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THE RETURN OF DOMINIQUE DELADOOR

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Director: ZACHOS SAMOLADAS.
Secret agent Dominick Deladoor wakes up after being in coma for 6 years. His memory progressively comes back and with that comes trouble. However in the world of secret services what appears is not always what it seems to be. Who is John Valos, and why is Valos so eager to kill Deladoor? And in the end what is the role of Dominick’s father?

DARK LEGEND

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Director: ZACHOS SAMOLADAS.
DARK LEGEND is the fourth film of director ZAHOS SAMOLADAS. The film goes back to the roots of vampirism, Lamia and the ancient fables of Greece. It is the story of two brothers with leathal forces, two vampires Manoyil and Drakon, both children of Lamia. Their different origin, separates them in the path that leads to the dark side of their existence. The snob and vicious Drakon, wants simply to dominate on all mortal and immortal and Manoyil the son of a mortal, who wants to collaborate with humans. Between them two women, Thalia and Niki accept the call of the night creatures. But the moral code of Manoyil brings him confronted with his dark substance. In the path of history and Time Manuel will fall in love with Niki a girl that saves from the death from the hands of Germans in 1943, and the pain. Two vampires that become the terror of their opponents and will keep up to the end their scary secret.

6th CRASHFEST - Call for Entries

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CALLFOR ENTRIESΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΗΣ 6thCrashfest InternationalShort Film Festival  1.Call for entries to the TV Spot competition The 6thCrashfest, that will take place in Thessaloniki,Greece, 27-28-29May, 2011, invites you to submit your TV spot to the TV Spot Competition.The TVspot must be 20 seconds long, out of which the four (4) last seconds must be “6thCRASHFEST - International Short Film Festival.The deadline is April, the 15th,2011.Rulles of entry 2011: http://cras...

5th CRASHFEST

5thCrashfest International Festival of Students’ Short Films 1.Call for entries Callfor entries in the TV Spot competition The 5thCrashfest, that will take place in Thessaloniki,Greece, 28-29-30May, 2010, invites you to submit your TV spot to the TV Spot Competition.The TVspot must be 20 seconds long, out of which the four (4) last seconds must be “5thCRASHFEST - International Festival of Students’ Short Film

Rencontre avec Marc Wolfensberg, réalisateur de « la cité du Pétrole » (Oil Rocks-City about the sea)

 Suisse de nationalité, cet homme de 38 ans, père de quatre enfants, au large sourire, est avant tout un journaliste et tiens à le rester pour pouvoir initier ses documentaires. Il a couvert l'actualité en ex Union Soviétique et au Moyen Orientpour plusieurs médias francophones, dirigé le bureau de l'agence de presse américaine Bloomberg à Téhéran de 2005 à 2007. Pour son premier documentaire, il nous emmène là où personne n'a jamais été autorisé à aller, sur la plus grande p...

European Documentary Network (EDN) Award Ceremony

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  On Friday, March 19, the European Documentary Network (EDN) held its ‘Award Ceremony', during the 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century. Until now, the EDN honoured European personalities and organisations which made a great contribution to documentary film industry.  This year, however, the Award was given to the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers' Association (IRDFA). Hanne Skjodt, director of EDN, spoke on behalf of her organisation, referring to th...

European Documentary Network (EDN) Award Ceremony

On Friday, March 19, the European Documentary Network (EDN) held its ‘Award Ceremony', during the 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century. Until now, the EDN honoured European personalities and organisations which made a great contribution to documentary film industry.  This year, however, the Award was given to the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers' Association (IRDFA).Hanne Skjodt, director of EDN, spoke on behalf of her organisation, referring to the decision to w...

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Interview with Yianna Sarri, Head of the Doc Market

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What's new in the market this year? The big difference this year is that all the documentaries are digitalised now, so all the buyers but also the press and the guests can see the documentary films anytime they want in individual rooms. Priority given to the buyers of course! There are 479 documentaries available in the market, both from the festival's selection and other documentary films from major production companies, with more than 60 interested buyers.  This year, 20 new buyers from Europ...

