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Literary agent
Country of origin
Germany

Barbara Guggenheim (*1957) was born and raised in Switzerland and has covered different positions in the book trade. For many years she was a literary agent in Zürich, later in Hamburg. Ultimately she started to organize literary and film events and between 2014 and 2018 worked for the Filmfest Hamburg. Later at the Hamburg Media School (HMS), she became a coordinator for the „training for media professionals with a history of flight“. In 2007 she co-founded the “Jüdischer Salon am Grindel” in Hamburg and serves as a member of its board till today.  The Salon organizes several cultural events a month within a broad Jewish context.

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

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

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