Ingrid Stapf

Ingrid Stapf is a philosopher focusing on human dignity and human rights in the media. Having worked in tel-evision, radio and filmmaking, she believes that movies can offer insights into new perspectives of what it means to be human. She learned about the transformative power of film when producing a documentary on clownophobia using film as a means of desensitization. Currently, she is a senior researcher at the Interna-tional Ethics Center of the University of Tübingen, an advisor for media ethics and media literacy to the Cath-olic Church (DBK) in Germany and an advisory board member and auditor in different institutions for the pro-tection and empowerment of children in media. She is also involved in the field of positive media. Interfaith juries at film festivals she served included Zlín, Chemnitz and Trento.