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The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival- Images of the 21st Century zooms in on documentaries (No.2, January 2003) The "Doc Images Update" e-newsletter returns for the 6th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival: Images of the 21st Century. New dates: March 15-21, due to the March 7 Greek elections. Politics aside, a whole lot of documentaries are on the way. A taste of the upcoming festival follows, plus Greek and regional doc news.
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In This Issue:
1. Snapshot of a Growing Festival: The 6th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival- Images of the 21st Century
2. Filming the Gutter: The Festival Honors Stefan Jarl, the Robin Hood of Swedish Film
3. The ABC's of Pitching: At Each Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, the European Documentary Network Helps Directors Refine and Sell Ideas
4. Where is the Greek Michael Moore?: Social Issue Films, Mass Distribution Missing on Local Scene
5. Profile of a Balkan Outsider: Goran Radovanovic Offers an Honest Look Inside Yugoslavia
6. A Camera and a Laptop: Theodoros Kalesis and Greece's New Generation of Directors
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1. Snapshot of a Growing Festival There is no film too shocking, no social problem too great for the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. For six years, Dimitris Eipides has brought the world to Thessaloniki, including Albert Maysles and a virtual Noam Chomsky.
Click here for more: OVERVIEW
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2. Filming the gutter Swedish director Stefan Jarl ("We Are the Misfits", "Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced") believes that documentary's place is in the gutter... and wherever else marginal people are found. The festival honors him, showing ten Jarl films.
Click here for more: STEFAN JARL
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3. The ABC's of Pitching Each year at the festival, the European Documentary Network trains Greek and regional filmmakers on how to refine and pitch projects.
Click here for more: PITCHING FORUM
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4. Where is the Greek Michael Moore? Though the festival has boosted local documentary production, Greek docs remain a tough sell.
Click here for more: GREEK DOCUMENTARIES
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5. Profile of a Balkan Outsider One part: satire. One part: keen social observation. That's director Goran Radovanovic's recipe.
Click here for more: GORAN RADOVANOVICH
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6. A Camera and a Laptop Theodoros Kalesis has the energy and technology to make low-budget, personal docs. First came Albanian clown tale "Freddy", then bonfire story "Heroe's Square". Now he's focusing on blind chess players.
Click here for more: THEODOROS KALESIS
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"Doc Images Update" This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. An Images of the 21st Century- 6th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival e-newsletter Editor: Angelike Contis This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Contributors: Diane Shugart, Eve Tsirigotakis, A. Contis Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Director: Dimitris Eipides Thessaloniki International Film Festival www.filmfestival.gr TDF-Images of the 21st Century 9, Alexandras Avenue Athens, Greece, 11473 Tel: +(30) 210 8706009, Fax +(30) 210 6456251
