Seven short films. Seven influential directors from around the world. A portrait of the quarantine which tears down all borders.

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival continues its online activities during the days of the quarantine. TIFF offers for free, through the streaming platform Festival Scope, digital screenings of Greek films from the program of the 60^th TIFF.

Top Swiss film director and scriptwriter Alexander O. Philippe, best known for the documentary films Doc of the Dead, The People vs. George Lucas and 78/52 (an unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho) will be with us on Saturday, April 11, at 18:00 EEST to present the masterclass Scripting the Unscripted online, on the Festival’s facebook page. 

Thessaloniki International Film Festival proudly presents the project “Spaces”. Thus far, 14 directors have confirmed their participation, but the list is getting longer. “Spaces” is one of the first works of art commissioned as a response to the coronavirus situation. The project is inspired by the book “Species of Spaces” by Georges Perec.

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival shares on its YouTube channel short films by directors from the program Meet the Future

TIFF assigns eleven directors to shoot short films in their houses, entertains children and young people

The offices, the theaters and the Thessaloniki Cinema Museum of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival will remain closed, following the instructions of health officials. The Festival's staff works from home, with the help of technology. 

Following the announcement of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports from the 13th of March 2020 concerning the operation of museums and archaeological sites in Greece, the Thessaloniki Cinema Museum will remain closed to the public.