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The Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation (German: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung[ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈvɪlhɛlmˈmʊʁnaʊˈʃtɪftʊŋ]), based in Wiesbaden, was founded in 1966 to preserve and curate a collection of the works of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau as well as a collection of other German films[7] totaling to about 6,000 produced between 1890 and 1960.[8][3]
The foundation is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany[citation needed] and was founded in 1966 out of fear that classic German cinema's original stock, and the rights to these films, would be sold off internationally. The stock was originally owned by Bertelsmann.[3] The foundation maintains about 80% of Germany's forbidden Nazi-era films and acts as a gate keeper for public access to these films via archives and curated public screenings.
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The foundation runs "the German Film House in a central location in the state capital of Hesse – Wiesbaden" as well as the "Murnau cinema theatre where films are shown to the public and a multi-function area where numerous events and exhibitions are held."[9]
The treatment of reserved films by the Murnau Foundation has been met with criticism. Critics accuse the foundation of misusing copyrights for film censorship and not for the intended purpose of copyright law where, they argue, the government should institute a ban through legislation instead. Unlike the FSK, there are no legal evaluations for the decisions of the Board of Trustees. Critics also point out the opaque process of deciding which films should be reserved, noting that there is no transparent criteria, the experts consulted are not publicized, and any reports used are not publicized. For instance, the film The Old and the Young King contains Nazi propaganda, however, it was allowed to be screened publicly. Additionally, the nature of the reserved film screenings has been criticized, since the only option is to view them with accompanying expert supervision, commentary, and discussion.[15][16]
^"Ernst Szedebits". Filmfestival Kitzbühel. n.d. Retrieved October 31, 2018. Ernst Szebedits, partner of new pegasos filmproduktion and longtime chairman of the Association of the Hessian Film Industry, was appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Murnau Foundation under the chairmanship of Eberhard Junkersdorf.
^Johnson, Alex (July 15, 2015). "'Nosferatu' Director F.W. Murnau's Head Stolen From German Crypt". NBC News. Retrieved October 31, 2018. "We have received this news with disbelief," documentary film director Ernst Szebedits, managing director of the foundation, said Wednesday.
^ abcdefgHetebrügge, Jörn (July 2016). "50th anniversary of the Murnau Foundation: Keeper of the German Film Treasure". Translated by Jonathan Uhlaner. Goethe-Institut. from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
^ ab"Footage Award Winners Honoured at FOCAL International's 12th Annual Gala Awards Ceremony". FOCAL International. May 22, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2018. Best Archive Restoration / Preservation Title Sponsored by ACSIL • Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari - Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung (Germany)
^ abc"Über Die Murnau-Stiftung" (in German). Murnau Stiftung. n.d. Retrieved November 1, 2018. Wichtigstes Stiftungskapital ist der einzigartige, in sich geschlossene Filmstock, der Kopien und Materialien der ehemaligen Produktionsfirmen Ufa, Universum-Film, Bavaria, Terra, Tobis und Berlin-Film – samt den damit verbundenen Rechten – aus über sechs Jahrzehnten deutscher Filmproduktion umfasst.
^"Kuratorium". Murnau Stiftung. n.d. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^"Filmbestand der Murnau-Stiftung" (in German). Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ abc"Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Foundation". Arts in Exile. n.d. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^"Bertelsmann Brings Restored Film Classic 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' to Paris". Bertelsmann. September 28, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^"'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' – A Classic Goes Digital". Bertelsmann. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^"Bertelsmann Presents Restored Movie Classic 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' in New York: Highlight of the German Films Festival 'KINO! 2016'". Bertelsmann. April 12, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^Kramer, Fritzi (August 26, 2016). "Interview with Anke Wilkening of the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung regarding the restored 'Destiny'". Movies Silently. from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^Brady, Tara (June 8, 2017). "Destiny: an eye-popping restoration of Fritz Lang's classic". The Irish Times. from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2018. The Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation and its partners spent more than a year restoring the original colours and intertitles to a film that, since its 1921 heyday, had faded and degraded almost beyond recognition.
^ abcRodek, Hanns-Georg (January 31, 2012). "Wie viel Gift steckt noch in den 'Vorbehaltsfilmen'?". Welt (in German). Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^ abSchmid, Hans (March 27, 2010). "Ich klage an!". Telepolis (in German). Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^Westphal, Anke (March 5, 2014). "Hitlers Propaganda-Filme Wenn aus dem Einmarsch eine Heimkehr wird". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^Heinzelmann, Herbert (September 21, 2006). "Ein Sonderfall deutscher Kulturgeschichte: Vom Umgang mit NS-Propagandafilmen". KinoFenster.de (in German). Retrieved November 1, 2018.
