The 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century, part of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, is celebrating its tenth anniversary by presenting approximately 160 films by directors from all over the world, as well as a full parallel events program.
A record number of 35.000 viewers and 450 guests attended last year’s Festival, demonstrating the increasing interest of the public and industry professionals in documentaries and the TDF’s success in attracting them. There is also substantial audience participation in the open discussions organized every year, dealing with a variety of issues explored by the Festival.
OPENING FILM
The Greek documentary My Life and Times – Michael Cacoyannis (2008), directed by Lydia Carras, will be screened during the Opening Ceremony of the 10th TDF on the 7th of March at 20.30 in the Olympion Theatre. The film offers an insightful look into the world-acclaimed, Oscar-nominated director’s career through rare footage from rehearsals, interviews with Cacoyannis himself, as well as testimonies from his collaborators over the years, such as Charlotte Rampling, Vincent Cassel and cinematographer Walter Lassaly, Academy award winner for Electra.
FIPRESCI JURY
An international FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) jury will hand out a FIPRESCI award to a Greek documentary and a FIPRESCI award to a foreign documentary.
The five-member Fipresci Jury is composed of:
Michel Euvrard, President (Canada)
Caroline Buck (Germany)
Matti Rämö (Finland)
Alex Leo Serban (Romania)
Vassilis Kehagias (Greece)
10th TDF LINE-UP
The artistic director of the TDF, Dimitris Eipides, announced today at the Press Conference in Thessaloniki the full line-up of this year’s Festival.
VIEWS OF THE WORLD
· 11 MANETOK/11 COINS, Volha DASHUK, Belarus, 20’, 2007
· ABC COLOMBIA, Enrica COLUSSO, France, Italy, 75’, 2007
· LOVE AND SEX IN CHINA, Annamaria GALLONE, Italy, 54’, 2007
· ANATOLIKA TOU YPNOU MOU/ON THE EAST SIDE OF MY DREAM, Anna KESISOGLOU, Greece, 15’, 2008
· UP THE YANGTZE, Yung CHANG, Canada, 94’, 2007
· RAZVOD PO ALBANSKI/DIVORCE ALBANIAN STYLE, Adela PEEVA, Bulgaria, 66’, 2007
· CITY OF CRANES, Eva WEBER, United Kingdom, 14’, 2007
· EL SASTRE/THE TAILOR, Oscar PEREZ, Spain, 30’, 2007
· EN ATENDANT LES HOMMES/AWAITING FOR MEN, Katy Lena NDIAYE, Belgium, 56’, 2007
· PUUJEE, Kazuya YAMADA, Japan, 110’, 2006
· BRIDES OF ALLAH, Talia ASSOULINE, Israel, 76’, 2008
· SEXY, Menna Laura MEIJER, Netherlands, 50’, 2007
· SEPTIEMBRES/SEPTEMBERS, CARLES BOSCH, Spain, 90’, 2007
· MANDA BALA/SEND A BULLET, Jason KOHN, USA, Brazil, 85’, 2007
· SYNDIR FEORANNA/AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, Ari Alexander Ergis MAGNUSSON, Bergsteinn BJORGULFSSON,Iceland, 92’, 2007
