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.
Now in his sixth year as director of the Berlin International Film Festival, Dieter Kosslick takes particular pride in changing the image of the festival each time around. Festival report by Ron Holloway
The 10th European John Templeton Film Prize for 2006 is awarded to the film ‘Grbavica’ (Esma’s Secret) by the Bosnian film director Jasmila Žbanic.
Während der 57. Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin 2007 fand die 40. INTERFILM-Generalversammlung statt. Sie bestätigte Präsident Hans Hodel und die Mitglieder des Leitungsausschusses in ihren Ämtern.
The Locarno Film Festival is not Cannes. There are no red carpets and grand entries and no photographers vying for the attention of stars. In fact, stars are not the highlight of the event. Actors and actresses—many of them famous — do attend the Locarno festival but manage to blend into the crowd and not create commotion. Unlike Cannes, the festival screenings are open to the public. Maggie Morgan, Cairo, member of the Ecumenical Jury Locarno 2006, reports about the festival
Film critic Ron Holloway in his report reviews the competition entries of the Festival de Cannes 2006, and portrays the event as a whole.
Ron Holloway reviews the accessory sections of the Festival de Cannes 2006.
Ron Holloway reports on the Berlin International Film Festival 2006
The 9th European John Templeton Film Prize was awarded to the film *L'ENFANT* (The Child) by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The prize, worth €10,000, is awarded on behalf of the US-based John Templeton Foundation by the international church film organisation INTERFILM and the Conference of European Churches (CEC).
Dossier
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.