^Sampson, Sally (1993). "The Limits of Liberty". Index on Censorship. 22 (10): 2–3. doi:10.1080/03064229308535609.
External linksEdit
German homepage: Mernau Stiftung
Official YouTube channel
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your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated de Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is missing information about A clear chronology of its history Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation German Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung ˈfʁiːdʁɪc ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmʊʁnaʊ ˈʃtɪftʊŋ based in Wiesbaden was founded in 1966 to preserve and curate a collection of the works of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau as well as a collection of other German films 7 totaling to about 6 000 produced between 1890 and 1960 8 3 Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau FoundationFriedrich Wilhelm Murnau StiftungNamed afterFriedrich Wilhelm MurnauFormation1966 57 years ago 1966 TypeFilm FoundationLegal statusActivePurposeArchiving maintaining restoring and educating the public on German cinema LocationMurnaustrasse 6 65189 Wiesbaden GermanyCoordinates50 03 58 N 8 14 57 E 50 066182 N 8 249061 E 50 066182 8 249061ServicesArchival access restoration film and political education Official languageGermanManaging DirectorErnst SzebeditsKey peopleChristian Sommer Chairman of the Board of Trustees MinR in Ulrike Schauz Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees representative of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media MinR in Ulrike Kiesche as a representative of the Hessian Ministry of Science and the Arts for the Conference of Ministers of Education of the Lander KMK Antonio Exacoustos Alfred Holighaus Johannes Klingsporn Daniel ZutaAward s Best Archive Restoration 2015 The Cabinet of Dr CaligariWebsitehttps www murnau stiftung de 1 2 3 4 5 6 Contents 1 History 1 1 Theaters 2 Restorations and film stock 3 Criticism 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe foundation is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany citation needed and was founded in 1966 out of fear that classic German cinema s original stock and the rights to these films would be sold off internationally The stock was originally owned by Bertelsmann 3 The foundation maintains about 80 of Germany s forbidden Nazi era films and acts as a gate keeper for public access to these films via archives and curated public screenings As an archive and rights holder citation needed the Murnau Foundation curates a significant part of Germany s movie heritage according to whom Its most important endowment is the unique cohesive movie stock which comprises copies and material as well as rights from the former production companies UFA Decla Universum Film Bavaria Terra Tobis and Berlin Film 5 9 This outstanding inventory of cultural and film history more than 6 000 silent movies and sound films feature films documentaries short movies and commercials covers the period from the beginnings of motion pictures to the early 1960s and includes movies by important directors such as Fritz Lang Ernst Lubitsch Detlef Sierck Helmut Kautner and Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau the namesake of the foundation 9 Titles include well known films like The Cabinet of Dr Caligari 1920 Metropolis 1927 3 The Blue Angel 1930 The Three from the Filling Station 1930 Munchhausen 1943 and Grosse Freiheit Nr 7 1944 5 Theaters Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2018 The foundation runs the German Film House in a central location in the state capital of Hesse Wiesbaden as well as the Murnau cinema theatre where films are shown to the public and a multi function area where numerous events and exhibitions are held 9 Restorations and film stock EditThe foundation s most prominent film restoration was the 2010 re release of Fritz Lang s Metropolis which was originally screened at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival 3 It has additionally restored with financial support from the prior owners of their film stock Bertelsmann The Cabinet of Dr Caligari which premiered at the Berlinale in February 2014 10 which it won an award for best archive restoration in 2015 from FOCAL International 4 11 12 3 The foundation was also involved in the restoration of Fritz Lang s Destiny which had faded and degraded almost beyond recognition 13 14 The foundation maintains about 80 15 of Germany s forbidden Nazi era films called Vorbehaltsfilme de in German referring to this collection of 40 films 16 as reserved films which are propagandistic productions created under Hitler which may only be used for scientific evaluation in Germany and within the framework of political education 17 18 This collection includes the notorious Jud Suss Quax the Crash Pilot Kolberg I Accuse and The Eternal Jew 3 19 15 Criticism EditThe treatment of reserved films by the Murnau Foundation has been met with criticism Critics accuse