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Film publicist
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Deutschland

Peter Paul Huth (*1954) studied Sociology, Political Science, English Literature and History in Cologne, Marburg, Hannover and at UC Riverside, California, and Ohio University, Athens. As a free lance critic he wrote about cinema and cultural affairs for the daily Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and the weekly Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt (Hamburg). Since 1987 he has been working in the feature film department of ZDF German Television. Until 2011 he was the responsible editor of the cinema programme „Kennwort Kino“ on ZDF/3sat, as well as the author and co-author of TV portraits of numerous renowned directors. He has been a member of the critics jury in San Sebastián 1985, Huesca 1994, Karlovy Vary 2013.

Articles

Venice 2024: The Award Winners
Commentary on the award ceremony at the 81st Venice International Film Festival 2024
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Series delights at the Mostra del cinema
Series seem like a foreign body at a film festival, like aliens from the banal world of television. But in recent years, the perception and appreciation of series has changed fundamentally. This year, Venice dared to experiment by placing four so-called mini-series in the official programme.
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Political Cinema in Venice
Peter Paul Huth reports about the films by Justin Kurzel, Walter Salles, Delphine and Muriel Coulin as well as Anastasia Trofimova
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Sex and Emotional Confusion
Follow-up to Peter Paul Huth's reporting on the Venice Film Festival 2024.
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Cult Figures
Peter Paul Huth reports from Venice on the films by John Watts (with George Clooney and Brad Pitts) and Pedro Almodóvar
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Celebrities and the Marginalised
Opening report by Peter Paul Huth on the 81st International Film Festival Venice 2024
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Bologna: Il Cinema Ritrovato (3)
There are some well-travelled cineastes and regular festival-goers who call Bologna their favourite festival. The atmosphere is relaxed and democratic, there is no VIP area, no stars who have to be shielded from the common people. The participants come from 70 countries, as is proudly noted. Final report by Peter Paul Huth.
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Bologna: Il Cinema Ritrovato (2)
When you see classic films on the big screen, you realise that the cinema is a time machine, a place of historical memory. A medium that makes the past visible through the subjective view of those involved in the film, because cinema is always a collective art form. Continuation of the report by Peter Paul Huth.
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Bologna: Il cinema ritrovato 2024 (1)
Peter Paul Huth reports on the film festival in Bologna dedicated to film history. The 2024 edition of the festival focussed on films featuring Marlene Dietrich.
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Cannes 2024 (8)
2024 was the year of women in Cannes, and this was clearly reflected in the awards. Although the Palme d'Or went to a man, to the American Sean Baker, his film "Anora" however has a combative female protagonist in Mikey Madsen. In his acceptance speech, Baker dedicated the award to all female sex workers.
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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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