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Professor for Fundamental Theology and History of Religion
Country of origin
Germany

Prof. Dr. Joachim Valentin studied Catholic theology and philosophy at the University of Freiburg. 1996 doctorate, 2004 habilitation with a thesis on apocalyptic motifs in feature films. Since 2005 director of the Catholic cultural centre Haus am Dom, Frankfurt a.M., Prof. for Christian Theory of Religion and Culture at the Goethe University Frankfurt. He is co-editor of the series "ReligionFilmMedia", member of the Catholic Film Commission, advisor to the Publication Commission of the German Bishops' Conference and Vice chairperson of the Council of Religions in Frankfurt.

Festivals

Current issues

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.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

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

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