Country of origin
Federal Republic of Germany

Rainer Bunz (born 1944) graduated in German, English and American Studies in Munich, Tübingen and Medford, Massachusetts (USA). Initially involved in German-American cultural exchange, he worked as a film consultant at the Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik from 1974 to 1979, and as a feature film editor at the First German Television (ARD) from 1980 until his retirement in 2009. Since 2000, he has been publishing historical works, including the biography *Der vergessene Maestro – Frieder Weissmann* (2016).

Festivals

Current issues

INTERFILM member Hans-Martin Gutmann traces a narrative arc from his departure for the KVIFF 2026, through his work on the festival’s Ecumenical Jury and its decision on the winner, right up to his return.
Obituary for the cultural politician, director of various film festivals and promoter of world cinema. By Peter Ciaccio, president of the Associazione protestante del cinema "Roberto Sbaffi".

Events

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

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