The 62^nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival (TIFF) will run from 5-14 November, both in its usual physical locations, screening almost 200 films, and on its digital platform, where 144 titles will be featured. The festival will open with Audrey Diwan’s Golden Lion winner, Happening [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Anamaria Vartolomei
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For the first time, TIFF will host three competition sections, while the number of awards is also being increased. The 14 films selected in the international competition, three of which are Greek, are feature debuts or sophomore films, and will be setting their sights on the Golden Alexander. The selection includes The Box by Lorenzo Vigas (Mexico/USA), Clara Sola [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
scheda film] by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén (Sweden/Costa Rica/Belgium/Germany/USA), Holy Emy [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Araceli Lemos
scheda film] by Araceli Lemos (Greece/France/USA), Moneyboys [+leggi anche:
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intervista: C.B. Yi
scheda film] by CB Yi (Austria/France/Taiwan/Belgium), Moon, 66 Questions [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jacqueline Lentzou
scheda film] by Jacqueline Lentzou (Greece/France), Mother Lode [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Matteo Tortone
scheda film] by Matteo Tortone (France/Italy/Switzerland), Pack of Sheep [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Dimitris Kanellopoulos (Greece/Serbia/Albania), Pilgrims [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Laurynas Bareisa
scheda film] by Laurynas Bareiša (Lithuania), The Rust [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Juan Sebastián Mesa (Colombia/France), Silent Land [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Aga Woszczyńska
scheda film] by Aga Woszczyńska (Poland/Italy/Czech Republic), Softie [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Samuel Theis
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intervista: Harry Wootliff
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intervista: Alexandre Koberidze
scheda film] by Alexandre Koberidze (Germany/Georgia) and White Building [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Kavich Neang (Cambodia/France/China/Qatar).

For the third consecutive year, the Meet the Neighbours competition is welcoming 12 films from Southeast Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, with three of them hailing from Greece. The pictures at this edition are .Dog [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Juja Dobrachkous
scheda film] by Juja Dobrachkous (Georgia/UK), Costa Brava, Lebanon [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Mounia Akl (Lebanon/France/Spain/Sweden/Denmark/Norway/Qatar), Death of a Virgin and the Sin of Not Living by George Peter Barbari (Lebanon), Erasing Frank [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Gábor Fabricius
scheda film] by Gábor Fabricius (Hungary), Feathers [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Omar El Zohairy (Egypt/France/Netherlands/Greece), The Man With the Answers by Stelios Kammitsis (Cyprus/Greece/Italy), Small Body [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Laura Samani
scheda film] by Laura Samani (Italy/France/Slovenia), Souad [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Ayten Amin (Egypt/Tunisia/Germany), The Tale of King Crab [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alessio Rigo de Righi e Ma…
scheda film] by Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis (Italy/France/Argentina), and Vera Dreams of the Sea [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kaltrina Krasniqi
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The >>Film Forward section, which has always been much revered by film lovers, has been levelled up to competition status, showcasing films that think outside the box. A total of 11 movies are taking part in the section, including three Greek efforts. The selection includes Aleph [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Iva Radivojevic (USA/Croatia/Qatar), Atlantide [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Yuri Ancarani
intervista: Yuri Ancarani e Marco Alessi
scheda film] by Yuri Ancarani (Italy/France/USA/Qatar), The Day Today [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Maxence Stamatiadis (France), Detours [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Ekaterina Selenkina (Russia/Netherlands), Gritt [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
scheda film] by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen (Norway), Magnetic Fields [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Yorgos Goussis (Greece), Mighty Flash [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ainhoa Rodríguez
scheda film] by Ainhoa Rodríguez (Spain), ORFEAS2021 by FYTA (Greece), Superior by Erin Vassilopoulos (USA), The Timekeepers of Eternity by Aristotelis Maragkos (Greece/UK), and We’re All Going to the World’s Fair by Jane Schoenbrun (USA).

For the Greek Film Festival of the 62^nd TIFF, established and first-time filmmakers will be competing in the First Run and Crossing Borders sections. In addition to nine titles that are also partaking in the competitive sections, First Run comprises Echoes of the Past by Nicholas Dimitropoulos, Luger by Kostas Haralambous, Musa by Nikos Nikolopoulos, Patchwork [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Janine Teerling e Petros C…
scheda film] by Petros Charalambous (Cyprus/Israel/Slovenia), REM Rapid Eye Movement by Karolos Zonaras, Saison Morte by Thanassis Totsikas, She New It All by Takis Papanastasiou, and Sick by The Callas/Lakis Ionas and Aris Ionas.

A large-scale tribute to editing, entitled “In the Cut: Editing and its Secrets”, will welcome nine top-notch editors from Greece and abroad who will share their experience in master classes and workshops. They will also have a carte blanche to select films that they consider iconic within the art of editing or which have been influential on their careers. Sixteen Greek-language and English-language podcasts will take part in the Podcast competition section of the festival, while the audience will have a chance to enjoy another ten podcasts out of competition. Finally, TIFF will pay tribute to Bulgarian filmmaker Binka Zhelyazkova (see the news).