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Physician, film journalist and theologian
Country of origin
France

Waltraud Verlaguet studied medicine and worked as General Practitioner in France between 1978 and 1993. Studies in theology at the University of Montpellier, PhD in 2003 about Mechthild of Magdebourg. Member of INTERFILM and PRO-FIL, Editor in Chief of Vu de Pro-Fil and webmaster of www.pro-fil-online.fr. In 2014-2015 she taught “Theology and Cinema” in the Faculty for Protestant theology in Montpellier. Publications (books, articles) on mysticism and cinema, including (in collaboration with Jean Lods): “Cinéma et théologie – regards croisés”, Charleston 2010. Founder (2003) of the Film Festival Ciné-Festival en Pays de Fayence (France).

Articles

Land of A Thousand and One Nights and Persian poetry, Iran has turned cinema into the art of suggestion: when speech is monitored, the image becomes a poem and editing a figure of style.

Current issues

An interreligious jury has chosen the film "Orphan" by László Nemes as winner of the Interfaith Award at the Hungarian Film Week 2026.
List of awards given by ecumenical or INTERFILM juries (international festival awards), or by national church institutions.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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