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The 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival was concluded with great success, receiving the audience’s love in every possible way. More than 80,000 viewers and movie industry professionals watched the films and attended the Festival’s online events, whereas a large number of films were sold out. Agora, the Festival’s development branch, also achieved a great attendance, offering support to Greek cinema through a series of new initiatives, actions, and awards.
The fourth in a series of online meetings, open to public, hosting directors of both competition sections, International Competition and Meet the Neighbours, as well as directors of the Greek films of the 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival, was held on Thursday November 12th, at 17:00, on the Festival’s YouTube Channel. The audience had the opportunity to meet the directors: Janis Rafailidou (Kala Azar), Johan Karlsen (Death on the Streets), Elpiniki Voutsa- Rentzepopoulou (Who Will Be Eaten), Ivan Ikić (Oasis) and Nora Martyrosyan (Should the Wind Drop). Elena Christopoulou moderated the discussion, held in the frame of the Agora events.
The third in a series of online meetings, open to public, hosting directors of both competition sections, International Competition and Meet the Neighbors, as well as the directors of the Greek films of the 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival program, was held on Wednesday November 11th, on the Film Festival YouTube Channel. The audience had the opportunity to meet the directors Jonathan Cuartas (My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To), Daphne Charizani (Sisters apart), Alexandros Voulgaris – The Boy (Gym), Georgis Grigorakis (Digger), Philippe Lacôte (Night of the Kings) and Fernanda Valadez (Identifying Features). Elena Christopoulou moderated the discussion, held in the frame of the Agora events.
The 61st TIFF’s Agora was successfully completed with the participation of hundreds of film professionals and with the announcement of the Thessaloniki Agora Awards on Friday, November 13, 2020.
The second of a series of online meetings, open to the public, hosting directors of both competition sections, International Competition and Meet the Neighbors, as well as the directors of Greek films participating in the 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival program, was held on Tuesday 10th of November, on the YouTube Film Festival Channel. The audience had the opportunity to meet film directors Dimitris Koutsiabasakos (Daniel ’16), Danilo Caputo (Sow the Wind) and Lili Horvát (Preparations to Be Together for An Unknown Period of Time). Elena Christopoulou was the moderator of the discussion that was held in the frame of the Agora events.
