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GDR Cinema on Swedish Television : The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives

Stjernholm, Emil LU (2021) In VIEW: Journal of European Television History and Culture 10(19). p.1-18
Abstract
This article studies the import of East German films by Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio, and their reception in the Swedish public sphere. While few GDR films reached theatrical distribution, Swedish television imported and broadcasted over 30 productions by the state-owned film studio DEFA during the 1970s and 1980s, making this the primary distribution window for East German film in Sweden. Relying on sources such as Sveriges Radio’s in-house correspondence and screening reports, the weekly Sveriges Radio magazine Voices in Radio/Television (Röster i Radio/TV) and the public service corporation’s annual reports, this study sheds light on the political, economic and ideological considerations involved in the cultural... (More)
This article studies the import of East German films by Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio, and their reception in the Swedish public sphere. While few GDR films reached theatrical distribution, Swedish television imported and broadcasted over 30 productions by the state-owned film studio DEFA during the 1970s and 1980s, making this the primary distribution window for East German film in Sweden. Relying on sources such as Sveriges Radio’s in-house correspondence and screening reports, the weekly Sveriges Radio magazine Voices in Radio/Television (Röster i Radio/TV) and the public service corporation’s annual reports, this study sheds light on the political, economic and ideological considerations involved in the cultural exchange between Sweden and the GDR. (Less)
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Swedish television, DEFA, film on television, transnational, transmedial, cultural exchange, reception
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VIEW: Journal of European Television History and Culture
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10
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19
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1 - 18
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2213-0969
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English
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{1--18}},
  series       = {{VIEW: Journal of European Television History and Culture}},
  title        = {{GDR Cinema on Swedish Television : The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives}},
  url          = {{https://www.viewjournal.eu/articles/10.18146/view.259/}},
  volume       = {{10}},
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