Podcasts

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, one of the first festivals in a worldwide scale to explore the affinities between podcasts and cinema, is hosting once again its Podcast section, which has been crowned with great success, having become an integral part of the Festival program. In this year’s edition, a total of 22 Greek-speaking and English-speaking podcasts are lining up at the Podcast Competition and the Nexus Section. The Podcast Competition includes 10 podcasts (nine Greek-speaking and one English-speaking), setting their eyes on the Best Podcast Award, accompanied by a 2,000-euro cash prize.

PODCAST COMPETITION SECTION

Nine Greek-speaking and one English-speaking podcasts are setting their eyes on the Best Podcast Award, accompanied by a 2,000-euro cash prize. All podcasts taking part in the Podcast Competition are available for hearing at the Festival’s website throughout the entire duration of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (6-16 March, 2025).

NEXUS SECTION

Nine Greek-speaking and three English-speaking podcasts are lining up at the Nexus subsection of the Festival’s Podcast Section. All podcasts taking part in the Nexus subsection are available for hearing at the Festival’s website throughout the entire duration of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (6-16 March, 2025).

SPECIAL HEARING

On Saturday March 15th (13:00), at the Green Room (Olympion, 1st floor), the Festival will host a special hearing of the podcast BiPolar Opposites by Valia Dimitrakopoulou, created with the support of the non-profit journalistic organization iMEdD. BiPolar Opposites takes a close look at the mental illness of bipolar disorder through a series of personal testimonies, aiming to debunk its social stigma.