This year, the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), comprising distinguished film critics, presents two awards: to the best film of the International Competition section and to the best Greek film that has its premiere at the Festival. This year’s jury members are Dimitris Kalantidis, Tim Lindemann, and Bojidar Manov.
Bojidar Manov
Bojidar Manov, born in 1947, works as a film critic and journalist. He is a Professor at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, based in Sofia, having served as Dean of the Film Faculty. He is a member of the National Film Board of Bulgaria, as well as of the European Film Academy. He was appointed as the FIPRESCI vice-president from 2001 to 2005. He has taken part in many international juries at film festivals in Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Busan, San Sebastián, Karlovy Vary, Istanbul, Cairo etc. He also works as a film observer in the daily Bulgarian newspaper Trud News. His work as an author includes the titles: Digital Audiovision (2000), The Digital Element (2003), Cinema and Other Temptations (2008), Evolution of the Screen Image (2012), Festival Meetings (2020), People With Nicknames (2023).
Tim Lindemann
Tim Lindemann is a film journalist, curator and academic from Dortmund (Germany) based in the UK. He has previously worked for Deutsche Kinemathek as well as for Interfilm short film festival, both in Berlin. His writings have been published in German newspapers and magazines such as Der Freitag, epd Film, konkret, Spex and Schnitt. He is a Lecturer in Film Studies and Film Curation at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Portsmouth. His first book on US independent cinema will be released in early 2024.
Dimitris Kalantidis
Dimitris Kalantidis was born in Athens. He is a historian and a film critic, member of the Greek Film Critics Association (he has served as its vice-president and secretary general), member of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) and president of the Greek Federation of Film Societies. He holds a Master's Degree in Film History and Theory from the Division of Theater and Cinema Studies of the University of Crete’s Faculty of Philology. He is also the author of the book Greek Cinema Bibliography, 1923-2000, as well as of numerous film-related texts in collective volumes, magazines and newspapers.
