BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Eleftheria Thanouli
Vice President Grigoris Vardarinos
Members Themis Βazaka, Maria Kriara, Filios Stagkos, Pinelopi Valti, Spyros Vougias
Legal Advisor Marianna Papadopoulou
Secretary Maria Tziola, Valentina Tsalampouni
FESTIVAL STAFF
General Director Elise Jalladeau
Director Orestis Andreadakis
Head of International Program Yorgos Krassakopoulos
Head of Greek Program Eleni Androutsopoulou
Head of Tributes Dimitris Kerkinos
International Program Coordination Angeliki Petrou
Greek Program Coordinator Vassilis Terzopoulos
Program Collaborators Yannis Palavos, Yiannis Smoilis, Artemis Doukeli, Nektarios Sakkas, Geli Mademli, Panos Achtsioglou, Elena Gaitanarou, Nikoletta Charou, Valentina Tsalampouni
Interns India Smith, Leonie Wimmer
Next Gen Program Angeliki Petrou, Maria Papasotiri, Eirini Delidaki
Head of Immersive – All around Cinema section Lazaros Boudakidis
Coordination Nikos Varlas
Podcast Section Dimitra Nikolopoulou (Head), Tina Antonakou (Coordination), Angeliki Stellaki, Giorgos Papadimitriou (Collaborators)
Head of Juries Pavlina Vossinaki
“Inside” Exhibition Thanos Stavropoulos (Coordination), Danis Kokkinos (Production Manager), Akis Stavropoulos (A/V Production)
AGORA
Head of Agora Angeliki Vergou
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Ove Rishøj Jensen, Brigid O’ Shea, Errika Zacharopoulou
Thessaloniki Pitching Forum Selection Committee Ove Rishøj Jensen, Marion Schmidt, Laurien ten Houten, Aleksandra Derewienko, Angeliki Vergou, Thanos Stavropoulos, Errika Zacharopoulou, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Vasilis Terzopoulos, Nikoletta Charou, Dimitra Kapsala, Elena Gaitanarou
Agora Docs in Progress Thanos Stavropoulos, Elena Gaitanarou
Agora Docs in Progress Selection Committee Angeliki Vergou, Thanos Stavropoulos, Elena Gaitanarou, Errika Zacharopoulou, Dimitra Kapsala, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Vassilis Terzopoulos, Nikoletta Charou, Yorgos Krassakopoulos
Agora Lab Konstantinos Aivaliotis, Rafaella Karagianni
Meet the Future & Doc Counseling Dimitra Kapsala
Agora Talks Thanos Stavropoulos
Agora Doc Market Errika Zacharopoulou, Dimitra Kapsala, Rafaella Karagianni
Agora Networking Sergina Stavroulaki, Ermioni Efstratiadou, Rafaella Karagianni
Agora Production Nikos Bozanis, Konstantini Semkou, Panagiotis Gallios
Agora Mag Editor Lilly Papagianni
Graphic Designer Dimitra-Daisy Darioti
Associates DAE Documentary Association of Europe
PRESS, COMMUNICATION, OUTREACH & SPONSORSHIPS OFFICE
Press Office Dimitra Nikolopoulou (Head), Tina Antonakou, Angeliki Stellaki, Υorgos Papadimitriou, Vassilis Servetas
Social Media Consultant Ifigeneia Konstantinidou (Head), Iliana Kyritsi
Head of Marketing Natasha Pandi
Marketing/Sponsorship Collaborator Eleni Mihalaki
Graphic Designer Menelaos Georgiou
Public Relations / Sponshorships Elena Tsiriopoulou (Head), Maria Poliviou, Panagiota Pouliopoulou, Melina Xanthopoulou
FIRST SHOT MAGAZINE
Principal Editor Orestis Andreadakis
Desk Editor Yorgos Papadimitriou
Issue Contributors Geli Mademli, Dimitra Nikolopoulou
Creative Design Υannis Karlopoulos – Karlopoulos & Associates
Printing K. Pletsas – Z. Kardari GP
HOSPITALITY
