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What We Do

The Agora Doc Market was launched in 1999, together with the first Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. The actions of the Agora Doc Market were adapted to the needs of film directors from Central and Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean.

The Agora Doc Market is the developmental arm of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, which brings together an international network of professionals and offers the space and the conditions for meetings, discussions and professional deals in an informal, welcoming and professional atmosphere.

The Agora Doc Market manual contains all the films participating in the Agora Doc Market, all the Agora Docs in Progress projects, the EDN Docs in Thessaloniki projects, and the profiles of the companies and professionals taking part in the Agora Doc Market.

The Agora Doc Market provides secretarial and marketing support, a service for setting personal meetings and follow-up trade contacts to all attendees for the effective completion of business negotiations.

The Agora Doc Market takes place on the ground Floor of Warehouse C at the Port of Thessaloniki from 2 to 9 March 2019.
The Agora Doc Market includes the following clusters:

Agora Doc Market 2–9 March 2019
Our digital library promotes the majority of films participating in the program of the 21st TDF. More than 430 films from all over the world will be presented, with an emphasis on the Greek films produced over the past year. In this way, a greater number of films will be able to find their way to other festivals and distribution companies.

Agora Docs in Progress 6 March 2019
Agora DiP gives the chance to selected sales agents, distributors and festival programmers from all over the world to be the first to discover feature films from Mediterranean and Balkan countries, in the stage just before completion.
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EDN Pitching Forum – Docs in Thessaloniki 1–5 March 2019
In the Pitching Forum organized by EDN, 21 European and international projects will be presented. Film professionals guide directors and producers to create attractive films.
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EDN Docs in Thessaloniki Masterclass 5 March 2019
In Europe, documentary has for decades lacked wellfunctioning structures for efficient educational distribution. But digital platforms now bring a whole new perspective to reaching schools. During this masterclass Paulina Tervo, Co-CEO at Lyfta, provides valuable insights that will help you reach new audiences and build an income from educational distribution.
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Moving Docs, Warehouse C, 7-9 March 2019
Moving Docs brings powerful films to screens big and small, by combining live screenings and event cinema with innovative online distribution. With 19 partners across Europe, it enables a selection of the best European documentaries to cross borders and reach new audiences in over 20 territories.
Moving Docs is the very first initiative of its kind, powered by national partners across Europe, managed by the European Documentary Network, and supported by Creative Europe.
For more information: www.movingdocs.org

Doc Market Happy Hour 2-9 March 2019
Festival guests have the opportunity to meet and get to know each other in a friendly environment. Happy Hour takes place every afternoon between 18:00–19:00 on the 1st Floor of Warehouse C.

Market Talks
- Warehouse C, Tuesday 5/3, 17:15–18:00
Presentation of “The City and the City,” a project by Syllas Tzoumerkas & Christos Passalis
- Warehouse C, Wednesday 6/3, 17:15–18:00
Documentary Festivals – Let’s Talk about Programming
- Warehouse C, Thursday 7/3, 17:15–18:00
Greek Documentary Association: The Future of Documentaries in Our Region

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Saturday 2/3
12:00 Louie Psihoyios Press Conference (MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Warehouse A, Thessaloniki Port)

Monday 4/3
12:00 Open Discussion with Gustav Deutsch (MOMus- Experimental Centre for the Arts, Warehouse Β1, Port)

Tuesday 5/3
12:00 Open Discussion “Why Look at Animals” (Warehouse C)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Eleftheria Thanouli
Vice President Grigoris Vardarinos
Members Themis Βazaka, Maria Kriara, Filios Stagkos, Pinelopi Valti, Spyros Vougias
Legal Advisor Marianna Papadopoulou
Secretary Maria Tziola, Valentina Tsalampouni 

