Journalist and editor
Country of origin
Federal Republic of Germany

Dietmar Schmidt, born in 1911, studied philosophy in Frankfurt am Main, Heidelberg, Rostock and London after graduating from high school (1930). 1953-1981 he was editor of the information service "epd Kirche und Film". In 1959 he published a biography of Martin Niemöller. He died in 1984 in Frankfurt am Main.

Current issues

Venice 2026 (8)
Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Venice 2026 (7)
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

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15.02.2026
Silent Green, Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026
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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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