The College of Humanities and Fine Arts extends a warm welcome to Mariana Ivanova, the new Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library. As a scholar of East German cinema, she brings a wealth of experience to continue the legacy of Founding Director Barton Byg and to lead new global initiatives and collaborations. Based in the German and Scandinavian Studies Program in the department of languages, literatures, and cultures, the DEFA Film Library is the only research center worldwide devoted to a broad spectrum of filmmaking from and related to the former German Democratic Republic. Since its founding in 1993, it has become internationally known for its innovative approaches to scholarship and programming.