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Journalist and photographer
Country of origin
Switzerland

After an apprenticeship as a typesetter, Christian Murer took his Matura at the Alpenquai Cantonal School in Lucerne. He studied theology in Chur and Munich and media education in Munich. He completed the teacher training seminar in Zurich and worked as a teacher at the Moosmatt school in Urdorf. Christian Murer is a film journalist at ZOOM-Filmberater and a photographer and journalist at CH Media. He has been a member of the Ecumenical Jury at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival several times.

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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