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Agora Talk: "Navigating the Fine Line"

Within the context of the Agora Talks of the 65th Thessaloniki Film Festival, the discussion titled “Navigating the Fine Line” was held on Tuesday November 5th at MOMus-Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, in partnership with the Mediterranean Film Institute (MFI). The panelists were: Josef Kullengård, Head of Industry at Göteborg Film Festival, Pantelis Panteloglou, Artistic Director at Olympia Film Festival for children and young people and President of the European Children's Film Association and Apostolia Papaioannou, director at Mediterranean Film Institute.

Press conference with Matt Dillon

The press conference with Matt Dillon took place on Monday November 4th, at Stavros Tornes theater. The interview was moderated by Yorgos Krassakopoulos, the Festival’s Head of Programming. Matt Dillon shared his thoughts on cinema, acting, art, the adventure of directing, other forms of art, as well as Yorgos Lanthimos.

Opening of "Interfears" installation with Matt Dillon and Jesper Just

The opening of the visual installation Interfears took place on Monday, November 4th, at MOMus–Experimental Center for the Arts (Warehouse B1-Port of Thessaloniki), attended by Danish artist Jesper Just, to whom the 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s hosts a tribute, as well as protagonist Matt Dillon, who honors this year’s Festival edition with his presence.

Film Forward International Competition Jury

The Film Forward International Competition Section presents the work of new, daring filmmakers who challenge our relationship with storytelling and aspire to renegotiate it, beyond the boundaries of film genres. The films compete for the Golden Alexander – Best Feature Film Award (8,000 euros cash prize) and the Silver Alexander – Best Director Award (4,000 euros cash prize).

Meet the Neighbors+ Jury

The “Meet the Neighbors+” competition section includes first or second films from the 36 countries of South-Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. At the same time, in 2023, the section’s Golden Alexander was renamed into “Golden Alexander - Michel Demopoulos”, honoring the memory of the former Festival director (1991-2005) who led the institution to gain an international scope.