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Consultant for education and curator
Country of origin
Germany

Born in 1964, Jakob Hoffmann has been active in church film work since the 1990s, notably as a member of the Jury of Protestant Film Work in Germany. He works full-time in youth outreach. Alongside this, he is an exhibition curator, director of the Yippie ! comic book festival, and publisher of a children’s comic magazine. He lives in Frankfurt am Main.

Festivals

Leipzig
Leipzig

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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