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Film publicist
Country of origin
Germany

Peter Paul Huth (*1954) studied Sociology, Political Science, English Literature and History in Cologne, Marburg, Hannover and at UC Riverside, California, and Ohio University, Athens. As a free lance critic he wrote about cinema and cultural affairs for the daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and the weekly Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt (Hamburg). Since 1987 he has been working in the feature film department of ZDF German Television. Until 2011 he was the responsible editor of the cinema programme „Kennwort Kino“ on ZDF/3sat, as well as the author and co-author of TV portraits of numerous renowned directors. He has been a member of the critics jury in San Sebastián 1985, Huesca 1994, Karlovy Vary 2013.

Articles

DocFest Sheffield 2026 (2)
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.
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DocFest Sheffield 2026 (1)
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.
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Cannes 2026 (10)
In his retrospect of the festival, Peter Paul Huth highlights, above all, the films in the Cannes Classics series.
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Cannes 2026 (9)
Die Preisverleihung in Cannes endete mit einer Überraschung. Paweł Pawlikowski mit „Fatherland“ und Ryusuke Hamaguchi mit „Soudain“ waren die Favoriten, die beim Ranking der Kritiker in Führung lagen, dicht gefolgt von Andrej Svjagincev mit „Minotaur“.
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Cannes 2026 (8)
Individualists with distinctive styles: Peter Paul Huth reviews the new films by Valeska Grisebach and Cristian Mungiu.
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Cannes 2026 (7)
When you look back towards the end of the festival, you are struck by the abundance of queer affairs and relationships on the screen. At the start, there were more lesbian storylines; in the last few days, the focus has been on male protagonists.
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Cannes 2026 (6)
New films by Andrej Svjagincev and Pedro Almodóvar in Cannes.
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Cannes 2026 (4)
Continuing his report from Cannes, Peter Paul Huth discusses three highlights of the festival—or at least films that were expected to be highlights: “Sheep in the Box” by Hirokazu Kore-eda, “El ser querido” by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, and “Paper Tiger” by James Gray.
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Cannes 2026 (3)
When festival director Thierry Frémaux was criticized at the press conference for the fact that only four female directors were represented in the competition, he rightly pointed to the numerous films featuring female protagonists. These include, among others, “La vie d'une femme” by Charline Bourgeois-Tocquet, ‘Soudain’ by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and “Nagi Notes” by Koji Fukada.
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Cannes 2026 (2)
Two prominent directors have ventured into a foreign culture with their new films; one attempt went awry, while the other was a success. Peter Paul Huth on “Fatherland” by Paweł Pawlikowski and “Histoires parallèles” by Asghar Farhadi.
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Current issues

DocFest Sheffield 2026 (2)
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.
DocFest Sheffield 2026 (1)
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

15.02.2026
Silent Green, Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026
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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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