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In a heartfelt event, the 66th TIFF honored the film critic Ninos Phenek Mikelides for his lifetime contribution to cinema on Sunday, November 2nd, at the Pavlos Zannas theatre. At the same time, Mr. Mikelides prefaced Sylvain Chomet’s film A Magnificent Life, screened as part of the spotlight to Marcel Pagnol hosted by the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
The 66th TIFF’s Agora Series Masterclass, titled “From Page to Screen, with Saverio Costanzo, on Making My Brilliant Friend” was successfully held on Sunday, November 2nd, in the Pavlos Zannas theater. During the event, which was moderated by film critic, Poly Lykourgou, the acclaimed director and scriptwriter Saverio Costanzo analyzed the creative process he experienced as a director, creator, and showrunner of the series My Brilliant Friend, HBO and Rai’s internationally celebrated adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same name.
On Saturday, November 1st, at the Pavlos Zannas theater, the audience of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival had the opportunity to attend a fascinating masterclass, titled “Casting in the Age of Technology. Finding the Soul of a Story.” The masterclass is part of the new collaboration between the Festival and the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA), in an attempt to highlight the particularities, the challenges, and the crucial role of the multifaceted art of casting.
The International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) presented the Semiramis Award for Best Casting on Saturday, November 1st, at the Tonia Marketaki Theatre. This honorary award recognizes the significant contribution of casting directors and the decisive role they play in shaping the genre of a film, the performances and the audience's relationship with the storytelling. Tania Grunwald and Karin Jagd received the award for the film The Girl with the Needle by Magnus von Horn, followed by the screening of the film The Thing with Feathers by Dylan Southern.
Within the framework of the 66th Thessaloniki IFF, renowned costume designer Catherine George, a longtime collaborator of great filmmakers such as Jim Jarmusch, Bong Joon Ho, and Lynne Ramsay, delivered an exciting masterclass, titled “Dressing the Story: The Art of Costume Design,” that centered on the art of costume design in cinema.
