Haus kirchlicher Dienste/Arbeitsfeld Kunst und Kultur

The "Haus kirchlicher Dienste" (House of Church Services) is the central institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hannover for the support of communities, parishes, and church districts. Its activities include art and culture, as well as media distribution. Both are concerned with film from different perspectives. The workgroup "Church and Film" is associated to the department.

Links:

kunstinfo.net

Archivstraße 3, 30169 Hannover (Germany)

Pastor Achim Kunze

Current issues

The Fascination of Rituals

We often talk about Christians' attachment to cinema, as a path of faith, a crisp look to the world and a window open to an invisible kingdom. Today, I would like to reverse the discourse and evoke the fascination of filmmakers for the religious rituals, says Magali van Reeth in her greeting at the Ecumenical Reception in Mannheim 2022.

The World on Warsaw's Islands

How do they manage it? The Warsaw International Film Festival had seven competitions: in addition to the International Competition, there is the "Crème de la Crème", the "1-2 Competition", the "Free Spirit Competition" as well as a documentary and a short film competition. Dirk von Jutrczenka, member of the Ecumenical Jury, reports about the festival.