Country film

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Zeiss TK 35 film projector , which was often used for land films

The country film was an institution in the GDR , the rural, especially in the 1950s in regions where there are no cinemas offered were, public screenings using mobile cinema technology.

story

The land film initiative started in 1948 in the Soviet occupation zone , when the central administration of the machine rental stations decided to expand the cultural sector in rural areas. The aim was to give the population in regions without regular cinema buildings access to films and programs. In addition, film screenings were held regularly in many villages in the country. Often these demonstrations took place in cultural centers or local inns. Children’s and feature films, documentaries and DEFA programs such as Der Augenzeuge were shown .

The land film was most popular in the 1950s. Its popularity waned at the beginning of the 1960s. The increasing spread of television in the households of the GDR, but also the increasingly outdated mobile projection technology as well as the growing incomes and the greater mobility of the population led to a sharp decline in the range of rural films. From this time onwards, mobile performances took place to a much lesser extent and almost only in very poorly structured areas of the country.

background

The rural film as a state institution of the GDR saw itself primarily "not [as] a cinema event, but a political education and educational event". The performances served primarily as a means of political agitation . The fixtures were set by a central film department. The staff of the country film was also encouraged to hold discussions with the audience after the screenings and to write reports about them.

technology

In the first years of the land film, mobile technology solutions were mainly used, which were set up specifically for the respective screenings at the respective locations. The Zeiss TK 35 sound cinema case from the VEB Carl Zeiss Jena was used very often . Later, the country film venues were also equipped with permanently installed projectors and some “village cinemas” were set up in the form of specially equipped projection rooms.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ralf Schenk: Cinema in the GDR. Film portal, accessed on November 24, 2021 .
  2. ^ A b Marco Marschall: When the country film came to the village. Märkische Oderzeitung, April 9, 2013, accessed on November 24, 2021 .
  3. ^ Gerhard Last: Zeiss TK 35.kinoteam.de, accessed on November 24, 2021 .
  4. ↑ a b Tanja Tröger: Cinema types through the ages: target group-oriented profiling and new developments. ddr-klubkinos.de, accessed on November 24, 2021 .
  5. ↑ Country film. DEFA Foundation, accessed on November 24, 2021 .