DOK Archive Market
Bundesarchiv
It is one of the core tasks of the Federal Archives to preserve and provide access to German film heritage. More than 120 years of film history can be explored on the new online platform of the Federal Archives: digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de
The collection comprises over 250,000 films on different analogue carriers and in digital formats, including but not limited to:
- Film materials from the early years of cinema since 1895
- Films from the period between 1930 and 1945
- Weekly newsreels produced after 1945
- Films produced in the GDR
- Productions commissioned by the federal authorities
- Films supported by funds of the Federal Republic of Germany
The film collection is accompanied by various documents on film history, which illustrate the wider context of film production and reception. The film-related materials include:
- Distribution catalogues
- Programs
- Photographs
- Posters
- Scripts
- Censorship and permit documents
Contact
sandra [dot] ladwig [at] bundesarchiv [dot] de (sandra[dot]ladwig[at]bundesarchiv[dot]de)
b [dot] haussmann [at] bundesarchiv [dot] de (b[dot]haussmann[at]bundesarchiv[dot]de)
Website
DOK Industry is realised with the support of Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media upon a Decision of the German Bundestag.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
