INTERFILM member Hans-Martin Gutmann traces a narrative arc from his departure for the KVIFF 2026, through his work on the festival’s Ecumenical Jury and its decision on the winner, right up to his return.
When you look back towards the end of the festival, you are struck by the abundance of queer affairs and relationships on the screen. At the start, there were more lesbian storylines; in the last few days, the focus has been on male protagonists.
Two films at Cannes focus on figures from the French Resistance during World War II: “Moulin” by László Nemes and “La troisième nuit” by Daniel Auteil. Critical remarks by Peter Paul Huth
Continuing his report from Cannes, Peter Paul Huth discusses three highlights of the festival—or at least films that were expected to be highlights: “Sheep in the Box” by Hirokazu Kore-eda, “El ser querido” by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, and “Paper Tiger” by James Gray.
When festival director Thierry Frémaux was criticized at the press conference for the fact that only four female directors were represented in the competition, he rightly pointed to the numerous films featuring female protagonists. These include, among others, “La vie d'une femme” by Charline Bourgeois-Tocquet, ‘Soudain’ by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and “Nagi Notes” by Koji Fukada.
Two prominent directors have ventured into a foreign culture with their new films; one attempt went awry, while the other was a success. Peter Paul Huth on “Fatherland” by Paweł Pawlikowski and “Histoires parallèles” by Asghar Farhadi.
The Cannes Film Festival is rightly regarded as a bastion of sophisticated film culture, yet on the Côte d’Azur there is a relaxed attitude towards American blockbusters. Long-time attendees will recall how George Lucas led a troop of galactic warriors down the red carpet.. Opening report by Peter Paul Huth
Australian film curator Eloise Scherer writes about her experience in visiting the Atlanta Film Festival 2026 which celebrated its 50th anniversary.
At the 57th film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon the Interreligious Jury has awarded its Prize to the documentary "Dentro" by Elsa Amiel.
Jacqueline Jansen’s ‘Sechswochenamt’ won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the achtung berlin 2026 film festival. The jury awarded a Special Mention to Katrin Sikora’s documentary ‘Schwarze Häuser’.
Dossier
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.