Annette Gjerde Hansen's research, teaching and writing explore the intersection of religion, society and film. Annette is currently doing her doctorate/PhD at Volda University College with a thesis entitled “Reel Bad Religions? Investigating trends of how religion is depicted in contemporary films”. In 2012 she earned a Master of philosophy in religion and social science from the University of Oslo. She wrote her master’s thesis on Lars von Trier's Antichrist. Before her academic career, Annette was a dancer, trained and specialized in classical ballet, contemporary dance and jazz. Annette is a writer and columnist for the Norwegian journal Kirke og Kultur, as well as for the for the Norwegian Female Theological Forum’s academic journal St. Sunniva.
Writer, lecturer and researcher
Country of origin
Norway
Articles
Annette Gjerde Hansen, member of the Ecumenical Jury at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, writes about her experience.
Current issues
"Defiant" by director Visa Koiso-Kanttila wins the Prize of the Church Media Foundation in Finland at the International Chidren's and Youth Festival in Oulu 2025.
The Hof Film Festival is now in its 58th year and has become a hallmark of the city, which is why Hof likes to call itself the “Home of Films,” a phrase that is said to have originated with Wim Wenders. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the Munich film scene came to Hof (...). As a nostalgic reminder, this year there was a 35mm screening of Fassbinder's early work “Gods of the Plague”. Peter Paul Huth reports about the festival.
Events
16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2