Welcome to INTERFILM, the International Interchurch Film Organisation. INTERFILM links cinema and church, cultures and religions. INTERFILM is looking beyond the screen.
09/2026
"Prosecution" by Faraz Shariat won the Ecumenical Prize at Miskolc 2026. The Emeric Pressburger Award for Best Film went to "Too Many Beasts" by Sarah Arnold.
09/2026
The INTERFILM Jury in Venice 2026 gave the 15th Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue to *Un bon petit soldat* by Stéphane Brizé. The Golden Lion was awarded to "Woman Unknown" by May el-Toukhy,
08/2026
At the 2026 Locarno Film Festival, the Ecumenical Jury awarded its Prize, worth 10,000 CHF and donated by the Catholic Church and the Reformed Church in Switzerland, to the film “Nun Dul Dega Eomne” (Nowhere to Lay My Eyes, South Korea 2026) by Hong Sangsoo.
07/2026
The Ecumenical Jury in Karlovy Vary 2026 awarded their Prize to "The Lion at My Back", directed by Tonia Mishiali. The Crystal Globe was presented to "Fruit Gathering" by Aung Phyoe.
06/2026
The Ecumenical Jury in Cluj-Napoca awarded their Prize to "Truly Naked" by Muriel d'Ansembourg. The festival's main award, the Transilvania Trophy, was awarded to "Lionel" by Carlos Saiz.
News
Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.
Two political films have been attracting attention in the final days of the festival. “Naza”, by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, uses testimonies from members of the Israeli army to document the strategies of the war in Gaza, which target both Hamas and the civilian population. “Ritorno a Buenos Aires”, by Mario Bechis, recalls the torture that took place during the period of military rule in Argentina.
Dossier
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.
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List of awards given by ecumenical or INTERFILM juries (international festival awards), or by national church institutions.
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