Since 1994, the International Thessaloniki Film Festival also has served as a gathering point for filmmakers from the Balkans through the annual Balkan Survey. After overcoming nearly insurmountable odds to produce films in countries like Albania, Bosnia and Bulgaria, filmmakers have the opportunity to bring their work to Thessaloniki and present it to large audiences. This year, a special subsection to Balkan Survey will be presented -- The Balkans: Times of Turmoil will focus on the conflict in the former Yugoslavia and neighboring countries. The line-up includes Calling the Ghosts by Mandy Jacobson and Karmen Jelincic (USA/Croatia), Nikolaus Geyrhalter's The Year After Dayton (Austria), and Ademir Kenovic's The Perfect Circle (Bosnia/France).