Reichsfilmkammer

The Reichsfilmkammer (RFK; English: Film Chamber of the Reich) was a public corporation based in Berlin that regulated the film industry in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. Everyone in the German Reich who wanted to work on films in any capacity had to be a member; lack of membership meant in effect a ban on employment.

Reichsminister Goebbels has a meeting with his Staatssekretär, Walther Funk, in his office at the Ministry. In the background, Referent des Ministers Karl Hanke takes a call.

History

The predecessor of the Reichsfilmkammer was the SPIO (Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft; in English, the "Film Industry Summit Organisation").

The Reichsfilmkammer was established on the basis of the Gesetz über die Errichtung einer vorläufigen Filmkammer ("Law for the Establishment of a Temporary Film Chamber") of 14 July 1933. Under the Reichskulturkammergesetz ("Law of the Reich Culture Chamber") of 22 September 1933 the Film Chamber was integrated as a subdivision of the newly founded Reichskulturkammer ("Culture Chamber of the Reich").

The establishment of the Reichsfilmkammer was preceded by an ordinance of the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda), which prohibited Jews and foreigners from any participation in the German film industry.

Direction

The presidents of the Reichsfilmkammer who reported directly to the president of the Reichskulturkammer, Joseph Goebbels, were as follows:

Members of the Presidential Council (Präsidialrat) were among others: Karl Ritter, Karl Hartl, Carl Auen, and Theodor Loos.

Functions

The Reichsfilmkammer had a key role in the film-related politics of the National Socialist government. Its mission was principally:

See also

References

this article is translated from its equivalent on the German Wikipedia (retrieved 25 November 2007)

External links

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