The UFA was a German motion picture company founded in December 1917. It was located in Berlin and was the best equipped and most modern in the world. Its purpose originally was to promote German culture and WW1 propaganda. In 1923, the studio acquired one of the worlds largest production facilities, however, due to the increasing popularity the UFA suffered financial crisis, compelling the studio to produce mostly inexpensive documentary films.

On the brink of financial ruin the company was bought by Alfred Hugenberg in 1927. The resulting National Socialist films proved popular in Germany, however, rising production costs and shrinking international market led to large deficits.

The government purchased the company in 1937 and the content was highly controlled but after the second world war ended in 1945, a new company was launched in 1956 that eventually went bankrupt, and has now been incorporated into other companies.