FESTIVAL STAFF
General Director Elise Jalladeau
Director Orestis Andreadakis
Head of International Program Yorgos Krassakopoulos
Head of Greek Program Eleni Androutsopoulou
Head of Tributes Dimitris Kerkinos
International Program Coordination Angeliki Petrou
Greek Program Coordinator Vassilis Terzopoulos
Program Collaborators  Yannis Palavos, Yiannis Smoilis, Artemis Doukeli, Nektarios Sakkas, Geli Mademli, Panos Achtsioglou, Elena Gaitanarou, Nikoletta Charou, Valentina Tsalampouni
Interns India Smith, Leonie Wimmer
Next Gen Program Angeliki Petrou, Maria Papasotiri, Eirini Delidaki
Head of Immersive – All around Cinema section Lazaros Boudakidis
Coordination Nikos Varlas
Podcast Section Dimitra Nikolopoulou (Head), Tina Antonakou (Coordination), Angeliki Stellaki, Giorgos Papadimitriou (Collaborators)
Head of Juries Pavlina Vossinaki
“Inside” Exhibition Thanos Stavropoulos (Coordination), Danis Kokkinos (Production Manager), Akis Stavropoulos (A/V Production)

AGORA
Head of Agora Angeliki Vergou
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Ove Rishøj Jensen, Brigid O’ Shea, Errika Zacharopoulou
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Selection Committee Ove Rishøj Jensen, Marion Schmidt, Laurien ten Houten, Aleksandra Derewienko, Angeliki Vergou, Thanos Stavropoulos, Errika Zacharopoulou, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Vasilis Terzopoulos, Nikoletta Charou, Dimitra Kapsala, Elena Gaitanarou
Agora Docs in Progress Thanos Stavropoulos, Elena Gaitanarou
Agora Docs in Progress Selection Committee Angeliki Vergou, Thanos Stavropoulos, Elena Gaitanarou, Errika Zacharopoulou, Dimitra Kapsala, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Vassilis Terzopoulos, Nikoletta Charou, Yorgos Krassakopoulos
Agora Lab Konstantinos Aivaliotis, Rafaella Karagianni 
Meet the Future & Doc Counseling Dimitra Kapsala
Agora Talks Thanos Stavropoulos
Agora Doc Market Errika Zacharopoulou, Dimitra Kapsala, Rafaella Karagianni
Agora Networking Sergina Stavroulaki, Ermioni Efstratiadou, Rafaella Karagianni
Agora Production Nikos Bozanis, Konstantini Semkou, Panagiotis Gallios
Agora Mag Editor Lilly Papagianni
Graphic Designer Dimitra-Daisy Darioti
Associates DAE Documentary Association of Europe

PRESS, COMMUNICATION, OUTREACH & SPONSORSHIPS OFFICE
Press Office Dimitra Nikolopoulou (Head), Tina Antonakou, Angeliki Stellaki, Υorgos Papadimitriou,  Vassilis Servetas
Social Media Consultant Ifigeneia Konstantinidou (Head), Iliana Kyritsi
Head of Marketing Natasha Pandi
Marketing/Sponsorship Collaborator Eleni Mihalaki
Graphic Designer Menelaos Georgiou
Public Relations / Sponshorships Elena Tsiriopoulou (Head), Maria Poliviou, Panagiota Pouliopoulou, Melina Xanthopoulou

FIRST SHOT MAGAZINE
Principal Editor Orestis Andreadakis
Desk Editor Yorgos Papadimitriou
Issue Contributors  Geli Mademli, Dimitra Nikolopoulou
Creative Design Υannis Karlopoulos – Karlopoulos & Associates
Printing K. Pletsas – Z. Kardari GP

HOSPITALITY
Guest Office Stella Stavrinodaki (Head), Sofia Tiblalexi, Isavella Kapourkatsidou, Kiara Papadaki, Dimitra Anthoulaki
Guests Traffic Lefteris Kazantzidis
Travel Agencies GS Travel, Dion Tours & Red Elephant

IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Lazaros Boudakidis (Head), Yorgos Stounos, Michalis Laftsidis, Anestis Sidiropoulos
Website Coordination Michalis Laftsidis
Ticketing Policy Lazaros Boudakidis, Vangelis Valambοus
Online Screening Platform Anestis Sidiropoulos

FESTIVAL VENUES
Production Organization / Venues Operation Danis Kokkinos
Production Assistant Iraklis Sakkalis
Venues Danis Kokkinos (Head), Niki Houliara
Head of A/V Akis Stavropoulos
A/V Coordination Nikos Batekas
Film Traffic Andreas Thomopoulos
Digital Project Coordinator Chryssa Palaiochorinou
Technicians Lazaros Seitanidis

