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Background

DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft) was a East German film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence.

1st Logo (1946)

Logo: On a granite background is the DEFA logo which is a two-toned white-and-black filmstrip, On the white side is "DE" in black, and on the black side is "FA" in white. below the filmstrip is the white text "DEUTSCHE FILM A.-G.", in a tall bold font with a drop shadow, and below that text is "ZEIGT" ("PRESENTS"), in a smaller font also with a drop shadow.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: Opening theme of the film.

Availability: Only seen on the first films produced by DEFA.

2nd Logo (1961 - 1992?)

Logo: On a black background is the DEFA logo. Below the logo, we see the German text "STUDIO FÜR SPIELFILME" (German for "STUDIO FOR FEATURE FILMS").

Variants:

Sometimes the Totalvision or ORWOColor logos can be seen.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme of the film or silent.

Availability: Seen on its East German films, especially The Golden Yurt (an Mongol-German co-production) and Jacob the Liar.

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 '''Music/Sounds''': Opening theme of the film.
+'''Availability''': Only seen on the first films produced by DEFA.
-'''Music/Sounds Variants''': TBA.
-'''Availability''': Only seen on a East German film.
-'''Editor's Note''': This is among the first East Germany film logo ever after the second World War.
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 '''Availability''': Seen on its East German films, especially ''The Golden Yurt'' (an Mongol-German co-production) and ''Jacob the Liar''.
-'''Editor's Note''': None.
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