A cinematic exploration of the new reality, standing in the threshold between the man-made and the digital.
Five films made as part of the TiDF-OpenDocs collaboration will be presented at the festival.
In total, TiDF will screen 261 documentaries including 72 world, 40 international and 11 European premieres.
Opening night of the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival on March 6, 2025 in Thessaloniki, GreeceTiDF
Among the world premieres areChild of Dust, directed by Weronika Mliczewska.
Child of Dustpremieres in International Competition, as doesSupernatural, directed by Ventura Durall.
The confrontation turns into an exploration of the opposite beliefs between Science and Magic.
‘The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze,’ directed by Tilda SwintonDerek Jarman Lab
Queens of Joy, world premiering in the festivals Newcomers competition, takes place in Ukraine.
The Treasure Hunteralso premieres in Newcomers competition.
On the festivals opening night, he received the honorary Golden Alexander in recognition of his contribution to cinema.
Unfortunately, not a better one.
Some have said that we are living in a science fiction film, but I disagree.
It is an educational documentary that taught us nothing.
It is a gut-wrenching testimony for the horror of fascism and the totalitarianism that it seems we have forgotten.
But Art is one of the most powerful weapons of Democracy.
Art is not a luxury or a neutral zone.
It has responsibility, it has a say, it takes a stance.
