Dr. Stefanie Schardien (*1976) is the Theological Director of the Joint Association of Protestant Media Communication (GEP) & Commissioner for Media Affairs of the Protestant Church of Germany (EKD). As ordained pastor she served several years in a parish in Fürth / Bavaria. Before, she was pastor for children’s ministry in the Bavarian church and Junior Professor for Systematics at Hildesheim University. For many years she is hosting church programs on radio and TV, such as “Das Wort zum Sonntag”. For the protestant magazine chrismon she writes her monthly column “andererseits” on ethical questions every month. Her PhD thesis in ecumenical ethics dealt with the churches’ perspectives on end-of-life-conflicts. Stefanie will join the Ecumenical Jury in 2025 for the first time.
Theoligical Director of the GEP and Commissioner for Media Affairs of the EKD.
Country of origin
Germany
Festivals
Current issues
Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.
Events
16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin