A workshop by WWF Greece about forest fires took place on Friday, June 17, in the framework of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s new initiative, Evia Film Project. In a wonderful place, in the open-air theater Vathirema in Limni, Elias Tziritis, coordinator of actions for forest fires, WWF Greece, Dr. Miltiadis Athanasiou, forest fires specialist and Dr. Nikos Georgiadis, forest management program coordinator, WWF Greece spoke about the next day after the catastrophic fires in Northern Evia.

Journalist Katerina Christofilidou, who has been dealing with environmental issues presented on Saturday in the Mela Building in Limni a masterclass titled “News reporting for an environmental film – a practical guide”. The masterclass was organized by the non-governmental journalistic organization iMEdD, in the framework of the Evia Film Project.

Within the framework of the Agora’s actions for the Evia Film Project (June 15-19, 2022), an open discussion on green film production was held on Thursday June 16^th, at Mela Building, in Limni. The event titled “Don’t be afraid of the Green Deal: Simple tips & smart actions”, top-notch professionals from the movie industry shared their experiences from working in green productions that abide by sustainability practices. 

On Friday, June 17 the projects in development were presented in the Agora of the Evia Film Project.  The projects pitch and presentation took place in the Loutra Edipsou Cultural Hall, where the film professionals were greeted by the general director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Elise Jalladeau and the head of the Agora, Yianna Sarri.

In the framework of the Evia Film Project (June 15 – 19 2022), the Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s artistic director Orestis Andreadakis gave a masterclass on Thursday, June 16^th, in Agia Anna for the students of the the Department of Digital Arts and Cinema of the National and Kapodistrian University based in Psachna and for film professionals.

The opening ceremony of Evia Film Project (June 15-19, 2022) was held in an emotional ambience and with an optimistic take on the future, at the open-air theater “Apollon”, in Edipsos. The ceremony’s host and member of the Thessaloniki Film Festival team, Vassilis Terzopoulos, greeted the audience before giving the floor to the General Director of the Festival, Elise Jalladeau, and the Artistic Director, Orestis Andreadakis.

Academy Award winner, Palme d’Or recipient, and director of the iconic film The Tin Drum, German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff, will be joining us in Northern Evia, on the occasion of the screening of his latest documentary, The Forest Maker. Schlöndorff’s documentary will close the curtain of Evia Film Project, Thessaloniki Film Festival’s new initiative, which will be held from June 15 to June 19, in Edipsos, Limni and Agia Anna. 

A series of open discussions, workshops and masterclasses are in store for the audience of Evia Film Project (15-19 June 2022).