Ágoston Gőbel, born 1986 in Budapest, grew up in Miskolc, where he graduated from a secondary school with a specialization in literature and drama. At university, he studied Hungarian language and literature as well as film aesthetics, and later began writing as a journalist, often focusing on film-related topics. He has served as a jury member at several youth and religious/sacred-themed film festivals and regularly moderates roundtable discussions. For the past twelve years, he has been the editor and presenter of the film magazine of the Hungarian Catholic Radio, where he enjoys exploring topics related to Eastern Europe and issues affecting young people. He was the church communications officer for the International Eucharistic Congress held in Budapest in 2021. Within the Catholic Church, he has been involved in organizing youth festivals and programs for twenty years and considers the fostering of ecumenical relations particularly important. His favorite subjects are sacred and youth films.
Journalist
Country of origin
Hungary
Festivals
Current issues
"Defiant" by director Visa Koiso-Kanttila wins the Prize of the Church Media Foundation in Finland at the International Chidren's and Youth Festival in Oulu 2025.
The Hof Film Festival is now in its 58th year and has become a hallmark of the city, which is why Hof likes to call itself the “Home of Films,” a phrase that is said to have originated with Wim Wenders. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the Munich film scene came to Hof (...). As a nostalgic reminder, this year there was a 35mm screening of Fassbinder's early work “Gods of the Plague”. Peter Paul Huth reports about the festival.
Events
16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2