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Within the framework of the 27th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora, the new initiative of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and the DOK Leipzig Festival "Doc Together" was presented on Tuesday afternoon, March 11th. This new initiative aims at exploring how displaced or exiled filmmakers and those working under perilous conditions in their home countries can access funding and resources, especially if they are excluded from national funding opportunities or unable to receive support.

The discussion “(Re)Defining safety in the film industry” was held within the framework of the 27th TiDF, on Tuesday March 11th, at MOMus-Thessaloniki Photography Museum, in collaboration with #DocSafe and the support of Creative Europe Media Desk Greece.  The panel, moderated by cultural manager and consultant Marion Schmidt, included holistic therapist Elena Christopoulou, producer at See Media Production Egypt and Seera Films GmbH Kesmat Elsayed, and Nora Philippe, Head of Program at EURODOC. 

The presentation of the projects participating in this year's Thessaloniki Pitching Forum, the co-production and co-financing platform of the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, took place on Monday, March 10th, at John Cassavetes theater, as part of the Agora of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival. 

The masterclass "AI and ART EXPERIENCE powered by TELEKOM: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Art” was held on Sunday, March 9th, at the packed Pavlos Zannas theater. The event, carried out in collaboration with COSMOTE, is part of the 27th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s grand tribute to AI, titled “AI, An Inevitable Intelligence.” 

Within the context of the Agora Talks of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival,  the discussion titled "Digital Platforms: A New Era" was held on Monday, March 10th, in collaboration with the Hellenic Documentary Association - Hellas Doc at MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, exploring the evolving landscape of digital streaming platforms and their impact on documentary filmmaking. During the discussion, industry professionals examined the impact of these platforms, their economic models and the future of digital documentary distribution.

On Sunday, March 9, at the packed John Cassavetes theater, the first of the ten episodes of the series Dark Deaths in Antiquity, produced by COSMOTE TV and directed by Kalliopi Legaki, had its world premiere, captivating the audience with its first public unveiling. Following the screening, a discussion took place with the series’ director and screenwriter Kalliopi Legaki, as well as archaeologist, presenter, and screenwriter Thodoris Papakostas, the well-known and beloved Archaeostoryteller, who plays an active role in the series.