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TFF is bestowing its Honorary Golden Alexander Award to one of the most beloved Greek directors and scriptwriters, the acclaimed filmmaker Nikos Grammatikos for his overall contribution to cinema.

The Agora of TiDF, the most active and dynamic documentary market in Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean, returns with two new major awards.

The 67th TIFF (November 5–15, 2026) is delighted to welcome the acclaimed Galician director, screenwriter, and actor Oliver Laxe, director of Sirāt.

The Olympion and Pavlos Zannas cinemas at Aristotelous Square, along with the Stavros Tornes and John Cassavetes cinemas at Warehouse 1 in the Port, welcome the new film season (1–7 October)

The Thessaloniki Cinematheque opens this year’s season with the tribute Cinema Rediscovered, a selection of 20 films from the screening programme of the Hellenic Film Academy, which travels to 8 cities across Greece.

New deadline: September 7th 2026

Kir-Yianni Estate and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival invite wine and cinema lovers to a magical evening. On Saturday, September 5, the beloved film Amélie will be screened in the estate's beautiful vineyard in Giannakochori, Naoussa.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) continues its successful Park Your Cinema open-air film screening series, in collaboration with the Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Ktima Kir-Yianni and the Thessaloniki Film Festival continue their collaboration for a second consecutive year, presenting two unforgettable evenings of open-air cinema in Amyndeon and Naoussa.

Submissions for the 29th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (4-14/03/2027) are now open

Award-winning filmmaker Neritan Zinxhiria has been selected by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg for this year’s “Berlin AiR: Thessaloniki–Berlin” residency scholarship program, organized for the fifth consecutive year in collaboration with the Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Submit your Immersive/XR project to the 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival that will take place from November 5 to November 15, 2026.

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the Locarno Film Festival are launching the application call for ‘Industry Academy’, a joint initiative that takes place in Thessaloniki for the eleventh consecutive year, aiming to give a significant boost to the careers of young film professionals.

One of the most tender and witty romantic comedies of modern American cinema.

Our favorite open-air cinema is back in action at Thessaloniki Concert Hall – Μ2 Building from August 24th to September 23rd.

Against the backdrop of the Euboean Gulf and within the framework of the 5th Evia Film Project, the two largest film organizations in Greece, TFF and EKKOMED, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and a Programmatic Agreement in a celebratory atmosphere.

As part of the open-air photo exhibition "99 Hours Stereosis On View", in collaboration with Stereosis Photo Center, on Thursday July 2nd, at 22:00

The 5th Evia Film Project called it a wrap with a big cinema feast and many surprises for children on Saturday June 27th, at the packed open-air cinema “Apollon” in Edipsos, with the screening of the beloved film "Jurassic Park" by Steven Spielberg

An open discussion on the international co-production "Yerma", shot also in Edipsos, the masterclass of Orestis Andreadakis on the connection of Greek folk songs and the splatter film genre, and the Memorandum of Collaboration between the Festival and EKKOMED, on Day 5 of the 5th EFP

Screening of the film "Into the Woods" in the presence of the director Angelos Frantzis, a splendid film night in Rovies, unforgettable films under the stars, a unique children's workshop, a yoga session under the sunset, and a fascinating open discussion of the EFP5 Day 4

Screening of the films Digger and Bathers, in the presence of their directors and protagonists, two open discussions, film screenings in Edipsos and Limni, and a special children's screening on EFP5 Day 3