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Religious educator and filmmaker
Country of origin
Germany

Phil Rieger (*1996), religious educator and social worker, studies educational sciences (M.A.) in Hannover. He is interested in questions of chances for film in the context of adult and youth education.  As a filmmaker he has created some shortfilms in the last years.

Currently he is coordinating the ecumenical project „Churches and Cinema. The Film Tip.“ for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover and works at the University Hanover with focus on topics like „Creating and publishing video services“ and „Religion in film as a chance for educational work“.

Current issues

Annette Gjerde-Hansen, Norwegian President of the Ecumenical Jury in Cannes 2026, writes about the background of the jury's decision to award Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" with their prize.
In his retrospect of the festival, Peter Paul Huth highlights, above all, the films in the Cannes Classics series.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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