Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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From 31 October to 9 November 2025, the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival turned the city’s cinemas and waterfront warehouses into a meeting place for debut films and established voices. The international jury — Elegance Bratton, Thania Dimitrakopoulou and Frederick Elmes — chose Suzannah Mirghani’s Cotton Queen for the Golden Alexander – Theo Angelopoulos. Francesco Sossai’s The Last One for the Road led Meet the Neighbors+, while Mehrnoush Alia’s 1001 Frames won Film Forward. Bearcave and Patty Is Such a Girly Name stood out across the Greek-film awards.
The festival also looked beyond the finished feature. Its podcast jury chose A Guy from Tyrnavos, with a special mention for Warfetti. At Agora, The Leaves Hang Trembling received post-production support from Two Thirty-Five, The Unmoving Hands won the CNC script-development award, and The Life and Times of Ion G. received ArteKino International support. Katerina Papanastasatou’s series project Elena, Unhinged won the Agora Series Talents Crew United Award.
Golden Alexander — Theo Angelopoulos
Silver Alexander — International Competition
Best Actor — International Competition
Harry Melling
Best Actress — International Competition
Sabrina Amali
Best Artistic Achievement — Cinematography
Giorgos Karvelas
Best Screenplay
Yvonne Görlach
Golden Alexander — Michel Demopoulos
Silver Alexander — City of Thessaloniki — Best Director
Yanis Koussim; Meet the Neighbors+.
Best Actor — Meet the Neighbors+
Joint winners: Pierpaolo Capovilla and Sergio Romano.
Best Actress — Meet the Neighbors+
Manuela Martelli
Best Artistic Achievement — Meet the Neighbors+
Golden Alexander — Film Forward
Silver Alexander — Film Forward — Best Director
Manoël Dupont
Best Artistic Achievement — Film Forward
Special Mention — Film Forward
Jointly awarded to Jeremy Lamblot and Baptiste Leclère for their performances.
Golden Alexander — Immersive: All Around Cinema
Mermaid Award
Mermaid Award — Special Mention
Mermaid Award — Special Mention
Trailer Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
BearcaveArgyro and Anneta are two best friends living in the Greek mountain village of Tirna.…Smart7 Award
FOS Award — Best Debut Actor
Alexandros Ntavris, as Lazaros.
FOS Award — Best Debut Actress
Chara Kyriazi, as Argyro.
Trailer Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
BearcaveArgyro and Anneta are two best friends living in the Greek mountain village of Tirna.…Alpha Bank Accessibility Award
TSSO Award — Original Orchestral Music
Amine Bouhafa
TSSO Award — Special Mention
Felix Rösch
ERT Award — Best Original Music
Joint winners: Marilena Orfanou and Stavros Mitropoulos.
ERT Award — Best Greek Film
Trailer Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
BearcaveArgyro and Anneta are two best friends living in the Greek mountain village of Tirna.…Hellenic Parliament Human Values Award
Creative Greece Award — Best Greek Debut
Krysianna B. Papadakis and Stergios Dinopoulos.
Trailer Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
BearcaveArgyro and Anneta are two best friends living in the Greek mountain village of Tirna.…Hellenic Film Commission Award — Best Location
Petros Chytiris
J.F. Costopoulos Foundation Award
Finos Film Award
FIPRESCI Award — International Competition
FIPRESCI Award — Greek Film
Trailer Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
BearcaveArgyro and Anneta are two best friends living in the Greek mountain village of Tirna.…PEKK Award — Best Greek Film
WIFT GR Award
Trailer Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
BearcaveArgyro and Anneta are two best friends living in the Greek mountain village of Tirna.…Crew United Award
Amerissa Basta
Youth Jury Award — Best Film
Youth Jury Special Award
Trailer Krysianna B. Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos
BearcaveArgyro and Anneta are two best friends living in the Greek mountain village of Tirna.…