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Film scholar
Country of origin
Germany

Margrit Frölich is Director of Studies at the Protestant Academy Frankfurt, specializing in film, transatlantic dialogue, and economics. She is the President of the Protestant Film Jury in Germany and directs a monthly film series in Frankfurt. She has published widely about various aspects of cinema. From 2012-2017 she was DAAD-professor of History, Culture, and Media at the University of California, San Diego. Contributor of journalistic articles to the monthly German film magazine epd Film.

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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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