· NOBODY'S CHILD, Gan CHAO, China, 63, 2007
· IL PASSAGIO DELLA LINEA/CROSSING THE LINE, Pietro MARCELLO, Italy, 57’, 2007
· FLIPPING OUT, Yoav SHAMIR, Israel, 84’, 2007
HUMAN RIGHTS
· DISHONORED, Gard A. ANDREASSEN, Norway, 52’, 2007
· GUGARA, Andrej DYBCZAK, Jacek NAGLOWSKI, Poland, 64’ , 2008
· A SON'S SACRIFICE, Yoni BROOK, USA, 27’, 2006
· MUGARIT MARIA/MARIA'S GROTTO, Buthina Canaan KHOURY, Palestine, 52’, 2007
· A JIHAD FOR LOVE, Parvez SHARMA, USA, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, 81’, 2007
· CAMPILLO SI, QUIERO/CAMPILLO YES, I DO, Andres RUBIO, Spain, 74’, 2007
· LILLIE AND LEANDER: A LEGACY OF VIOLENCE, Jeffrey MORGAN, USA, 84’, 2007
· NU TE SUPARA, DAR.../DON'T GET ME WRONG, Adina PINTILIE, Romania, 50’, 2007
· MR. BIG, Tiffany BURNS, Canada, 89’, 2007
· PARATIISI- KOLMA MATKAA TASSA MAAILMASSA/PARADISE- THREE JOURNEYS IN THIS WORLD, Elina HIRVONEN, Finland, 51’, 2007
· KAMMIENA CISZA/STONE SILENCE, Krzysztof KOPCZYNSKI, Poland, 51’, 2007
· IN PRISON MY WHOLE LIFE, Marc EVANS, United Kingdom, 93’, 2007
· THE PRICE OF SUGAR, Bill Haney, USA, 90’, 2007
FOCUS ON ASIA
· PUUJEE, Kazuya YAMADA, Japan, 110’, 2006 (also in VIEWS OF THE WORLD)
· NOBODY'S CHILD, Gan CHAO, China, 63, 2007 (also in VIEWS OF THE WORLD)
· TO FIND TIGER KIM, Bon - Wan KOO, Korea, 93’, 2007 (also in FACES OF FASCISM)
· THE TRUTH BE TOLD: THE CASES AGAINST SUPINYA KLANGNARONG, Pimpaka TOWIRA, Thailand, 110’ (also in FACES OF FASCISM)
· THE SKY BELOW, Sarah SINGH, India, Pakistan, 75’, 2007(also in RECORDINGS OF MEMORY)
· LOVE AND SEX IN CHINA, Annamaria GALLONE, Italy, 54’, 2007 (also in VIEWS OF THE WORLD)
· ATARASHI SEIKATU OTOUTO OMOU/MY NEW LIFE, MY BROTHER, Naoyasu WARASINA, Japan, 71’, 2007 (also in STORIES TO TELL)
· SALGI WIHAYEO-EOBURO SALGO SIPDA/TO LIVE-SAVE OURS SAEMANKUM, Kang-Gil LEE, Korea, 75’, 2006 (also in HABITAT)
MUSIC
· HAIR LET THE SUN SHINE IN, Pola RAPAPORT, 55’, 2007
· PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE, Steven SEBRING, 109’, 2007
· THE DEVIL OFF/SHAKE THE DEVIL OFF, Peter ENTELL, Switzerland, 99’, 2007
· WILD COMBINATION: A PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR RUSSELL, Matt WOLF, USA, 71’, 2007
· COPACABANA, Martin REJTMAN, 54’, 2007
· PUNK'S NOT DEAD, Susan DYNNER, USA, 97’, 2007
· HEANY METAL IN BAGHDAD, Eddy MORETTI, Suroosh ALVI, USA, 84’, 2007
PORTRAITS – HUMAN JOURNEYS
· ETEL ADNAN, EXORISTES LEXIS/ETEL ADNAN, WORDS IN EXILE, Vouvoula SKOURA, Greece, 52’, 2007
· TOUCH ME SOMEPLACE I CAN FEEL, Simone DE VRIES, Netherlands, 53’, 2007
· ALEX, Alexandros PAPANIKOLAOU, Emily YANNOUKOU, Greece, 60’, 2007
· INDESTRUCTIBLE, Ben BYER, USA, 113’, 2007
· DE VIJFDE BRUID/THE FIFTH BRIDE, Rogier TIMMERMANS, Netherlands, 68’, 2007
· MARCELA, Helena TRESTIKOVA, Czech Republic, 82’, 2006
