BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Atlantis of the Ocean & the Aegean//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.41.92// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:39663066-3162-4063-a433-376364333834 X-WR-CALNAME:iCagenda X-WR-CALDESC:Event Management Extension for Joomla! X-WR-RELCALID:3E26604A-50F4-4449-8B3E-E4F4932D05B5 X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Athens BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Athens TZUNTIL:20281029T010000Z BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EET DTSTART:20261025T040000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 RDATE:20271031T040000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EEST DTSTART:20260329T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 RDATE:20270328T030000 RDATE:20280326T030000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30396432-3366-4238-b261-393931343436 DTSTAMP:20261102T091001Z CATEGORIES:Festival CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION;ALTREP="CID:": The 67th Thessaloniki Film Festival is one of the most significant film ev ents in Greece\, drawing creators and audiences to the city of Thessalonik i.\nFrom November 5 to 15\, 2026\, the festival will host a rich program o f screenings\, events\, and tributes. As happens every year\, filmmakers\, local festival enthusiasts\, organizers\, visitors\, guests\, and volunte ers are ready for this great celebration of cinema in Thessaloniki.\nOne o f the key sections of this year’s event is the Podcast Section\, aimed at creators from Greece and abroad. It includes a Competition Section featuri ng a 'Best Podcast' award worth €2\,000\, as well as the Nexus section\, w hich showcases distinctive works. The selected podcasts—lasting 20–30 minu tes—will be presented online and must make their world premiere at the fes tival.\nAdditionally\, the 'ENS Louis Lumière – French Institute of Greece Award-Scholarship for an Emerging Audio Documentary Creator' is being off ered in collaboration with the Louis Lumière School and the French Institu te of Greece.\nThe festival will present an Honorary Golden Alexander to a cclaimed director Nikos Grammatikos in recognition of his overall contribu tion to cinema. As part of this major tribute\, all his feature and short films will be screened\, and an open discussion with the audience will tak e place. Furthermore\, the book *Apontes* (The Absent) by Theodosis Michos will be presented\, and the films *Apontes* and *Nychtoloulouda* (Night F lowers) will be screened with universal accessibility features. The specia l edition 'Proto Plano' (Close-up) will also be dedicated to Nikos Grammat ikos.\nThe 67th Festival will also host the multi-award-winning Galician d irector\, screenwriter\, and actor Oliver Laxe—creator of the film *Sirãt* \, which was adored by audiences and critics alike and stood out as one of the most captivating cinematic experiences of recent years. The Festival is organizing a major tribute titled 'Welcome to the Desert' and has invit ed Laxe to serve as guest curator\, selecting 17 films set in a landscape that has gifted us unforgettable cinematic masterpieces. Additionally\, Ol iver Laxe will give a fascinating open talk shedding light on his artistic journey and the creative process behind his films\, while the Festival wi ll also release a special bilingual publication dedicated to the tribute. \nVenue: The event will take place at the Thessaloniki Port venues\, the O lympion theater\, pavilions at Aristotelous Square\, and the warehouses. T his year offers an opportunity to discover groundbreaking filmmakers\, ori ginal tributes\, the best of independent cinema\, nearly all of the year's Greek productions\, new initiatives within the Agora\, and various parall el events. DTSTART:20261105T080000Z DTEND:20261115T210000Z GEO:+40.632748;+22.942028 LOCATION:at the Thessaloniki Port venues\, the Olympion theater\, pavilions at Aristotelous Square\, and the warehouses ORGANIZER;CN=:mailto:info@filmfestival.gr SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:67th Thessaloniki Film Festival TRANSP:OPAQUE URL:https://www.atlanteans.eu/en/conferences/calendar-of-events-happenings/ 58-67th-thessaloniki-film-festival?layout=vcal END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR