Film history up close: The first year of the DFFB 1966/67 in the Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

Film history up close: The first year of the DFFB 1966/67 in the Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf

The Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf will present the exhibition "The first year. Approach at the DFFB 1966/67" in cooperation with the German Kinemathek. The exhibition illuminates the beginnings of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB), the first West German film college, based on films and archive material. The historical background of this event was opened in the opening of the DFFB in 1966 in the Deutschlandhaus on Theodor-Heuss-Platz. The hope of renewing West German film was closely linked to the new generation of filmmakers, including personalities such as Helke Sander, Harun Farocki, Hartmut Bitomsky and Wolfgang Petersen.

The exhibition offers insights into the central questions with which the directors, lecturers and students of DFFB deal with, such as: How do you learn film? How do you teach film? How do you evaluate talent? Despite initial challenges such as inadequate equipment and conflicts, collaborative work and improvisation were the focus of the course. The historical turning point of June 2, 1967 and the politicization of the student movement mark the end of the first year at DFFB.

The exhibition "The first year. Departure at the DFFB 1966/67" shows films from the first year of study in the context of its creation and thus highlights artistic experiments from a social turning point. Through cooperation with the German Kinemathek, the archive of the DFFB is opened and a selection of the films is exhibited. These films, which often have West Berlin, also offer insights into the contemporary history of West Berlin.

This event is a unique opportunity to discover the beginnings of the German Film University and the work of its first students. The exhibition can be seen in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Museum in Villa Oppenheim and offers free entry and accessible access. Interested parties can find more information on the museum website.

Source: www.berlin.de