Heinrich Greif Prize
The Heinrich Greif Prize was a film and television award in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It was created on 17 May 1951 as part of the five years earlier granted by the Soviet Military Administration license for the production of films, to recognize " outstanding achievements of the socialist-realist film and television art of the GDR." This national award was initially only be granted for collective services and since 1959 also for individual services. It is named after Henry Griffin and was in three stages together with cash prizes up to 7,500 marks (single ) or up to 20,000 marks awarded ( in collective Awards ).
The existing silver medal to 1973 with 30 millimeter diameter shows on the front of the head griffin in side view. The ceremony was mostly each on March 11 - the birthday of Henry Griffin - made by the Minister of Culture.
The first ceremony took place on 25 May 1951 the then Deputy Prime Minister Hans hole on the Celebration of the DEFA anniversary at the Staatsoper Berlin. The price of first class received the for the production of the newsreel Eyewitness responsible collective of Günther Klein ( editor in chief ), Günter Althaus (production manager ), Max Jaap (Director), Ella Ensink ( film editor ), Heinrich Reusch ( sound mixer ) Erich Nitzschmann, Ewald Krause, Harry Bremer, Fritz Rudolph (cameramen ) and Kurt Schwabe ( gaffer). The price II class was the collective of the documentary The way up, consisting of Andrew Thorndike (Director), Karl- Eduard von Schnitzler (Author ) and Karl Gass (Director), awarded. The price III. Class was awarded for outstanding design popular scientific short films to Fritz Wünsch (Director), Erich Aurich ( animation camera man ), Jürgen Schweinitz ( cameraman) and Kurt Mahnke ( animator). The last award was in 1989.