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Country of origin
Hungary

Pál Gerlai (*1981 ) graduated from the Lutheran University of Theology in Budapest with a degree in theology and pastoral studies, and then completed postgraduate studies in mental hygiene and organisational development at Semmelweis University in Budapest. He is currently a PhD student at the Department of Church History at the Lutheran University of Theology.

“I have been a pastor for 19 years, seven years of which I was the school chaplain of a Lutheran kindergarten, primary and secondary school. Currently I am the pastor and dean of a large minority church and I work as a university chaplain at the University of Miskolc.  I have been fascinated by film dramas since I was a little child. I prefer movies of the 70s and 90s, as well as groundbreaking films and series from all eras. I am a jury member for the first time, which I am looking forward to with great excitement.”

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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