Kurt Stern
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Kurt Stern was a screenwriter
who worked for Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft
(DEFA) in East Germany. He worked in partnership with his wife Jeanne (née Machin). In 1953, together with director Martin Hellberg, the Sterns were awarded the Gold Medal of the World Peace Council
for the film Das verurteilte Dorf
("The condemned village").
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
who worked for Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft
Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft
Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, better known as DEFA, was the public-owned film studio in East Germany throughout that country's history.-History:...
(DEFA) in East Germany. He worked in partnership with his wife Jeanne (née Machin). In 1953, together with director Martin Hellberg, the Sterns were awarded the Gold Medal of the World Peace Council
World Peace Council
The World Peace Council is an international organization that advocates universal disarmament, sovereignty and independence and peaceful co-existence, and campaigns against imperialism, weapons of mass destruction and all forms of discrimination...
for the film Das verurteilte Dorf
Das verurteilte Dorf
Das verurteilte Dorf is an East German propaganda film directed by Martin Hellberg. It was released in 1952.-Plot:...
("The condemned village").