So far the company has made fifty DEFA films available for sale and anticipates expanding its catalogue by thirty films each year. DEFA and Icestorm also co-sponsor conferences and organize film series for screening at festivals, art houses, museums, and universities. As for Beyer, he, like his Jacob, has discovered that life in German cinema is uncertain no matter who's at the helm. In the '90s, as a former East German, he has struggled to find work in a new economic system, and has mostly made television movies. In West Germany we have sponsorship.
Sponsorship is much like censorship.
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