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The deadline of the application window for the residency program "Berlin AiR: Thessaloniki-Berlin", organized by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, is extended to Friday, April 15th. Furthermore, Thessaloniki Film Festival, with a view to broadening the application window to a larger number of candidates, is modifying the terms and conditions for application eligibility, stipulated at the open call or application submission for the Residency program "Berlin AiR: Thessaloniki-Berlin", published on 4/2/2022.

In an emotionally charged ambiance, the awards of the 24th TDF were bestowed in the closing ceremony that took place on Sunday March 20th, at Olympion theater. The documentary A House Made of Splinters by Simon Lereng Wilmont was the recipient of the Golden Alexander Award, making the Danish director a two-time winner of TDF's grand award, following the Golden Alexander bestowed to The Distant Barking of Dogs in 2018.

The Golden Alexander Award goes to an unforgettable film that shines a light on the burden carried by children for the horrors and mistakes perpetrated by the world of the adults who should be caring for them. The Golden Alexander Award goes to A House Made of Splinters”. Click here for all the Awards.

The “presentation of the platform Filmmakers-for-Ukraine” set up Crew United, was carried out on Friday, March 18^th, at warehouse C, as part of the Agora Docs of the 24^th TDF. 

The screening of F@ck This Job was followed by a discussion with director Vera Krichevskaya and Natasha Sindeeva, founder and owner of Dozhd TV, on Saturday March 19, at Olympion.