[1][2][3] Despite the three consecutive constitutions of the German Democratic Republic proclaiming freedom from censorship, in practice certain films were regulated.
During the immediate post WWII period, while the GDR was still working to establish legitimacy, direct censorship was not a viable option.
This organization censored numerous American and Western films claiming them to be unfit for public viewing.
The GDR's government did not want the average citizen to know they were being censored, in an effort to distance itself from its recent fascist past.
As the Soviets began to withdraw, the East German Government re-vamped an old Nazi era film production company.