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Journalist and theologian, head of the Evangelical Media Centre in Frankfurt
Country of origin
Germany

Irina Grassmann (*1964) is head of the Evangelische Medienzentrale der EKHN, based in Frankfurt a/M. After finishing her studies of theology, she worked in different departments of the Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik (GEP) and took part in an education program for communication and public relations of the Protestant Media Academy. She then trained as a journalist, working for the Evangelische Kirchenzeitung and epd Hessen Nassau. For two years Irina Grassmann was a member of the Jury der Evangelischen Filmarbeit. 

Current issues

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.
Alex Gibney’s documentary *Musk* portrays a ‘hero of capitalism’, whilst Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s *DAU* evokes the victims of Stalinism.

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16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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