With 89,000 spectators and visitors, the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival has come to a close. From October 31st to November 10th, the 65th Festival hosted premieres, fascinating discussions and masterclasses, in addition to welcoming prominent figures of cinema, including Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Dillon, Joshua Oppenheimer, Panos H. Koutras. It also had the pleasure of having the beloved writer Victoria Hislop as an ambassador of the Agora.
The Festival called it a wrap with a touching farewell to Yannis Boutaris – Joshua Oppenheimer presented his film The End in the closing ceremony of 65th TIFF.
The lights of the Olympion are dim,...
The iconic comedy of Greek cinema Miss Director (1964) by Dinos Dimopoulos, scored by the legendary and recently deceased conductor and composer Mimis Plessas, was screened on Saturday, November 9th at...
Amidst a warm and touching ambiance, with the filmmakers and the heroes of their films taking center stage, the awards of the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival were bestowed on Sunday...
The honorary Golden Alexander award was bestowed to Panos H. Koutras for his overall contribution to cinema, with the ceremony taking place at the Olympion theater, on Friday, November 8th. The...
On Saturday, November 9th, Vangelis Serdaris' emblematic crime film Robbery in Athens (1969) was screened at Olympion theatre in terms of universal accessibility, in collaboration with the Greek...
At the packed Pavlos Zannas theater, on Friday morning, November 8th, the audience of the Thessaloniki Film Festival had the opportunity to attend a unique masterclass about the art of casting...
On Friday, November 8th, Panos H. Koutras delivered a masterclass titled “Queer Before It Was Cool,” which explored queer identity in his cinema, within the framework of the “Iconic Talks powered by...
The discussion titled “The Invasion of Panos H. Koutras in Greek Cinema” took place on Thursday morning, November 7th, at the Pavlos Zannas theater, kicking off the all-day event dedicated to Panos...
Evanthia Reboutsika and Tassos Boulmetis delivered a masterclass titled “The Director's Sound and the Composer's Vision” on Tuesday, November 5th, in the framework of the Meet the Future action of...
On Thursday November 7th, the audience had the opportunity to enjoy five rare short films by Panos H. Koutras, which had never been screened in Greece. The screening and the discussion that followed took...
On Wednesday November 6th, a discussion with bestselling author Victoria Hislop, the Agora ambassador of the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, took place at the Green Room of the...
The members of the Mermaid Jury of the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival are Sofia Rozaki, visual artist; Gordon Spragg, PR and marketing consultant for independent cinema (WOLF...
Suzana Perić’s masterclass titled “The Journey of Music in a Film” was held on Wednesday, November 5th, within the framework of the Thessaloniki Film Festival’s Meet the Future action. This year’s...
A special screening of Michael Premo’s film Homegrown took place on Tuesday, November 5th, at the Tonia Marketaki theater, on the day of the most crucial presidential election in the United States...
On Monday, November 4th, Greek composer Nikos Kypourgos delivered a masterclass titled: “Thoughts on Music in Cinema", within the framework of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s Meet the...
The Agora of the 65th Thessaloniki Film Festival bestowed its awards at a special event held on Wednesday, November 6th, at Warehouse C, attended by Victoria Hislop, this year's Agora ambassador.
The members of the International Competition Jury are: Denis Côté, filmmaker; Sara Driver, filmmaker and producer; and Konstantinos Kontovrakis, producer.
Kostas Christides’ masterclass titled “Scoring a Life Between Hollywood and Greece” was held on Tuesday, November 5th. The event took place within the framework of the Thessaloniki Film Festival’s...
The presentation of the projects taking part in this year's Works in Progress of the 65th TIFF Agora took place on Tuesday, November 5th, offering an exciting look into the future of cinema. The...
Prolific Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner delivered a masterclass titled "The Role of Film Music" on Monday November 4th, at Pavlos Zannas theater. The event was held within the framework of TIFF's Meet...
