Natalie Fritz graduated with a Master’s degree in the Study of Religions and Scandinavian Studies from the University of Zurich. She then joined the international research group «Medien und Religion» (www.media-religion.net) at the University of Zurich where she worked as lecturer and scholar in the field of media and religion. Since 2016 she holds a PhD in the Study of Religions based on her thesis on the motif of the Holy Family in contemporary arthouse cinema. She now works at the Catholic Media Centre in Zurich as an editor for Film, Media and Religion and is coordinator of the academic online magazine «Journal for Religion, Film and Media» (JRFM, www.jrfm.eu). Furthermore she teaches media ethics on a regular basis at the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Chur and the Berner Fachhochschule. (Photo: © Ursula Markus)
Editor and lecturer
Country of origin
Switzerland
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
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