TiDF27 AGORA

ΑGORA Boost: March 9-13

The AGORA Boost (March 9-13) offers tailor-made consultation and training sessions to filmmakers based in Greece. Greek and international professionals provide guidance to participating directors and producers currently in different stages of development or production. The final selection includes four documentaries which are selected from the pool of applications of the Thessaloniki Pitching Forum and the AGORA Docs in Progress.

 

This year’s AGORA Boost projects are:

 

THE GROUNDSKEEPER
Direction: Io Chaviara & Michalis Kastanidis, Production: Alexis Anastasiadis - FRENEL, Co-production: Io Chaviara & Michalis Kastanidis - Fabula Productions, Greece

MAGIC WHISTLE
Direction: Avraam Goutzeloudis & Alexandros Katsis, Production: Photini Economopoulou - OhMyDog Productions, Greece

UNDERDOG
Direction: Dimitris Delinikolas, Production: Photini Economopoulou - OhMyDog Productions, Co-production: Dimitris Delinikolas - Emptyfilm, Greece

WHO KILLED ZACKIE OH?
Direction: Sofia Farantatou, Production: Maria Sidiropoulou - Thunderbird Production, Co-production: Nicolas Wadimoff, Annick Bouissou - Akka films, Greece, Switzerland

 

Workshop Consultants

  • Konstantinos Aivaliotis | AGORA Boost Coordinator, Assistant professor (University of the Aegean), Producer & Festival director (Ethnofest) - Greece
  • Arkaitz Basterra | Producer, Filmmaker and Member investor’s committee, Moby Dick Film Capital - Spain
  • Ieva Ūbele | Creative Producer, Baltic Balkan Productions - Latvia
  • Zeynep Güzel | Film Consultant & Head of Doc Station at Berlinale Talents - Germany

 

Awards

  • Paradiddle Pictures Guidance Award
    For distribution, festivals, outreach and impact.
  • Crew United Prize
    A 5-year free Premium membership subscription on Crew United, the leading online networking platform connecting audiovisual professionals in Europe.