Amidst a warm and touching ambiance, with the filmmakers and the heroes of their films taking center stage, the awards of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival were bestowed on Sunday, November 9th, 2025, at Warehouse C. Three films were honored with the Golden Alexander of the Festival’s competition sections. The “Golden Alexander - Theo Angelopoulos” Award was bestowed to Cotton Queen by Suzannah Mirghani. The “Golden Alexander - Michel Dimopoulos” Award of the Meet the Neighbors+ section was given to the film The Last One for the Road by Francesco Sossai, whereas the >>Film...
Within the framework of the TIFF66, the remarkable Greek filmmaker, Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, delivered an exciting masterclass, titled “The Director in the Role of the Midwife,” on Saturday, November...
The screening of the great success Stelios by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos in universally accessible terms, with the support of Alpha Bank, took place on Friday, November 7th, at the Stavros Tornes...
Thessaloniki International Film Festival awarded an honorary Golden Alexander for his overall contribution to the art of cinema to the beloved creator Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, in a heart warming event that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sotiris Kraniotis and Kris Radanov, actors, stunt performers, and stunt coordinators from the STUNT-PROJECT team, gave an exciting and innovative masterclass, titled “Movie Stunts - Introduction to...
Isabelle Huppert's award winning ceremony took place on Tuesday, November 4th, at the screening of Paul Verhoeven's film Elle, at the packed Olympion theatre. The multi-awarded actress, a guest of...
Amidst a festive and heartfelt ambiance, the Agora of the 66th Thessaloniki Film Festival bestowed its awards at a special event held on Wednesday, November 5th, at Warehouse C.
The screening of the eight projects participating in this year’s Agora Works in Progress of the 66th TIFF took place on Tuesday, November 4th, at the Frida Liappa theatre, offering a fascinating...
The audience of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival had the opportunity to attend a fascinating masterclass delivered by the remarkable star of French and world cinema, Isabelle...
The special screening of Sotiris Tsafoulias’ television series Rififi took place on Monday, November 3rd at the packed Frida Liappa theater, with the Chief of Corporate Communications,...
An icon of French and world cinema, Isabelle Huppert, the Festival’s guest of honor, was welcomed by the audience of the 66th TIFF on Monday, November 3rd, in the packed Olympion theatre, where she...
In a heartfelt event that took place on Monday, November 3rd, at the Pavlos Zannas theater, the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, in collaboration with Finos Film, awarded 37 iconic...
The presentation of the projects participating in this year’s Crossroads Co-production Forum of the 66th TIFF’s Agora took place on Monday, November 3rd, at the Tonia Marketaki Theatre, in the...
Within the framework of the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the dazzling star Isabelle Huppert, the guest of honor at this year's Festival, gave a press conference on Monday, November 3rd, at...
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,...
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...
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ΑGORA XR Lab: March 8-13
AGORA XR Lab is TiDF AGORA’s new initiative, in collaboration with the Immersive – All Around Cinema section, a closed workshop dedicated to XR and new media projects in development. It is designed for emerging storytellers keen to explore new forms of expression in factual and non-factual storytelling, and to push the boundaries of what audiovisual work can be in the digital age. Various multidisciplinary artists from different career paths and artistic backgrounds submitted their projects for this opportunity. Five XR projects that bridge the realms of film, digital media, new tech, and gaming were selected to participate in this inaugural edition. AGORA XR Lab fosters innovation and collaboration by supporting creative, interdisciplinary partnerships in film, the arts, science, technology, and social impact initiatives.
This year’s AGORA XR Lab projects are:
BITXO Creator: Lau Maquedano, Production: Alberto López Garrido - Lamola Studios, Valet Siv Manrique Piragna Animación & Lau Maquedano, Co-production: Natxo Carrasco - HD Studio, Rubén Coca - Artyc Content, Spain, Colombia
Toby Coffey | Associate Programmer, IDFA DocLab - United Kingdom
Kathrine Fremming | Head of Cultural Partnerships and Brand Innovation, Khora Virtual Reality - Denmark
Annette Mees | Artistic director, Audience Labs - United Kingdom, Netherlands
Konstantina Stavrianou | Producer, Graal - Greece
Guest Speaker
Heracles Papatheodorou | Digital & Development Project Manager, Onassis Foundation - Greece
Awards
Beldocs XR Academy Award Selection of one AGORA XR Lab project to the XR Academy, including accommodation and accreditation for the next Beldocs International Documentary Festival in May 2025
NewImages Festival Partnership Selection of one AGORA XR Lab project to the NewImages XR Market in April 2025
Αll AGORA XR Lab closed sessions will take place at Odyssea Youth Center Thessaloniki
