2023 Prize for Graduate Student Essayon East German Cinema |
Our New Associate Director |
HIDDEN FIGURES:Blackness and Black Experiences in East Germany |
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Deadline: August 15, 2023. This annual prize is awarded for the best graduate student essay on East German cinema, along with a cash award of $500 from the Founder’s Fund for Student Researchers. |
The DEFA Film Library is extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Victoria Rizo Lenshyn will take up the reins as our new Associate Director on December 18, 2022.
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The 2023 Summer Film Institute will take place June 11-17, co-directed by Priscilla Layne (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Evan Torner (Univ. of Cincinnati), with a keynote lecture by Katharina Warda (Dunkeldeutschland). Applications due February 10, 2023.... |
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