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International Thessaloniki Film Festival

66th Edition

International Thessaloniki Film Festival

where:Salonicco, Grecia
when:October 30th - November 9th, 2025
address:10 Aristotelous Square
546 23 Thessaloniki, Grecia
tel:+30 2310 378 400
email:info@filmfestival.gr
website:www.filmfestival.gr
deadline:July 18th, 2025
entry form:On-line Submission

Thessaloniki International Film Festival is the leading Cinema institution in Greece. TIFF's annual activity includes the organization of Thessaloniki IFF and Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. In addition, TIFF runs a 4 screens cinema complex, the Thessaloniki Cinema Museum and the Thessaloniki Cinematheque as well as a Cinema Library which are housed at the picturesque port of Thessaloniki.
The Festival features the work of young film directors from all over the world, establishing Thessaloniki as a meeting place between filmmakers and Greek audiences.
The following sections are included within the framework of the Festival:
* Official international competition for first and second full-length fiction films.
* Official international competition for Virtual Reality (VR) films.
* An international informative section, which is a panorama of full-length narrative films from around the world.
* An Out of Competition section for first and second full-length fiction films.
* The Greek Film Festival, official non-competitive section for Greek films produced in 2018-2019.
* The Film Forward section which includes experimental and art films, characterized by its innovative and formally-daring approach to cinema.
* Retrospectives and Tributes devoted to the work of new and leading international filmmakers.
* A special section dedicated to feature and short films from the Balkan region under the name “Balkan Survey”.
* A Special Screenings section.
* The Agora, which includes the Agora Film Market, the Crossroads Co-production Forum,the Agora Works in Progress and more industry activities.

  • participations
2025

  • Agon by Giulio Bertelli: Film Forward International Competition

  • Atropia by Hailey Gates: Tribute Plot Twist: Beyond the Sixth Sense

  • Bouchra by Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani: Tribute Plot Twist: Beyond the Sixth Sense

  • Don’t let the sun by Jacqueline Zünd: Film Forward International Competition

  • Gioia by Nicolangelo Gelormini: Open Horizons

  • God will not help by Hana Jusic: International Competition - Best Actress Award (Manuela Martelli)

  • The Holy Boy by Paolo Strippoli: Round Midnight

  • The last one for the road by Francesco Sossai: International Competition - Best Feature Film Award, Best Actor Award (Pierpaolo Capovilla, Sergio Romano)

  • Little trouble girls by Urska Djukic: Open Horizons

  • Mosquitoes by Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani: Open Horizons

  • Reflection in a dead diamond by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani: Tribute to Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani

  • Sweetheart by Margherita Spampinato: International Competition

  • The tasters by Silvio Soldini: Special Screenings

  • Three goodbyes by Isabel Coixet: Open Horizons

  • Trust by Daniele Luchetti: Survey Expanded: Fragilities

2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

  • Lorna's Silence by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne

  • Three Monkeys by Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Contemporary Turkish Cinema

2006
2005

  • All the invisible children by Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, Katia Lund, Jordan Scott, Ridley Scott, Stefano Veneruso, John Woo: Closing Night

  • Enfer by Denis Tanovic: Opening Night

  • Face addict by Edo Bertoglio: Special Screenings

  • Gabrielle by Patrice Chéreau: Tribute to Patrice Chereau

  • Hidden by Michael Haneke: Special Screenings

2004

  • 2046 by Wong Kar-Wai: Special Screenings

  • The Holy Girl by Lucrecia Martel: The best of the new Argentinian Cinema

  • Land wind by Vincenzo Marra: International Competition

2003
2002
2001