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With a total of 66,000 spectators and visitors and a record high increase of 16% with regard to last year’s 25th TiDF, the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, held from 7 to 17 March, called it a wrap, amidst an explosive ambiance with episodes of violence and intolerance.
Maria Cyber’s book, A Lesbian Life (To Rodakio publications), was presented on Saturday, March 16, at Frida Liappa theater. The publication includes 142 lesbian photographs, accompanied by various stand-alone, autobiographical short stories.
The Mermaid Award is presented by the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival to the best LGBTQI+ themed film from the Festival’s official selection. The prize, accompanied by a €3,000 cash prize, is awarded by a three-member jury. The members of this year’s committee are: Dimitris Papanikolaou; Professor of Modern Greek and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Oxford; Simon(e) van Saarloos, author and curator; and Shane Smith, documentary consultant and festival strategist.
Amidst a warm and moving ambiance, turning the spotlight on documentaries, the filmmakers and the protagonists of their films, the awards of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival were bestowed on Sunday March 17th 2024. The Golden Alexander of the International Competition Section was bestowed to the documentary My Stolen Planet, by Farahnaz Sharifi.
Within the framework of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival’s tribute for the 50th anniversary since the Restoration of Democracy in Greece, an open discussion featuring high-esteemed members of the Greek Parliament (ministers and MPs) took place on Saturday March 16th, on the occasion of the presentation of the book “Half a Century of Elections: Discussing the Contests of the Metapolitefsi” (Polis publishing house), edited by political analyst, Petros Ioannidis, and political scientist, Elias Tsaousakis.
Prompted by the rapid developments related to A.I. applications in audiovisual productions, Hellas Doc (Greek Documentary Association) organized a discussion, titled “Documentary and Artificial Intelligence: A Connection Under Question,” on Thursday, March 14th, at the John Cassavetes theater, in collaboration with the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.
Within the framework of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the universally accessible screening of Panayotis Evangelidis’ acutely timely documentary, Tilos Weddings, took place on Friday, March 15th, at the packed Olympion theater. The screening was realized with the support of Alpha Bank, the Festival’s accessibility sponsor. Before the start of the film, an honorary Golden Alexander was bestowed to the filmmaker, scriptwriter, author, and translator for his entire contribution to cinema and culture, by his close collaborator and filmmaker, Panos H. Koutras.
Hooligan Express, an audio documentary by the non-profit journalism organization iMEdD, was presented at a special hearing at the Green Room, on Thursday March 14th, as part of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.
The discussion “Talking Heads - Citizen Queer: Overcoming trends and barriers on and off screen” took place on Wednesday March 13th, at Pavlos Zannas Hall, as part of the new initiative of the Agora, Talking Heads, a series of speeches on current issues of the film industry.
The films of the internationally renowned artist Dimitris Papaioannou, Nowhere (Director’s Cut), and Primal Matter, the entire work in seventeen minutes, were screened on Wednesday, March 13th, at Stavros Tornes theater, within the framework of the spotlight hosted by the 26th TIDF, on the great Greek artist. After the screening, a discussion with the Festival’s Artistic Director, Orestis Andreadakis took place, followed by a Q&A with the audience.
