All Thessaloniki articles – Page 5
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News
European festival directors debate merits of going global while staying local
The challenge is how best to support local filmmakers and appeal to the wider international industry.
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Reviews
‘Faith Can Move Mountains’: Thessaloniki Review
The potential construction of a monastary in Norway is the catalyst for intrigue in this fascinating documentary
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‘LUX’: Thessaloniki Review
Intriguing study of an army-training simulation exercise in Geneva
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’Porno Uncle Jim”: Thessaloniki Review
Stephan Bookas sets out to discover more about his great uncle, 1960s porn baron J.J Proferes
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‘Luchadoras’: Thessaloniki Review
A trio of female wrestlers do battle in and out of the ring in Juarez, Mexico
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‘Days And Nights Of Demetra K.’: Thessaloniki Review
Warm documentary following one of Athens’ veteran sex workers over a tumultuous few years
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‘The Fourth Window’: Thessaloniki Review
Sober and engaging portrait of seminal Israeli novelist Amos Oz
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‘The Count’: Thessaloniki Review
Documentarian John Blahed explores the life of his father’s infamous criminal cousin
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‘Singing In The Wilderness’: Thessaloniki Review
Dongnan Chen’s documentary about a rural Chinese Christian choir is unexectedly - and vividly - revealing
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News
Former Thessaloniki director Dimitri Eipides dies aged 82
Respected festival executive also co-founded the Montreal Film Festival and was a long-time regional programmer for Toronto.
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The films with international potential from the IDFA, Tallinn and Thessaloniki festivals
Screen’s chief film critic Fionnuala Halligan notes what stood out from the pack at three autumn festivals.
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‘Should The Wind Drop’: Thessaloniki Review
In forgotten - and disputed - Nagorno Karabakh a new airport is a beacon for hope
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2020 festival favourite ‘Identifying Features’ wins best film at Thessaloniki
The drama is directed by Mexico’s Fernandez Valadez
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‘The Care Of Others’: Thessaloniki Review
Deceptively simple but emotionally jarring mid-length feature from Argentina
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‘Death On The Streets’: Thessaloniki Review
A family man struggles to put bread on the table in this low-key examination of America’s bankrupt dream
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‘Gym’: Thessaloniki Review
The Boy explores the boundaries between being, acting and narrating in 17 monologues linked by a gym
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‘Daniel 16’: Thessaloniki Review
The life of a young offender is thrown into relief when he encounters refugees on a migrant route in Greece
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‘Unidentified’: Thessaloniki Review
A dark, propulsive thriller about corruption and racism in Romania’s police force
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‘Amercement’: Thessaloniki Review
A small-time drug dealer in the outskirts of Athens gets a shot at a new life in this morality tale by Fokion Bogris
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‘The Whaler Boy’: Thessaloniki Review (opening film)
Internet arrives in a far-fung corner of the Tundra, bringing with it an intense longing for another life