Markus Manzer

Protestant theologian, pastor, hospital chaplain and coach
Country of origin: 
Germany

Markus Manzer (*1963) has been a Protestant pastor in and around Dresden since 1994, first in parishes and for ten years now in hospitals. He first studied mathematics and economics and then Protestant theology in Münster and Marburg. After the reunification, he continued his studies in Leipzig and Berlin. He is particularly interested in the adaptation of spiritual and religious themes in film.

Festivals

02.11.2022 to 06.11.2022
Luebeck
64th Nordic Film Days Luebeck

Current issues

Church Media Foundation Award 2024
Film directors Satu Majava and Joel Tainio have won the Church Media Foundation Award with their film «Do No Harm». The documentary was awarded in the domestic competition of the Tampere Film Festival 2024.
Seeing, Not Seeing, Recognising
In his report about the Forum section of the Berlinale 2024 Karsten Visarius focusses on documentaries as Romuald Karmakar's "The Invisible Zoo" and Alexander Horwath's "Henry Fonda for President", mentioning a number of outstanding feature films as well.

Events

11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2
Get Together - Meeting with the 8th Interreligious Jury at DOK Leipzig 2023
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26.04.2023 to 30.04.2023
Budapest
In Uncertain Times
In Budapest at the end of April 2023 INTERFILM is organising a seminar on the history of Hungarian film and the current situation in Central and Eastern Europe.
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