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Journalist
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Germany

Miriam Hollstein (*1970 in Karlsruhe) is one of Germany’s leading political correspondents. She studied Journalism and French at the Freie Universität Berlin and Cinematography at the University of Montreal (Canada). In 1998, she wrote her Master thesis about „The representation of Jesus Christ in the movies“. She currently works as chief political reporter for the German weekly magazine stern.

Articles

Right to the Heart
One of the most frequently asked questions to the Ecumenical Jury is: What criteria do you use to choose your prizes? We are not looking for the "better Jesus film", explained jury member Kerstin Heinemann in an interview. In fact, there is a list of points to consider. Outstanding artistic quality is just as much a part of it as respect for human dignity, Miriam Hollstein, president of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlinale 2023, writes in her festival report.
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Current issues

Art as an Act of Resistance
Land of A Thousand and One Nights and Persian poetry, Iran has turned cinema into the art of suggestion: when speech is monitored, the image becomes a poem and editing a figure of style.
Obituary to Robert Redford
“To get straight to the point, Robert Redford was an idol of my youth.” This is how Peter Paul Huth begins his obituary for the famous actor, director, and festival founder.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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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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