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Deutsche Filmakademie e.V. | |
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| Formation | 2003 |
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| Founded at | Berlin, Germany |
| Type | Independent association |
| Membership | 2,200 (2022)[1] |
| Website | deutsche-filmakademie |
TheDeutsche Filmakademie is a German independently run organization with a focus on filmmaking.
The academy was founded in 2003 in Berlin, on the initiative ofHelmut Dietl,Bernd Eichinger, and Ulrich Felsberg.[2] It initially comprised 100 members—[3] and was intended as a way to provide native filmmakers a forum for discussion and a way to promote the reputation of German cinema through publications, presentations, discussions, and regular promotion of the subject in schools.
Since 2005, the winners of theDeutscher Filmpreis (colloquially known as theLolas) have been elected by members of the Deutsche Filmakademie.
In 2007, a group of academy critics—including filmmakersHans-Christian Schmid,Andres Veiel, andHans Weingartner, several film festival directors, and the German association of film critics—opened talks with German culture ministerBernd Neumann, in an effort to return to the previous system and have politicians and critics, not academy members, decide who gets the Lolas.[4][5]
In 2008, the academy's internet service24 – Das Wissensportal der Deutschen Filmakademie was launched. The portal provides an insight into the creation of a movie, with the hope of making the work of independent filmmakers more transparent and accountable.
The Deutsche Filmakademie is not to be confused with the 1938 Deutsche Filmakademie, founded inBabelsberg.
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The academy is financed by membership dues of full members, honorary members, associate members, and friends. Full members must be recommended by at least two filmmakers who have applied for full membership and have been accepted. All winners of the Deutscher Filmpreis automatically get a full membership. Honorary members are appointed for their contributions to German film. Supporting members are companies and legal persons from the film industry.
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