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In the framework of the 62^nd TIFF Agora events the discussion "SAPOE (Audiovisual Producers’ Association of Greece): Greek producers present Independence in Action. A discussion on films and shootings in Greece" was held on Sunday, November 7th at Takis Kanellopoulos theatre of the Thessaloniki Cinema Museum. Panos Papahadjis, (Argonauts, President), Fenia Kossovitsa, (Blonde, Vice President), Konstantinos Kontovrakis, (Heretic, Secretary), Nikolas Alavanos, (Filmiki), Kostas Kefalas, (Faliro House Productions) participated as speakers on the panel. The discussion was moderated by Amanda Livanou, (Neda Films). Initially, Amanda Livanou presented the speakers, thanked the Festival people by stating that the market is constantly changing and producers are forced to make several adjustments in their work. Then, she gave the floor to Panos Papahadjis, President of SAPOE (Audiovisual Producers’ Association of Greece).

On Sunday, November 7th, at Pavlos Zannas Theatre, the screening of the documentary A Life like a Cinema – Dinos Katsourides, directed by Isavella Mavraki took place, as part of a mini-tribute by the 62nd TIFF to Dinos Katsourides, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his death. The screening of the film was attended by Isavella Mavraki, the director and lifelong companion of Dinos Katsourides, as well as Kyriakos Hatzimichailidis, the producer of the documentary, who prefaced the film.

On November 7^th, within the framework of the spotlight on Loukia Alavanou hosted by TIFF’s >>Film Forward section, the teaser of the visual artist’s new project, who will represent Greece at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022, was unveiled for the first time to the public, at Pavlos Zannas theatre.

The presentation of the Film Office Central Macedonia, held within the framework of the 62^nd TIFF’s Agora Talks, took place at Warehouse C, at the Port of Thessaloniki. The event was prefaced by the artistic director of the festival, Orestis Andreadakis, who gave a warm welcome to the audience and referred to the difficult period of the past few years. “It was a difficult period. But we are here again. We are in Central Macedonia to learn how to shoot films in Central Macedonia. The best place to shoot a film”.

The audience of the Thessaloniki Festival had the opportunity to enjoy the masterpiece Solaris (1972) by Andrei Tarkovsky on the big screen, in a screening that took place on Saturday, November 6, at the Pavlos Zannas Hall. As part of the Festival's great tribute to editing, entitled "Cut something: Editing and its secrets", nine leading editors from Greece and all over the world received carte blanche to choose a film they consider iconic for the art of editing or for the development of their own career. Editor Roland Vajs, who has collaborated with directors such as Martin Scorsese, Ang Lee and Michael Moore, chose to present to the audience the unforgettable space epic movie of Andrei Tarkovsky.

The opening of the Festival's main, original exhibition took place on Saturday November 6th, in a warm and joyful atmosphere. The exhibition, inspired by Jean Renoir's masterpiece, The Rules of the Game, attracted a big crowd at the former Nursery School (Pier A, Port of Thessaloniki).