFA studios existed, are given observer status, i.e., representatives from Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Thuringia, and Saxony-Anhalt, are invited to the board’s meetings, but they have no voting rights. The members are appointed for three years. The current term of office is from 2022 to 2024.
Members
| Members | Representatives |
|---|---|
| Ulrike Schauz Representative of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM) | Stefanie Hasler Representative of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM) |
| Katharina Vietze Representative of the Berlin Mayor’s Office, Senate Office | Frederike Frank Representative of the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Brandenburg |
| Bettina Heger Representative of the Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts | Daniel Grummt Representative of the Saxon State Ministry of Science and the Arts |
| Christiane von Wahlert Representative of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation | Sabine Schorn Representative of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau Foundation |
| Petra Rauschenbach Representative of the German Federal Archives | Adelheid Heftberger Representative of the German Federal Archives |
| Representatives from the area of Art and Culture | |
|---|---|
| Katrin Schlösser Director, Chairman of the Board of Trustees | Peter Badel Cinematographer |
| Denise Grduszak Erich Pommer Institut | Dorett Molitor Filmmuseum Potsdam |
| Klaus Schmutzer Film Producer | Cornelia Klauß Film Scholar |
| Ralf Kukula Film Producer | Sylke Gottlebe Dresden Film Festival |
| Associate State Representatives | |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hertel Representative of the Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Wieland Koch Representative of the Thuringian State Chancellery | |
| Frederike Frank Representative of the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Brandenburg | |