Film historian
Country of origin
Federal Republic of Germany

*18.02.1933 (Chodzież), †06.02.2008 (Köln)

1957-1965 Director of the Film Seminar of the University in Bonn

1970-1980 Director of the Institute for Media Research in Cologne

1971-1983 FilmCommissioner of the Evangelical church in Germany (EKD)

1981-1996 Director of the Deutsches Institut für Filmkunde (DIF) in Frankfurt/M

Link: Nachruf von Karsten Visarius (German)

Current issues

Ecumenical Award in Cannes 2026: "Fjord" by Cristian Mungiu
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.
Cannes 2026 (10)
In his retrospect of the festival, Peter Paul Huth highlights, above all, the films in the Cannes Classics series.

Events

15.02.2026
Silent Green, Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026
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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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