Interview with Yianna Sarri, Head of the Doc Market

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What's new in the market this year? The big difference this year is that all the documentaries are digitalised now, so all the buyers but also the press and the guests can see the documentary films anytime they want in individual rooms. Priority given to the buyers of course! There are 479 documentaries available in the market, both from the festival's selection and other documentary films from major production companies, with more than 60 interested buyers.  This year, 20 new buyers ...

Six Weeks: A Short Film by Marcin Janos Krawczyk, Poland 2009

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 Six weeks is the period in which mothers in Poland must decide whether or not they want to give up their parental rights.  Six weeks from when the baby is born up until the final decision.  The doubts, the moments of grief, the ‘I have no other choice', hesitancies, the rules that only allow the biological mother to contact the child after 10 years, the discussions with the psychologist, and lastly the child's point of view. This very short documentary, only 18 minutes, follows a story...

Les Arrivants de Claires Bories et Patrice Chagnard. France 2009. Sortie salle le 7 avril.

   Six mois à la CAFDA. Non, ce n'est pas une peine de prison ! La CAFDA c'est le centre de coordination pour l'accueil des familles demandeuses d'asile en France et  six mois, c'est le temps passé par les réalisateurs à suivre plus particulièrement deux assistantes sociales en charge de recevoir et d'aider ces familles, débarquant de tous les coins du monde et ne parlant ni un mot de français, ni deux d'anglais. Caroline et Colette sont confrontées tous les jours a  à ces arri...

Audience Votes So far

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   Foreign documentary films over 45mn: 1. A MOTHER'S COURAGE: TALKING BACK TO AUTISM (Former title: The Sunshine Boy) (Iceland, 2009) Fridrik Thor Fridriksson 2. MONICA AND DAVID (USA, 2009) Alexandra Codina 3. DREAMLAND (Iceland, 2009) Thorfinnur Gudnason, Andri Snaer Magnason   Foreign documentary films under 45mn: 1. ODYSSEAS (Greece, 2010) Vahagn Karapetyan 2. SIX WEEKS (Poland, 2009) Marcin Janos Krawczyk 3. THE LAST TRUCK ...

War Zone : Le miracle, film grec de Dimitris Gerardis

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  Le miraculé, c’est un haïtien de 22 ans qui est resté onze jours bloqué dans un trou sans lumière sous les ruines de la boutique dans laquelle il travaillait ce 21 janvier lors du tremblement de terre. Il a fait la « une » de la presse internationale, mais c’est en partie grâce à des bénévoles grecs,  que ce jeune homme a pu être sauvé. C’est l’incroyable histoire que nous raconte ce film, celle d’une équipe de civils, qui s’est mise en route, grâce ...

War Zone : Le miracle, film grec de Dimitris Gerardis

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  Le miraculé, c’est un haïtien de 22 ans qui est resté onze jours bloqué dans un trou sans lumière sous les ruines de la boutique dans laquelle il travaillait ce 21 janvier lors du tremblement de terre. Il a fait la « une » de la presse internationale, mais c’est en partie grâce à des bénévoles grecs,  que ce jeune homme a pu être sauvé. C’est l’incroyable histoire que nous raconte ce film, celle d’une équipe de civils, qui s’est mise en route, grâce ...

“Just Talking”

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     Just Talking is a side event organized by the 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Images of the 21st Century, which brings together film-makers and documentary professionals from different parts of the world. This event invites its guests to an open, relaxed discussion, giving documentary professionals the opportunity to know one another on a personal level, to exchange views, and share experiences.  The sessions are held in a friendly and informal environment and revo...

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Festival Poster

Directors Introducing their Films:

 Dimitris Gerardis, Director, Greece, WAR ZONE: THE MIRACLE, 2010/80mn (Stories to Tell)      Marc Wolfensberger, Director, Switzerland, OIL ROCKS – CITY ABOVE THE SEA, 2009/54mn (Habitat)     Pierre-Oliver Francois, Director, France, A BARREL FULL OF DREAMS, 2009/93mn (View of the World)     Selana Vronti, Director, Greece, ZORRO THE CAT, 2010/53mn (Portraits: Human Journeys)    Catherine Esway, assisted by Julianna Photopoulos ...

Stefan Kloos Masterclass

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