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Germanist, literary scholar and journalist
Country of origin
Germany

Hans-Joachim Neubauer, Berlin/Potsdam (Germany) (*1960) is Professor for Comparative Aesthetics at Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF in Potsdam. As a cultural editor for the weekly Rheinischer Merkur and for Christ & Welt, supplement to DIE ZEIT, he was reviewing films and reporting on the Berlinale from 2003 to 2014. His books deal with social, historical and cultural aspects of arts and media. As a researcher and university teacher he focuses on the aesthetics of film, theatre, literature and on questions of film adaptation. 

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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