· BLACK WHITE AND GREY, James CRUMP, USA, Switzerland, 77’, 2007
· MIA ZOI MIA EPOHI - MIHALIS KAKOYANNIS/MY LIFE AND TIMES-MICHAEL CACOYANNIS, Lydia CARRAS, Greece, 87’, 2008
· MIMIS CONDOS APO TIN ANATOLI OS TI DYSI TIS SELINIS/MIMIS KONTOS-FROM MOONRISE TO THE SETTING OF THE MOON, Kalliopi LEGAKI, Greece, 24’, 2007
· BURHAN UYGUR: SANATCININ TUTKUSU/BURHAN UYGUR:PASSION OF AN ARTIST, Floor KOOIJ, Sibel BILGIN, Netherlands, Turkey, 60’, 2007
· O KATHREFTIS KAI TO MAHERI/THE MIRROR AND THE KNIFE, Dimitris VERNIKOS, Greece, 90’, 2008
· PERIOUSIAKA STIHIA/A POET'S ESTATE, Athanasia DRAKOPOULOU, Greece, 87’, 2007
· SALLY GROSS -THE PLEASURE OF STILLNESS, Albert MAYSLES, Kristen NUTILE, USA, 57’, 2007
· SHE'S A BOY I KNEW, Gwen HAWORTH, Canada, 70’, 2007
· EL ARBOL/THE TREE, Gustavo FONTAN, Argentina, 65’, 2006
RECORDINGS OF MEMORY
· JUNK FILMS - THE COLLECTED SHOCKUMENTARIES OF TSURISAKI KIYOTAKA, Tsurisaki KIYOTAKA, Japan, 90’, 2007
· LIVE AND LET LIVE, Manolis DIMELLAS, Greece, 57’, 2008
· WITNESSES TO A SECRET WAR, Deborah DICKSON, USA, 56’, 2008
· THE SKY BELOW, Sarah SINGH, India, Pakistan, 75’, 2007
· POULIA STO VALTO/BIRDS IN THE SWAMP, Alinda DIMITRIOU, Greece, 104’, 2008
STORIES TO TELL
· HEAR AND NOW, Irene Taylor BRODSKY, USA, 84’, 2007
· STRANDED, I VE COME FROM A PLANE THAT CRASHED ON THE MOUNTAINS, Gonzalo ARIJON, France, 123’, 2007
· THE SUICIDE TOURIST, John ZARITSKY, Canada, 89’, 2007
· GENERATION 68, Simon BROOK, France, 60’, 2007
· ATARASHI SEIKATU OTOUTO OMOU/MY NEW LIFE, MY BROTHER, Naoyasu WARASINA, Japan, 71’, 2007
· I PROTI MOU FORA/MY FIRST TIME, Maria LEONIDA, Greece, 52’, 2008
· MY KID COULD PAINT THAT, Amir BAR LEV, USA, 84’, 2006
· HOLD ME TIGHT, LET ME GO, Kim LONGINOTTO, United Kingdom, 100’, 2007
· MECHANICAL LOVE, Phie AMBO, Denmark, 79’, 2007
· ALLEIN IN VIER WAENDEN/ALONE IN FOUR WALLS, Alexandra WESTMEIER, Germany, 85’, 2007
· BE LIKE OTHERS, Tanaz ESHAGHIAN, USA, United Kingdom, Canada, 75’, 2008
· I ERASTES TIS AXOU/THE LOVERS FROM AXOS, Nicos LIGOURIS, Greece, 80’, 2007
· SURFWISE, Doug PRAY, USA, 93’, 2007
· PARVAS AGONI GRAMMI/PARVAS, Gerasimos RIGAS, Greece, 78’, 2008
· IBRET OLSUN DIYE/TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF, NECATI SONMEZ, Turkey, 48’, 2007
· BEHAVE, Maria RAMOS, Brazil, 90’, 2007
· MILKBAR, Ewa EINHORN, Terese MORNVIK, Sweden, 50’, 2007
· FAIRYTALE OF KATHMANDU, Neasa Ni CHIANAIN, Ireland, 60’, 2007
· JOURNEY OF A RED FRIDGE, Lucian MUNTEAN, Natasa STANKOVIC, Serbia, 52’, 2007
· ISTNIENIE/THE EXISTENCE, MARCIN KOSZALKA, Poland, 70, 2007
· CAT DANCERS, Harris FISHMAN, USA, 73’, 2007
HABITAT
· THE ARCHELON BUBBLE, Eleftherios FYLAKTOS, Greece, 30’, 2007
· EEUWIGE MOES/ETERNAL MASH, Catherine VAN CAMPEN, Netherlands, 54’, 2007
