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Minister
Country of origin
Switzerland

Stefan Affolter (*1965) studied Protestant theology at the University of Bern. He attended training courses in church and film, including seminars as part of the Nordic Film Days in Lübeck. As a conductor, he leads two choirs and has realized several music and film projects since 2014. He works as a pastor in the parishes of Biel/Bienne and Bätterkinden and is a founding member of Interfilm Switzerland. Ecumenical Jury at Warsaw International Film Festival 2019  (president) and several times jury member at the Prix Célestine FFFH Biel/Bienne.

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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