André Joly

Minister

André Joly (*1954) founded a film club in high school, and since then is fascinated by the cinema. He has a MDiv from the University of Lausanne. Ordained pastor in the Swiss Reformed Church, he was sent as fraternal worker to a Presbyterian Church in French Polynesia where he also used to work with religious TV programs. He has a large experience in interreligious dialogue in the Pacific Ocean, Middle-East and Asia, and was for a long time involved in the Church Fellowship in the Middle-East. He worked as pastor in Nyon and Lausanne till his retirement in 2019.

Festivals

17.04.2020 to 03.05.2020
Nyon
Visions du Réel 2020

Current issues

The Whole Tragedy of War
Milja Radovic argues that "The Many Deaths of Aristides" is a visual artistic masterpiece.
DOC Quarantine Nyon
Annet Betsalel, member of the Interreligious Jury of the Festival Visions du Réel Nyon 2020, reflects on the conditions of an online festival and presents a number of films of the competition for long documentaries.

Events

25.03.2020 to 29.03.2020
Judson Memorial Church, Washington Sq., New York
Looking Beyond the Screen: Spiritual Diversity and the Post-Secular in Contemporary Cinema
With New York City serving as a fascinating example of how cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity manifests itself on spiritual and secular planes, it is the aim of this seminar to explore the city’s vibrant film culture, the role of Christianity in a multi-faith society, and the expanding spiritual dimensions of film.
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23.02.2020
Haus der EKD am Gendarmenmarkt, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2020
The Catholic and the Evangelical Church in Germany invite to the Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2020.
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