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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

Insights Into Childhood
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.
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Festivals

Current issues

"Look at Me..." Award 2024
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".
Ecumenical Reception at the IFFMH 2024
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
Get Together - Meeting with the 8th Interreligious Jury at DOK Leipzig 2023
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26.04.2023
Budapest
In Uncertain Times
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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