From 1998 to 2007, INTERFILM, together with the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and on behalf of the John Templeton Foundation, awarded the European John Templeton Film Award. It was given to a film that had won either an ecumenical or INTERFILM prize in the previous year or had been honoured as FILM OF THE MONTH by the Protestant Film Jury in Germany or the Protestant and Catholic film commissioners in Switzerland. A three-member jury - Robin Gurney, press spokesman for the Conference of European Churches, Hans Hodel, jury coordinator and, from 2004, president of INTERFILM, and Karsten Visarius, head of the film and audiovisual media department at the Gemeinschaftwerk der Evangelischen Publizistik - chose the winner. The award ceremony took place during the Berlinale as part of a church service.
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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.
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 3rd European John Templeton Film Prize was awarded to *Journey to the Sun* by Yeşim Ustaoğlu. The award ceremony took place on 13 February 2000 during a church service at the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche in Berlin.
‘Northern Outskirts' (Nordrand) by Barbara Albert was the winner of the 4th European John Templeton Film Award for the year 2000. The film tells the story of two young women in Vienna who lost touch after leaving school and meet again at an abortion clinic.
The 5th European John Templeton Film Award 2001 was presented to the film “Chico” by Ibolya Fekete. The award ceremony took place during the 2002 Berlinale as part of a church service at the Matthäuskirche on the Kulturforum.
The 6th European John Templeton Film Prize went to ‘The Man Without a Past’ by Aki Kaurismäki. The film tells the story of a man who survives a brutal act of violence and starts a new life. It was awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at Cannes in 2002.
The 7th European John Templeton Film Award went to “Vosvraščenie” (The Return) by Andrei Svjagincev. The award was presented on 8 February 2004 at the Matthäuskirche on the Kulturforum during the Berlinale, as part of an hORA service. The sermon was delivered by INTERFILM President Hans Werner Dannowski.
The film *Yasmin* by Kenny Glenaan (UK/Germany 2004) has been awarded the 2004 European Templeton Film Award. The prize, funded by the American John Templeton Foundation, is presented by the international church-based film organisation INTERFILM and the Conference of European Churches (CEC).
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).
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.
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