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Film director and journalist
Country of origin
France

Jean-Jacques Cunnac (*1968) is a director of several award-winning short films and feature-length documentaries. He’s worked for several tv stations like NBC in Hong-Kong, France Television, M6 in Paris and RTS in Switzerland. He teaches documentary film in a film school in France. He is an active member of the Union for Auteurs and Directors of fiction films and documentaries in the south of France. His previous documentaries were filmed in Greece, Armenia, Nepal, Kurdistan and Alabama, USA. He is a member of the programming team of the Christian Festival of Cinema in Montpellier and he has been a member of juries for SIGNIS at Nyon, Faludi, Fribourg, Farel Neuchâtel, San Sebastian, Oberhausen, Ciné-Latino, Erevan.

Current issues

Following the promising nominations, the Oscar ceremony felt like a disappointment. For the first time, the Academy had nominated international films such as “Sentimental Value” from Norway and “Secret Agent” from Brazil in the Best Picture category. Yet in the end, it was American productions that walked away with all the awards.
Film director Selma Vilhunen has won the Church Media Foundation’s 2026 prize for her documentary film 'Gate to Paradise' (Portti Paratiisiin).

Events

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

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