· UBER WASSER - MENSCHEN UND GELBE KANISTER/ABOUT WATER - PEOPLE AND YELLOW CANS, Udo MAURER, Austria, 82’, 2006
· SAVING LUNA, Michael PARFIT, Suzanne CHISHOLM, Canada, 94’, 2007
· DESERTS ON THE MOVE – ASIA, Claus FEICHTENBERGER, Germany, 52’, 2007
· DESERTS ON THE MOVE- EUROPE, Ingo HERBST, Germany, 52’, 2007
· FARMERS WISDOM, Olaf KOELEWIJN, Netherlands, 35’, 2007
· THE LOST COLONY, Astrid BUSSINK, Netherlands, 70’, 2007
· MIA TRYPA STO NERO/A HOLE IN THE WATER, Manos PAPADAKIS, Greece, 58’, 2008
· OLARUL DIN BINIS/THE POTTER FROM BINIS, Cosmin TIGLAR, Romania, 27’, 2006
· EL SUSURRU DE LOS ARBOLES/THE WHISPERING OF THE TREES, Tom LEMKE, Spain, 55’, 2007
· FLOW FOR LOVE OF WATER, Irena SALINA, USA, 93’
· SALGI WIHAYEO-EOBURO SALGO SIPDA/TO LIVE-SAVE OURS SAEMANKUM, Kang-Gil LEE, Korea, 75’, 2006
· GIBELLINA, Joerg BURGER, Austria, Italy, 72’, 2007
· W POSZUKIWANIU LEGENDY/IN SEARCH OF A LE GEND, Konstanty KULIK, Poland, 48’, 2007
FACES OF FASCISM
· TO FIND TIGER KIM, Bon - Wan KOO, Korea, 93’, 2007
· BURMA: TWO NAMES FOR ONE DICTATORSHIP, Dimitris GERARDIS, Greece, 65’, 2008
· TERRITOIRES/TERRITORIES, Mary Ellen DAVIS, Canada, 64’, 2007
· OPERATION HOMECOMING, Richard ROBBINS, USA, 81’, 2007
· PYHAN KIRJAN VARJO/SHADOW OF THE HOLY BOOK, Arto HALONEN, Finland 90’, 2007
· PURITY BEATS EVERYTHING, Jon Bang CARLSEN, Denmark, 51’, 2007
· SOUS LA CAGOULE: UN VOYAGE AU BOUT DE LA TORTURE/UNDER THE HOOD: A VOYAGE INTO THE WORLD OF TORTURE, Patricio HENRIQUEZ, Canada, 107’, 2007
· AS SEEN THROUGH THESE EYES, Hilary HELSTEIN, USA, 70’, 2007
· THE TRUTH BE TOLD: THE CASES AGAINST SUPINYA KLANGNARONG, Pimpaka TOWIRA, Thailand, 110’
· CHILDREN IN EXILE, Chris SWIDER, USA, 58’, 2007
· CITIZEN NAWI, Nissim MOSSEK, Israel, 80’, 2007
· HAGLOUYA HAAHRONA/THE LAST CARD, Sylvain BIEGELEISEN, Israel, 77’, 2007
· TIMES DIVORCED, Ibtisam Salh MARA'ANA, Israel, 75’, 2007
· GRAY MATTER, Joe BERLINGER, USA, 59’, 2004
JOE BERLINGER – BRUCE SINOFKSY TRIBUTE
· METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER, Joe BERLINGER, Bruce SINOFSKY, USA, 140’, 2003
· REVELATIONS: PARADISE LOST 2, Joe BERLINGER Bruce SINOFSKY, USA, 130’, 1999
· ICONOCLASTS: QUENTIN TARANTINO & FIONA APPLE, Bruce SINOFSKY, USA, 45’, 2006
· ICONOCLASTS: SEAN PENN & JON KRAKAUER, Joe BERLINGER, USA, 45’, 2007
· BROTHER'S KEEPER, Joe BERLINGER, Bruce SINOFSKY, USA, 105’, 1992
· PARADISE LOST: THE CHILDREN MURDERS AT ROBIN HOOD HILLS, Joe BERLINGER, Bruce SINOFSKY, USA, 150’, 1996
· GRAY MATTER, Joe BERLINGER, USA, 59’, 2004
ARTO HALONEN TRIBUTE
· KARMAPA - JUMALUUDEN KAKSI TIETA/KARMAPA - TWO WAYS OF DIVINITY, Finland, 58’, 1998
· KUUBAN VALLOITTAJAT/CONQUISTADORS OF CUBA, Finland, 88’, 2005
· VEREN PERINTO/SOMETHING IN THE BLOOD, Finland, 28’, 1994
· TYNNYRIMIES/THE TANK MAN, Finland, 28’, 2004
· UNELMOIJA JA UNIKANSA/A DREAMER AND THE DREAMTRIBE, Finland, 52’, 1998
