26th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL // 7-17/3/2024
The 26th TiDF invites podcasters from Greece and abroad to submit their works
The 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (7-17 March 2024) is happy to invite podcasters from Greece and abroad to submit their works.
The Podcast Section of this year’s TiDF includes:
The Podcast Competition, in which the participants have their eyes set on the Best Podcast Award, accompanied by a 2,000-euro cash prize.
The Nexus Section that includes podcasts that stand out for their thematic approach, technique and the proper use of podcast tools.
The ENS Louis Lumière – French Institute of Greece Award for Upcoming Audio Documentary Creator. The recipient of this award will have the chance to attend the six-week Sound Documentary International Summer Programme hosted by ENS Louis Lumière.
The podcasts that will be selected for the Podcast Section will be presented during the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (March 7-17, 2024) both online and in the specially configured Podcast Room. Greek-speaking and English-speaking podcasts are eligible for submission, provided that they celebrate their world premiere at the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival and are not uploaded on any public or subscription platforms up until the end of the Festival (March 17, 2024).
The Podcast section of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival is open to:
All podcasts should have a duration of 20-30 minutes.
The new Nexus section will host podcasts that explore our relationship with the world, the bonds that tie us together as humans, the threads that we weave in our daily lives.
Yet for another year the Festival is teaming up with the ENS Louis Lumière and the French Institute of Greece, as one of the participants in the Podcast sections of the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (March 2024) will be bestowed with the The ENS Louis Lumière – French Institute of Greece Award for Upcoming Audio Documentary Creator. The recipient of this award will have the chance to attend the six-week Sound Documentary International Summer Programme hosted by ENS Louis Lumière, addressed to young and upcoming professionals of the audiovisual field (creators of blogs, podcasts or any other audio project). The six-week programme, carried out in English, will be hosted in France, in summer 2024 France, whereas the exact dates will be announced in the near future. The jury that will bestow the award will be composed of top-notch professionals of the field, handpicked by ENS Louis Lumière and the French Institute of Greece.
All candidates for the ENS Louis Lumière – French Institute of Greece Award must meet the following criteria:
- Aged 25-35
- Permanent residents of Greece
- Fluent speakers of the English language
All podcasters taking part in the Podcast Competition Section or the Nexus Section of the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival and the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival are eligible for the scholarship award. All candidates must submit the respective application form, available on the Festival’s website, and submit it along with the necessary justification documents. The Award will be bestowed at the closing ceremony of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.
The submission window for the podcasts of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival expires on Friday January 26th 2024.
The submission form can be found here:
https://form.jotform.com/filmfestivalgr/podcast-submission-563166
