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On Thursday, November 6th, the audience of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival had the opportunity to attend a fascinating masterclass, titled “Contrary to Expectation,” delivered by Nikos Panayotopoulos. Engaging in dialogue with the grand tribute of this year’s Festival, “Plot Twist, Beyond the Sixth Sense,” the acclaimed Greek author and scriptwriter analyzed the timeless allure and irresistible power of the plot twist; the reversal of expectations in dramatic (and not only) storytelling. 

Within the framework of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the special screening of the film Electra7, a collaboration between the Athens Epidaurus Festival and the Hellenic Film Academy, realized with the support of PPC, took place on Wednesday, November 7th, at the Tonia Marketaki theater. The film is an original cinematic relay, inspired by Sophocles’ Electra. 

The beloved screening series Fundamentals of Cinema, devoted this year to modern masterpieces destined to become future classics kicked off on Wednesday, November 5th at the John Cassavetes theatre...

The audience of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival had the opportunity to attend a fascinating masterclass delivered by Frederick Elmes, renowned DoP and longtime collaborator of great filmmakers, on Wednesday, November 5th, at the Pavlos Zannas theater. The masterclass, titled “The Collaborative Art,” was moderated by DoP Simos Sarketzis.

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the Athens Epidaurus Festival, two historic Greek cultural institutions, inaugurated the beginning of a creative dialogue with the signing of a cooperation memorandum on Wednesday, November 5th, in the Green Room at the Olympion theatre, within the framework of the 66th edition. The memorandum was signed by Elise Jalladeau, General Director, and Orestis Andreadakis, Artistic Director, on behalf of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival and by Ioannis Kaplanis, General Director and Michail Marmarinos, Artistic Director, on behalf of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.