Swedish Church - Office for Church and Society

The Swedish Church is commited to cinema and film by its Officer for Culture, Charlotte Wells. It awards film prizes in Göteborg (Angelos Film Prize, including a prize money of 50.000 SEK) and Malmö (Church Prize for Youth Films). For pastors and theologians interested in film it offers a film blog on its official website.

Links:

Film blog of the Swedish Church

Svenska Kyrkan/Kyrkokansliet, Avdelningen för kyrkoliv och samhällsansvar, S-75170 Uppsala (Sweden)

Charlotte Wells, Coordinator of Cultural Affairs, Office for Church and Society, Church of Sweden

Current issues

The Eucharist and Visual Culture

INTERFILM member Sofja Sjö from Finland reports about a conference in Sárospatak (Hungary) on representations of the Eucharist in film and other forms of actual visual culture.

Finding Focus in the Midst of a Film Festival

S. Brent Rodriguez Plate, President of the Ecumenicval Jury in Locarno 2021, reflects on the festival experience and comments on films which were discussed in the jury extensively.