Guest Office Stella Stavrinodaki (Head), Sofia Tiblalexi, Isavella Kapourkatsidou, Kiara Papadaki, Dimitra Anthoulaki
Guests Traffic Lefteris Kazantzidis
Travel Agencies GS Travel, Dion Tours & Red Elephant
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Lazaros Boudakidis (Head), Yorgos Stounos, Michalis Laftsidis, Anestis Sidiropoulos
Website Coordination Michalis Laftsidis
Ticketing Policy Lazaros Boudakidis, Vangelis Valambοus
Online Screening Platform Anestis Sidiropoulos
FESTIVAL VENUES
Production Organization / Venues Operation Danis Kokkinos
Production Assistant Iraklis Sakkalis
Venues Danis Kokkinos (Head), Niki Houliara
Head of A/V Akis Stavropoulos
A/V Coordination Nikos Batekas
Film Traffic Andreas Thomopoulos
Digital Project Coordinator Chryssa Palaiochorinou
Technicians Lazaros Seitanidis
ADMINISTRATION
Head of Financial & Administrative Department Apostolos Papassotiriou
Human Resources Maria Tziola
General Director’s Assistant Maria Naltsatziadou
Director’s Assistant Stella Karagiannidou
Financial Department/Accounting Kalli Ganoudi, Alexandra Soltatou, Theodora Kaftirani, Petros Koufounakis
Payroll Department Niki Houliara (Head), Maria Sapountzoglou
Legal Department Marianna Papadopoulou (Legal Advisor), Kiriakos Dermentzidis-Kritikos
EVENTS ORGANIZATION
Events Maria Poliviou (Head), Yannis Fourkiotis
Festival Spots Coordination Yannis Fourkiotis, Leoni Kirkini
Info Desks / Festival Shops Coordination Yannis Tiktopoulos
PRODUCTION ORGANISATION
Danis Kokkinos (Head), Antigoni Miksafenti, Iraklis Sakkalis
Audience Award Maria Tziola, Evdokia Ioannidou
Secretariat Eleni Giannoudi, Dimitris Sannas, Stella Vlachomitrou
Assistants/Runners Kostas Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitris Vangelis
European Programs Consultants Alexis Franghiadis, Eleni Androutsopoulou, Angeliki Vergou, Eleni Rammou
Volunteers’ Coordination Stella Karagiannidou (Head), Giannos Mitliagkas, Dimitris Apostolou
SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
Sustainability Consultant Ifigeneia Taxopoulou
Sustainability Coordinator Maria Naltsatziadou
Sustainability Collaborator Emma Doxiadi
Sustainability Production Konstantinos Velonis
ANNUAL ACTIVITY
Venues/Programming Panos Achtsioglou, Tellos Filis, Valentina Tsalampouni
Thessaloniki Cinema Museum Maria Papasotiri (Ηead), Yorgos Raptopoulos, Irini Delidaki, Athanasia Makri
Green Room Yorgos Vlysidis
SUBTITLING
Neaniko Plano Subtitles
PUBLICATIONS
Editor Orestis Andreadakis
Coordination Geli Mademli
Translations Rosemary Tzanaki, Kyriacos Karseras, Maria-Milta Themeli, Nerina Kioseoglou, Apostolos Vasilopoulos, Yorgos Papadimitriou, Kostas Konstantinou, Geli Mademli
Copy Editing / Proofreading Kostas Konstantinou (Non-Catalog), Lenia Mazaraki, Nerina Kioseoglou (Special Edition)
Publications Design Karlopoulos & Associates (Special Edition) / Ogust (Non-Catalog) / Daisy Darioti (A-Z, Agora Mag)
Publications Consultant Yannis Karlopoulos
Printing Future Format (Special Edition, Non Catalog), EN TYPO – Kalogerogiannis Graphic Arts (A–Z, Agora Mag), Pletsas | Kardari (First Shot Magazine)
VISUAL IDENTITY
Artwork Dimitris Papaioannou
Adaptations Menelaos Georgiou
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Leda Galanou
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