The Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik (GEP) - Joint Association for Evangelical Communication - is the central media corporation of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), its member churches, facilities, and institutions. It is a publishing house and offers online and print products as well as special services in the fields of media ethics and media education, public relations, radio, television and film. Concerning film, GEP  incorporates the monthly film magazin epd Film, the Film Cultural Centre including the FILM OF THE MONTH, the Evangelical Centre for Films Concerning Development Problems (EZEF), the production company Eikon and the distribution agency Matthias-Film. The Film Cultural Centre chaired by Christian Engels also hosts the INTERFILM Office.
 

Address:
GEP, Filmkulturelles Zentrum, Emil-von-Behring-Str. 3, 60394 Frankfurt/Main;
Postal adress: PB 500 550, 60439 Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
Karsten Visarius

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.

Dossier

The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin