Thessaloniki Film Festival
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The International Thessaloniki Film Festival is the Balkans primary showcase for the work of new and emerging filmmakers and leading film artists in the region and beyond. The event features the International Section, the panorama of Greek films, the New Horizons program, the Balkan Survey, and numerous tributes to leading figures in the world of film.
Since 1993, numerous directors have been represented at the events such as: Francis Ford Coppola, Pedro Almodovar, Theo Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Boorman, Michael Cacoyannis, John Cassavetes, David Cronenberg, Jules Dassin, Atom Egoyan, Takis Kanellopoulos, Abbas Kiarostami, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Nikos Koundouros, Ken Loach, Nanni Moretti, Nagisa Oshima, Lucian Pintilie, Jean-Daniel Pollet, Arturo Ripstein and Jerzy Skolimowski.