· PAVLOVIN KOIRAT/PAVLOV'S DOGS, Finland, 70’, 2005
· TAIVASTA VASTEN/THE STAR'S CARAVAN, Finland, 58’, 2000
· PYHAN KIRJAN VARJO/SHADOW OF THE HOLY BOOK, Finland 90’, 2007
WAR ZONE – SOTIRIS DANEZIS TRIBUTE
· NORTH KOREA: THE SHOW, Dimitris GERARDIS, 56’, 2005
· MEXICO: THE VALLEY OF DEATH, Dimitris GERARDIS, 57’, 2006
· WESTERN SAHARA: REBELS OF THE DESERT, Dimitris GERARDIS, 53’, 2006
· THE COCAINE JUNGLE, Dimitris GERARDIS, 61’, 2006
· NEPAL: THE RED FORTRESS, Dimitris GERARDIS, 57’, 2006
· THE RETURN OF THE TALIBAN, Dimitris GERARDIS, 55’, 2006
· CRIME IN THE AMAZON, Dimitris GERARDIS, 55’, 2006
· HITLER'S BODYGUARD, Dimitris GERARDIS, 57’, 2007
· BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: VILINA VLAS- THE FAIRY'S HAIR, Dimitris GERARDIS, 46’, 2007
· BURMA: TWO NAMES FOR ONE DICTATORSHIP, Dimitris GERARDIS, Greece, 65’, 2008
SPOTLIGHT: CANADIAN DOCS
· UP THE YANGTZE, Yung CHANG, Canada, 94’, 2007 (also in VIEWS OF THE WORLD)
· SOUS LA CAGOULE: UN VOYAGE AU BOUT DE LA TORTURE/UNDER THE HOOD: A VOYAGE INTO THE WORLD OF TORTURE, Patricio HENRIQUEZ, Canada, 107’, 2007 (also in FACES OF FASCISM)
· TERRITOIRES/TERRITORIES, Mary Ellen DAVIS, Canada, 64’, 2007 (also in FACES OF FASCISM)
· THE SUICIDE TOURIST, John ZARITSKY, Canada, 89’, 2007(also in STORIES TO TELL)
· BE LIKE OTHERS, Tanaz ESHAGHIAN, USA, United Kingdom, Canada, 75’, 2008 (also in STORIES TO TELL)
· SHE'S A BOY I KNEW, Gwen HAWORTH, Canada, 70’, 2007(also in PORTRAITS: HUMAN JOURNEYS)
· SAVING LUNA, Michael PARFIT, Suzanne CHISHOLM, Canada, 94’, 2007 (also in HABITAT)
· MR. BIG, Tiffany BURNS, Canada, 89’, 2007 (also in HUMAN RIGHTS)
GREEK PANORAMA
· CHIP & OVI, PANAYOTIS EVANGELIDIS, 45’
· IMAGES IN MIRRORS, YANNIS VAMVAKAS, 100’
· SIMPLE PEOPLE, SIMPLE AS CHILDREN, YANNIS KASPIRIS, 35’
· THE NIGHT FERNANDO PESSOA MET CONSTANTINE CAVAFY, STELIOS HARALAMPOPOULOS, 90’
· THE THIRD TAKIS, KATERINA PATRONI, 112’
· THE SKYRIAN HORSE, YORGOS SOURGIADAKIS, 60’
· EXILE ISLAND, ELIAS YANNAKAKIS, EVI KARAMBATSOU, 109’
· THEMIS, MARCO GASTINE, 80’
· 3 WEDDINGS, ANGELIKI ARISTOMENOPOULOU, 75’
· QADIR - AN AFGHAN ULYSSES, ANNETA PAPATHANASIOU, 80’
· LETTERS NEVER RECEIVED, ELIAS DIMITRIOU, 42’
· THERE IS HOPE, CHRISTOS KALLITSIS, 32’
· CHRISTINI, A PRINCESS, IRIS ZAHMANIDI, 66’
GREEK TELEVISION
· THE GUARDS OF THE HOLY SEPULTURE, NIKOS VEZYRGIANNIS, 60’
· CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, MARIANNA ECONOMOU, ELIAS DIMITRIOU, 52’
· MADE OF STONE AND TIME–KORESTIA, ILIAS IOSIFIDIS, 27’
· TROUBLED YEARS, KYRIAKI MALAMA, 131’
· NICOLAS CALAS, A PIONEER, TASSOS PSARAS, 52’
· BACKSTAGE: MANOS HADJIDAKIS - 18 MOVING IMAGES, LAKIS PAPASTATHIS, 51’
· BACKSTAGE: HOUSE BY THE SEA, LEFTERIS XANTHOPOULOS, 53’
