Peter Horsfield The phenomenon of religion has been my field of scholarly interest and research for the past four decades. My interest has been particularly in the interaction of religion, media and culture, a topic which over that time has become a significant new field of...
Luebeck (Germany) 2022 At the 64th Nordic Film Days Luebeck (November 2-6, 2022), the INTERFILM Jury awared the Church Film Prize, endowed with €5000 by the Evangelical Church District Luebeck-Lauenburg, to the film Walad Min Al Janna | Boy From Heaven directed by Tarik Saleh (Sweden,...
The European Festival for Religious Television and Online Programmes is back after a Covid-enforced pause. TV producers and enthusiasts from across Europe are invited to participate in the 20th edition of the Festival on 27–30 September in Berlin, which will pose questions and seek answers under the...
The lives of many people today have improved immeasurably compared to the past. On average, income and life expectancy have increased, and extreme poverty has declined. Yet, progress has been extremely uneven. In principle, genuine social progress is high on the agenda of civil society worldwide....
At its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 15 February, the WACC North America regional association received initial findings from the Migrant Media Monitoring Project (MMMP) conducted in May of last year, elected a new president, and welcomed new members to its Executive Committee. Migrants in...
The message to end misogyny, sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the digital realm has been iterated and reiterated countless times in as many spaces and languages the world over. Yet, there still lacks global consensus on what constitutes such behaviour. Related to the absence...