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Lawyer and journalist, President of the Board of Trustees of the Cinémathèque Suisse
Country of origin
Switzerland

Marc Wehrlin, founder of SUISSEIMAGES, was a member of the city parliament of Bern, then of the Great Council of the Canton Bern, and since 1995 director of the film section of the Federal Office for Culture. 2004 he became deputy director of the Office. Since 2008, he works as consultant and mediator and is president of the Cinématheque Suissse, the Swiss film archive, since 2010.

Festivals

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.
Jacqueline Jansen’s ‘Sechswochenamt’ won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the achtung berlin 2026 film festival. The jury awarded a Special Mention to Katrin Sikora’s documentary ‘Schwarze Häuser’.

Events

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

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