· ORHAN PAMOUK - THE ANTENNAE OF OUR TIME, ANGELOS KOVOTSOS, 52’
· SONGS THAT WROTE HISTORY - YOU’VE PUT A SPELL ON ME BAYANDERAS (1940), YORGOS ZERVAS, 30’
PRACTICAL INFO FOR FOREIGN PRESS
Dear invited press members,
Here you will find up to date practical information concerning you arrival and stay at the 10th TDF:
TICKETING POLICY
The press badge allows access to all screenings and events, unless otherwise specified.
For ten days, the 10th TDF will meet again with the documentary viewing public at the Olympion Cinema Complex, which houses the Olympion 1 and Olympion 2 - Pavlos Zannas cinema theaters and the Festival Headquarters and offices, as well as the John Cassavetes, Tonia Marketaki, Frida Liappa and Stavros Tornes theaters at The Pier (Provlita), the city port, within walking distance from the Olympion Cinema Complex and the main hotels.
Please note that it is necessary to obtain 0 value tickets for entrance to all screenings. These tickets can be obtained both on the screening date and up to 2 days in advance of the screening at the Olympion, Tonia Marketaki and Frida Liappa theaters.
CHECKING IN UPON ARRIVAL IN THESSALONIKI
Please note that a map of the relevant offices is also attached to this email.
1/ For those of you arriving by plane:
Once you go through Customs and pick up your luggage, make your way to the main arrivals hall and look for the Film Festival Hospitality Booth. In case you have not been previously informed by our guest service, attendants at the booth will inform you which hotel the Guest Service has booked you in, and they will direct you to buses and cars, which will transport guests to their respective hotels.
After checking into your hotel room, please go to the Guest Service office.
After checking in with the Guest Service and picking up your badge, please come to the Foreign Press Service office to pick up the Festival bag containing all press-related material and to receive additional information available to representatives of the foreign press.
Please note that you should not pick up your Festival bags from the Guest Service. The bags reserved for the foreign press will be handed out only from the Foreign Press office.
2/ For those arriving in Thessaloniki either by train or bus:
Take a taxi from the respective station either to:
- The hotel the Guest Service has registered you with, if you know this before arriving in Thessaloniki. Then, as explained above, make your way to the Guest and the Foreign Press Service offices.
-Go directly to the Guest and the Foreign Press Service offices if you do not know which hotel you will be staying in.
For train and bus passengers, it would be very helpful for the Guest Service to know if you have an estimated time of arrival. Either email, fax this information to them or give them a call.
