Tag Archives: Thessaloniki

«Cinema will never cease to possess a mystifying power» – Monica Bellucci spoke on the portrayal of Maria Callas, her career, the changes in the contemporary cinematic landscape, from the rise of streaming to the birth of the MeToo movement

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The dazzling Monica Bellucci, official guest of the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, held a press conference on Thursday, November 9th, at the John Cassavetes theater, a few hours prior to the special screening of Malèna at Olympion theater, where she received the honorary Golden Alexander Award. Monica Bellucci spoke to members of the press on the portrayal of Maria Callas, her remarkable career, the place of women in the contemporary cinematic landscape, and her deep love for cinema and the art of acting.

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Ghosts: Invisible & tangible, scary & familiar, real & allegorical, will take center stage in the big tribute of 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival curated by artistic director of New York Film Festival & acclaimed film critic Dennis Lim

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The Festival, held from 2 to 12 November 2023, brings forth one of the most powerful symbolisms in the history of mankind and cinema: ghosts, the spectral forms that haunt us and reside at the very place where imagination pairs up with folklore beliefs, unspoken fears and the timeless attraction of the humankind towards the otherworldly.

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63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival – The Awards: Best Feature Film – Golden Alexander «Theo Angelopoulos» to the Film «I Have Electric Dreams» by Valentina Maurel & Audience Award to the Film «Narcosis» by Martjin de Jong

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The 63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival helded from Thursday 3 to Sunday 13 November 2022, both in physical spaces and online. Within the framework of the 63rd TIFF, 199 full-length and 68 short films will be screened in the time-honoured home ground of the Festival, theatres Olympion, Pavlos Zannas, the theatres situated in the Port of Thessaloniki, Frida Liappa, Tonia Marketaki, John Cassavetes, Stavros Tornes, as well in the movie theatre Makedonikon. In addition, the audience had the chance to watch 93 films online, through the digital platform of the Festival. Multifaceted and stunning Charlotte Gainsbourg attended the Festival, on the occasion of the screening of her film, Passengers of the Night by Mikhaël Hers, within the framework of the Open Horizons section of the 63rd TIFF. Moreover, lifelong friend of both the Festival and the city of Thessaloniki, Fatih Akin, landed in Thessaloniki to greet the audience in the screening of his latest film, Rhinegold.

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Ο Μιγιαζάκι συναντά το Περσέπολις στο Comic Con @ the movies

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Ο κόσμος των κόμικς ζωντανεύει από την Παρασκευή 6 έως και την Κυριακή 8 Μαΐου. Τρεις ημέρες γεμάτες ειδικές εκδηλώσεις, workshops, αλλά και προβολές αγαπημένων και χαρακτηριστικών δημιουργιών. Από τον «Απίθανο Κύριο Φοξ» του Γουές Άντερσον, μέχρι τον «Θαυματοποιό» του Σιλβέν Σομέ και από το «Περσέπολις» των Βανσάν Παρονό και Μαριάν Σατραπί, μέχρι το «Anomalisa» των Ντιουκ Τζόνσον και Τσάρλι Κάουφμαν και το «The Wind Rises» του σπουδαίου Χαγιάο Μιγιαζάκι.

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