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Journalist and photographer
Country of origin
Switzerland

After an apprenticeship as a typesetter, Christian Murer took his Matura at the Alpenquai Cantonal School in Lucerne. He studied theology in Chur and Munich and media education in Munich. He completed the teacher training seminar in Zurich and worked as a teacher at the Moosmatt school in Urdorf. Christian Murer is a film journalist at ZOOM-Filmberater and a photographer and journalist at CH Media. He has been a member of the Ecumenical Jury at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival several times.

Current issues

At the 57th film festival Visions du Réel in Nyon the Interreligious Jury has awarded its Prize to the documentary "Dentro" by Elsa Amiel.
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

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

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