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Film critic
Country of origin
Denmark

Astrid Skov-Jakobsen (1989), a film critic from Denmark, graduated in film and media studies at the University of Copenhagen. During her studies she contributed several of her reviews to online Danish publications. Until recently, she worked in communications technology and on the development of information brochures at a destination management company. She also writes about storytelling in film.

Articles

The Zlín film festival has since 1961 been showcasing cinematic portrayals of the joys and tribulations of childhood and youth. The selected films came from all around of the world, treating strong subjects of a wide variety. The international perspective provided by a worldwide film selection left a poignant impression of childhood as a universal human experience, says Astrid Skov-Jacobson, member of the Ecumenical Jury in Zlín 2016.

Current issues

Peter Paul Huth writes about political films on the war in Gaza, military structures in the US, and Vladimir Putin's rise to power in Russia.
Guillermo del Toros "Frankenstein" und Benny Safdies "The Smashing Machine" sind Thema dieser Folge der Berichterstattung von Peter Paul Huth zum Filmfestival auf dem Lido di Venezia 2025.

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin
11.10.2023
Café of the Propsteikirche Leipzig, Nonnenmühlgasse 2

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