Robin Gurney

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Journalist

Country of origin

United Kingdom/Switzerland

Honorary Member of INTERFILM since 2010

Media secretary of the Conference of European Churches 1990-2002

Press officer of the World Council of Churches 1977-1985

Link: Biographical article on Robin Gurney on the occasion of his honorary INTERFILM membership

Articles

Locarno 2007: Celebrating Discoveries and Cinema Attractions

Jury member Robin Gurney reports about the festival

Special Prize of the John Templeton Foundation for the film "State Legislature" by Frederick Wiseman. By Robin Gurney

"State Legislature", a film by the celebrated American filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, has won the John Templeton Foundation Special Prize worth 5’000 Swiss Francs, at the International Film festival "Visions du Réel", 20-26 April, in Nyon, Switzerland.

Towards Tolerance

Robin Gurney reports on the 2nd International Content Summit at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival focussing on the topic "Film, Values, and Society".

2nd European John Templeton Film Award 1998

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.

1st European John Templeton Film Award 1997

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.

Festivals

20.04.2007

Nyon

Visions du Réel 2007

18.04.2005

Nyon

Visions du Réel 2005

Festivals

01.08.2007

Locarno

60th Festival internazionale del film Locarno

24.04.2006

Nyon

Visions du Réel 2006

09.02.2000

Berlin

50th Berlin International Film Festival

13.05.1998

Cannes

51st International Film Festival Cannes

10.02.1994

Berlin

44th International Film Festival Berlin

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DocFest Sheffield 2026 (2)

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.

DocFest Sheffield 2026 (1)

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

15.02.2026

Silent Green, Berlin

Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026

16.02.2025

Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale

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