Thessaloniki Film Festival Opens With Zvyagintsev's Minotaur
The 67th edition screens 258 films, with ten titles competing for the Golden Alexander and Woman Unknown closing the event on November 15.
The 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival opens this week with 258 films screening across its sections, according to Variety. The opening film is Andrey Zvyagintsev's Minotaur, which won the Grand Prix at Cannes and will represent France in the international feature film Oscar race.
The festival closes on November 15 with Woman Unknown, directed by May el-Toukhy, which won the Venice Golden Lion. Ten films compete for the Golden Alexander in the main international competition.
Oliver Laxe, who won the festival's Golden Alexander in 2019 with Fire Will Come, returns to curate a sidebar titled Welcome to the Desert and to give a talk. Emin Alper will receive a tribute to his work, including his Salvation, which won the Berlinale Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize this year. Fatih Akin will present Ghost Song, which opened the San Sebastian Film Festival.
Stavros Xarchakos and Nikos Grammatikos will receive honorary Golden Alexander Awards.
Greek titles in the lineup
Greek films in competition include Konstantina Kotzamani's Titanic Ocean, Efthimis Kosemund Sanidis' A Whole Person Almost and Jacqueline Lentzou's A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra. In all, 26 Greek feature films and 28 Greek short films will screen at the festival.
Quick answers
When does the 67th Thessaloniki International Film Festival take place?
It opens this week and closes on November 15 with a screening of Woman Unknown.
Which films are competing for the Golden Alexander?
Ten films compete in the main international competition, including three Greek titles: Titanic Ocean, A Whole Person Almost and A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra.
How many films are screening at the festival?
258 films will screen across the festival's sections, among them 26 Greek features and 28 Greek shorts.