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Theologian and journalist
Country of origin

Håkan Holmlund has worked for many years in the area of film and church, and has organised several film festivals in churches. Between 1998 and 2005, he did his master’s in theology in Stockholm and Uppsala and has since worked as a clergyman for the Church of Swedish in Stockholm. Before that, he worked as a journalist in Germany for Swedish newspapers, radio, and television. 

Current issues

At the Oulu's Children's and Youth International Film Festival 2024 the Church Media Foundation presented its "Look at Me..." Award to Nellie Rajala for her film "The Elf Ring".
Sascha Keilholz, director of the International Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg, in his greetings at the Ecumenical Reception reflects the actual political challenges after the US elections and the threats to democracy.

Events

11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2
26.04.2023
Budapest
In Budapest at the end of April 2023 INTERFILM is organising a seminar on the history of Hungarian film and the current situation in Central and Eastern Europe.

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