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Theologian and journalist
Country of origin
Sweden

Håkan Holmlund has worked for many years in the area of film and church, and has organised several film festivals in churches. Between 1998 and 2005, he did his master’s in theology in Stockholm and Uppsala and has since worked as a clergyman for the Church of Swedish in Stockholm. Before that, he worked as a journalist in Germany for Swedish newspapers, radio, and television. 

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

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

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