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Protestant theologian, pastor, hospital chaplain and coach
Country of origin
Germany

Markus Manzer (*1963) has been a Protestant pastor in and around Dresden since 1994, first in parishes and for ten years now in hospitals. He first studied mathematics and economics and then Protestant theology in Münster and Marburg. After the reunification, he continued his studies in Leipzig and Berlin. He is particularly interested in the adaptation of spiritual and religious themes in film.

Festivals

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.

Events

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

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