Submit your film to the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival by May 31st, 2025 and take advantage of the discount early-bird fee. The Festival will take place from October 30 to November 9, 2025.
Submission dates are as follows:
Immersive/XR projects submissions are free of charge. The deadline for Immersive/XR projects is September 6th, 2025.
The submissions for Greek films will open in June.
TIFF features four competition sections: International Competition (a program with first or second feature-length fiction films from across the globe), Meet the Neighbors+ Competition (with first or second feature-length fiction films from Greece's extended neighborhood; see the festival regulations for the list of eligible countries), the >>Film Forward Competition section (with first of second feature-length fiction films characterized by their innovative approach to cinema), and the Immersive: All Around Cinema Competition section (with Immersive/XR films).
Moreover, in the International Program we find the sections: Open Horizons, Survey Expanded, Special Screenings, Out of Competition and ’Round Midnight.
The films of the International Competition section are eligible for the following awards:
- Golden Alexander “Theo Angelopoulos” – Best Full-length Feature Film Award, accompanied by a 10,000-euro cash prize
- Silver Alexander – Best Director Award, offered by COSMOTE TV, the Festival’s Grand Sponsor, accompanied by a 5,000 euros cash prize.
- Best Actor Award
- Best Actress Award
The Jury may also bestow a Best Screenplay Award or a Best Artistic Achievement Award.
The films of the Meet the Neighbors+ competition section will compete for the following awards:
The Jury may also bestow a Best Screenplay Award or a Best Artistic Achievement Award.
The films of the >>Film Forward competition section will compete for the following awards:
The Jury may also bestow a Best Screenplay Award or a Best Artistic Achievement Award
The films of the Immersive: All Around Cinema competition section vie for the Golden Alexander-Best Immersive International Competition Award, accompanied by a cash prize of 2,000 euros.
The LGBTQI+-themed films vie for the Mermaid Award; the award is accompanied by a cash prize of 3,000 euros.
The submission form for the International Program is available at: https://vp.eventival.com/thessaloniki/tiff66/film-form/tiff66-int-film
The submission form for the Immersive: All Around Cinema (XR projects) is available at: https://vp.eventival.com/thessaloniki/tiff66/film-form/tiff66-xr-immersive
The festival regulations are available at:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Loxtdf0oA1AHvtwbF3VG6IUwzkrOd-R5/view?usp=sharing
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