BOARD ΟF DIRECTORS
President Akis Sakellariou
Vice President Κaterina Bei
Members Themis Bazaka, Maria Kriara, Stavros Stangos, Pinelopi Valti, Spyros Vougias
Legal Advisor Marianna Papadopoulou
Secretariat Maria Papasotiri, Valentina Tsalampouni
FESTIVAL STAFF
General Director Elise Jalladeau
Artistic Director Orestis Andreadakis
Head of International Program Yorgos Krassakopoulos
International Program Coordination Angeliki Petrou
Head of Greek Program Eleni Androutsopoulou
Head of Tributes Dimitris Kerkinos
Greek Program Coordinaton Vassilis Terzopoulos
Tribute “Geography of the Gaze: Off-plan Greece (1950–2000)”: Eleni Androutsopoulou, Yannis Palavos, Manolis Kranakis
Contributors to the tribute “AI, an Inevitable Intelligence”: Anna Girart Gris, Jorge Caballero
Program Collaborators Yannis Palavos, Yiannis Smoilis, Artemis Doukeli, Nektarios Sakkas, Leda Galanou, Nikoletta Tsatsou, Geli Mademli, Panos Achtsioglou, Nikoletta Charou, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Valentina Tsalambouni, Laurien ten Houten, Tajana Kossor
Interns Lilas Akhamlich Barbry, Luise Heutmann
Next Gen Program Angeliki Petrou, Maria Papasotiri, Eirini Delidaki
Jury Panels Pavlina Vossinaki (Head), Panos Achtsioglou, Valentina Tsalambouni
XR Program: Immersive – All Around Cinema Lazaros Boudakidis (Head), Nikos Varlas (Coordination)
Podcast Program Dimitra Nikolopoulou (Head), Tina Antonakou (Coordination), Angeliki Stellaki, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Vassilis Servetas, Charis Pagonidou
AGORA
Head of AGORA Angeliki Vergou
AGORA Manager Thanos Stavropoulos
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Ove Rishøj Jensen, Brigid O’ Shea, Errika Zacharopoulou
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Selection Committee Ove Rishøj Jensen, Mitchell Harper, Laurien ten Houten, Thu Ha Nguyen Thi, Angeliki Vergou, Thanos Stavropoulos, Errika Zacharopoulou, Elena Gaitanarou, Rafaella Karagianni, Dimitra Kapsala, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Vasilis Terzopoulos, Nikoletta Charou
AGORA Docs in Progress Thanos Stavropoulos, Elena Gaitanarou
AGORA Docs in Progress Selection Committee Kumjana Novakova, Dumitrita Pacicovschi, Angeliki Vergou, Thanos Stavropoulos, Elena Gaitanarou, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Vasilis Terzopoulos, Nikoletta Charou, Dimitris Kerkinos, Yannis Palavos, Nektarios Sakkas, Artemis Doukeli, Yiannis Smoilis, Nikoletta Tsatsou
AGORA XR Lab Vassiliki Khonsari, Rafaella Karagianni
AGORA XR Lab Selection Committee Vassiliki Khonsari, Angeliki Vergou, Lazaros Boudakidis, Rafaella Karagianni
AGORA Boost Konstantinos Aivaliotis, Dimitra Kapsala
Doc Counseling Dimitra Kapsala
AGORA Talks Thanos Stavropoulos
AGORA Doc Market Errika Zacharopoulou, Rafaella Karagianni
AGORA Networking Christina Liapi, Ermioni Efstratiadou, Rafaella Karagianni
AGORA Production Nikos Bozanis, Konstantini Semkou, Panagiotis Gallios
AGORA Info Desk Anna Chrysanthakopoulou
AGORA Catalog Editor Lilly Papagianni
Graphic Designer Dimitra-Daisy Darioti
Intern Zoe Petridi
Collaborators DAE Documentary Association of Europe AGORA Outreach Program Niki Xenou (Coordinator), Katarina Tomkova, Yorgos Tsourgiannis (Expert Advisors)
PRESS, COMMUNICATION OUTREACH & SPONSORSHIPS OFFICE
Dimitra Nikolopoulou (Head), Tina Antonakou, Angeliki Stellaki, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Vassilis Servetas, Haris Pagonidou
Social Media Consultant Ifigeneia Konstantinidou (Head), Iliana Kyritsi
