The Swedish Church is commited to cinema and film by its Officer for Culture, Charlotte Wells. It awards film prizes in Göteborg (Angelos Film Prize, including a prize money of 50.000 SEK) and Malmö (Church Prize for Youth Films). For pastors and theologians interested in film it offers a film blog on its official website.

Links
Film blog of the Swedish Church
Svenska Kyrkan/Kyrkokansliet, Avdelningen för kyrkoliv och samhällsansvar, S-75170 Uppsala (Sweden)
Charlotte Wells, Coordinator of Cultural Affairs, Office for Church and Society, Church of Sweden

Current issues

Venice 2026 (8)
Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Venice 2026 (7)
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Dossier

Annual Lists of Church Film Awards
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.
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Events

15.02.2026
Silent Green, Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026
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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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