With a total of 66,000 spectators and visitors and a record high increase of 16% with regard to last year’s 25th TiDF, the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, held from 7 to 17 March, called it a wrap, amidst an explosive ambiance with episodes of violence and intolerance.
THE AWARDS – International Competition
The Golden Alexander, accompanied by a 12,000-euro cash prize, is bestowed to the documentary:
My Stolen Planet, by Farahnaz Sharifi
Reasoning: A well-crafted and moving first-person essay that brilliantly confirms that every political reality has a subreality and that resistance comes in many forms, not least among them in the private realm.
The Silver Alexander, accompanied by a 5,000-euro cash prize, is bestowed to the documentary:
Forest, by Lidia Duda
Reasoning: An observational portrait of a family living off the grid but faced with global forces that bring injustice and suffering to their doorstep. Rather than turn away, the film shows the protagonists matter of factly rising to the occasion, thereby affirming the power of simple humanity.
A Special Mention is bestowed to the documentary:
Stray Bodies, by Elina Psykou
Reasoning: An unconventional exploration of difficult moral, ethical, philosophical and political questions around the right to control one’s own body – both in life and in death – with levity and purpose.
The Agora awards of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
The International Jury of the 26th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
