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Minister
Country of origin
Germany

Tom Damm studied Protestant theology in Münster, Wuppertal, Edinburgh and Tübingen. He is the author of the book “Kurzfilme im Gottesdienst” and has worked as a film journalist, educational advisor and musician. In 2002 he brought the "Church and Cinema" series of events to Cineworld Recklinghausen and in 2010 he helped to found the Recklinghausen Church Film Festival. He is currently the parish priest in Schwerte.

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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