Dr. h.c. Praxedis Bouwman (*1968) is originally a graduated radio journalist, working in the Netherlands and later from 1997 as correspondent for the Dutch national public radio and television (NOS) from Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles). Back in the Netherlands, she established her own company in journalistic productions and stayed working for the radio more and more in the area of worldview and religion. As from 2000 Praxedis became active in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and President of KALME (Communication Committee of Lutheran Minority Churches in Europe, network program of the Lutheran World Federation, www.kalme.net). She studied from 2007-2013 religious communication and media and was elected president of the Steering Committee WACC Europe (World Association for Christian Communication) and Vice-President of WACC global. In 2014 she has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the Academy of Ecumenical Indian Theology and Church Administration, which cited her “national and international inter-denominational and ecumenical leadership".
Journalist
Country of origin
The Netherlands
Articles
The quality of the films in competition in TIFF24, the Transilvania International Film Festival in Cuj-Napoca, was outstanding and impressed the ecumenical jury. The festival focusses on debuts of filmmakers or second films.
Festivals
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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