On a more humorous note, Shuster-Eliassi also brought up the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
On his last day in office on January 20, Pres.
Biden commuted Peltiers sentence, ordering the remainder of his sentence to be served in home confinement.
Comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi in ‘Coexistence, My Ass!‘MyTeezProduction/HomeMadeDocs/Wavelength/LittleBigStory/IntuitivePictures
The Golden Alexander in the Film Forward section went to the documentaryEndless Cookieby Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver.
Its main protagonist is the Jewish comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi, who is equally fluent in Arabic and Hebrew.
Despite this injustice, relentless pressure from the FBI prevented Peltier from accessing parole for decades.
Comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi speaks at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival awards. Looking on (in striped sweater) is ‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ director Amber Fares.Matthew Carey
The Golden Alexander Dimitri Eipides award is accompanied by a 10,000 cash prize.
The Silver Alexander Award is accompanied by a 4,000 cash prize.
A sharp and funny meditation on a film within a film, on family community and shared culture.
An original contribution to a character-led documentary.
The award goes toEndless Cookieby Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver.
The award goes toMeanwhileby Catherine Gund.
The Golden Alexander awarded to the best film of the section is accompanied by a monetary award of 2,000.
The prize, accompanied by a 3,000 cash prize, is awarded by a three-member jury.
In 2022, we launched the Alpha Bank Accessibility Award that awards films that foreground accessibility issues in arts.
Documentaries have the power to capture the impact of human rights violations with immediacy, awakening empathy and understanding.
The award goes toUnder the Flags, the Sunby Juanjo Pereira from Paraguay.
The decision is made by the General Assembly of the members that have attended the Festival.
The award is presented by the World Wildlife Fund Greece to the best film of environmental interest.
The jurys decision was unanimous and heartfelt.
Eligible for these awards are Greek films participating in the International Program.
FISCHER AUDIENCE AWARDS
Five Audience Awards are bestowed to three Greek and two international films.
PPC Group, the Festivals Strategic Partner, shares our vision and work.
The awards of the 27th TiDF will be bestowed in the Festivals closing ceremony.
This years Agora marked a great success, as more than 400 international visitors attended its events.
We were captivated by the main character facing a darkening world with youthful joyfulness and optimism.
This project is also an incredible opportunity for a global North-South co-production.
TheDAE Documentary Association of Europe Awardamounts to consultation and free membership.
The Aylon Productions Digital Services Awardoffers an hour of high quality digital transfer of archival material.
A different coming-of-age story, with a fresh perspective in the intimacy of its filming.
It takes place within the MFI Script2Film program, where the scripts for 35 feature length films are developed.
This year, five films in the festivals lineup had participated in the MFIs Doc Lab the previous years.
TheDOK Leipzig Accelerator Awardoffers two Observer badges and accommodation.
They are the aunties of the director who brings the story of their forty-year queer relationship to us.
By reconstructing a fading childhood memory, it creates a poetic journey of recollection and loss.
Its innovative use of described footage makes it a beautiful meditation on our attempts to grasp the past.
We are happy to have/Imagine Farewell Stationat XR Academy.
Our warmest wishes for all the projects!
