Dates: March 9-13
Presentation: March 10
Physical Meetings: March 10, 11, 12
Awards: March 12
Online Meetings: March 14
TiDF27 AGORA
TiDF AGORA (7-15.03.2025), supported by Creative Europe-MEDIA, is the biggest annual event for documentary audiovisual works in Greece and the wider region. An international eight-day event, functions mainly as a bridge, connecting the documentary to the powerful medium of television, as well as the new digital distribution platforms. TiDF AGORA promotes and supports the documentary medium from the stage of development to the financing, completion and distribution of the film. We are constantly aiming at developing activities which can enhance documentary filmmaking and documentary distribution.
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum: A total of 14 projects will be presented in the co-producing and co-financing platform for creative and TV documentaries at the development stage.
AGORA Docs in Progress: A total of 10 films currently at the final stage before their completion will be presented.
AGORA XR Lab: A total of 5 projects will take part in this new AGORA initiative, a lab dedicated to XR and New Media projects in development.
AGORA Boost: Focused on 4 projects from Greece, AGORA Boost is a bespoke consultancy workshop dedicated to empowering filmmakers at all stages of development.
AGORA Doc Market: Featuring more than 300 documentaries in its digitized library (teaming up with Cinando), AGORA Doc Market is available solely online for AGORA’s guests and accredited journalists.
AGORA Talks: Every year AGORA invites documentary experts to share practical advice and personal experiences with the Festival’s accredited guests.
Talking Heads: Every year the AGORA organizes a discussion between professionals open to accredited and festival professionals and the public of Thessaloniki. This year we focus on the pipeline of XR (Extended Reality) production.
AGORA Workshop: A workshop on how film can turn into a powerful tool for change and how one can spot a film’s strengths, set clear impact goals, and design strategies that connect with targeted audiences.
Doc Counseling: One-on-one counseling meetings offered to filmmakers from Greece and abroad.
AGORA Docs in Progress
www.filmfestival.gr
Dates: March 9-13
Presentation: March 11
Physical Meetings: March 10,11,12
Awards: March 12
Online Meetings: March 14
ΑGORA XR Lab
www.filmfestival.gr
Dates: March 8-13
AGORA XR Lab, TiDF AGORA’s new initiative, is a workshop dedicated to XR and new media projects in development.
AGORA Boost
www.filmfestival.gr
Dates: March 9-13
Closed workshop for Greek documentaries in the stages of development or editing.
AGORA Doc Market
www.filmfestival.gr
Dates: March 7 - April 30
Each year the AGORA Doc Market hosts more than 300 films and invites more than 350 industry professionals and buyers to Thessaloniki to promote or buy documentary films.
AGORA Talks
www.filmfestival.gr
Dates: March 10-12
Each year, TiDF AGORA presents a series of stimulating industry talks on the most relevant trends of the industry.
Τalking Heads & AGORA Workshop
www.filmfestival.gr
Two initiatives fostering safe collective conversations and offering insightful advice, directly addressing the industry's needs.