Theresia Merz
Theologian and teacher of religion
Country of origin:
Austria
Theresia Merz studied Protestant theology at the universities of Göttingen, Basel and Marburg. In1986 she completed her training for the ministry in Linz/Donau. Since 1985 she has been teaching religious education at upper secondary schools. She holds degrees in gestalt pedagogy and cultural education and is training teachers for pedagogy projects at places of remembrance. Frequently she participated in film seminars and lectures on film topics for teachers and filmanalysis for gifted pupils (ECHA - European Council for High Ability).
Articles
35 short films were on the varied programme of this year's children's and youth competition in Oberhausen and attempted to arouse the interest of young viewers with different themes, film techniques and genres. Theresia Merz presents the broad spectrum of films shown, categorised by age groups.