Thomas Binotto

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Thomas Binotto

Thomas Binotto (born July 7, 1966 in Baden ) is a Swiss Catholic journalist , editor-in-chief , publicist , film critic and speaker .

education

Thomas Binotto studied philosophy , ancient German literature and medieval history at the University of Zurich from 1987 to 1993 , where he graduated with a licentiate in philosophy (lic.phil I).

activities

Professional

From 1993 to 1994 Binotto was editor of the Catholic illustrated magazine Sonntag, 1994–1997 after a few months as a freelance journalist and editor of a parish newspaper. From 1997 to 2000 he worked as the webmaster of the website of the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland . From 2000 he was editor, from 2005 editor-in-chief of the « forum - parish journal of the Catholic Church in the canton of Zurich ».

Self-employed

He worked as a freelance film journalist, author and contributor to several books for adults and young people. Since 2002 he has been a freelancer at Filmbulletin - magazine for film and cinema (until 2015 called Filmbulletin - cinema at eye level ). From 2013 to 2014 Binotto worked as a guest presenter at Sternstunde Religion and from 1994 to 2007 as a permanent employee of the magazines Sonntag , “film”, NZZ (as a film and youth book critic) and “filmdienst”.

Voluntary

From 2001 to 2003 he was a member of the theological commissions of Fastenopfer , Bread for All , Partner Sein , 2002 to 2012 President of the Synodal Council of the Roman Catholic Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen and from 2003 to 2009 President of the Working Group of Regional Parish Leaflets in German-speaking Switzerland.

Books

  • From the end of times: apocalyptic visions before the turn of the millennium. Edited by Joachim Finger, collaborators: Philipp Flammer, Joachim Müller. Paulus, Freiburg i.Ü. 1999, ISBN 3-7228-0463-9 .
  • with Michael Ballhaus: The flying eye . Berlin-Verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-8270-0460-8 .
  • Through all the storms. Bernarda Heimgartner - founder of the order and campaigner for the education of women . Comenius, Luzern 2003, ISBN 3-905286-94-7 .
  • Do it again, Charlie !: 100 films for cinema fans (and anyone who wants to be) . Bloomsbury, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-8333-5029-0 .
  • Know how and where from: Christian customs throughout the year . Comenius, Hitzkirch 2009, ISBN 978-3-8333-5029-0 .
  • From the Easter Bunny to the Christ Child: Christian festivals throughout the year . Elster, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-907668-84-9 .
  • Tricked & wacky: film stories for cinema fans . Bloomsbury, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-8270-5350-3 .
  • Margaretha Dubach. From the hidden stories of things . Benteli, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7165-1686-7 .
  • Meister Eckhart - the God seeker: From eternity into now . Cross, Freiburg i.Ü. 2013, ISBN 978-3-451-61230-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Binotto, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Catholic journalist, editor-in-chief, publicist, film critic and speaker
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH to bathe