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The workshop titled "Impact Strategies: Using Film to Drive Change" was held on Sunday, March 9th with the support of Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center - Creative Greece at MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, within the context of the Agora of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival. The panel featured Peter Mudamba Mudamba, General Manager - DOCUBOX, EADFF and Abby Sun, Director of Artist Programs, Editor - International Documentary Association. The keynote speaker was Gugi Gumilang Program director - In-Docs & Film programmer - Hot Docs. 

The opening of the Lauren Anyone Home? visual art installation by Lauren Lee McCarthy took place on Saturday, March 8th, at the MOMus-Experimental Center for the Arts, as part of the 27th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. The event was introduced by Akis Salellariou, President of the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Festival, Elise Jalladeau, General Director of the Festival and Christiana Kazakou, curator of the exhibition. The film won the Human AI Art Award, a joint initiative of TELEKOM and the Bonn Museum of Modern Art and is presented at the Festival, in collaboration with COSMOTE TV, as part of the grand Festival’s tribute titled AI, an inevitable intelligence.

The open discussion “Kastoria: The Regained Place of Takis Kanellopoulos” took place on Saturday, March 8th, at Pavlos Zannas theater, on the occasion of the rediscovery of the short documentary, Kastoria (1969) by the renowned filmmaker from Thessaloniki, featured among the 19 films of this year’s “Geography of the Gaze: Off-plan Greece (1950-2000)” tribute. 

Widely celebrated as one of the most iconic documentarians of our time, recipient of the Golden Bear, a César Award, and a European Film Academy Award, Philibert has consistently delved into the enigmatic depths of human reality. In his masterclass titled “Improvise, an Ethical Necessity,” Philibert offered invaluable insights into his creative approach, highlighting the essential role of authenticity and the human gaze in observational cinema.

Multi-award winning director Nicolas Philibert, one of the most important documentary filmmakers of our times and the 27th TIDF’s guest, received the Festival’s honorary Golden Alexander on Friday, March 7th, at Olympion theater, prior to the screening of the film On the Adamant (2023), Golden Bear winner at the Berlinale. The award was bestowed to the exceptional French filmmaker by the Festival’s General Director, Elise Jalladeau, and the Head of Programming, Yorgos Krassakopoulos, who welcomed the audience. 

The opening ceremony of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival was held on Thursday, March 6th, amidst a warm atmosphere at the packed Olympion theater. This year’s official opening ceremony took on a special vibe as six children, members of the Greek National Robotics Team, who recently participated in the Robotics Olympiad held in South Korea and won eight medals, served as hosts. The Secretary General of Contemporary Culture, Eleni Doundoulaki, the Vice Governor of the Region of Thessaloniki and Deputy Regional Governor of Central Macedonia, Kostas Gioutikas, as well as the Mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis honored the event with their presence.