Interfilm Church Prize

Since 1996 the Interfilm Church Prize has been awarded for a “feature film of outstanding artistic merit which expresses human values compatible with the message of the Gospels.” The prize is endowed with 2,500 euros.

2011
Tütenbierfilm / Pussikaljaelokuva / Sixpack Movie
Ville Jankeri, Finnland / Finland

2010
Between Two Fires / Between Two Fires / Between Two Fires
Agnieszka Lukasiak, Schweden / Sweden 2010

2009
Post für Pastor Jakob / Postia pappi Jaakobille / Letters to Father Jacob
Klaus Härö, Finnland / Finland 2009

2008
Der Tischtennis-König / Ping-pongkingen / The King of Ping Pong
Jens Jonsson, Schweden / Sweden 2008

2007
Den man älskar / Wen man liebt / To Love Someone
Åke Sandgren, Schweden / Sweden 2007

2006
1:1 (En til en) / 1:1 (Eins zu Eins) / 1:1 (One to One)
Annette K. Olesen, Dänemark / Denmark 2006

2005
Koti-ikävä / Homesick / Homesick
Petri Kotwica, Finnland/Finland

2004
Uno
Aksel Hennie, Norwegen / Norway

2003
Pahat pojat / Bad Boys / Bad Boys - A True Story
Aleksi Mäkelä, Finnland / Finland

2002
Mávahlátur / Mövengelächter / The Seagull's Laughter
Ágúst Gudmundsson, Island / Iceland

2001
Elling
Petter Næss, Norwegen / Norway

2000
101 Reykjavik
Baltasar Kormákur, Island / Iceland

1999
Häjyt / The Tough Ones / The Tough Ones
Aleksi Mäkelä, Finnland / Finland

1998
Festen / Das Fest / The Celebration
Thomas Vinterberg, Dänemark / Denmark

1997
Vilko dantu karoliai / Die Wolfszahnkette / A Wolf-Teeth Necklace
Algimantas, Puipa, Litauen / Lithuania

1996
Breaking the Waves
Lars von Trier, Dänemark / Denmark

The four jury members are:

Ralf Meister
Provost of Church Council Lübeck, Germany

Susanne Jacubczyk
Art historian, Protestant Forum of the City Academy of Kassel, Germany

Birgit O’Sullivan
Theologian, consultant for the Bishop of Roskilde, founder and owner of Qultures, Roskilde, Denmark

Anita Uzulniece
Film scientist and film critic, Riga, Latvia

In this year’s competition:

The Boss of It All, Just Like Home, White Night, Man’s Job, The Year of the Wolf, Monotony, Whispers of Sin, Gone With the Woman, Mirush, Suddenly, The New Man, To Love Someone, You, the Living

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