the foundation of misusing copyrights for film censorship and not for the intended purpose of copyright law where they argue the government should institute a ban through legislation instead Unlike the FSK there are no legal evaluations for the decisions of the Board of Trustees Critics also point out the opaque process of deciding which films should be reserved noting that there is no transparent criteria the experts consulted are not publicized and any reports used are not publicized For instance the film The Old and the Young King contains Nazi propaganda however it was allowed to be screened publicly Additionally the nature of the reserved film screenings has been criticized since the only option is to view them with accompanying expert supervision commentary and discussion 15 16 See also EditF W Murnau Cinema of Germany Film preservation Conservation and restoration of film Lists of film archives Lost film Cinematheque Destiny 1921 film Metropolis 1927 film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Silent film Sound film Nazism and cinema Reichsfilmarchiv Antisemitism Racial antisemitism Racial policy of Nazi Germany Why We Fight Berlin International Film FestivalReferences Edit Ernst Szedebits Filmfestival Kitzbuhel n d Retrieved October 31 2018 Ernst Szebedits partner of new pegasos filmproduktion and longtime chairman of the Association of the Hessian Film Industry was appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Murnau Foundation under the chairmanship of Eberhard Junkersdorf Johnson Alex July 15 2015 Nosferatu Director F W Murnau s Head Stolen From German Crypt NBC News Retrieved October 31 2018 We have received this news with disbelief documentary film director Ernst Szebedits managing director of the foundation said Wednesday a b c d e f g Hetebrugge Jorn July 2016 50th anniversary of the Murnau Foundation Keeper of the German Film Treasure Translated by Jonathan Uhlaner Goethe Institut Archived from the original on November 1 2018 Retrieved October 31 2018 a b Footage Award Winners Honoured at FOCAL International s 12th Annual Gala Awards Ceremony FOCAL International May 22 2015 Retrieved November 1 2018 Best Archive Restoration Preservation Title Sponsored by ACSIL Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung Germany a b c Uber Die Murnau Stiftung in German Murnau Stiftung n d Retrieved November 1 2018 Wichtigstes Stiftungskapital ist der einzigartige in sich geschlossene Filmstock der Kopien und Materialien der ehemaligen Produktionsfirmen Ufa Universum Film Bavaria Terra Tobis und Berlin Film samt den damit verbundenen Rechten aus uber sechs Jahrzehnten deutscher Filmproduktion umfasst Kuratorium Murnau Stiftung n d Retrieved November 1 2018 Metropolis in der Urfassung Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German 6 March 2009 Retrieved 6 December 2011 Filmbestand der Murnau Stiftung in German Retrieved November 2 2018 a b c Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation Arts in Exile n d Retrieved November 1 2018 Bertelsmann Brings Restored Film Classic The Cabinet of Dr Caligari to Paris Bertelsmann September 28 2015 Retrieved November 1 2018 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari A Classic Goes Digital Bertelsmann Retrieved November 1 2018 Bertelsmann Presents Restored Movie Classic The Cabinet of Dr Caligari in New York Highlight of the German Films Festival KINO 2016 Bertelsmann April 12 2016 Retrieved November 1 2018 Kramer Fritzi August 26 2016 Interview with Anke Wilkening of the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung regarding the restored Destiny Movies Silently Archived from the original on August 27 2016 Retrieved November 1 2018 Brady Tara June 8 2017 Destiny an eye popping restoration of Fritz Lang s classic The Irish Times Archived from the original on August 1 2017 Retrieved November 1 2018 The Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation and its partners spent more than a year restoring the original colours and intertitles to a film that since its 1921 heyday had faded and degraded almost beyond recognition a b c Rodek Hanns Georg January 31 2012 Wie viel Gift steckt noch in den Vorbehaltsfilmen Welt in German Retrieved November 1 2018 a b Schmid Hans March 27 2010 Ich klage an Telepolis in German Retrieved November 1 2018 Westphal Anke March 5 2014 Hitlers Propaganda Filme Wenn aus dem Einmarsch eine Heimkehr wird Berliner Zeitung in German Retrieved November 1 2018 Heinzelmann Herbert September 21 2006 Ein Sonderfall deutscher Kulturgeschichte Vom Umgang mit NS Propagandafilmen KinoFenster de in German Retrieved November 1 2018 Sampson Sally 1993 The Limits of Liberty Index on Censorship 22 10 2 3 doi 10 1080 03064229308535609 External links EditGerman homepage Mernau Stiftung English homepage Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation September 29 2011 archive Official YouTube channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation amp oldid 1138094425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
