For the third year running, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) is focusing on an artistic concept that will run through its entire selection. For its 60^th-anniversary edition (31 October-10 November), the TIFF has been inspired by the overview effect, a phenomenon that was coined by researcher and author Frank White. The effect aims to describe the unprecedented emotions that astronauts feel as they observe the Earth from space for the first time and perceive the world in its entirety, which in turn leads to a cognitive shift in awareness.

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The 60^th TIFF will open with Noah Baumbach’s latest endeavour, Marriage Story (USA), and will close with the Toronto People’s Choice Award winner Jojo Rabbit [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Taika Waititi (Czech Republic/New Zealand).

The 14 films selected in the international competition have been directed by debutant and sophomore filmmakers, and will be setting their sights on the Golden Alexander. European co-productions have the lion’s share, as all but one of the titles in the line-up are from the continent, while three of them are Greek. In detail, the selection includes: Beware of Children [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dag Johan Haugerud
scheda film] by Dag Johan Haugerud (Norway/Sweden), Cosmic Candy [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Rinio Dragasaki (Greece), Defunct [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Zacharias Mavroeidis (Greece), The Fever [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Maya Da-Rin
scheda film] by Maya Da-Rin (Brazil/France/Germany), Fire Will Come [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Oliver Laxe
scheda film] by Oliver Laxe (Spain/France/Luxemburg), Lillian [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Andreas Horvath
scheda film] by Andreas Horvath (Austria), Monos [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Alejandro Landes (Colombia/Argentina/Netherlands/Denmark), Patrick [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Tim Mielants
scheda film] by Tim Mielants (Belgium), Rialto [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Peter Mackie Burns
scheda film] by Peter Mackie Burns (Ireland/UK), Song Without a Name [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Melina León (Peru/Spain/USA), Swallow [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Carlo Mirabella-Davis (USA/France), A Thief’s Daughter [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Belén Funes
scheda film] by Belén Funes (Spain), Wet Season by Anthony Chen (Singapore/Taiwan) and Zizotek [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Vardis Marinakis
scheda film] by Vardis Marinakis (Greece).

This year, TIFF is introducing a new competition section, entitled Meet the Neighbours, in which ten films by debutant and sophomore directors from Southeast Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East will offer an insight into the life, people and situation of this wider region. The films included here are Africa by Oren Gerner (Israel), Belonging [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Burak Çevik
scheda film] by Burak Çevik (Turkey/Canada/France), Cat in the Wall [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova
scheda film] by Mina Mileva and Vesela Kazakova (Bulgaria/UK/France), The Criminal Man [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Dmitry Mamuliya (Georgia/Russia), Guerilla [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by György Mór Kárpáti (Hungary), Not to Be Unpleasant, But We Need to Have a Serious Talk by Yiorgos Georgopoulos (Greece), The Rocket by Stefanos Sitaras (Greece/Italy), Simple Women [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Chiara Malta (Italy/Romania), Tlamess [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ala Eddine Slim
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intervista: Matjaž Ivanišin
scheda film] by Matjaž Ivanišin (Slovenia/Czech Republic).

Also, for another year, the TIFF is organising the VR Competition section, with eight films aiming to immerse the audience in the world of virtual reality.

For the Greek Film Festival of the 60^th TIFF, 13 established and first-time filmmakers will be competing in the First Run and Beyond Borders sections for a number of independent awards handed out by the festival. First Run comprises (all titles are 100% Greek unless specified otherwise) @9: At nine by Angelos Spartalis, Born on the 8th of March by Lyberis Dionysopoulos, Entwined [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Minos Nikolakakis
scheda film] by Minos Nikolakakis (Greece/UK), Exile by Vassilis Mazomenos, The Interrogation by Panayiotis Portokalakis, The Lair by Vassilis Noulas, Pencil Knife Baton by Konstantinos Kakogiannis (Greece/Germany/France), Persephone by Costas Athousakis, Siege on Liperti Street by Stavros Pamballis (Greece/Cyprus), We No Longer Hear the Songs by Takis Papanastasiou and Winona [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Alexandros Voulgaris (The Boy). Beyond Borders includes Common Birds by Silvia Maglioni and Graeme Thomson (France), and I Will Cross Tomorrow by Sepideh Farsi (Greece/France/Luxembourg/Netherlands).

One of the most prominent sections of the TIFF, the Balkan Survey, will present the latest and most important works from the region, including ten feature-length and five short films, while Serbian director Dušan Makavejev, who passed away earlier this year, will be honoured with a special tribute. The selection includes: The Father [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Va…
scheda film] by Petar Valchanov and Kristina Grozeva (Bulgaria/Greece), God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Labina Mitevska
intervista: Teona Strugar Mitevska
scheda film] by Strugar Mitevska (North Macedonia/Belgium/Slovenia/France/Croatia), Ivana the Terrible [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ada Solomon
scheda film] by Ivana Mladenović (Romania/Serbia), Monsters. [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Marius Olteanu
scheda film] by Marius Olteanu (Romania), Noah Land [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Cenk Ertürk (Germany/Turkey/USA), Open Door [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Florenc Papas
scheda film] by Florenc Papas (Albania/Kosovo/Italy/North Macedonia), A Tale of Three Sisters [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Emin Alper
intervista: Emin Alper
scheda film] by Emin Alper (Turkey/Germany/Netherlands/Greece), What a Country! [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Vinko Brešan (Croatia/Serbia/Poland) and The Whistlers [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Corneliu Porumboiu
scheda film] by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania/France/Germany).

Finally, Catalan filmmaker Albert Serra, British director Joanna Hogg and the “Pope of Trash”, cult American director John Waters, will be welcomed and honoured by way of tributes at the 60^th TIFF, while a special tribute dedicated to the works of Gregory J Markopoulos and Robert Beavers will include the screening of 12 rare films.