Manfred Salzgeber (10 January 1943 in

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- 12 August 1994 in

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and

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. He was director of the "Sektion Panorama" at the ''Internationales Filmfestspiel Berlin''. He was a co-founder of the ''Internationales Forum des Jungen Films'' and founded the film company ''edition manfred salzgeber''.

Biography

Salzgeber was born in Litzmannstadt (Łódź) in 1943 and was raised in Stuttgart-Rohr. After training as a book dealer, he moved to Berlin in 1965. Openly

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, he was an important

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activist in Germany. Together with

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, he worked to advance LGBT themes in German film. In 1970, Salzgeber acted in the film ''

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'', directed by

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. This film had a profound influence on German LGBT activism and society. During his entire lifetime, Salzgeber promoted LGBT films. Together with Wieland Speck he founded the

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in 1987. This award is the oldest international award for LGBT films. In 1985, Salzgeber started his film company, ''edition manfred salzgeber''. The company is still active in Berlin. Salzgeber died on August 12, 1994, of complications due to

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References

External links

Official Website of Salzgeber & Co Medien GmbH

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