Generation Next, TIFF’s new program that is part of the festival’s Greek Section, was presented to the public on Tuesday, November 18th, at Tonia Marketaki theater. ‘Today we are making a leap into the future by presenting a new generation of Greek filmmakers, better known as Generation Next’, said Konstantinos Kontovrakis, Head of Greek Program. TIFF president, Georges Corraface expressed his enthusiasm and satisfaction for the Generation Next initiative and wished the young directo...

   CROSSROADS, the Co-Production Forum organized by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, created by the TIFF Director Despina Mouzaki and headed by Marie-Pierre Macia, has selected 15 projects this year, based on the quality of the script, the creative team and the likelihood of it being produced. All selected projects are either produced or co-produced by a country in the Balkan or Mediterranean area or contain story elements linked to these regions. The selected projects come fr...

The final nominee has just been announced at the International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece):Prix UIP DramaTRELEM (With A Little Patience)by Laszlo NemesHungary 2007, 14 min, fictionThe film follows an office clerk during her daily routine all the little vibrations of her face. And a man, impatiently waiting for her, beyond the windows.The film was selected by the festival's international jury consisting of director Bujar Alimani (Albania), Morad Kertobi of the CNC, directors Konstantin...