Within the framework of the 62nd TIFF’s, the seminar S2M (Story2Market) was held on Wednesday 10 November, at Warehouse C, focusing on the topic “Introduction to film marketing from development”. S2M is a new workshop for professionals of the audiovisual field, starting in 2022, organized by Aegean MEDIANET, in collaboration with Thessaloniki Film Festival and the Aegean University. The panel included Stephen Cleary, Development Consultant and Director of Studies - S2M (UK), Vicky Miha, Film marketing Consultant and producer, Asterisk* (Greece) and Mathias Noschis, Film marketing strategy designer and founder of AlphaPanda (Germany).

Despo Maroulakou, film editor, was awarded with an honorary Golden Alexander during the presentation of the action "Meet the Future", part of this year's great special of the festival "In the Cut: Editing and its Secrets", at Warehouse C, on Wednesday, November 10.

On Thursday November 11, at the movie theater Makedonikon, the screening of the film Alleluia by Fabrice du Welz took place, within the framework of the carte blanche given by the Festival of Thessaloniki to the renowned editor Lambis Haralambidis, one of the distinguished guests of the 62nd TIFF’s tribute “In the Cut: Editing and its Secrets”. Lambis Haralambidis attended the screening, briefly explaining to the audience the reasons behind his carte blanche choice. 

The screening of the film Muriel, or The Time of Return by Alain Resnais took place on Wednesday November 10, at the movie theater Makedonikon, within the context of the carte blanche given by the Festival to the award-winning editor Yannis Chalkiadakis. The screening of the film is part of the tribute "In the Cut: Editing and its Secrets", hosted by the 62nd TIFF.

Roland Vajs, the famous Serb-American sound designer, who has collaborated with great directors such as Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee and Michael Moore delivered a masterclass at the packed Pavlos Zannas Theatre on Thursday November 11. The masterclass titled "Deconstructing film sound", where Roland Vajs and his foley team shed light on the process of creating sound in films, is part of the tribute "In the Cut: The Editing and its Secrets", hosted by the 62nd TIFF.

The award-winning editor Yannis Chalkiadakis delivered a masterclass on Wednesday November 10, at Pavlos Zannas theater, as part of the tribute “In the Cut: Editing and its Secrets”, hosted by the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Drawing material from his rich filmography, Yannis Chalkiadakis shared with the audience the secret of what we see, what we don’t see, as well as the things we dream of, when we watch a film on the big screen.

Experienced editor Lambis Haralambidis, who has collaborated with great Greek directors, such as Theo Angelopoulos, Costa Gavras and Angelos Frantzis, delivered a masterclass at Pavlos Zannas Theatre, on Wednesday November 10. Lambis Haralambidis’ masterclass, titled "Character-driven editing", is part of the large-scale tribute of the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival "In the Cut: Editing and its Secrets".

Andrei Tarkovsky’s masterpiece The Mirror was screened On Tuesday, November 9, at Makedonikon, as part of the carte blanche offered by the 62nd TIFF to the internationally renowned editor Claire Atherton, guest of the Festival’s tribute "In the Cut: Editing and its secrets". Claire Atherton shared with the audience some thoughts on the film, just before the start of the screening, in the crowded theatre.