Library holdings on German film
The collection highlighting German film history and technology from its origins until the present day includes more than 15,000 volumes, including the collection of literature from the State Film Archives of the GDR up to 1990, with further publications on East European film history.
Research possibilities
- German film history in the Federal Archives online catalogue
- New accruals from the area of interest to collectors since 1997, previously held publications on DEFA films and all finding aids relating to the film holdings of the Federal Archives may be used for research on German film history. There is as yet no documented evidence of titles on East European film history and journals. They can be researched on-site in a card index in the reading room. The online catalogue only contains literature relating to films; the films themselves are not accessible in the Federal Archives library.
- Network catalogue on film at KOBV
- The film network catalogue can be used to search for literature or films in the holdings of linked film libraries.
- Web catalogues and information from the film libraries study group
- The film libraries study group is an amalgamation of institutions whose holdings include collections on the medium of film in its many expressions.
Bibliographische Informationen
- German-language journals in the library holdings(pdf, ~526.24KB)
- Foreign journals in the library holdings(pdf, ~66.99KB)
Spezielle Bereiche
- Library publication list(pdf, ~106.25KB)
Notes on the reference service
The literature on German film history and technology is reference stock. It can be used in the reading room in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Film-related acquisitions by the Federal Archives up until 1991 are documented in Koblenz and can be used there. The reference venue (Berlin-Wilmersdorf or Koblenz) is shown by the title in the copy information in the online catalogue.