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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

Cannes 2026 (10)
In his retrospect of the festival, Peter Paul Huth highlights, above all, the films in the Cannes Classics series.
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Cannes 2026 (9)
Die Preisverleihung in Cannes endete mit einer Überraschung. Paweł Pawlikowski mit „Fatherland“ und Ryusuke Hamaguchi mit „Soudain“ waren die Favoriten, die beim Ranking der Kritiker in Führung lagen, dicht gefolgt von Andrej Svjagincev mit „Minotaur“.
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Cannes 2026 (8)
Individualists with distinctive styles: Peter Paul Huth reviews the new films by Valeska Grisebach and Cristian Mungiu.
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Cannes 2026 (7)
When you look back towards the end of the festival, you are struck by the abundance of queer affairs and relationships on the screen. At the start, there were more lesbian storylines; in the last few days, the focus has been on male protagonists.
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Cannes 2026 (6)
New films by Andrej Svjagincev and Pedro Almodóvar in Cannes.
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Cannes 2026 (4)
Continuing his report from Cannes, Peter Paul Huth discusses three highlights of the festival—or at least films that were expected to be highlights: “Sheep in the Box” by Hirokazu Kore-eda, “El ser querido” by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, and “Paper Tiger” by James Gray.
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Cannes 2026 (3)
When festival director Thierry Frémaux was criticized at the press conference for the fact that only four female directors were represented in the competition, he rightly pointed to the numerous films featuring female protagonists. These include, among others, “La vie d'une femme” by Charline Bourgeois-Tocquet, ‘Soudain’ by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and “Nagi Notes” by Koji Fukada.
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Cannes 2026 (2)
Two prominent directors have ventured into a foreign culture with their new films; one attempt went awry, while the other was a success. Peter Paul Huth on “Fatherland” by Paweł Pawlikowski and “Histoires parallèles” by Asghar Farhadi.
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Cannes 2026 (1)
The Cannes Film Festival is rightly regarded as a bastion of sophisticated film culture, yet on the Côte d’Azur there is a relaxed attitude towards American blockbusters. Long-time attendees will recall how George Lucas led a troop of galactic warriors down the red carpet.. Opening report by Peter Paul Huth
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The 2026 Oscar Winners
Following the promising nominations, the Oscar ceremony felt like a disappointment. For the first time, the Academy had nominated international films such as “Sentimental Value” from Norway and “Secret Agent” from Brazil in the Best Picture category. Yet in the end, it was American productions that walked away with all the awards.
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Ecumenical Award in Cannes 2026: "Fjord" by Cristian Mungiu
Annette Gjerde-Hansen, Norwegian President of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes 2026, writes about the background of the jury's decision to award Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" with their prize.
Cannes 2026 (10)
In his retrospect of the festival, Peter Paul Huth highlights, above all, the films in the Cannes Classics series.

Events

15.02.2026
Silent Green, Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026
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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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