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Country of origin
Switzerland

Melanie Pollmeier, BA in political science (sociology and literature), studied Protestant theology in Bonn and Berlin. After her vicariate in Berlin, and pastor on approbation in Bonn, she has been a pastor in Switzerland for 10 years, currently in Spiegel near Bern. In her parish she also regularly works with films. She is a board member of INTERFILM Switzerland since its foundation.

Articles

11th Human Rights Film Festival Zurich 2026: Prix Célestine
The documentary film “The Beauty of the Donkey” by Dea Gjinovci won the Prix Célestine, awarded by an ecumenical Interfilm jury, at the 2026 Zurich Human Rights Film Festival.
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Festivals

Current issues

Venice 2026 (8)
Peter Paul Huth comments favourably on the 2026 Venice Film Festival awards ceremony, highlighting in particular the Golden Lion winner, “Kvinde Ukendt” (Unknown Woman) by May el-Toukhy, and “Un bon petit soldat” by Stéphane Brizé, which won the award for Best Screenplay and the INTERFILM Jury Prize.
Venice 2026 (7)
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

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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