and actresses making their film debut, in a lead or supporting role, in a Greek full-length film taking part in the Festival’s official lineup, are competing for the award. In the awards’ ceremony, two awards will be bestowed, to an actress and an actor respectively, both accompanied by a 3,000-euro cash prize. The jury is composed of Katerina Didaskalou, actress; Renos Haralambidis, film director and actor; and Giannis Tsortekis, actor. Public Power Corporation (PPC), as a strategic partner, offers its support to the Thessaloniki International Film Festival; the Festival stands by Greek and international filmmakers who breathe life into every shot and scene through their work, as well as the city that has been linked for decades now with the culture and the 7th art.
* “Fos” is the Greek word for “Light,” whereas PPC stands for the Public Power Corporation of Greece.