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On Saturday July 3rd, the premiere of the short films directed by the incredible duo of American directors and brothers, Lewie & Noah Kloster, was held on the M2 Building roof of the Megaro Mousikis of Thessaloniki, in a windy movie night under the stars and by the sea. Lewie & Noah Kloster, who are experimenting with animation documentary in a unique way, landed in Thessaloniki to meet the audience in a memorable night.
The 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Festival came to an end. This year’s successful edition was a hybrid event with online screenings in March (4-14/3), tributes and educational screenings during the spring and with online and on-site screenings from June 24 to July 4, 2021. Cinephiles and filmmakers met again, one and a half year later, in cinemas, the natural space for a Festival, in a state of anticipation, joy and emotion. During the ten days of the festival, 92 films were screened at nine open-air theaters and 142 films were screened online.
Every year Agora invites film specialists to share their practices and expertise with the Festival audience. On Friday July 2nd, Hanka Kastelicová, documentary producer, HBO Europe – Czech Republic, delivered a presentation in the context of Agora Talks. She talked, among others, about HBO Europe co-productions and the kind of projects the company searches for.
The screening of film “The Land of Milk and Honey”, which was canceled on Friday, July 2, due to weather conditions, will take place today, Saturday July 3, 19:00 o’ clock, at the closed theater John Cassavetes in Warehouse 1 at the Port. The screenings of the films “Sacrilisons” and “Latin Noir”, which were canceled on Friday July 2, due to weather conditions, will take place tonight, Saturday July 3, at 19:30 at the Stavros Tornes closed theater in Warehouse 1 at the Port.
Every year Agora invites film specialists to share their practices and expertise with the Festival audience. On Thursday July 1st, Menelaos Karamaghiolis delivered a talk under the title “The Invisible Visible: An Innovative Way of Narrating Films and Creatively Engaging with Audiences”, in the context of the Agora Talks.
