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© Roberto Rivoira
Pastor and film critic
Country of origin
Italy

Pastor and film critic of Italian and Northern Irish descent. Born in Belfast in 1975. He graduated in theology with a thesis on the pastoral models depicted in Ingmar Bergman’s films. He is a founding member of the Associazione Protestante Cinema “Roberto Sbaffi”, and meanwhile became its President. Further, he is a member of the INTERFILM Board. He has published several pop theology books, including “The Gospel According to Star Wars” (2015). He hosts a film review programme for Italian Adventist Radio. Since 2005, he has been a pastor of the Methodist and Waldensian Churches in Italy, actually serving in the parish of Trieste. He is honorary citizen of Palermo.

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List of awards given by ecumenical or INTERFILM juries (international festival awards), or by national church institutions.
The Angelos Film Award 2026 of the Swedish Church was presented to Julia Thelin's debut film "Mecenaten" (The Patron, Sweden 2026) at its world premiere at the Gothenburg Film Festival on 24 January.

Events

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

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