All articles by Alexis Grivas
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NewsFamily portraits ‘My Stolen Planet’, ’Forest’ win main awards at Thessaloniki doc festival
The festival took place against the backdrop of homophobic protests against same-sex marriage, recently legalised in Greece.
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NewsMolly Manning Walker's ‘How to Have Sex’ triumphs at Athens
Source: Mubi ‘How To Have Sex’ The Athens International Film Festival was the latest festival to fall for the charms of UK director Molly Manning Walker’s directorial debut How to Have Sex this week, presenting the drama with the €2,000 Golden Athena award for best film. ...
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NewsAsimina Proedrou’s ‘Behind The Haystacks’ dominates Greece’s Iris Awards
The film tackles the issue of illegal immigration and people trafficking.
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News‘Under The Sky Of Damascus’ wins international competition prize at sombre Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Doc previously had world premiere at Berlinale.
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NewsValentina Maurel’s ‘I Have Electric Dreams’ triumphs at Thessaloniki
Greek prime minister attends festival to highlight incentives for international projects.
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NewsDavy Chou’s ‘Return to Seoul’ triumphs at Athens International Film Festival
Laura Poitras’ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and Manuela Martelli’s 1976 also among winners.
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News‘The Realm Of God,’ ‘Carajita’ dominate prizes at Guadalajara Film Festival
Films take top awards in Mexican and Iberoamerican competition sections.
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NewsYorgos Gousis’s road movie ‘Magnetic Fields’ dominates main prizes at Greece’s Iris Awards
The debut film by Yorgos Gousis won prizes for best film first-time director, screenplay and actress.
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NewsUkraine war film ‘A House Made Of Splinters’ wins top prize at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The buzzy documentary previously received the directing award at Sundance.
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NewsSamuel Theis’ ‘Softie’ wins top prize at Thessaloniki
Greece’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) took place as a hybrid event from November 4-14.
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News‘Prayers For The Stolen’ wins top prize in Athens as Greek exhibitors look for ‘Bond’ boost
Athens International Film Festival ran September 22-October 3.
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NewsGeorgis Grigorakis’ ‘Digger’ hits gold at Greece’s Iris Awards
Greek indoor cinemas are confirmed to reopen from July 1.
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News2020 festival favourite ‘Identifying Features’ wins best film at Thessaloniki
The drama is directed by Mexico’s Fernandez Valadez
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NewsThessaloniki Film Festival to move fully online amid Covid surge (exclusive)
The decision was reached earlier today after festival heads met with municipal and health authorities as well as the culture ministry.
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News‘This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection’ wins top prize at Athens Film Festival
‘Gagarine’ duo Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh win best director award.
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News‘Triangle Of Sadness’ ready to shoot in Greece as country reopens to international production
Ruben Östlund’s feature stars Woody Harrelson, Harris Dickinson, and Charlbi Dean.
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NewsThessaloniki leads call for new online festival rules (exclusive)
Jerusalem, Sarajevo and Tallin Black Nights have all agreed to adopt the rules.
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News‘Welcome To Chechnya’ wins three at virtual Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
The festival in Greece shifted online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsGreek film production to restart next week
Ruben Ostlund’s ‘Triangle Of Sadness’ is among the projects waiting for the go-ahead.