Peter Paul Huth's reporting from Cannes ends with a look at the ‘Cannes Classics’ section.
At the 35th Filmfest Munich, the jury of the Interfilm Academy has awarded the One Future Prize to "Cuori puri" from Italy
At a reception at the Ecumencial Jury festival booth in Cannes Serge Molla was introduced as INTERFILM's new festival delegate. Hans Hodel expressed his thanks for the longtime commitment of his predecessor, Denyse Muller, and presented her Catholic partner, former SIGNIS Europe President Jos Horemans, with an Award of Honor.
The 48th Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel was the seventh and last one led by the artistic director Luciano Barisone, an impressive ending in so many ways.
An ecumenical jury at the festival "achtung berlin" has awarded a prize for the 10th time.
The WACC-SIGNIS Human Rights Award 2016 has gone to the documentary film Cahier africain directed by Heidi Specogna.
The Danish-Icelandic film "Heartstone" (Hjartasteinn), directed by Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson, is the winner of the Church of Sweden's Youth Film Award 2017.
The Church Media Foundation Prize at the Tampere Film Festival 2017 was given to the director Elina Hirvonen for her documentary film "Boiling Point".
The 3rd International Conference on Religion & Film takes place at Syracuse University, New York, on March 30 - April 1, 2017.
Daria Pezzoli-Olgiati, professor for the Study and the History of Religion at the LMU University of Munich, presents a periodical on the relations between media, film, and religion.
Being on the jury for a film festival, and allowing oneself to be transported into films, means risking a potentially radical disorientation. Jury member S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate reports about the Berlinale 2017.
Dossier
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.