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Country profile: Greece

Country profile: Greece

27 December 2020

Cinematic perspectives on the Greek summer and climate change explored at the Evia Film Project

Thessaloniki 2025

Cinematic perspectives on the Greek summer and climate change explored at the Evia Film Project

Participants in the symposium held in Limni discussed filming Greek summers amid climate challenges and the storyteller’s role in depicting the environmental crisis  

23 June 2025

REPORT: Evia Film Project 2025

Thessaloniki 2025

REPORT: Evia Film Project 2025

We present details of six projects that were pitched at the fourth edition of the Greek event, which is running from 17-21 June  

20 June 2025

Greek film professionals denounce EKKOMED’s dysfunction amid cash-rebate delays

Institutions / Legislation - Greece

Greek film professionals denounce EKKOMED’s dysfunction amid cash-rebate delays

An open letter signed by nearly 2,000 industry members demands urgent reform and immediate payment of pending funds, while EKKOMED responds with figures and calls for support  

11 June 2025

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops announce their selected projects

Industry / Market - Greece

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops announce their selected projects

33 projects and seven story-editor trainees will take part in the script-development programme, once again held on the Southeast Aegean islands  

10 June 2025

Thessaloniki Agora's XR Unlocked panel explores the future of immersive storytelling

Thessaloniki Documentary 2025 - Agora

Thessaloniki Agora's XR Unlocked panel explores the future of immersive storytelling

The panel dissected XR’s impact on filmmaking, funding challenges and future opportunities, discussing how it is reshaping storytelling, co-productions and audience engagement  

14 March 2025

REPORT: Agora @ Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2025

Thessaloniki Documentary 2025 – Agora

REPORT: Agora @ Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2025

We take a closer look at five projects presented at the Greek event that have scooped some of its most significant awards  

14 March 2025

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces its winners

Thessaloniki Documentary 2025 - Agora/Awards

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces its winners

The industry section of the Greek gathering has handed out 16 awards to projects at various stages of development  

13 March 2025

Yorgos Tsemberopoulos’ Stelios captivates Greek audiences and sets its sights on global markets

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Greece/UK

Yorgos Tsemberopoulos’ Stelios captivates Greek audiences and sets its sights on global markets

The biographical film about Stelios Kazantzidis, one of Greece's musical legends, has had an impressive run in national cinemas and will be distributed in the UK by Two Fresh Distribution  

11 February 2025

Heretic puts its weight behind Little Trouble Girls at Berlin

Berlinale 2025 - EFM

Heretic puts its weight behind Little Trouble Girls at Berlin

The Athens-based outfit is selling the eagerly awaited Perspectives title alongside a slate of Balkan titles, including the IFFR competitor Wind, Talk to Me  

10 February 2025

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora reveals Docs in Progress and Agora Boost selections

Thessaloniki Documentary 2025 – Agora

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora reveals Docs in Progress and Agora Boost selections

Ten projects have been selected for the former strand, while Agora Boost will offer expert guidance to four Greek documentary projects at various stages of development  

03 February 2025

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora reveals its Pitching Forum selection and launches XR Lab initiative

Thessaloniki Documentary 2025 – Agora

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora reveals its Pitching Forum selection and launches XR Lab initiative

14 projects from 15 countries in Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean have been selected for the revamped forum, while the XR Lab promises to be an innovative storytelling platform  

27 January 2025

MFI Script 2 Film Workshops launch their call for applications

Industry / Market - Greece

MFI Script 2 Film Workshops launch their call for applications

The training programme is calling for European and international creative teams, with series or feature-length fiction or documentary projects in development, to apply by 10 February  

14 January 2025

The 2025 Oxbelly Retreat opens its call for screenwriters and fiction writers

Industry / Market - Greece

The 2025 Oxbelly Retreat opens its call for screenwriters and fiction writers

Mentors Radu Jude and Chigozie Obioma will lead next year’s workshops for writers, which will take place in Greece in June and July  

10 December 2024

The fourth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way doubles its entries

Industry / Market - Europe

The fourth edition of Series Rough Pitch – The Balkan Way doubles its entries

This year, the pitching platform received a record number of 44 submissions in comparison with the third edition’s 21 applications  

30 October 2024

Athens expands its role in global film and TV with The Owl Industry Days

Industry / Market - Greece

Athens expands its role in global film and TV with The Owl Industry Days

International producers and Greek filmmakers came together at The Owl to forge new creative partnerships, with over 200 networking meetings held during the event  

09 October 2024

AGORA Works in Progress unveils this year’s line-up

Thessaloniki 2024 – Agora

AGORA Works in Progress unveils this year’s line-up

The programme brings together nine projects by emerging and established filmmakers, showcasing original storytelling from the Mediterranean and Southeastern Europe  

