Cultural Transfer and Political Conflicts

Film Festivals in the Cold War

Contributions by Maria Stassinopoulou Contributions by Dunja Jelenkovic Contributions by John Wäfler Contributions by Anne Bruch Contributions by Dragan Batancev Contributions by Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann Contributions by Stefano Pisu Contributions by Regina Camara Contributions by Caroline Moine Contributions by Yulia Yurtaeva Contributions by Andreas Kötzing Edited by Andreas Kötzing Edited by Caroline Moine Series edited by

Book cover: Cultural Transfer and Political Conflicts

Extent: 169 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Communications, Film, & Media Studies, Social Sciences 

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(July 2017)

ISBN: 9783847105886

6.1 x 9.13 inches

Price: $57.00

In stock

Film festivals during the Cold War were fraught with the political and social tensions that dominated the world at the time.


Film festivals during the Cold War were fraught with the political and social tensions that dominated the world at the time. While film was becoming an increasingly powerful medium, the European festivals in particular established themselves as showcases for filmmakers and their perceptions of reality. At the same time, their prestigious, international character attracted the interest of states and private players. The history of these festivals thus sheds light not only on the films they made available to various publics, but on the cultural policies and political processes that informed their operations. Presenting new research by an international group of younger scholars, Cultural Transfer and Political Conflicts critically investigates postwar history in the context of film festivals reconstructing not only their social background and international dispensation, but also their centrality for cultural transfers between the East, the West and the South during the Cold War.

  • Contributions by Maria Stassinopoulou
  • Contributions by Dunja Jelenkovic
  • Contributions by John Wäfler
  • Contributions by Anne Bruch
  • Contributions by Dragan Batancev
  • Contributions by Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann
  • Contributions by Stefano Pisu
  • Contributions by Regina Camara
  • Contributions by Caroline Moine
  • Contributions by Yulia Yurtaeva
  • Contributions by Andreas Kötzing
  • Edited by Andreas Kötzing
  • Edited by Caroline Moine
  • Series edited by