Film from New Zealand wins Prize and INTERFILM diploma at BUFF Malmö 2025
The Zlín film festival has since 1961 been showcasing cinematic portrayals of the joys and tribulations of childhood and youth. The selected films came from all around of the world, treating strong subjects of a wide variety. The international perspective provided by a worldwide film selection left a poignant impression of childhood as a universal human experience, says Astrid Skov-Jacobson, member of the Ecumenical Jury in Zlín 2016.
In a sermon held on February 28, 2016, in New York's Judson Memorial Church, Rev. Micah Bucey reflected his experiences as first-time member of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlinale, and how they relate to the Gospel.
Micah Bucey, member of the Ecumenical Jury of the Berlinale 2016, reports about the festival.
"Censored Voices", directed by Mor Loushy (Israel, 2015) has received the SIGNIS-WACC Human Rights Award 2015. It is a feature-length documentary that highlights the darkest side of the history of the Six Day War of 1967.
"The Girl Who Saved My Live" by Hogir Hirori is the winner of the Angelos Award, the film prize of the Swedish Church, at the 39th Göteborg Film Festival 2016.
INTERFILM member Sofia Sjö informs about the 2015 International Conference on Religion and Film in Istanbul.
The short film "If I Ruled" by Jenni Kangasniemi and Aino Suni has won the Church Media Foundation Award "Look At Me" at the 34th Oulu International Children's and Youth Festival.
Ylva Liljeholms report focusses on two issues, the Mexican films in the international competition and the representation of women by and in the festival selection.
Dossier
The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.