ADMINISTRATION
Head of Financial & Administrative Department Apostolos Papassotiriou
Human Resources Maria Tziola
General Director’s Assistant Maria Naltsatziadou
Director’s Assistant Stella Karagiannidou
Financial Department/Accounting Kalli Ganoudi, Alexandra Soltatou, Theodora Kaftirani, Petros Koufounakis
Payroll Department Niki Houliara (Head), Maria Sapountzoglou
Legal Department Marianna Papadopoulou (Legal Advisor), Kiriakos Dermentzidis-Kritikos

EVENTS ORGANIZATION
Events Maria Poliviou (Head), Yannis Fourkiotis
Festival Spots Coordination Yannis Fourkiotis, Leoni Kirkini
Info Desks / Festival Shops Coordination Yannis Tiktopoulos

PRODUCTION ORGANISATION
Danis Kokkinos (Head), Antigoni Miksafenti, Iraklis Sakkalis
Audience Award Maria Tziola, Evdokia Ioannidou
Secretariat Eleni Giannoudi, Dimitris Sannas, Stella Vlachomitrou
Assistants/Runners Kostas Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitris Vangelis
European Programs Consultants Alexis Franghiadis, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Angeliki Vergou, Eleni Rammou
Volunteers’ Coordination Stella Karagiannidou (Head), Giannos Mitliagkas, Dimitris Apostolou

SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
Sustainability Consultant Ifigeneia Taxopoulou
Sustainability Coordinator Maria Naltsatziadou
Sustainability Collaborator Emma Doxiadi
Sustainability Production Konstantinos Velonis

ANNUAL ACTIVITY
Venues/Programming Panos Achtsioglou, Tellos Filis, Valentina Tsalampouni
Thessaloniki Cinema Museum Maria Papasotiri (Ηead), Yorgos Raptopoulos, Irini Delidaki, Athanasia Makri
Green Room Yorgos Vlysidis

SUBTITLING
Neaniko Plano Subtitles

PUBLICATIONS
Editor Orestis Andreadakis
Coordination Geli Mademli
Translations Rosemary Tzanaki, Kyriacos Karseras, Maria-Milta Themeli, Nerina Kioseoglou, Apostolos Vasilopoulos, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Kostas Konstantinou, Geli Mademli
Copy Editing / Proofreading Kostas Konstantinou (Non-Catalog), Lenia Mazaraki, Nerina Kioseoglou (Special Edition)
Publications Design Karlopoulos & Associates (Special Edition) / Ogust (Non-Catalog) / Daisy Darioti (A-Z, Agora Mag)
Publications Consultant Yannis Karlopoulos
Printing Future Format (Special Edition, Non Catalog), EN TYPO – Kalogerogiannis Graphic Arts (A–Z, Agora Mag), Pletsas | Kardari (First Shot Magazine)

VISUAL IDENTITY
Artwork Dimitris Papaioannou
Adaptations Menelaos Georgiou

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Leda Galanou

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Purchase the publications and merchandise of the 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival from the Festival’s Shops. CineΚάρταF-GOLD card holders are entitled to a 50% discount on books, while CineΚάρταF card holders are entitled to a 30% discount.

Festival Shops

• Box at Aristotelous Square
• Pier (entrance of Warehouse C)
• Thessaloniki Cinema Museum

60th TIFF Non-Catalogue
Price: 7€

60th TIFF Official Catalogue
Price: 2€

60th TIFF Screening Schedule
Price: 0,50€

60th TIFF T-shirt
Available in 3 colors (black, white, grey)
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Price: 8,00€

60th TIFF Children’s T-shirt
Price: 6,00€

60th TIFF Tote Bag
Price: 7€

“Festival” Comic Sack
Price: 5€

Collector’s bag Limited Edition – made of recycled material from previous festival editions
Price: 25 €

Collector’s wallet Limited Edition – made of recycled material from previous festival editions
Price: 10 €

