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Economist
Country of origin
France

Retired Director of Economic Development Studies at FAO (United Nations, Rome).

Member of Pro-Fil, the French protestant cinephile association (Marseille group). Managing director of the publication Vu de Pro-Fil. Oversees film analysis workshops, moderates film discussions. Ecumenical Jury member at the film festivals in Montauroux, DOK Leipzig, FID Marseille (Interreligious Jury) and Cannes 2010. 

Articles

A Breeze of Young Air
The Festival in Kyiv (Ukraine) is more than 40 years old, and it was a pleasure to observe in this beautiful capital that the majority of inhabitants seem younger than that! Devoted to 'the Youth'  (Molodist), this first films competition had its inaugural venue aboard a ship on the noble Dniepr...
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Current issues

My 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026
INTERFILM member Hans-Martin Gutmann traces a narrative arc from his departure for the KVIFF 2026, through his work on the festival’s Ecumenical Jury and its decision on the winner, right up to his return.
In Memoriam: Moritz de Hadeln
Obituary for the cultural politician, director of various film festivals and promoter of world cinema. By Peter Ciaccio, president of the Associazione protestante del cinema "Roberto Sbaffi".

Events

15.02.2026
Silent Green, Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale 2026
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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
Ecumenical Reception at the Berlinale
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