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© Daniel Beguin
Pastor and journalist
Country of origin
Switzerland

*1942, †2.3.2015

After studying theology in Lausanne, Daniel Grivel was a parish pastor, editor-in-chief of the monthly magazine of the Vaud Protestant youth, journalist for the Protestant broadcasts of the Swiss French-speaking radio and television, in charge of information for the Instruction Publique Vaudoise. From 1981 to 1989 he chaired the Vaud Film Control Commission which sets the age of admission for young people.
Since 1991, he has written regularly in "Cinéfeuilles", a bi-monthly ecumenical French-speaking ecumenical film criticism magazine. Since 2005, he has been the responsible editor.

Festivals

Current issues

Annette Gjerde-Hansen, Norwegian President of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes 2026, writes about the background of the jury's decision to award Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" with their prize.
In his retrospect of the festival, Peter Paul Huth highlights, above all, the films in the Cannes Classics series.

Events

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

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