Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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| Location | Thessaloniki, Greece |
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| Predecessor | Thessaloniki Festival of Greek Cinema |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF; Greek: Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Κινηματογράφου Θεσσαλονίκης, Diethnes Festival Kinimatografou Thessalonikis) has become one of the Balkans' primary showcases for the work of new and emerging filmmakers. The event features the International Section, a panorama of Greek films, the New Horizons program, the Balkan Survey, and numerous retrospectives and tributes to leading figures in the world of film. The Festival is competitive with the International Section jury awarding several prizes each year, most notably the "Golden Alexander" for Best Feature-Length Film.
Since 1992, the International Thessaloniki Film Festival has striven to present the most innovative independent films from around the world. Components of the Festival include:
In March 2016, French film producer Élise Jalladeau was appointed as director of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. In May 2016, film critic Orestis Andreadakis was named artistic director.
Cinematographer Giorgos Arvanitis serves as president of the TIFF Board.
Retrospectives and tributes look at both historic masters, and emerging artists. Since 1993, numerous directors have been represented in the retrospective/tribute programs, including:
In addition to the rich film offerings, the Festival hosts panels, exhibitions, and other artistic events such as:
Over the last five years the Festival has also spotlighted significant, leading directors and promoted the work of emerging young filmmakers from all over the world.
The first period of Thessaloniki Film Festival starts in 1960 and finished in 1991. During this period the festival showed exclusively Greek films. The festival was first held in 1960 as a modest "Week of Greek Cinema". From 1965 to 1991 the festival was named "Festival of Greek Cinema". During these years the festival passed through various phases. The first years the festival was an important social event with flashy appearances of local showbiz stars. During the [Greek military junta of 1967-1974|military junta (1967-1974)]], censorship made its appearance. During the Metapolitefsi the new generation of Greek directors dominated the awards, but at the same time the festival became increasingly politicized and two opposing groups of spectators appeared. The tension between these two groups reached a peak in 1977, when the festival split in two different festivals. The split lasted only one year. During the 80s the importance of the festival declined until in 1992, when it was decided to upgrade the event to an international film festival.
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