Notebook Α6
Available in 2 designs (60ο TIFF & “Festival” comic)
Price: 4€

Notebook Α5
Available in 2 designs (60ο TIFF & “Festival” comic)
Price: 5€

Botte
Price: 7€

Bamboo Cup
Price: 7€

Limited edition silkprint
Price: 25€

Children’s Gift Set
Price: 5€

60th TIFF Magnet
Price: 2€

Shedia x TIFF*
Earrings made of recycled material from previous festival editions
Price: 9€
Pin material from previous festival editions (available in two designs)
Price: 5,5€
Letter Magnets
Price: 2€

*all profits go to Non-Profit Organization Shedia

Friday 1/11

12:00: LUX Prize Press Conference (Warehouse C) 

Saturday 2/11

12:00: Joanna Hogg Press Conference (Thessaloniki Museum of Photography)

17:00: Open Discussion with Mark Webber and Robert Beavers within the framework of the tribute “Towards the Temenos: Gregory Markopoulos and Robert Beavers (MOMus – Experimental Center for the Arts)

Monday 4/11

11:00: Albert Serra Masterclass (Pavlos Zannas theater)

Tuesday 5/11

12:00: Masterclass by illustrator John Mavroudis Masterclass (Thessaloniki Museum of Photography)

Wednesday 6/11

12:00 Presentation of the photography book by Michael Galinsky (Thessaloniki Museum of Photography)

15:00-16:30: EU&Me Discussion: Cinema and the European Union (Thessaloniki Museum of Photography)

Thursday 7/11

12:00-14:00: John Waters Masterclass (John Cassavetes theater)

Friday 8/11

11:00: Masterclass by screenwriter - producer Mike Werb (Pavlos Zannas theater)

13:00: EKOME Press Conference (Thessaloniki Museum of Photography)

Saturday 9/11

11:00-13:00 Masterclass by cinematographer Giorgos Arvanitis (Pavlos Zannas theater)

2 - 11 March 2018 ​

The 20th anniversary edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival promises a fascinating journey in the world of documentary. Stay tuned!​

Ιn 2005, the Agora was launched, establishing a productive and unique form of helping and introducing professionals visiting Thessaloniki from Southeast Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the rest of the world, to the industry professionals, consultants, tutors, and potential collaborators invited to the Festival. All necessary information for the Agora can be found in the Agora Manual, including all the participating Crossroads Co-production Forum and Agora Works in Progress projects, the Agora Film Market titles, the company profiles of all the attending film professionals, as well as all other Agora events. The Agora takes place on the ground floor of Warehouse C (Thessaloniki Port) between 2–9 November 2019.
This year’s Agora Ambassador is actor and director Yorgos Pirpassopoulos.
The Agora includes the following activities:

Agora Film Market
2–9 November 2019
The Agora Film Market, in collaboration with Cinando, promotes the majority of the feature films participating in the official sections of the 60th TIFF. Additionally, more titles from the countries that the Agora focuses on will be presented, even if they are not part of the festival’s main program. In this way, they will have the opportunity to find their way to other international film festivals, sales agents and distributors. The Agora Film Market also includes previous films by the Crossroads participants and a selection of Greek films produced within the last year.

Crossroads Co-production Forum
5–9 November 2019
Crossroads chooses projects based on the quality of the script, the creative team and the likelihood of their being produced. Crossroads aims to support the producers of feature-length film projects that are linked to Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean countries.
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Agora Works in Progress
7 November 2019
This industry activity gives the opportunity to selected sales agents, distributors, and festival programmers from all over the world to be the first to discover feature films from the Mediterranean and Balkan countries, in the stage just before completion.
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Agora Talks
5 November 2019 (Takis Kanellopoulos Theater, Cinema Museum, Port, 10.00–18.00)
New directors and producers get the opportunity to learn from renowned film professionals. A day full of discussions where people, who wish to establish themselves in the industry, can exchange ideas, methods, and approaches about the development of the audiovisual sector.

