Founded in 1950, Matthias-Film, formerly situated in Stuttgart, now in Berlin, is a media sales company buying films for non-commercial screenings in parishes and schools. Among others, it focuses on films for children and youth. Matthias-Film offers shorts, documentaries, and fiction films. A classic still in circulation is Pier Paolo Pasolini's "The Gospel According to St. Matthew".

Matthias-Film, Zimmerstraße 90, 10117 Berlin (Germany), contact: info@matthias-film.de
Bernd Merz, Managing Director

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Dossier

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

Events

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