This article studies the import of East German films by Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio, and their reception in the Swedish public sphere. While few GDR films reached theatrical distribution, Swedish television imported and broadcasted over 30 productions by the state-owned film studio DEFA during the 1970s and 1980s, making this the primary distribution window for East German film in Sweden. Relying on sources such as Sveriges Radio’s in-house correspondence and screening reports, the weekly Sveriges Radio magazine Voices in Radio/Television (Röster i Radio/TV) and the public service corporation’s annual reports, this study sheds light on the political, economic and ideological considerations involved in the cultural exchange between Sweden and the GDR.

Stjernholm, E. (0AD) ‘GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives’, VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, {volume}({issue}), p. {page}. Available at: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.259.

Stjernholm, E. “GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives”. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, vol. {volume}, no. {issue}, 0AD, p. {page}, doi:10.18146/view.259.

Stjernholm, E. (0AD). GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, {volume}({issue}), {page}. https://doi.org/10.18146/view.259

Stjernholm, Emil. 0AD. “GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-german Narratives”. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture {volume} ({issue}): {page}. https://doi.org/10.18146/view.259.

1. Stjernholm E. GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture. 0AD;{volume}({issue}):{page}. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.259

1. Stjernholm E. GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture. 0AD;{volume}({issue}):{page}. doi:10.18146/view.259

Stjernholm E, ‘GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-german Narratives’ (0AD) {volume} VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture {page} DOI: https://doi.org/10.18146/view.259

[1]E. Stjernholm, “GDR Cinema on Swedish Television: The Formation of Cultural Contacts and the Reception of East-German Narratives”, VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, vol. {volume}, no. {issue}, p. {page}, 0AD, doi: 10.18146/view.259.

<h2>Smörgåsbord of European Television</h2> Co-edited by Mari Pajala and John Ellis  As VIEW enters its tenth year of publication, we present our first open issue. The resulting collection of articles represents a varied smörgåsbord of European television, covering television in Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. Moreover, many articles discuss the transnational movement of television: a Turkish adaptation of a Danish series, the Portuguese framing of a Spanish historical series, East German films on Swedish television, Russian television programmes on the international market. Cover image credit: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Television_sets_-_MfK_Bern.jpg">Pakeha</a>, CC BY-SA 4.0

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