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The final talk hosted by the Agora of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival took place on Wednesday March 13th, in the main hall of the Municipality of Thessaloniki’s Music Center, with the support of Media Desk Greece. The discussion titled “We Care a Lot!” cantered around women filmmakers dealing with challenging subjects and traumas, and their approach on balancing between these topics.
The Film Forward Competition Section includes eleven films of over 45 minutes, which experiment with the form and method of documentary filmmaking. The films will compete for the Golden Alexander, which is accompanied by a €6,000 cash prize, and the Silver Alexander, which is accompanied by a €3,000 cash prize. This year, the Film Forward Competition Jury members are: Christoforos Marinos, curator; Sister Sylvester, visual artist; and Bo Wang, filmmaker.
Twelve films of over 50 minutes in length, created by young filmmakers, will compete for the Golden Alexander “Dimitri Eipides” and the Silver Alexander Award. The Golden Alexander “Dimitri Eipides” award is accompanied by a €10,000 cash prize. The Silver Alexander Award is accompanied by a €4,000 cash prize. This year, the Newcomers Competition Jury members are: Maria Drandaki, film producer; Alisa Kovalenko, filmmaker; and Gianluca Matarrese; filmmaker.
The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival presents an International Competition Section. Twelve films of over 70 minutes in length compete for the Golden Alexander and the Silver Alexander Award. The Golden Alexander award is accompanied by a €12,000 cash prize. The Silver Alexander Award is accompanied by a €5,000 cash prize. This year, the International Competition Jury members are: Valerie Kontakos, filmmaker and producer; Rachel Leah Jones, filmmaker and producer; and Sudeep Sharma, festival programmer.
The presentation of the films participating in the Agora Docs in Progress of the 26th TiDF Agora took place on Tuesday March 12th, at Frida Liappa theatre. Agora Docs in Progress has established itself as the main meeting point for documentary films that are in the stage just before their completion.
