Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung | |
| Named after | Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau |
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| Formation | 1966 |
| Type | Film Foundation |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Archiving, maintaining, restoring, and educating the public on German cinema. |
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| Coordinates | 50°03′58″N 8°14′57″E / 50.066182°N 8.249061°E |
| Services | Archival access, restoration, film and political education. |
Official language | German |
Managing Director | Ernst Szebedits |
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| Award(s) | Best Archive Restoration 2015 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari |
| Website | https://www.murnau-stiftung.de/ |
The Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation (German: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmʊʁnaʊ ˈʃtɪftʊŋ]), based in Wiesbaden, was founded in 1966 to preserve and curate a collection of the works of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau as well as a collection of other German films totaling to about 6,000 produced between 1890 and 1960.