Peter Paul Huth

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Film publicist

Country of origin

Germany

Peter Paul Huth (*1954) studied Sociology, Political Science, English Literature and History in Cologne, Marburg, Hannover and at UC Riverside, California, and Ohio University, Athens. As a free lance critic he wrote about cinema and cultural affairs for the daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and the weekly Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt (Hamburg). Since 1987 he has been working in the feature film department of ZDF German Television. Until 2011 he was the responsible editor of the cinema programme „Kennwort Kino“ on ZDF/3sat, as well as the author and co-author of TV portraits of numerous renowned directors. He has been a member of the critics jury in San Sebastián 1985, Huesca 1994, Karlovy Vary 2013.

Articles

Berlinale 2026 (6): Award Ceremony

Berlinale 2026 (5): Conflict and Trauma

Berlinale 2026 (3): Horror and Trash

Berlinale 2026 (2): Political Repression and Family Conflicts

Berlinale 2026 (1): At the Start of the Festival

With a sceptical view of both the opening and the competition films at the 78th Berlinale, Peter Paul Huth begins his coverage of this year's festival.

The 2026 Oscar Nominations

Commentary to the films and film artists nominated for the Oscars in 2026. By Peter Paul Huth

Hof Film Festival 2025

The Hof Film Festival is now in its 58th year and has become a hallmark of the city, which is why Hof likes to call itself the “Home of Films,” a phrase that is said to have originated with Wim Wenders. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the Munich film scene came to Hof (...). As a nostalgic reminder, this year there was a 35mm screening of Fassbinder's early work “Gods of the Plague”. Peter Paul Huth reports about the festival.

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.