Intern Dimitris Yachnis
Head of Marketing Natasha Pandi
Graphic Designer Menelaos Georgiou
Public Relations Tina Antonakou (Head), Dimitris Apostolou, Vasiliki Georgisoudi, Penny Tsolakidou
“FIRST SHOT” MAGAZINE
Principal Editor Orestis Andreadakis
Editor-in-Chief Dimitra Nikolopoulou
Desk Editor Yorgos Papadimitriou
Issue Collaborators Giorgos Drivas
Art Direction / Design / Layout Yannis Karlopoulos
Printing K. Pletsas – Z. Kardari
Visual Identity Dimitris Anastasiou
Adaptations Menelaos Georgiou
HOSPITALITY
Stella Stavrinodaki (Head), Sofia Tiblalexi, Kiara Papadaki, Katerina Gnafaki
Guests Traffic Lefteris Kazantzidis
Travel Agencies GS Travel, Dion Tours & Red Elephant
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Lazaros Boudakidis (Head), Yorgos Stounos, Anestis Sidiropoulos, Nikos Varlas
Website / Online Screening Platform Coordination Anestis Sidiropoulos
Ticketing Policy Lazaros Boudakidis, Vangelis Valambοus
FESTIVAL VENUES
Production Manager / Venues Operation Danis Kokkinos
Production Assistant Iraklis Sakkalis
Technician Lazaros Seitanidis
Cinema Hall Manager Niki Chouliara
Cinema Hall Coordinator Danae Kyriakou
Head of A/V Akis Stavropoulos
A/V Coordination Nikos Batekas
Film Traffic Andreas Thomopoulos
Digital Projection Coordinator Chrysoula Palaiochorinou
ADMINISTRATION
Head of Financial & Administrative Department Apostolos Papassotiriou
Human Resources Maria Tziola
General Director’s Assistant Maria Naltsatziadou
Artistic Director’s Assistant Stella Karagiannidou
Financial Department/Accounting Kalli Ganoudi, Alexandra Soltatou, Theodora Kaftirani, Petros Koufounakis, Christos Vlasakidis
Payroll and Financial Transactions Department Niki Houliara (Head), Maria Sapountzoglou
Legal Department Marianna Papadopoulou (Legal Advisor), Konstantinos Chouliaras, Vassiliki Aliberti
EVENTS ORGANIZATION
Maria Poliviou (Head), Yannis Fourkiotis, Leoni Kirkini
Festival Spots Coordination Yannis Fourkiotis, Leoni Kirkini
Info Desks / Festival Shops Coordination Yannis Tiktopoulos
Masterclasses Coordination Leda Galanou
PRODUCTION ORGANISATION
Danis Kokkinos (Head), Antigone Mixafenti, 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, Théo Koutsaftis
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
Coordinator – Manager Maria Naltsatziadou
Consultant Ifigeneia Taxopoulou
Production Danis Kokkinos, Konstantinos Velenis
Collaborator Emma Doxiadi
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteers’ Coordination Stella Karagiannidou (Head), Niki Rousomani
ANNUAL ACTIVITY
Venues/Programming Panos Achtsioglou, Tellos Filis, Valentina Tsalampouni
Thessaloniki Cinema Museum Maria Papasotiri (head), Yorgos Raptopoulos, Eirini Delidaki, Lazaros Gerofotis
Green Room Yorgos Vlysidis
SUBTITLING
Neaniko Plano Subtitles
PUBLICATIONS
Editor Orestis Andreadakis
Coordination Geli Mademli
Translations Rosemary Tzanaki, Kyriacos Karseras, Athanasia Makri, Apostolos Vasilopoulos, Maria-Milta Themeli, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Geli Mademli
Copy Editing / Proofreading Kostas Konstantinou (Non Catalog), Lenia Mazaraki, Nerina Kioseoglou (Special Edition)
A-Z assistant Niki Katsantoni
PUBLICATIONS DESIGN
Karlopoulos & Associates (Special Edition, Non-Catalog), Dimitra-Daisy Darioti (A–Z, AGORA Mag)
Printing Fotolio S.A. (Non Catalog), Future Format (Special Edition), EN TYPO – Kalogerogiannis Graphic Arts (A–Z, AGORA Mag)
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