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Film critic
Country of origin
France

Garance Hayat (*1966) was preparing to become a teacher in German, but that was before pushing the doors of the Cinemathèque. To see even more films, she found nothing better than to become a film critic. Her average: 300 films per year. She shares her passion on Fréquence Protestante, for which she is also an interviewer. She was head of the cinema section at Aime magazine, collaborated with the magazines Chronic'art and Paris Mômes, among others. Juror at the Arras festival (2022), Poitiers (2019), Valenciennes (2019). She also serves as press officer of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes. Passionate about theatre, she even wrote a few plays. In addition, she is a designer-editor and runs a website to tell all this: https://garance-hayat.fr

Festivals

Current issues

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 extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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