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

INTERFILM General Assembly in Erlangen
The General Assembly of INTERFILM in Erlangen 2019 elected a new Board and confirmed Julia Helmke as INTERFILM President.
Film About Deaf Drummer Praised by Pilot Jury at TIFF
A film about a noise rock drummer who suddenly loses his hearing has been awarded an unofficial prize at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2019.

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National Church Film Awards
On a national level, church film prizes are awarded regularly without INTERFILM being involved directly. These awards are documented here.
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Events

30.03.2017 to 01.04.2017
Syracuse University, New York
The Place of Religion in Film. 3rd International Conference on Religion and Film
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12.02.2017
Katholische Akademie in Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the 67th Berlinale 2017
At the Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2017 the Ecumenical Jury will be presented. Speakers are Bishop Dr. Gebhard Fürst for the Catholic Church, Pastor Dr. Johann Hinrich Cloaussen for the Evangelical Church and Amir Esfandiari from the Film Festival in Teheran as guest.
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