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The 25th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival bestowed a Golden Alexander to Stavros Psillakis in a special event. The 25th TiDF hosts a tribute to the work of the renowned Greek documentarist. 

The 25th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival hosted an open discussion on “Ethical dilemmas in the making of documentaries”.

The >>Film Forward Competition Section includes ten films over 45 minutes, which experiment with the form and method of documentary filmmaking. The films will compete for the Golden Alexander award, which is accompanied by a €6,000 cash prize, and the Silver Alexander Award, which is accompanied by a €3,000 cash prize. This year, the >>Film Forward Competition Jury members are: Alexandra Katsarou, scriptwriter, playwright, and fiction writer; Tim Leyendekker, visual artist, cultural producer, and programmer; and Fabrizio Maltese, documentary filmmaker and award-winning photographer.

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: Ditte Haarløv Johnsen, documentary filmmaker and photographer; Katerina Kaklamani, screenwriter and script consultant for film and television; and Karen McMullen; ​​film curator and programmer.