Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The 2nd European John Templeton Film Award was presented to "My Name is Joe" by Ken Loach. The award ceremony took place on 14 February 1999 at a church service in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche during the Berlin International Film Festival.
The 1st European John Templeton Film Award went to "De Verstekeling" (The Stowaway) by Ben van Lieshout and was presented at a church service to the director on February 22, 1998, in the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche during the Berlin Film Festival.
Dossier
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.