Kurt Maetzig

Kurt Maetzig

geb. 25.01.1911 Berlín, Duitse Rijk

overleden 08.08.2012 (101 jaar) Wildkuhl, Duitsland

Biografie

Born 1911 in Berlin, died 2012 in Bollewick-Wildkuhl, Germany. He was co-founder, joint license holder and board member of DEFA film studio. He spent his student years between Munich and Paris studying chemistry, economics, sociology, psychology and law. After co-founding DEFA in 1946 he started shooting documentary films, with his debut feature film following the year after.

FilmFestival Cottbus - Festival des Osteuropäischen Films