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The fourth in a series of online meetings, open to public, hosting directors of both competition sections, International Competition and Meet the Neighbours, as well as directors of the Greek films of the 61^st Thessaloniki International Film Festival, was held on Thursday November 12^th, at 17:00, on the Festival’s YouTube Channel. The audience had the opportunity to meet the directors: Janis Rafailidou (Kala Azar), Johan Karlsen (Death on the Streets), Elpiniki Voutsa- Rentzepopoulou (Who Will Be Eaten), Ivan Ikić (Oasis) and Nora Martyrosyan (Should the Wind Drop). Elena Christopoulou moderated the discussion, held in the frame of the Agora events.

The third in a series of online meetings, open to public, hosting directors of both competition sections, International Competition and Meet the Neighbors, as well as the directors of the Greek films of the 61^st Thessaloniki International Film Festival program, was held on Wednesday November 11^th, on the Film Festival YouTube Channel. The audience had the opportunity to meet the directors Jonathan Cuartas (My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To), Daphne Charizani (Sisters apart), Alexandros Voulgaris – The Boy (Gym), Georgis Grigorakis (Digger), Philippe Lacôte (Night of the Kings) and Fernanda Valadez (Identifying Features). Elena Christopoulou moderated the discussion, held in the frame of the Agora events.

The 61^st TIFF’s Agora was successfully completed with the participation of hundreds of film professionals and with the announcement of the Thessaloniki Agora Awards on Friday, November 13, 2020.

The second of a series of online meetings, open to the public, hosting directors of both competition sections, International Competition and Meet the Neighbors, as well as the directors of Greek films participating in the 61^st Thessaloniki International Film Festival program, was held on Tuesday 10^th of November, on the YouTube Film Festival Channel.  The audience had the opportunity to meet film directors Dimitris Koutsiabasakos (Daniel ’16), Danilo Caputo (Sow the Wind) and Lili Horvát (Preparations to Be Together for An Unknown Period of Time). Elena Christopoulou was the moderator of the discussion that was held in the frame of the Agora events.

On Monday 9^th November, within the framework of the Agora events of the 61^st Thessaloniki International Film Festival, an online discussion on the current status of co-productions in Europe, as formed after the pandemic outburst, was held. The EWA (European Women Audiovisual Network) hosted this meeting. Eight cinematography producers from seven different countries, as well as Susan Newman, representing Eurimages and the European Audiovisual Observatory, participated in the meeting. The discussion was held with the EKOME support.

Agora Talks are held online with the support of EKOME (National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication) in order to give to cinema professionals and to projects participating in Agora the necessary tools for a better understanding in questions of contemporary coproduction and film marketing from the very start. Christina Pelekani, specialist in marketing issues, introduced us in film marketing, presenting ways to achieve film promotion.