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797 articles available in total starting from 13/06/2002. Last article published on 26/06/2025.

Thessaloniki gears up (2)

Apart from offering a record-breaking number of films (see article), the 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 17-26) is hosting numerous collateral events for industry...  

14/11/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Thessaloniki gears up

A record number of 300 plus films have been programmed throughout over a dozen sections of the 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 17-26), which will kick off with Stephen...  

13/11/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Athanasia explores island taboos

Panos Karkanevatos has not even started filming the first scene of his latest feature and yet the plot of his film is already making waves, at least in his native Greece. Athanasia – due to start...  

23/10/2006 | Production | Greece

Balkan Fund nominates 12 films

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the selection of this year’s Balkan Fund projects, which will be presented during the 47th edition of the festival, held from...  

17/10/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Thessaloniki boosts Balkans connections

A lot of things can make or break an international festival. Sometimes it is not the quality of films in the line-up but the side events that focus on things to come. Such is the case with the...  

25/09/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Centre expects "miracles" for cinema as festival season begins

Only six months ago, officials of the Greek Film Centre were painting a bleak picture for the future of Greek cinema, claiming a lack of "adequate funds" to support it. However, circumstances, or...  

18/09/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Thessaloniki: Digital Wave, Balkans and Wenders the main themes

The advancing digital cinema, the Balkan connection and a few distinguished guests look like the main themes in this year’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF, November 17-26). The 14...  

20/07/2006 | Festivals | Greece

Greece, Spain embark on ambitious El Greco

The life of master painter and sculptor El Greco will be brought to the screen by Greek director Yannis Smaragdis in what could be one of Europe’s most ambitious European period drama...  

17/07/2006 | Production | Greece

Kapakas films Greek/Italian co-production Uranya

Almost seven years after he successfully broke onto the Greek cinema landscape, Costas Kapakas is again busy directing. Filming began on his second feature, Uranya, on the island of Crete earlier...  

23/06/2006 | Production | Greece

Papalios up against huge task at Film Centre

A huge task is facing Yorgos Papalios, the man who is preparing to take over as the new head of the Greek Film Centre (GFC), the main arm of the country’s state film funding structure. Papalios,...  

28/04/2006 | Institutions | Greece

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