67th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
5 NOVEMBER → 15 NOVEMBER 2026

1:1 Industry Meetings
Warehouse C, ground floor
Meetings are booked upon availability through the Meeting Planner tab via the Eventival Visitor Page. Walk-ins are also possible.
Ask Me Anything is a service designed for festival and industry guests, providing one-on-one consultancy sessions on crucial and informative industry topics such as: festival strategy, film financing, distribution, international sales and marketing, support from the MEDIA program, professional development, climate storytelling and sustainability in film production, diversity and inclusion, intimacy coordination, audience development and engagement strategy, and much more.
Monday, November 9 (17.00 - 19.00)
Od Howell
Managing Director - Nipkow Programm
Let's talk about: Berlin Film Residencies- Berlin AiR and Nipkow
Anna Kasimati
Head of Creative Europe MEDIA Desk - Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Centre S.A. (H.F.A.C)
Let's talk about: Creative Europe MEDIA funding opportunities
Thibaud Meyrand
Director - Meditalents
Let’s talk about: Professional and international development, writing residency, French coproduction
Hugo Rosak
Head of Industry Programs - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival // Development Producer - Stairway Films
Lets talk about: Co-productions, Film markets, Industry in Central Europe
Kirsty Wood
Project Manager - UK Global Screen Fund
Let’s talk about: Co-Producing with the UK, UK Global Screen Fund.
Zoe Kandyla
Head of Development and Production - EKKOMED (Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Centre)
Let's talk about:
Production and development opportunities from the Hellenic Film Centre
Tuesday, November 10 (15.00 - 17.00)
Carolina Demopoulos
Manager, Screenwriters Writers Program @Oxbelly
Let’s talk about: Oxbelly
Athea Devotta
Senior Manager Film Training and Qumra Series - Doha Film Institute
Let’s talk about: Doha Film Institute - Grants program & Training and Development programs, Qumra
Teresa Hoefert De Turegano
Film Funding Executive - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Let’s talk about: Film funding, international coproduction
Irina Ignatiew-Lemke
Managing Director, European Film Promotion
Let’s talk about: International collaboration, European Film Promotion
Soňa Morgenthalová
Program Coordinator - MIDPOINT Institute
Let’s talk about: Training opportunities within the MIDPOINT Institute
Céline Roustan
Programming (Palm Springs, SXSW, IDFA..) & SFC | Rendez-vous Industry, Festival de Cannes – Coordinator
Let’s talk about: Festival Strategy or Professional Development
Sarah Van Den Hoogen
Project Manager - ΕΑVE
Let’s talk about: EAVE Producers Workshop, EAVE Marketing Workshop
Maria Ladaki
Supervision and Audit Sub Unit - EKKOMED (Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Centre)
Let's talk about: Ευκαιρίες χρηματοδότησης του προγράμματος Δημιουργική Ευρώπη
Wednesday, November 11 (16.00 - 18.00)
Bassam Alasad
Greener Screen - Co-Founder // Amman International Film Featival - Head of industry
Let’s talk about: Film development, dossier development and Green Production and green story telling
Leda Dialyna
Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI) | General Coordinator
Let’s talk about: the 2027 MFI programmes for script and project development.
Katre Kajamäe-Gupta
Project Manager - Council of Europe Eurimages
Let’s talk about: Eurimages co-production support
Georgia Paizi
Intimacy Coordinator - PERFORMING INTIMACY • Georgia Paizi
Let’s talk about: Intimacy Coordination: Choreographing orgies, coordinating prosthetic penis discharges, and holding space for safety, enthusiasm & respect.
Aleksandra Zakharchenko
Head of Industry Programs - Marché du Film, Festival de Cannes
Let’s talk about: Marché du Film (Cannes Film Festival) activities for producers, Private Investment, educational opportunities for producers, Film Funds mapping and understanding
Georgia Papanikolopoulou
Greek Film Distribution Programs Manager - EKKOMED (Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Centre
Let's talk about: Production and development opportunities from the Hellenic film centre