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Pastor and theologian
Country of origin
Germany

Since the time of her studies, which she completed with a thesis about "Salvation in Film", Inge Kirsner is working in academics and profession with the subject "Religion and Cinema". She accompanies and organizes film series during the German Protestant Church Days since 1995, worked as a teacher in adult education and practices as pastor the genre of film services. She supervises and organizes the work with film in school and parish and writes books about it. Since 2013 she teaches as Adj. Professor at the University and since 2018 she is High School Pastor in Tübingen. Her publoications include "Komm und sieh: Religion und Film" (Come and see: Religion in film, 2020), "Kirchenbilder und Menschenbildung" (Church images and human formation, habilitation, 2013), "Wo finden wir die blaue Fee? Spiritualität im Film" (Where do we find the blue fairy? Spirituality in film, together with Thomas H. Böhm, 2008).

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.
The documentary film “The Beauty of the Donkey” by Dea Gjinovci won the Prix Célestine, awarded by an ecumenical Interfilm jury, at the 2026 Zurich Human Rights Film Festival.

Events

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

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