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Pastor and theologian
Country of origin
Germany

Since the time of her studies, which she completed with a thesis about "Salvation in Film", Inge Kirsner is working in academics and profession with the subject "Religion and Cinema". She accompanies and organizes film series during the German Protestant Church Days since 1995, worked as a teacher in adult education and practices as pastor the genre of film services. She supervises and organizes the work with film in school and parish and writes books about it. Since 2013 she teaches as Adj. Professor at the University and since 2018 she is High School Pastor in Tübingen. Her publoications include "Komm und sieh: Religion und Film" (Come and see: Religion in film, 2020), "Kirchenbilder und Menschenbildung" (Church images and human formation, habilitation, 2013), "Wo finden wir die blaue Fee? Spiritualität im Film" (Where do we find the blue fairy? Spirituality in film, together with Thomas H. Böhm, 2008).

Current issues

Comment by Peter Paul Huth on the decisions of the international festival jury
Towards the end of the Berlinale, it becomes clear what criteria had to be met for a film to be invited to the Competition. Either it had to be directed by a female director or the protagonist had to be female, says Peter Paul Huth in his Berlinale report on competition films from four countries.

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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