Heinrich Greif Prize
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The Heinrich Greif Prize (German: Heinrich-Greif-Preis) was an East German state award bestowed on individuals for contribution to the state's cinema and television industry.
to 20,000. Since 1973, the medals were no longer made of silver.
Established at 17 May 1951 in memory of actor Heinrich Greif, it was first awarded on 25 May that year. The 1st class was received by the creators of The Eyewitness newsreel series, the 2nd Class by the production team of the documentary The Way Upwards and the 3rd was given to the makers of a series of popular science films.
The prize's presentation ceremony mostly took place on 11 March, Greif's birthday. It was awarded for the last time in 1989.
History
The prize was awarded by the East German Ministry of Culture for "outstanding achievements in Socialist-Realist cinema and television" and was presented annually to directors, cinematographers, writers and other filmmakers who were recognized for creating valued works in the field. It had three classes, and originally could be bestowed only in collective, to a group of producers. Since 1959, awards for single persons were also granted. The recipients were given a silver medal, a diploma and a sum of money, which varied from 7,500 East German MarkEast German mark
The East German mark commonly called the eastern mark , in East Germany only Mark, was the currency of the German Democratic Republic . Its ISO 4217 currency code was DDM...
to 20,000. Since 1973, the medals were no longer made of silver.
Established at 17 May 1951 in memory of actor Heinrich Greif, it was first awarded on 25 May that year. The 1st class was received by the creators of The Eyewitness newsreel series, the 2nd Class by the production team of the documentary The Way Upwards and the 3rd was given to the makers of a series of popular science films.
The prize's presentation ceremony mostly took place on 11 March, Greif's birthday. It was awarded for the last time in 1989.
Notable recipients
- Ulrich PlenzdorfUlrich PlenzdorfUlrich Plenzdorf was a German author and dramatist.-Life:Born in Berlin, Plenzdorf studied Philosophy in Leipzig, but graduated with a degree in film...
(awarded 1971) - Frank BeyerFrank BeyerFrank Beyer was German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era and contemporary East Germany. His film Traces of Stones was banned for 20 years in 1966 by the...
(1961, 1984) - Manfred KrugManfred KrugManfred Krug is a German actor and singer.-Life and work:After moving to East Germany at the age of 13, Manfred Krug worked at a steel plant before beginning his acting career on the stage and, ultimately, in film...
(1962) - Heiner CarowHeiner CarowHeiner Carow was a German film director and screenwriter. His 1986 film So Many Dreams was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. The following year, he was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival...
(1959, 1967) - Günther SimonGünther Simon-Early life:A bank clerk's son, Simon attended an acting school already in Gymnasium. At the age of sixteen, he was sent to a pre-military training camp of the Hitler Youth and then drafted to the Reich Labour Service. He volunteered to join the paratroopers in August 1943...
(1955) - Lothar WarnekeLothar WarnekeLothar Warneke was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. His 1988 film Bear Ye One Another's Burden was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, where co-stars Manfred Möck and Jörg Pose won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.-External links:...
(1971, 1983) - Helga SchubertHelga SchubertHelga Schubert is a German Psychologist and author.-Life:Helga Shubert is a daughter of a librarian, who was also active in economics, and of a 1941 favored Gerichtsassessor and grew up in East Berlin...
(1983) - Günther RückerGünther RückerGünther Rücker was a German writer, playwright and film director. He won several awards for his work, including the National Prize of East Germany, the Prix Italia- Selected filmography :...
(1966) - Vasily LivanovVasily LivanovVasily Borisovich Livanov MBE is a Soviet and Russian film actor, and screenwriter.-Biography:His father Boris Livanov was a prominent actor of the Moscow Art Theatre...
(1969) - Günter ReischGünter ReischGünter Reisch, is a German film director. After World War II, Reisch started working with theater and film and became one of East Germany's most prominent film makers. He has made approx. 20 motion pictures, including the two Karl Liebknecht films.-Selected filmography:* The Sailor's Song * Ach du...
(1978) - Job von WitzlebenJob von Witzleben (Historian)Job Wilhelm Henning Dietrich von Witzleben was a German army officer and a military historian.-Early life:Born in Saxony to the old noble family of von Witzleben, he was a descendant of the Prussian general Job von Witzleben and grand-nephew to Erwin von Witzleben...
(1966) - Kurt Jung-AlsenKurt Jung-AlsenKurt Jung-Alsen was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 24 films between 1954 and 1976.-External links:...
(1973)
External links
- A photo of the Heinrich Greif Prize's medal, in a list of East German prizes.
- DEFA's annual chronicle 1945-1989, with all the prize winners listed.