OPENING CEREMONY AND GOLDEN ALEXANDER TO FERNANDO TRUEBA
Thursday March 7th, 19.00
Olympion
The 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is welcoming one of the most renowned film directors of European cinema, Academy Award winner Fernando Trueba, and kicks off with his latest film, They Shot the Piano Player (2023). A journalist investigates the disappearance of the Brazilian pianist Francisco Tenório Júnior amidst Buenos Aires in an animated docudrama that unfolds like a political thriller. The Spanish filmmaker will attend the ceremony to present his film to the audience and will be bestowed with the Festival’s honorary Golden Alexander for his overall contribution to cinema.
*Αdmission upon accreditation
- CEREMONIES
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MASTERCLASSES & DISCUSSIONS
- KASTORIA: THE REGAINED PLACE OF TAKIS KANELLOPOULOS
- MASTERCLASS AI AND ART EXPERIENCE POWERED BY TELEKOM
- MASTERCLASS WITH LAUREN GREENFIELD: "SOCIAL STUDIES: THE ARTIST’S JOURNEY"
- MASTERCLASS WITH NICOLAS PHILIBERT: “IMPROVISE, AN ETHICAL NECESSITY”
- ONLY ON EARTH: EXTENDED Q&A AND TALK
- PRESENTATION: LANDMARKS OF CENTRAL MACEDONIA THROUGH "THE TIME MACHINE"
- TALKING HEADS XR Unlocked: An introduction to new realities in production
- “INVESTIGATING WAR CRIMES: DOCUMENTING WITH PHOTO & VIDEO”: WORKSHOP WITH RON HAVIV
- “TESTIMONY 1989–2024”: LECTURE BY RON HAVIV
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SPECIAL SCREENINGS - SPECIAL HEARINGS
- FULLY ACCESSIBLE SCREENING: Gazoros Serron & Prespes
- HONORARY GOLDEN ALEXANDER TO NICOLAS PHILIBERT
- NEXTGEN – PERIPHERAL SCREENINGS FOR THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH
- SPECIAL HEARING: BiPolar Opposites
- SPECIAL SCREENING: Kyrillos & Methodios - Enlighteners of Slavs
- SPECIAL SCREENING: L'éclairage revient / Waves Of Light
- SPECIAL SCREENING: Mysterious Deaths in Ancient Greece - Olympias: Thirst for Power
- TRAVELING WITH MY DOCUMENTARY FILM
- EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATION
- BOOK PRESENTATIONS
- PARTYS & CONCERTS
