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Swedish Film "Ravens" Wins Top Prize in Thessaloniki Film Festival

Thessaloniki has just wrapped up its 58th International Film Festival and this year’s celebration was again filled with stellar selections from the works of new and first-time directors around the world. “Ravens” directed by Jens Assur won the Golden Alexander,...

Greek Culture Minister Sees New Start for Thessaloniki Film Festival

"I feel that we are making a new start, a more ambitious one, with a larger participation of the city and not only the artists," Culture Minister Aristidis Baltas said on Friday in an interview with Praktorio 104.9 FM...

Papadopoulos Wins Best Actor at Thessaloniki Film Festival

Awards for the 53rd International Film Festival of Thessaloniki have been conferred by the International Jury Committee, giving the top prize, the Golden Alexander Theodoros Aggelopoulos-Best Feature Film Award, to the film Kapringen by Tobias Lindholm. Yannis Papadopoulos was named...

'Papadopoulos & Sons' Heads to Thessaloniki Film Festival

"Papadopoulos & Sons," written and directed by Marcus Markou, is getting its Greece premiere on November 7 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Greek Reporter spoke to Markou about his film, a British comedy/drama. The plot revolves around a self-made Greek...

Russian Film Wins Prize at Thessaloniki Film Festival

The Russian film Twilight Portrait (Portret v sumerkahn) won the prize for Best Feature Film at the 52nd Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece. Since its first screening at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival in June, the film has done...

The 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival Launches Virtually

The 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) launched virtually on Thursday, as the opening film was projected onto a screen in an empty room in the Olympion theater due to the coronavirus. Organizers of TIFF recognized the importance of film...

Thessaloniki International Film Festival Celebrates 60th Anniversary

This year the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year, but organizers have pledged to look forward into the future, rather than looking back into the past. The gala anniversary will also feature the addition...

Thessaloniki's Film Festival To Pay Tribute to Greek Queer Cinema

The 59th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, running from November 1 to November 11, will present a large tribute to the Greek queer cinema, with a selection of 38 short and feature films dating from the late 1960's to the...

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival Kicks off with Film on Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé! Tour

The 19th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, a part of the city's international film festival, began in the city on Friday night with a screening of Paul Dugdale's euphoric rock and roll tribute "The Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip...

Tremendous Line-Up of Talent to be Screened at 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival will be running its 57th edition from November 3-11. The line up of talent to be showcased at the flagship Olympian cinema will start off with the hit film Paterson which recently premiered at Cannes...

Thessaloniki International Film Festival Award Goes to Iceland's 'Rams'

The winner of the 56th Thessaloniki International Film Festival was Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson with his film 'Rams'. Hákonarson wrote and directed the film. The movie celebrates the bonds between man and animal, especially in isolated areas, and is based with authenticity on...

European Short Film Festival FILME to Take Place in Thessaloniki

Young artists will have the opportunity to present their work and distinguish themselves at the European Short Film Festival FILME that will take place in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, for the fourth consecutive year, from May 28 to 31. The festival organizers...

55th Thessaloniki International Film Festival Awards

The 55th Thessaloniki International Film Festival was completed yesterday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The festival ended with the traditional award ceremony, celebrating the best films of the year. “Perpetual Sadness,” directed by Mexican Jorge Perez Solano, took the...

Thessaloniki Rolls Red Carpet for 55th Film Festival

The 55th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece, started yesterday with actress Pinelopi Tsilika presenting the ceremony. President of the Thessaloniki Film Festival Dimitris Eipidis gave a short opening speech in the context of this year's festival which includes a tribute...

"Golden Cage" Triumphs at 54th Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival

The “Golden Cage” (La Jaula De Oro), a modern road movie triumphed in the 54th International Film Festival of Thessaloniki, by winning 4 awards. The “Golden Cage” won the top prize in FISHER audience award and the Best Feature...