Lea Wohl von Haselberg (*1984) is a professor of Jewish Film and Audiovisual Media at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, where she is currently establishing the eponymous research and transfer Centre for Jewish Film and Audiovisual Memory. She serves as the programme director of the Jewish Film Festival Berlin Brandenburg (JFBB). She holds a PhD from Hamburg University. Her work includes co-publishing the magazine "Jalta. Positions on the Jewish Present," leading several research projects as well as the Memory Media Lab at the Film University, and curating the exhibition "In and out of focus" on Jewish filmmakers in West Germany at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt (2023/24). Her research focuses on Jewish film history and German cinema.
Film scientist
Country of origin
Germany
Festivals
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
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