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 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.