The Gemeinschaftswerk der Evangelischen Publizistik (GEP) - Joint Association for Evangelical Communication - is the central media corporation of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), its member churches, facilities, and institutions. It is a publishing house and offers online and print products as well as special services in the fields of media ethics and media education, public relations, radio, television and film. Concerning film, GEP  incorporates the monthly film magazin epd Film, the Film Cultural Centre including the FILM OF THE MONTH, the Evangelical Centre for Films Concerning Development Problems (EZEF), the production company Eikon and the distribution agency Matthias-Film. The Film Cultural Centre chaired by Christian Engels also hosts the INTERFILM Office.
 
GEP, Filmkulturelles Zentrum, Emil-von-Behring-Str. 3, 60394 Frankfurt/Main;
Postal adress: PB 500 550, 60439 Frankfurt/Main (Germany)
Karsten Visarius

Current issues

Following the promising nominations, the Oscar ceremony felt like a disappointment. For the first time, the Academy had nominated international films such as “Sentimental Value” from Norway and “Secret Agent” from Brazil in the Best Picture category. Yet in the end, it was American productions that walked away with all the awards.
Film director Selma Vilhunen has won the Church Media Foundation’s 2026 prize for her documentary film 'Gate to Paradise' (Portti Paratiisiin).

Dossier

The lists in this dossier summarize the church film awards of past years.

Events

16.02.2025
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