07 October 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki’s Agora announces the participants in the Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy and the Agora Short Film Lab

Thessaloniki 2024 – Agora

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki’s Agora announces the participants in the Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy and the Agora Short Film Lab

The two programmes dedicated to emerging professionals from different backgrounds in the film industry will welcome 16 participants in November  

19 September 2024

Thessaloniki’s Agora Crossroads Co-Production Forum announces its selection

Thessaloniki 2024 – Agora

Thessaloniki’s Agora Crossroads Co-Production Forum announces its selection

The 20th edition of the event’s co-production section has selected 15 projects by emerging and established filmmakers, while also introducing a new MIDPOINT Consulting Award  

16 September 2024

Oxbelly announces its 2024 fellows

Industry / Market - Greece

Oxbelly announces its 2024 fellows

A total of 30 international writers working on films, series and literary fiction participated in the annual Greek-based retreat in June  

12 July 2024

The Evia Film Project returns for its third edition

Thessaloniki 2024

The Evia Film Project returns for its third edition

The environmentally conscious initiative launched by the Thessaloniki Film Festival makes a comeback to Northern Evia from 2-6 July, with a renewed emphasis on the essential role of water  

26 June 2024

The first session of the MFI Script 2 Film Workshops is now under way

Industry / Market - Greece

The first session of the MFI Script 2 Film Workshops is now under way

On its first stop on Nisyros, the training initiative is set to deliver a bustling two-week schedule, ending on 3 July  

26 June 2024

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops announce their selected projects

Industry / Market - Greece

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops announce their selected projects

A total of 32 projects and five trainees will participate in the workshops’ various sections, which will take place on the islands of the Southeast Aegean  

17 June 2024

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces its winners

Thessaloniki Documentary 2024 – Agora/Awards

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces its winners

The industry section of the Greek gathering has handed out 16 awards to projects at various stages of development, while over 400 professionals attended the event this year  

15 March 2024

REPORT: Agora Docs in Progress @ Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2024

Thessaloniki Documentary 2024 – Agora

REPORT: Agora Docs in Progress @ Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2024

We take a closer look at three projects close to completion that have been presented at the 26th edition of the Greek documentary gathering  

14 March 2024

REPORT: Agora Pitching Forum @ Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2024

Thessaloniki Documentary 2024 – Agora

REPORT: Agora Pitching Forum @ Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2024

We take a closer look at three interesting projects being pitched at the 26th edition of the Greek documentary gathering  

12 March 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival announces its Agora Lab and Meet the Future selections

Thessaloniki Documentary 2024 – Agora

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival announces its Agora Lab and Meet the Future selections

Five Greek projects at various stages of development will find a home in the Agora Lab, while the Meet the Future segment turns its attention to five up-and-coming Czech directors  

15 February 2024

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival discloses its Agora Docs in Progress line-up

Thessaloniki Documentary 2024 – Agora

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival discloses its Agora Docs in Progress line-up

The 11 projects from Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean region will have the chance to clinch various post-production awards in March  

12 February 2024

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival's Pitching Forum selection revealed

Thessaloniki Documentary 2024 – Agora

Thessaloniki Documentary Festival's Pitching Forum selection revealed

Twelve projects originating from Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin have been picked by the festival's co-production and co-financing platform, which is also debuting three new awards  

12 February 2024

Oxbelly announces its fellows

Industry / Market - Greece

Oxbelly announces its fellows

A total of 27 international writers working on episodic, fiction and poetry projects participated in the annual, Greek-based retreat in 2023  

15 December 2023

The call is open for the Oxbelly Retreat

Industry / Market - Greece

The call is open for the Oxbelly Retreat

Screenwriters, episodic writers and literary fiction authors are invited to apply to take part in the special gathering for storytellers which will be hosted in Greece next June  

11 December 2023

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops spotlight some remarkable achievements so far

Industry / Market - Greece

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops spotlight some remarkable achievements so far

More than 40 projects that have participated in the programme in recent years have been released or are in production, a high rate for industry standards in Europe  

28 November 2023

Italian-Balkan co-productions and distribution synergies formed the focus of discussions at the Balkan Film Festival in Rome

Italy

Italian-Balkan co-productions and distribution synergies formed the focus of discussions at the Balkan Film Festival in Rome

The sixth edition of the festival dedicated to Balkan film hosted a workshop attended by representatives from the Italian and Balkan film industries, as well as from European organisations  

