Rinke Dellebeke-van-Hell studied at Tilburg University for a M.A. in Culture & Arts (1995-2000) and finished her PhD in Practical Theology in 2016 at VU Amsterdam & ETF Leuven (Joint Degree, on a dissertation relating film viewing & religious identity). She started her career as a film programmer and publicity worker for several movie theatres until 2014. She also worked as a freelance film critic for several Christian publications and as a teacher & researcher for several Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences and the Belgian university ETF Leuven. She currently holds a position as Programme Manager for a Primary School Teacher's Training Programme (B.A.) at HZ University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. She is a member of INTERFILM.
Practical theologian, lecturer and film critic
Country of origin
Netherlands
Articles
In the east of Germany, somewhere between Leipzig and Dresden, the city of Chemnitz turns into a children’s walhalla every year, just before the start of the autumn holidays. That’s when the SCHLiNGEL film festival starts – and children take their classes at the cinema rather than at school.
Current issues
INTERFILM member Hans-Martin Gutmann traces a narrative arc from his departure for the KVIFF 2026, through his work on the festival’s Ecumenical Jury and its decision on the winner, right up to his return.
Obituary for the cultural politician, director of various film festivals and promoter of world cinema. By Peter Ciaccio, president of the Associazione protestante del cinema "Roberto Sbaffi".
Events
16.02.2025
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