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AGORA, the most active and vibrant documentary Industry Event of Southeastern Europe is returning with new synergies and awards, having consolidated its status as a meeting point and contact hub between documentary professionals from all over the world, offering support to the documentary genre throughout the different stages of production. The Agora of the 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival will be held from March 8 to March 12, 2026.
The 28th TIDF will call it a wrap with the live broadcast of the OSCARS® Awards Ceremony in collaboration with the Festival’s Grand Sponsor COSMOTE TELEKOM and screening of the nominated documentary "Mr. Nobody Against Putin".
We are delighted to kick off the announcements for the 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, which will take place from 5 to 15 March 2026. We present five compelling documentaries dedicated to notable and renowned personalities.
The ever familiar image of the imposing cranes in the port of Thessaloniki is reimagined through the work of Alexandros Psychoulis, which will feature across this year’s edition. In the artist’s own words: “I grew up facing the port of Volos, gazing from my balcony at the huge cranes I would later come across at the Port of Thessaloniki. I grew up waiting for the moment when the cranes’ claws emerged from the ships’ holds, hauling up and revealing part of their innards, much like documentaries draw a fragment from life, suspending it briefly before the viewers’ eyes.”
SMART7, the network of like-minded European film festivals supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, completed the third phase of their workshop program dedicated to festival organisers. With a focus on sustainable human resources, well-being and mental health, the two-day event took place in Madrid, Spain December 2-3, and was open to every festival organiser.
The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival invites podcasters from Greece and abroad to submit their works at the Podcast Section of the 28th TiDF (05-15/03/2026). Submission deadline: January 12th, 2026.
