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Telecommunications Engineer
Country of origin
France

Jacques Champeaux (*1948) is a graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École nationale supérieure des télécommunications. He worked for 35 years in the telecommunication industry. Since 2007, he has been deeply involved in Pro-Fil, a French protestant association for analyzing and discussing films, and an institutional member of INTERFILM. He is currently Chairman of Pro-Fil and a personal member of INTERFILM. He leads a Pro-Fil discussion group near Paris, is the author of many film reviews and participates in a monthly radio broadcast on new films on a Christian channel in Paris.

Articles

Committed Cinema and a Surprising Prize List
The Berlinale is more political than Cannes or Venice. Many of the films dealt with the war in Ukraine, the Palestinian question, oppression in Iran, young men going off to fight the jihad, and Iranian and Syrian refugees. Jacques Champeaux, INTERFILM member and member of the ecumenical jury in Berlin 2024, reports about the festival.
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Current issues

Nyon 2026: Prize of the Interreligious Jury
At the 57th film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon the Interreligious Jury has awarded its Prize to the documentary "Dentro" by Elsa Amiel.
22nd Film Festival achtung berlin
Jacqueline Jansen’s ‘Sechswochenamt’ won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the achtung berlin 2026 film festival. The jury awarded a Special Mention to Katrin Sikora’s documentary ‘Schwarze Häuser’.

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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