European Women's Audiovisual Network (EWA) Mentoring Program
5–8 November 2019
The Mentoring Program of EWA (European Network for Women in the Film Industry) is aimed at women cinema producers, who already have a relevant experience at a national level and wish to evolve further at a European/international level. In most cases this growth also involves a strategic and business development of their company. Business mentoring is a one-to-one relationship focused on the needs of the mentee to develop/reinforce specific competences, skills, and a problem-solving attitude, as well as on the availability and capability of the mentor to provide advice on those issues. It is a scheme where the experience and competences of the mentor match the specific needs of the mentee. The program runs for 12 months, starting from Trieste, and will be completed at the 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival with the meeting between the mentors and mentees.

Europa Cinemas: Innovation Day Lab
2–3 November 2019 (Takis Kanellopoulos Theater, Cinema Museum, Port, 10:00–17:00)
Thessaloniki IFF and Europa Cinemas co-organize the Europa Cinemas Innovation Day Lab with the topic “How to make the most of our own resources: Improving skills and renewing practices for audience development.” The Workshop is dedicated to cinema exhibitors. Directed by Iris Praefke (Exhibitor, Moviemento cinema, Germany) and Hrvoje Laurenta (Executive Director, Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia) the Innovation Day Lab will take place on Saturday, November 2, from 14:00 to 17:00, to Sunday, November 3, from 10:00 to 17:00.

EUandME Discussion: Cinema and the European Union: Opportunities and Prospects                                  6 November (Museum of Photography Thessaloniki, 15:00–16:30)                                                                          How can a film professional explore the tools provided by the European Union in order to make their dreams come true and complete their work? What can the European funding Creative Europe, and its sub-program MEDIA offer to a young artist? A discussion on cinema and the creative prospects for arts in contemporary Europe.

Speakers:
Tina Zournatzi, Head of Unit, DG COMM, European Commission
Helene Skikos, Program Manager, CREATIVE Europe
Vassiliki Diagouma, Head of Communication and International Relations Department, EKOME
Anna Kasimati, Contact Person in Greece for Creative Europe MEDIA Program
Vasilis Kekatos, film director

Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy International
4–9 November 2019
Thessaloniki International Film Festival in collaboration with the Locarno FF launched in 2016 the Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy International in South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. The fourth edition will take place in Thessaloniki from November 4–9, in the context of the 60th TIFF’s Agora. The Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy International is a training program created to help young professionals of the cinema industry – sales agents, distributors, and new media professionals – to extend their experience and networking in the fields of international sales, marketing, distribution and programming. The program is sponsored by Faliro House Productions.
The Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy International is part of the Locarno Industry Academy International network which, includes Morelia IFF in Mexico (Morelia – Imcine Locarno Industry Academy International), Australab in Chile (Valparaiso – Locarno Industry Academy International), Cinema do Brasil (Sao Paulo – Locarno Industry Academy International), Film Society of Lincoln Center / New Directors New Films Festival in the USA (NYC – Locarno Industry Academy International), Metropolis / MC Distribution in Lebanon (Beirut – Locarno Industry Academy International).

Meet the Future
8 November (Agora Hub, Warehouse C, 18: 00–19:00)
A new initiative of the Thessaloniki IFF and the Agora that focuses on the younger generation of Greek filmmakers. Film directors, whose films have participated in important festivals all around the world will come to the 60th Thessaloniki IFF to present their debut feature film, which either has not arrived at the shooting stage, or hasn’t been completed yet. An opportunity for foreign professionals to meet in person the new representatives of Greek cinema. In collaboration with the Onassis Foundation.                                                                                                      A new TIFF initiative turns its gaze to the future of cinema. The new “Meet the Future” section, inaugurated at the 60th Anniversary of the Festival, will focus on young professionals from different fields of filmmaking and different countries or geographical regions each year.
The first year of Meet the Future will present directors of Greek films whose short films have been selected in the past five years for the programmes of the thirteen most notable Film Festivals worldwide (Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, San Sebastián, London, Rotterdam, New York, Tribeca, Toronto, Sundance, Busan) or been nominated for the Academy Awards, but who have not yet made their first feature film.
The directors will present drafts of their debut feature film projects in development at the 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival Agora. This is an opportunity for professionals to meet the new blood of Greek cinema. The project is a collaboration between the Thessaloniki Film Festival and the Onassis Foundation.