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Within the framework of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival’s tribute for the 50th anniversary since the Restoration of Democracy in Greece, an open discussion featuring high-esteemed members of the Greek Parliament (ministers and MPs) took place on Saturday March 16th, on the occasion of the presentation of the book “Half a Century of Elections: Discussing the Contests of the Metapolitefsi” (Polis publishing house), edited by political analyst, Petros Ioannidis, and political scientist, Elias Tsaousakis.

Prompted by the rapid developments related to A.I. applications in audiovisual productions, Hellas Doc (Greek Documentary Association) organized a discussion, titled “Documentary and Artificial Intelligence: A Connection Under Question,” on Thursday, March 14th, at the John Cassavetes theater, in collaboration with the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival.

Within the framework of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the universally accessible screening of Panayotis Evangelidis’ acutely timely documentary, Tilos Weddings, took place on Friday, March 15th, at the packed Olympion theater. The screening was realized with the support of Alpha Bank, the Festival’s accessibility sponsor. Before the start of the film, an honorary Golden Alexander was bestowed to the filmmaker, scriptwriter, author, and translator for his entire contribution to cinema and culture, by his close collaborator and filmmaker, Panos H. Koutras.

Hooligan Express, an audio documentary by the non-profit journalism organization iMEdD, was presented at a special hearing at the Green Room, on Thursday March 14th, as part of the 26th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival. 

The discussion “Talking Heads - Citizen Queer: Overcoming trends and barriers on and off screen” took place on Wednesday March 13th, at Pavlos Zannas Hall, as part of the new initiative of the Agora, Talking Heads, a series of speeches on current issues of the film industry.