In the grand evening of the 21st TDF award ceremony, the Golden Alexander was bestowed to the film Advocate, by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche (Israel-Canada-Switzerland), while the Special Jury Award was granted to the film Midnight Traveler by Hassan Fazili (USA-Qatar-Canada-UK). Check out all the awards, here.
See you again at the 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival!
31 short and 50 feature Greek documentaries will be screened in the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Two of them participate in the event’s International Competition section, 28 in the various International Program sections, 12 in TDF’s new...
The 21st edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival presents 178 feature and 49 short documentary films by directors from all over the world, as well as a parallel events program.
“In the US, a film is considered successful based on its rankings at the box office and the profits it brings. For me, it is successful if it can motivate a 10% of the population. I consider cinema a critical weapon of mass motivation. This 10% is...
From crucial political and environmental issues to female sexuality and antiquities trade, seven of the most powerful documentaries that will be screened in the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival capture and explore the multifaceted...
There's no such as thing as a long weekend for festival enthusiasts! Many surprises await for us in the theaters, as we celebrate the thrilling art of documentary! Do you feel like joining us?
Oscar-winning Greek-American director Louie Psihoyos is given a carte blanche in the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival to select his favorite films. Psihoyios will attend this year’s edition to receive the festival’s top honorary award, the Golden...
The International Competition section of the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival discovers the boldest new voices of contemporary documentary filmmaking, presenting the first or second films by the most promising directors from all over the...
In a special event that took place on Saturday March 2nd, 2019 at Olympion theater, the 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival awarded Greek-American filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, the official guest of this year’s edition, with the Golden Alexander,...
A different ceremony, inspired by the relationship between men and animals, opened the curtain on the 21th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival in a stacked Olympion theater. The tattoo artist - TV presenter George Mavridis and his dog Molly, who put...
The perplexing structures of bureaucracy do not differ much from one place to another around the world: long queues, longer delays, a lot of wasted time and uncertainty are some of its most common manifestations. The 21st Thessaloniki Documentary...
