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Pastor
Country of origin
Denmark

Lars Obel (*1971) is the leading pastor of the largest Danish congregation in the National Church of Denmark. Lars is deputy chairman of the national “Church and Film Association”. Lars is also in the board of a Danish experimental group “Reach out”, which tries to find new ways for the church to connect to the young people and children of Copenhagen. Lars has been working with the Film media as a way to discuss religion, existentialism, faith and church for more than 20 Years. Lars has been working with literature, music, art and film as trajectories of the biblical message. Lars acted as co-instructor and co-author of the 2002 short film:  “Cookerfilm” produced by the Danish Filmworkshop.

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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