13 November 2023

Thessaloniki's Agora hands out its awards

Thessaloniki 2023 – Agora/Awards

Thessaloniki's Agora hands out its awards

A handful of prizes have been bestowed upon the projects participating in the Crossroads and Works in Progress sections, including Greece’s Stringa and Croatia’s Happy People  

09 November 2023

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops go to Rhodes

Industry / Market - Greece

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops go to Rhodes

Currently, 55 filmmakers hailing from all corners of the world are participating in the second residential workshop situated in the island's historic city  

24 October 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki’s Agora announces its programme of Agora Talks

Thessaloniki 2023 – Agora

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki’s Agora announces its programme of Agora Talks

A jam-packed schedule of sessions will be hosted during the event, exploring topics from co-production opportunities to mental health within the industry and green production  

23 October 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki’s Agora announces Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy and Agora Short Film Lab participants

Thessaloniki 2023 - Agora

EXCLUSIVE: Thessaloniki’s Agora announces Thessaloniki Locarno Industry Academy and Agora Short Film Lab participants

The industry section of the festival will offer customised programmes and networking opportunities for emerging professionals from Greece and abroad  

05 October 2023

Thessaloniki’s Agora reveals its Works in Progress selection

Thessaloniki 2023 – Agora

Thessaloniki’s Agora reveals its Works in Progress selection

Ten film projects in post-production will be presented to the Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s industry audience in November  

03 October 2023

Thessaloniki’s Agora Crossroads Co-Production Forum announces its selection

Thessaloniki 2023 – Agora

Thessaloniki’s Agora Crossroads Co-Production Forum announces its selection

The 19th edition of Agora’s co-production section has selected 15 projects, while the Bridge to the North initiative is being launched with the first participating country set to be Lithuania  

25 September 2023

Promising filmmakers gear up to present 12 ideas at the fourth Kastellorizo Visio-Pitching Lab

Beyond Borders 2023 - Visio-Pitching Lab

Promising filmmakers gear up to present 12 ideas at the fourth Kastellorizo Visio-Pitching Lab

Up-and-coming directors from Greece, Armenia, Romania and Montenegro, among other countries, will introduce their projects and initiatives at the online event that unspools on 24 and 25 August  

23 August 2023

Thessaloniki Film Festival unveils insights from its Think Tank series

Thessaloniki 2023 - Agora

Thessaloniki Film Festival unveils insights from its Think Tank series

The series, which took place over three months and focused on the future of film markets, was organised in collaboration with Cannes' Marché du Film and Berlinale's European Film Market  

01 August 2023

European film festivals kick off Launchpad to support emerging film professionals

Industry / Market - Switzerland/Greece/Estonia/Netherlands/Czech Republic

European film festivals kick off Launchpad to support emerging film professionals

Locarno, Thessaloniki, Tallinn, Rotterdam and Karlovy Vary have joined forces to facilitate the integration of professionals working in areas such as sales, marketing and distribution  

13 July 2023

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops’ first session is under way

Industry / Market - Greece

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops’ first session is under way

During its first stop on the island of Nisyros, the training initiative features a jam-packed, two-week programme set to wrap on 6 July  

30 June 2023

The Evia Film Project shines a spotlight on the locations of Northern Evia

Thessaloniki 2023

The Evia Film Project shines a spotlight on the locations of Northern Evia

A special two-day familiarisation trip to scenic locations on the island and a case study on Triangle of Sadness were some of the highlights of the second edition of the green initiative  

27 June 2023

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops announce their selected projects

Industry / Market - Greece

The MFI Script 2 Film Workshops announce their selected projects

A total of 35 projects and eight trainees will participate in the workshops’ various sections, which will take place on the islands of the Southeast Aegean  

16 June 2023

Crew United expands its operations across Europe

Industry / Market - Europe

Crew United expands its operations across Europe

The leading online platform designed to connect European filmmakers has launched in five new markets: Italy, Spain, Greece, Romania and Lithuania  

14 June 2023

The Evia Film Project returns for a bigger and greener second edition

Thessaloniki 2023

The Evia Film Project returns for a bigger and greener second edition

The eco-friendly initiative pioneered by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival returns to Northern Evia from 20-24 June  

05 May 2023

MFI Script 2 Film Workshops extend their 2023 call for applications

Industry / Market - Greece

MFI Script 2 Film Workshops extend their 2023 call for applications

The training programme is calling for European and international creative teams, with feature-length film, documentary, or TV series projects in development, to apply by 20 March  

13 March 2023

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces this year’s winners

Thessaloniki Documentary 2023 – Agora/Awards

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Agora announces this year’s winners

The industry section of the gathering organised a range of activities and showcased new technologies for its over 400 international attendees  

10 March 2023

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