Defa Movies

Follows the migration voyages of eels.

German-Czech "Kulturfilm".

Little Nelli is a clever and cunning child. As her parents are both working, her grandmother has to care for her. But her grandmother is no match to N...

When Estonian violinist Eduard Sõrmus starts his concert tours in Europe, he is convinced that the world revolution is about to begin. His mission as...

Documentary short about the Leipzig Tradefair in 1946.

An old ruin serves as the favorite playground for Christine and her friends. It is also the home to a pair of storks that have built their nest there....

1929: The little girl Józia has to go a few days without her mother, who is traveling abroad for political reasons. Another story is told to the neigh...

Ev and Peter fall in love at first sight. Peter studies dentistry in Leipzig and is eager to work in the country. There is an unfilled dentist vacancy...

This puppet animation film is based on Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. A 1936 symphonic fairy tale for children, the piece tells the story of P...