Pastor
Country of origin
Germany

Martin Ammon studied theology, philosophy, theater and literature in Kiel and Marburg. After several years as a parish priest, he was responsible for the broadcasting of Protestant services on ZDF from 1989-1994 and from 1992-1999 Film Commissioner of the EKD Council. 1994-2000 he was superintendent of the church district Göttingen Süd and 2001-2017 head of the office of the "Foundation for the Preservation of Church Monuments in Germany" in Hanover. In 1996 he published the volume "Kino und Kirche im Dialog" with Eckhard Gottwald.

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

Events

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

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